[SOLVED] Selling CPU - Best Way to Ship

[rickypicky5]

I am planning on selling my i5-9600k on Ebay. I have the original box including the plastic clamshell and the cardboard the clamshell sits in. Should I ship it this way, or should I just put it in the clamshell and put the clamshell in an anti-static bag?

Opinions?

 

[jay32267]

I'd put the CPU in the antistatic bag...and as long as it's not loose bouncing around in the box it will be fine.

 

[bignastyid]

Since you have the original packaging use that.

 

[drea.drechsler]

Inside the clamshell (which provides anti-static protection) first then inside a bubble-pack mailing envelope is all it should need. If you want a little more then wrap the clamshell with a couple pieces of cardboard. That makes a fairly small package and light in weight so shipping cost is controlled, with more than enough protection to take a toss across the mail room with no damage whatsoever.

But if the selling price is enough take out insurance because nothing will protect against the postman running it over with a truck...and yeah, that happens.

 

[lvt]

Bubble wrap is a must.

Put a lot of bubbles in.

 

[sonofjesse]

If you have the box, I would use that, then put that inside bubble wrap in another box. NO sense in having an unhappy customer when you can do a good job on shipping it.