Did you ever open a package from the big auction site and wonder what the...what is this?? Who sits on a stack of files from the mid '50s until now, and then just crumples them up as packing? I knew the papers were old just by the color and smell.(I've collected comic books since the Avengers were in diapers) Just seems like an unceremonious end for something that was saved for so long. I've opened boxes packed with things I would have been embarrassed to use for packing. Feel free to share any oddball packing you've encountered...PG rated that is. :D
Yeah, That IS a strange one ! And, yeah, some of the "padding"IS pretty far out....i'm used to the "foam peanuts....but had one reel come with REAL peanut shells...messy, but not as messy as the one packed in straw ! Had a couple packed with popcorn...popped, of course. I've seen the "popcorn" before, with tractor parts, that came out of Tennessee......it was stale, too :-\. Crumbled up newspaper, of course..and paper towels, and even toilet paper (unused, thank the Lord !). RE cycle, RE use, and RE purpose!! Waste not, want not! Good ,old American ingenuity ! Gotta' love it !
Dog poop bags inflated with air, not the first thing you want to see opening a package. They were unused but still...
' couple of rat droppings in there for good measure...
Someone selling off an estate and using the deceased's papers? Waste not, want not.
-steve
I hate those damn popcorn peanuts. A bunch wind up on the floor even when unloading over a trash can. Then you have to search the trash can to make sure no small parts fell in there with the popcorn packing.
Quote from: RowdyW on November 03, 2019, 09:33:15 PM
I hate those damn popcorn peanuts. A bunch wind up on the floor even when unloading over a trash can. Then you have to search the trash can to make sure no small parts fell in there with the popcorn packing. >:( Rudy
I hate almost all packaging. E-Bay sellers think they will impress you with their packaging by adding more tape. Commercial plastic clam shell packs are getting harder and harder to open.
-steve
l don't recall any packaging material that unusual. But a while back l got some reels that were shipped in a Natural Ice 12 pack box and another in a Sylvania, or maybe GE floodlight box.
my peeve is packaging that approaches, or even exceeds the value of the item inside
Quote from: oc1 on November 03, 2019, 09:56:47 PM
Quote from: RowdyW on November 03, 2019, 09:33:15 PM
I hate almost all packaging. E-Bay sellers think they will impress you with their packaging by adding more tape. Commercial plastic clam shell packs are getting harder and harder to open.
-steve
Steve for those clam shell packages I use an old heavy scissor & cut 3 sides & then it opens as easy as a book. ;D ;D
One of my big gripes is the over-use of clear packaging tape.
I recently received an ebay purchase in it's original small thin cardboard product box which the seller had wrapped with an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white printer paper and covered the entire thing with clear packaging tape. Impossible to open with fingers.
I also dislike the tough, adhesive sealed plastic shipping bags---virtually impossible to tear open with bare hands---which the sender then goes over with excessive packaging tape.
Box cutters don't always get it done safely and cleanly, so now have two pairs of high quality sharp, pointy solid steel scissors dedicated to opening difficult ebay packages.
Quote from: wfjord on November 04, 2019, 03:09:02 AM
Impossible to open with fingers.
I can't even get into a pack of cheese crackers with my fingers any more, Hawkbill knives come to my rescue.
-steve
I've gotten used socks. They were clean I think but definitely not new.
Fitted bedsheets too and God I hope they were clean
Quote from: festus on November 03, 2019, 10:00:48 PM
l don't recall any packaging material that unusual. But a while back l got some reels that were shipped in a Natural Ice 12 pack box and another in a Sylvania, or maybe GE floodlight box.
I know who the Natty Ice came from in Northern Ky ;D ;D ;D
I dont have any packing problems, cos I cant aford to buy any reels, keep well cheers Don.
The most obnoxious I have ever received was shredded paper. Peanuts have nothing on how messy that crap is.
Quote from: oc1 on November 03, 2019, 09:26:07 PM
Someone selling off an estate and using the deceased's papers? Waste not, want not.
-steve
what,,,,, :o I have gotten news papers as old as the reel or in a foreign language so I called a number of a ad in the paper ??? That was confusing,,,,,,, ;D
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what,,,,, Shocked I have gotten news papers as old as the reel or in a foreign language so I called a number of a ad in the paper Huh? That was confusing,,,,,,, Grin
That's awesome Benni...hahahahahaha
I have received a Penn reel in its original box that was sellotaped (clear packaging tape) closed from every corner possible. Used the wife's hairdryer to loosen the glue in order to open the box. 6 months later it's still sticky to the touch. Hopefully it will reach vintage status by the time the stickiness disappears ;D ;D
Regards
AC49
Never seen this before... just bought a new to me reel and it came in the usps box held in place (so it didn't rattle) by a plastic clamshell... from I don't know what item... not sure what the white foam is for, it wasn't touching anything when I opened the box
Mystic crumbles the local newspaper. I usually read the fishing report, but sometimes the referral pages are not there leaving me wondering about the rest of the article. This is not a complaint Mo. Dominick
Technically not an ebay score, it was part of an estate from a friend that was stationed in Korea, Guam, Japan, and Okinawa. I assume based on the very brittle packing that was where he picked it up. It is a very interesting combo that I kept as a conversation piece - it has one handle but a number of bamboo sections, some have snake type guides and some regular guides. I suspect it was so that you could have both a spinning rod or a fly rod with the same outfit. It's very pretty but even the guidewraps (which I am guessing are silk) are deteriorating.
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Sorry, posting photos drives me crazy (not being tech savvy). Anybody want to take a shot at decoding this "packing material"? I'm wondering if it's a date of some sort.
(https://alantani.com/gallery/30/18717_13_11_19_8_16_55.jpeg)
It's difficult to see the rods but is that, by chance, a wooden box? There was a time when everyone who went to Japan/Okinawa bought one.
-steve
Spot on Steve! I did some hunting around the forum and found your excellent description of the Kiraku/Grampus rod kits and all of their many relatives. The box is a little beat up, but nothing a little glue wont fix. I do not believe the rod was ever used since it still has paper wrapped around the handle section and I don't see evidence of a reel ever being mounted to it. The opposite side of the box has flies in it, not sure if that was originally part of the kit or not. In addition to the deteriorated guide wraps (I'm guessing they are silk?) unfortunately one of the tip sections is fractured, probably from shipping. Still, it's a really fun piece of memorabilia to remember an old friend by. I am guessing solidly in the 50's since I know the previous owner was stationed there during and after the Korean Police Action.
Those have always been a curiosity to me. They are marked with so many different names on what appears to be the same product. I was making a list of the names at one time but can't find it now. My favorite is Mayflower with a little decal of the Mayflower ship which clearly suggests they were made of export. I wonder if they were made in one huge factory and just marked differently or made by many small artisans who all used the same components?
-steve