Well I just got two pieces two days in a row. The first was a Matantz 250 amp and next came a Marantz 120 tuner. UPS managed to break both . I can't blame it all on them. The 250 amp comes with 1 box, then a batch of peanuts. The seller then sets the amp on its back wrapped in wax paper surrounded by peanuts with nothing on top of it but more peanuts. The tuner comes in a walnut cabinet with newspaper wrapped round it with newspaper bals to hold it in place. BOTH SELLERS WERE QUIZZED on how they would pack after I asked to double box and use bubble wrap ect! Both stated they new how to wrap and thier Ebay Feedback was thier proof. It was high but. this time of year with the christmas rush.......Well My advice is wait! Surprisingly both sellers admitted due to thier packing methods UPS wasn't going to honor the claim so We worked out something. But as a collector of 70s Marantz garbage I now have a couple of more pieces of vintage elecronics for parts and not the collectible stuff I wanted.