I have had 2 bad experiences with machines being shipped without the original boxes. One was professionally packed for hundreds of dollars by a professional packing company. It was a high end machine and heavy. They chose to not use the box and packing styrofoam but rather use their own box and packing material. The machine was a mess when it arrived. It totaled the machine. They were responsible, but getting them to pay was a nightmare. The other machine appeared to arrive okay. The packing box was not damaged, but the machine inside could still move due to it's weight. The shaft inside the machine had come out of the side of the machine. An easier fix, but the sale did not happen. If you may ever sell a machine and need to ship, save yourself some heartache and save your box and just as importantly the styrofoam. I also take pictures when I unpack a machine. I worked at a sewing machine dealer and we did not keep boxes or packing material.