Definitely do not let them ship it in a box filled with peanuts. With a heavy object, some sort of liquefaction occurs and the object bangs around inside the box. Poured foam can work if the thing is sealed in a plastic bag. I've had very good luck when the shipper has used pieces of rigid styrofoam, even scraps broken up from the large styrofoam castings used to ship monitors or computers, fit tightly on all six sides of the object being shipped, leaving no empty volume. I just received a paper tape punch and reader from the Netherlands shipped this way and there wasn't a crack or scratch. Brian =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _| _| _| Brian Knittel _| _| _| Quarterbyte Systems, Inc. _| _| _| Tel: 1-510-559-7930 _| _| _| Fax: 1-510-525-6889 _| _| _| Email: brian(a)quarterbyte.com _| _| _| http://www.quarterbyte.com