Haven't tried eBay for a long time, but I have shipped a few saws 
without incident ...

Start with a flattened, rather large cardboard box.
Place the saw on the box diagonally, so you won't run out of real 
estate.
Crease the lines where you want the bends to happen, using double 
creases on each
edge to give the container a box-like shape.
This will be easier if the first two bends leave just a triangular flap 
against
the blade.
Make two more creases along the opposite edge of the saw.
Fold up a couple of filler pieces, two layers each, clamshell style.
Place the fillers along the blade's two faces and complete the fold.
Continue around & around, taping the cardboard along the way, until none 
of the box is left.
There ought to be excesses at each end; suitably fold them to protect 
the handle.
It helps to protect the handle if you make a double layer stirrup that 
fits through the
handle and can be taped to the cardboard; this will protect against 
endwise bumps.
At one stage I used inch-square wooden sticks to strengthen the box; the 
USPS has
been careful enough that they haven't been necessary.

Don't fret if the first box doesn't work out quire right; folded like 
that,
they fit the trash can rather nicely.

A big pair of tailors' shears, using the back of one of the blades, 
makes nice
straight creases.

George Langford, staying out of harm's way in SE PA

GGs

Mostly had good experiences selling on eBay. 

I have found the best way to ship a lot of items is in cardboard tubes. Not the
type you get at the Post Office. Sheet floor vinyl, marmoleum, linoleum etc
comes on sturdy cardboard tubes, often with a wall thickness of 10 or 12 mm (arf
an inch). I have a stock of these tubes I salvaged out of a skip on a building
site. Diameters are between 100 and 250mm (4 to 10 inch). I plug each end with
an MDF insert. By the time the item is bubble wrapped and slipped into the tube,
MDF ends held in place with duct tape, you end up with a near indestructible
post office employee proof tube.

Mick Dowling

Another source of "saw boxes" is your local grocery store that has an 
active floral shop. (or a florist)

Paul H.

Hebron CT

Don't know if someone already posted this (I've not been paying attention
very well) but the post office has freebie triangular shipping "tubes."
IIRC they're for priority mail and come in two sizes. I've shipped smaller
saws with the box in its triangular configuration, larger ones I either
put two boxes together or fold them flat like a sleeve. Must admit that I
haven't shipped a saw in a while.

DGW

-----Original Message-----
From: OldTools  On Behalf Of Paul Honore
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 9:57 AM
To: oldtools@s...
Subject: Re: [OldTools] selling on eBay

Another source of "saw boxes" is your local grocery store that has an
active floral shop. (or a florist)

Paul H.

Hebron CT

On 5/26/2020 8:05 PM, Mick Dowling wrote:
> GGs
>
> Mostly had good experiences selling on eBay.
>
> I have found the best way to ship a lot of items is in cardboard tubes.
Not the type you get at the Post Office. Sheet floor vinyl, marmoleum,
linoleum etc comes on sturdy cardboard tubes, often with a wall thickness
of 10 or 12 mm (arf an inch). I have a stock of these tubes I salvaged out
of a skip on a building site. Diameters are between 100 and 250mm (4 to 10
inch). I plug each end with an MDF insert. By the time the item is bubble
wrapped and slipped into the tube, MDF ends held in place with duct tape,
you end up with a near indestructible post office employee proof tube.
>
> Mick Dowling
>
>
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