shipping packaging fees
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I very seldom ship amps but when I do, I go to a local specialty store that offers packaging along with shipping services.
The lowest (a Carvin head out of the cabinet and a Mesa/Boogie ditto) ran about $50. A '65 Fender Bassmaster head shipped from California to
E Texas was $53; when I had a 65-lb M/B bass cab with a 15 I was quoted $80 to the West Coast, including packing.
It costs a little more but I don't have the facilities to do it and, feedback from the recipients of my
 shipments indicate they are packed "to withstand nuclear attack" as one guy put it.

$128 for an amp.


First off... I'd read this thread if you haven't already...

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/288817

The materials to pack an amp like that are fairly expensive... but better to have the amp arrive in good condition... the carriers won't pay off insurance claims if you throw an amp into a box with some loose foam and wads of newspaper. (I did receive an amp packed like that... luckily, there was no damage.)

I had a local "Mail & Business" pack one of my amps... total packing/shipping cost was $128. But the amp got there unharmed and the buyer said it was the best pack job he'd ever seen, so... I, in the end, was a happy camper, even though the packing/shipping charge was so high.

I've packed amps for shipment on my own... if the amp is smaller... it's not too hard, but I tend to go overboard, packaging for a 30 foot drop off the carrier's conveyer belt. Double boxed with hard foam in the inner box, then peanuts in the outer box. Crazy? Maybe...

Anyway... it seems that it always cost more than I anticipate to ship amps. 54lbs? It's going to weigh more than that after it's been packaged up...
 at least another 5 lbs and maybe as much as 10lbs, depending on how it's packaged.
 I would figure on spending $100, at least, to package and ship the amp. More if you have someone else package it.

That's just my two cents based on my own personal experiences shipping amps. Not saying I'm "right" or anything... just sharing my experiences.