Originally Posted by
BlueDevil63
Thanks guys. I'll check the facilitator thread. Guy is completely willing to pack to my specifications so I don't anticipate any problems there. I already sent him the "how to pack a bike 101" thread.
I can't over emphasize how important proper packing is to the entire transaction. I have sent that same thread to sellers, and they agreed to use it, then didn't. So far, I am 50/50 on bikes being damaged on shipment (all due to poor packaging). Anymore, I will drive pretty far to avoid the entire bike shipping process, particularly on something really special.