In a quick search on online auctions, you can find almost anything for sale. In fact, with the rise in online auctions for delinquent self storage units, you can probably buy anything you want and the kitchen sink.
So what do you do when you buy something perfect or perfectly insane at auction?
You contact an auction shipper in Houston, of course.
The fun part about shopping at auctions is that you never know what you might want to buy until you see it. In the second half of 2015, for example, Auctions America intends to sell a Churchill Toad flail tank. The collector who buys this unique mine sweeper tank is expected to pay close to half a million dollars to own one of only 42 of the tanks ever made. And, then he'll have to find an company to send it to him.
Of course, professional packers and custom crating companies can send more traditional items as well. Whether it's an $850,000 original oil painting or an antique vase, proper shipping of your auction purchases should include a custom-built crate. You invested in this purchase that you love; be sure to invest in the best packaging options as well.
A custom-built crate, unlike mass-produced crates, is specifically designed to fit your masterpiece. Your professional crating company should take the measurements of the item and then, based on its weight, size, and composition, determine what types of packing materials will best protect it during transport.
The packing materials may include plastic wrap around the item itself and then fitted foam or foam peanuts between the item and the custom-built crate. The crate is designed to minimize the item's movement in transit, preventing damage.
The specifics of the packaging will depend on the item being sent, but your auction shipper should be able to pack a 10' taxidermy polar bear without breaking a nail, or claw as the case may be. When you investigate a professional packing company to get your new purchase to its new home, be sure to ask what types of things they have successful delivered previously and how they will package your item.
Once you know who you can trust to get your new stuff safely to you, it's time to head out to the auction or jump online. One of the newest trends in online auctions are auctions of entire self storage units. Buying one is something like a treasure hunt as the pictures for the auction can never tell you exactly what you might find inside.
From priceless books to funky old jewelry, at a minimum online and in-person auctions offer the chance that you might find a treasure that is priceless to you. Or, an auction might be the perfect way to track down the missing pieces of china or stemware that you need to complete your collection.
The company you choose should bubble wrap the delicate pieces, box them and then box them again to get them safely to your collection. The outer box is filled with foam peanuts to create additional cushioning for your breakables as they move across the country or are transported around the world.
A moving company may also be able to help when you find its time to dispose of some of the things you have collected over the years. With the right packing assistance, you can sell your treasures on eBay and be confident that they will arrive to the buyer in pristine condition.
Whether you are the buyer or the seller at an auction delivering the goods to their final destination is an important part of the process. Contact us to hear about some of the most interesting things we have shipped in the past and how we can safely pack and ship your goods as well.
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