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Another thing I have learned....If you ship in a used container and the item arrives damaged, UPS will almost always deny the claim just on that alone. They say the integrity of the box is not as strong as when it was shipped when new and voids the rating certification printed on the bottom of the box. Getting a UPS account is pretty easy. At work, they gave us a free computer, software, printer and scale. They even sent one of their reps out to train my employees on how to use it and they configured the whole system. They will even send all the shipping labels you need for free. Plus, now all we use are brand new boxes, no exceptions and have had no problems at all with outgoing shipments. If I was selling NOS high dollar sheetmetal, I would have it shipped by truck in a quality wooden container. Contact several account reps from an LTL carrier. That is a cutthroat business if you are good at negotiating, you can get some awesome deals even if you are not a high volume shipper. I hate it when I buy new parts from a real dealer (business with a catalog,staffing and a business license) and they ship out in crappy used boxes. It makes the business look low budget and unprofessional.