Don't allow them to ship it with the thread on the spool pin. Doubt if it would fit in the case that way. Bubble wrap is a no no. Use styrofoam or foam in bags so there is no "slop" A strong cardboard box with foam or styrofoam around the case. Nothing can move. Tell the seller "drop proof" it. From the damage I've seen, they must drop them from a considerable altitude. However, we never have received one we couldn't eventually fix, sometime at great expense. Saw one of those lights on Ebay the other day. Good luck.
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