Im not shipping anything anymore every again, never ever. I had them jack up an Anthem I225, a Kinki Studio Ex-M1, and I had them pick up a pair of $3500 speakers to return to sender that went mia on the tracking system, but thank god they actually made it back to the sender.
Fed Ex and UPS are a joke. The boxes can be double boxed with styrofoam, marked as fragile (highly explosive might yield better results). Fed ex told me that the boxes need to withstand 150 or 180 pounds… can’t remember.
To be safe, basically box up your $3,000 amp then jump up and down on the box. If your amp survived, your safe to ship it… probably.
Oh and the Fed Ex insurance claim is a joke. I basically just gave up trying to file a claim.