[Ron Ramirez]

Unfortunately, some eBay sellers are clueless and/or don't give a rat's behind about proper packaging. As long as they get that money in their hot little hands, that seems to be all that matters to them.

Recently, when I have had occasion to win a speaker on eBay, I have contacted the seller and requested them to package the speaker as follows:

Get a large piece of cardboard, and lay the speaker face down in the middle of this cardboard.

Fold the cardboard over the back of the speaker, cutting the cardboard as necessary, until the speaker is tightly encased inside this cardboard "cocoon."

Then place this inside a suitable box with at least two inches of packing material completely surrounding the cardboard-encased speaker.

I have found this is the best way to ship speakers.

Bubble wrap is too flimsy to reliably protect a speaker, and just tossing the speaker into a packing peanut bath will guarantee a destroyed cone. Cardboard works every time.