Shipping a guitar

Pack it

1. Loosen the strings a few turns so the neck is not under full tension. Do not take them off.
2. Wrap the headstock and support it: foam or rolled paper between the headstock and the case lid, so it can not snap if the box is dropped.
3. Fill every gap in the case so nothing moves when you shake it. Tape the case latches.
4. Double box: the case in a guitar shipping box, with padding on every side.
5. Mark the box "Fragile" and "This side up".

Ship it

1. Ship within 5 days of payment, or the order is canceled and refunded.
2. Tracking is required on every sale. Add it on the order page.
3. Over $1,500: signature on delivery and insurance at the full price are required. The order page will not take the tracking number until both are marked.
4. Keep your receipt until the sale is paid out.

After delivery

1. Mark it delivered with the date from the tracking page.
2. The buyer has 48 hours to play it and report anything not as described. Then the payout releases.
3. Buyers: let a cold guitar warm up in its case for an hour before opening it.

Local pickup and in-person delivery

1. Meet in a public place. Many music shops welcome it.
2. The buyer plays it, checks the serial and the photos, and taps "Got it". That pays the seller.
3. No cash changes hands. The payment was made in the app.