Dean's Clock Collection - Bad Packing Examples with Photos

6 Disasters
From
Bad Packing

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The following photographs are examples of why
you really do want clocks professionally and properly packed.

Each of these I purchased (NOT sold)
and each of these arrived at my house like this

< German Picture Frame >

(Didn't make it)
(Movement was not secured and during transport hands broke through the glass)

< Vienna Regulator - 2 weight >

(Even the dog could smell and hear the broken bits as I gently carried this one in)
(The weights were packed in the center of the clock case )
(and they rolled around, came loose and smashed everything)

< Vienna Regulator - 2 weight >

(Didn't make it either)
( Note that this was double boxed, well padded and still arrived damaged )

< German Mantle Clock >

(Didn't make it either, Seriously broken !Note all the crud packed in with the gears. Bad! Bad! Bad!)

< Vienna Regulator - 2 weight >

(No! There's only light cardboard between the saran-wrap and the clock,
( and yes, part of the clock is sticking outside of the box)

< Vienna Regulator - 1 weight >

(Didn't make it either)

< Vienna Regulator - 1 weight >

(VERY NICE JOB OVERALL)
(Except for the packing tape on the front of the clock veneer)

THIS IS HOW CLOCKS THAT I SELL
GET PACKED

Postal&UPS insurance requirements:
They need at last 3 inches of padding on ALL sides
The (experienced) professional I use
packs to this requirement and beyond.
[ This avoids that endless loop of "It wasn't packed adequately ]
(Yes, we've won a claim, sadly it was necessary once)

Here's some packing tips I've written
<Click here for Packing Lessons Learned by Dean>
They're a bit rambling,
but perhaps you'll find something useful here