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Originally Posted by renormalised
Quite frankly, I'd rather pay the extra money and get it shipped via private courier, knowing it was insured and they'd take care with their loads. Might take a little longer, but I'd pay that cost for peace of mind.
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I'm not defending Australia Post but in my experience private couriers are no better. Packing your toys
really well (well enough that you can throw them at a brick wall as hard as you can without them sustaining damage) and opting for insurance is about all you can do. When I buy stuff from overseas I always tell the seller that planes in Oz are unloaded by pushing the cargo out of the hold on to the tarmac 20ft below, it sometimes isn't far from the truth! Of course no matter what you request sometimes the seller doesn't listen and you just have to hope for the best.