The only way I would even consider this would be if I had the original shipping box (intact/undamaged) with all of the accompanying inserts/packing materials (intact/undamaged).
Reconstruct the packing precisely as it was originally shipped.
Even then there is a %ile chance of damage due to the nature of the item. Manure happens.
Big box retailers can eat that %ile chance, can you?
I would strongly recommend you heed the wise counsel already laid bare to you.
You should really try to sell it locally. If it is a valuable TV and is really, really worth selling (like a specialty monitor of some kind etc.), have it professionally packed by FedEx or UPS, that way they are responsible for it. If you pack it yourself, they will always deny any claim by just claiming you didn't pack it properly.
Don't pack it yourself. Packing large flat screen TVs (or any CRT) is not a job for someone without experience doing it.
What makes it difficult is you most likely don't have access to what you need to pack it correctly. Home Depot sells TV moving boxes with the foam PE corners needed, but these are moving boxes, not necessarily shipping boxes. That means they telescope, FedEx & UPS most likely will charge irregular package fees and they can be a problem to tape up properly if they telescope beyond the minimum size. Plus I think knowing it is a TV, they can deny damage coverage, since its a risk to begin with.
As others have said, its cheaper to buy a new TV locally. A proper box, Foam PE corners, surface/glass tape, dunnage, and then shipping most likely will cost over $100, even within the same state.
Sell it locally and state pick up only. The cost to shipping could exceed value of item plus there is no guarantees it will arrive undamaged. With pick up the buyer sees it in person and you have no worries about shipping a larger item.
- Remove stand, set aside - Cloth or something to protect the finish where needed - Screen sized sturdy sheet of cardboard, or two screen sized sheets made frankensturdy with glue by cross aligning the corrugations - Round the corners off with a knife or mallet or shop floor - Lay tv screen side down on cardboard - Strapping tape (blue kind not fiber reinforced) cardboard to tv - Next layer is screen sized sheet of the bubble wrap that's more like bubble hot dogs, don't know the name for it - Another sheet of the cardboard - Stretch wrap all that in place - Foam around edges and corners - Large bubble wrap across back - More stretch wrap - Repeat previous 3 steps - Hot dogs bubble wrap around the whole thing - Emphasis on whole thing, don't leave the ends exposed - Stretch wrap, tape, string, whatever, just bundle it such that it's secure but hasn't been robbed of its bounce - Deal with padding/wrapping/placing the stand where and whenever it makes sense to do so - Ditto for all the little detail stuff e.g. tidying/securing the power cord, covering the prongs, removing the remote batteries, bagging up hardware for stand reassembly, etc - Any slight chance this parcel encounters inclement weather on the buyer's front porch means now is the time you stick the whole lot into a big plastic bag and tie it off - Make four of those little cardboard foldy jobbies to reinforce the corners of the shipping box - Don't use crushed paper or packing peanuts for void fill, use foam or more bubble wrap and ideally luck out and have the correct size sturdy box on hand - Fiber reinforced strapping tape around the whole box - Give the top of the box a good nudge with the toe of your shoe so it falls over flat and then unceremoniously plop a 40lb bag of dog food down on top of it - If you've winced at the thought, you either got hold of the wrong grade of bubble hot dog stuff or didn't use enough of it - FedEx or UPS unless it's a quite small tv (i.e. box doesn't volumetrically exceed 12x12x12")
Easy. You don't ship it at all. TVs are a pain. Nobody has a need for a modern TV to be purchased through eBay. What I do with modern TVs is strip the parts off them. That's where the demand is. The legs, remote, speakers, and other internal components can often bring you more profit than selling the TV as one-piece, and you do not have to worry with packing something huge nor run a high risk of damage.
The only TVs worthy of selling on eBay are CRTs, ideally 13" or smaller. Even then you run a risk of damage if they are not packed correctly.
The short answer is that it's a really bad idea, and you would be on the hook for a full refund if the buyer receives it damaged. Realistically, no buyer has a pressing need to get your TV shipped to him when he can just go out and buy one locally for much less.
You would need to make an outer box to enclose and cushion the original inner box that the TV arrived in (assuming that you still have the original box). The original shipping boxes in which the TVs are packaged are designed to resist crushing so that identical boxes can be stacked and moved as palleted freight (stacked like bricks into a cube), but that packaging is not designed for a single TV inside its carton to be tossed around or dropped off a conveyor belt.
The resulting outer box is probably going to incur oversized shipping charges if it will even be accepted by the carrier in the first place. Sell it as Local Pickup Only for cash.
tools*
·5 months agoYou ship it in its original box.
pastimpressions
·5 months agoThe only way I would even consider this would be if I had the original shipping box (intact/undamaged) with all of the accompanying inserts/packing materials (intact/undamaged).
Reconstruct the packing precisely as it was originally shipped.
Even then there is a %ile chance of damage due to the nature of the item. Manure happens.
Big box retailers can eat that %ile chance, can you?
I would strongly recommend you heed the wise counsel already laid bare to you.
fm2000
·5 months agoYou should really try to sell it locally. If it is a valuable TV and is really, really worth selling (like a specialty monitor of some kind etc.), have it professionally packed by FedEx or UPS, that way they are responsible for it. If you pack it yourself, they will always deny any claim by just claiming you didn't pack it properly.
Don't pack it yourself. Packing large flat screen TVs (or any CRT) is not a job for someone without experience doing it.
krazzykats
·5 months agoShipping TVs is best left to professional sellers.
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ryry-jj
·5 months agoWhat makes it difficult is you most likely don't have access to what you need to pack it correctly. Home Depot sells TV moving boxes with the foam PE corners needed, but these are moving boxes, not necessarily shipping boxes. That means they telescope, FedEx & UPS most likely will charge irregular package fees and they can be a problem to tape up properly if they telescope beyond the minimum size. Plus I think knowing it is a TV, they can deny damage coverage, since its a risk to begin with.
As others have said, its cheaper to buy a new TV locally. A proper box, Foam PE corners, surface/glass tape, dunnage, and then shipping most likely will cost over $100, even within the same state.
simba6
·5 months agoYou don't. They are very easy to damage.
bonanza125
·5 months agoSell it locally and state pick up only. The cost to shipping could exceed value of item plus there is no guarantees it will arrive undamaged. With pick up the buyer sees it in person and you have no worries about shipping a larger item.
participatrophy
·5 months ago@vincenfusc-27
- Remove stand, set aside
- Cloth or something to protect the finish where needed
- Screen sized sturdy sheet of cardboard, or two screen sized sheets made frankensturdy with glue by cross aligning the corrugations
- Round the corners off with a knife or mallet or shop floor
- Lay tv screen side down on cardboard
- Strapping tape (blue kind not fiber reinforced) cardboard to tv
- Next layer is screen sized sheet of the bubble wrap that's more like bubble hot dogs, don't know the name for it
- Another sheet of the cardboard
- Stretch wrap all that in place
- Foam around edges and corners
- Large bubble wrap across back
- More stretch wrap
- Repeat previous 3 steps
- Hot dogs bubble wrap around the whole thing
- Emphasis on whole thing, don't leave the ends exposed
- Stretch wrap, tape, string, whatever, just bundle it such that it's secure but hasn't been robbed of its bounce
- Deal with padding/wrapping/placing the stand where and whenever it makes sense to do so
- Ditto for all the little detail stuff e.g. tidying/securing the power cord, covering the prongs, removing the remote batteries, bagging up hardware for stand reassembly, etc
- Any slight chance this parcel encounters inclement weather on the buyer's front porch means now is the time you stick the whole lot into a big plastic bag and tie it off
- Make four of those little cardboard foldy jobbies to reinforce the corners of the shipping box
- Don't use crushed paper or packing peanuts for void fill, use foam or more bubble wrap and ideally luck out and have the correct size sturdy box on hand
- Fiber reinforced strapping tape around the whole box
- Give the top of the box a good nudge with the toe of your shoe so it falls over flat and then unceremoniously plop a 40lb bag of dog food down on top of it
- If you've winced at the thought, you either got hold of the wrong grade of bubble hot dog stuff or didn't use enough of it
- FedEx or UPS unless it's a quite small tv (i.e. box doesn't volumetrically exceed 12x12x12")
roccotacodad54
·5 months agoYou don't. I can probably go buy one for less than it would cost with shipping.
Hopefully you haven't sold one and are on the hook for shipping it...........................
albertabrightalberta
·5 months ago@vincenfusc-27
I'd recommend selling is locally, either FBM or CL or something similar.
christworks
·5 months agoEasy. You don't ship it at all. TVs are a pain. Nobody has a need for a modern TV to be purchased through eBay. What I do with modern TVs is strip the parts off them. That's where the demand is. The legs, remote, speakers, and other internal components can often bring you more profit than selling the TV as one-piece, and you do not have to worry with packing something huge nor run a high risk of damage.
The only TVs worthy of selling on eBay are CRTs, ideally 13" or smaller. Even then you run a risk of damage if they are not packed correctly.
a_c_green
·5 months agoThe short answer is that it's a really bad idea, and you would be on the hook for a full refund if the buyer receives it damaged. Realistically, no buyer has a pressing need to get your TV shipped to him when he can just go out and buy one locally for much less.
You would need to make an outer box to enclose and cushion the original inner box that the TV arrived in (assuming that you still have the original box). The original shipping boxes in which the TVs are packaged are designed to resist crushing so that identical boxes can be stacked and moved as palleted freight (stacked like bricks into a cube), but that packaging is not designed for a single TV inside its carton to be tossed around or dropped off a conveyor belt.
The resulting outer box is probably going to incur oversized shipping charges if it will even be accepted by the carrier in the first place. Sell it as Local Pickup Only for cash.