Need advice

I doubt there are many areas, even in Vermont, where there isn't a strip mall w/a Staples, TJ Maxx, Pier 1 Imports, Marshalls, etc. You can go in the dumpster behind those stores (yeah I know many have those closed compactors, but not all) in the dead of night and scrounge loads of styrofoam flats. That makes it worthwhile by itself. Cartons can be found, I just picked up a big one (too big in fact) from Loews, got to ship a lathe. Many Loews get these humongous sheets of corrugated cardboard (1 per day) w/the truck shipments, and if nothing else you can utilize that to make your own carton (I've done it). Will need lots of packing tape (can't get decent packing tape anywhere else but Walmart these days), or big staple things. Or twine. You haven't give anyone any idea of what you want for the stuff. None of it is rare by any stretch. I could go for an AIX box eventually, but got tons on my plate at the moment. Why would I drive to Vermont to get one? They're on eBay all day long. It is impractical to ship some things, like the 95 lb. monster I put on eBay, where I specified p/u only (and why would I pay eBay's scandalous commission to agree to ship something that's just going to take money out of my pocket). But there are instances where you'll have to ship. Or be prepared to toss it. Nobody wants to get their fingers dirty anymore, or get their pits a little swetty.