SHIPPING OLD RADIOS can be easy, reasonable, and safe, but few people seem to be able to grasp the concept. FIRST, The CHASSIS MUST BE SECURE within the CABINET, this is most important! You must check that the bolts are there and tight. If the chassis moves within the cabinet there will be damage, usually to the dial, but on heavy radios the hole thing can be destroyed. Hold the radio inverted and shake. if anything moves it must be secured. SECOND, fill the open area of the cabinet with packing! This does not need to be of high quality and should not be tight. It is here to prevent a tube or other part that might come loose during shipment from smashing other parts. Wadded paper or bubble wrap will work here. THIRD, Wrap the cabinet tightly both directions with plastic stretch wrap! This will give the radio joints strength and protects it from scratches. This stuff is cheap, one $8 roll will do half a dozen large table radios, and it is very good at preventing bad glue joints from separating. Available at lumber supply stores and office supply stores. FOURTH Find a good box about four inches larger then the dimensions of the radio. You need one or more inches of clearance on all sides top and bottom of the radio. Place about one inch of styrofoam peanuts in the bottom, place the radio in box, fill box with the styrofoam peanuts, shake them down good and refill, close and ship. Be sure the box is taped good and can't come open in shipment. Double boxing increases your expense, and your chance of damage. Any solid packing such and styrofoam sheets will put pressure points on the cabinet increasing the risk of damage. Other packing such as shredded paper, or bubble wrap, (much better), can work if properly packed, so it can provide even pressure around the radio. WADDED PAPER WILL NOT WORK HERE!! Some of the most damaged radios I have received have been double boxed with improper packing between the boxes, this makes for the wrecking ball effect. The most common mistake most shipper make though, is to fail to secure the chassis, every radio I have received with unsecured or loose chassis has suffered at least some minor damage. If you see adds that say, I've shipped hundreds of radios with no damage, take your spoon full of salt first. Very few buyers will want to take a chance of getting part of there money back and loosing the radio. Most will just fix it, if it is not to bad and shut up, but the four simple steps above came prevent trouble.