shipping a bow

[rrowslngr]

Don't ship ups. I had a friend on here ship me his nugent signed toelke only to have it destroyed by ups. USPS seems to be the way to go. Those carpet tubes are hard to kill. If I really wanted a bow to arrive un harmed that would be my first choice.

[flippnsticks]

the way i ship bow is way over kill just ask rnharris        PVC, HD foam, 8mm screws and packing tape

[Davesea]

I use 3" corrugated, triple wall pipe from Hancor.  Super strong and super light.  Just sent a tube on a round trip across the country via USPS.  $20 each way, priority.
   Hancor triple wall corrugated pipe

[paperenginner]

I get the orginal receipt for a new bow but what about a used bow that has been traded multiple times?  I have no reciept.  Do you have a recommendation for insurance purposes?

Thanks,

Matt

[kat]

Good question Matt.  I was wondering the same thing.

Ken

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by paperenginner:
I get the orginal receipt for a new bow but what about a used bow that has been traded multiple times?  I have no reciept.  Do you have a recommendation for insurance purposes?

Thanks,

Matt

without the vendor's commercial sales receipt - NOT a "made up" receipt from the seller! - don't bother wasting money on insurance UNLESS you can get a proper receipt.  the receipt needs to officially come from the manufacturer (i.e. black widow archery, etc) or the commercial selling vendor (i.e. - 3rivers archery, etc).  anything less will not work with usps, and i've found usps to pay back insurance claims with a proper receipt (although that will take about a month).  imo, ups and fedex are near impossible to get a return on even a valid receipt insurance claim.  i only ship bows via usps.  these are my experiences and opinions and ymmv.

[Whip]

Rob, I always have insured bows that I have refinished for customers.  I'm not selling the bow, so of course I can't establish the value beyond the cost of the refinishing.  So what you are saying is that insuring the bow is a complete waste of money?

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Whip:
Rob, I always have insured bows that I have refinished for customers.  I'm not selling the bow, so of course I can't establish the value beyond the cost of the refinishing.  So what you are saying is that insuring the bow is a complete waste of money?

i can only speak from my experiences over the last 40 years, using different shipping vendors for items such as bows, guitars and surfboards.  

i still ship new and worked-on (repaired, modded) guitars/basses around the world.  over the decades, the few repaired ones that have gotten ups trashed within the usa were near impossible to get the insurance dollars back without original sales receipts which confirmed their value, and even then ups would not pay the full insurance price (never insure for more than what's on the receipt, that's a waste of money) and it took upwards of FOUR months to get the customer reimbursed.  with usps, the longbow of mine that they just trashed was insured for $400 (the selling price) and i got an emailed receipt from jason ekin ($565 value) to show the post office and they honored not only the $400 but also returned the full shipping dollars ... took exactly one month.  so, i ship bows only by usps priority, and insure as best as possible - if it's an old bow with no sales info, i don't insure unless the recipient demands insurance ... but imo, that's wasted money.  

iow, be wise about insuring - when it gets trashed en route, know what that vendor requires as proof of original value, understand their payout track record and do what you think is best.    

oh yes - very important - some shipping vendors (if not all!) will look very closely at how you shipped your trashed item.  you will quickly find that cardboard boxes and taped-together triangular boxes are not what most consider as a safe way to ship a one piece bow, and thus will more than likely void your insurance claim!

[RM81]

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
oh yes - very important - some shipping vendors (if not all!) will look very closely at how you shipped your trashed item.  you will quickly find that cardboard boxes and taped-together triangular boxes are not what most consider as a safe way to ship a one piece bow, and thus will more than likely void your insurance claim!

That part about this that really ticks me off is the fact that they accept the package at the post office and let you pay the insurance.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by RM81:
 

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
oh yes - very important - some shipping vendors (if not all!) will look very closely at how you shipped your trashed item.  you will quickly find that cardboard boxes and taped-together triangular boxes are not what most consider as a safe way to ship a one piece bow, and thus will more than likely void your insurance claim!

That part about this that really ticks me off is the fact that they accept the package at the post office and let you pay the insurance. [/b]

it's not so much that "they" accept your package, it's that the clerks don't tell ya the scoop on what the shipping vendor deems acceptable packaging for specific items.  then again, i've had clerks from different po locations render completely opinions on both how a large package measures out ... and different yet again from online usps click'n'ship forms.  lotsa things in like just aren't black'n'white, clear'n'easy.  nor is every shipping vendor employee all that knowledgeable about their companies rules.