TrijetBlast
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Hello, greeting to everyone 
This is my first post here. I am a frequent visitor, member also a thread starter on the DAC side and just happened to find this forum.
Anyway, back to the subject, not sure if there are members here have had issues with certain sellers or retailers improper way of packing models. I know sellers or retailers try to cut costs and use the cheapest possible way to pack models, and some of them really got no brain in terms of properly packing models. They should realize that if they try to cut corners and do a lousy job with packing customers will come back to them and hold them accountable should something go terribly wrong caused by packing.
I have received enough badly packed orders that arrived with creased or crushed boxes and box sleeves, broken and damaged model parts etc. I am getting sick and tired.
The way of packing really makes a huge difference on the condition of a model or its box when arrive.
I'd like to show examples of badly packed models and might be familiar to you if you have received something similar.
Example 1
Model box shoved tightly inside packing box without packing material
The consequences: badly damaged model box corners with creases and the possibility of damaging the model inside
I see a lot of sellers or retailers pack like above. They might argue that the model box fits tightly inside the packing box and will be secured against breaking anything inside. That's a completely WRONG way of thinking, and it's the opposite. Because there're no packing peanuts or some kind of protective cushion in between the packing and model box, if there's a severe impact to the packing box the shockwave will transfer directly onto the model box and the model inside causing damages:
I absolutely hate to see how a box or sleeve look like the above. Usually when I see a seller or retailer packed like above I immediately know inside is not going to be okay, whether the box or model. In many times the model either has something broken or missing, which are most common like antennas, horizontal stabs, engines or landing gear.
Example 2
This is what I call half A$$ way of protection, and it's poorly packed with minimal amount of packing material. Not sure if the seller or retailer is running out of money buying packing materials or something, this way just doesn't do any good. The consequences will just be like example 1:
Also, the above way of packing, as you can seeing there's minimal amount of packing material to secure the model and its box, will be tossed around inside the packing box during shipping and causing damages.
From now on, if I can, I always send the below examples to the sellers and ask them if they can please properly pack the models with enough protection. If they are really that poor and can't afford to buy better materials I would rather "donate" money to them and ask them. I just don't want to see a nicely mint box and new condition model arriving with damages not by other causes but the seller's fault of improperly packing.
This is my first post here. I am a frequent visitor, member also a thread starter on the DAC side and just happened to find this forum.Anyway, back to the subject, not sure if there are members here have had issues with certain sellers or retailers improper way of packing models. I know sellers or retailers try to cut costs and use the cheapest possible way to pack models, and some of them really got no brain in terms of properly packing models. They should realize that if they try to cut corners and do a lousy job with packing customers will come back to them and hold them accountable should something go terribly wrong caused by packing.
I have received enough badly packed orders that arrived with creased or crushed boxes and box sleeves, broken and damaged model parts etc. I am getting sick and tired.
The way of packing really makes a huge difference on the condition of a model or its box when arrive.
I'd like to show examples of badly packed models and might be familiar to you if you have received something similar.
Example 1
Model box shoved tightly inside packing box without packing material
The consequences: badly damaged model box corners with creases and the possibility of damaging the model inside
I see a lot of sellers or retailers pack like above. They might argue that the model box fits tightly inside the packing box and will be secured against breaking anything inside. That's a completely WRONG way of thinking, and it's the opposite. Because there're no packing peanuts or some kind of protective cushion in between the packing and model box, if there's a severe impact to the packing box the shockwave will transfer directly onto the model box and the model inside causing damages:
I absolutely hate to see how a box or sleeve look like the above. Usually when I see a seller or retailer packed like above I immediately know inside is not going to be okay, whether the box or model. In many times the model either has something broken or missing, which are most common like antennas, horizontal stabs, engines or landing gear.
Example 2
This is what I call half A$$ way of protection, and it's poorly packed with minimal amount of packing material. Not sure if the seller or retailer is running out of money buying packing materials or something, this way just doesn't do any good. The consequences will just be like example 1:
Also, the above way of packing, as you can seeing there's minimal amount of packing material to secure the model and its box, will be tossed around inside the packing box during shipping and causing damages.
From now on, if I can, I always send the below examples to the sellers and ask them if they can please properly pack the models with enough protection. If they are really that poor and can't afford to buy better materials I would rather "donate" money to them and ask them. I just don't want to see a nicely mint box and new condition model arriving with damages not by other causes but the seller's fault of improperly packing.
