Jim - plus 1 for double boxing and offering to pay extra. Recently bought a mint unused MF twin on ebay and asked for double boxing - not charged extra and arrived 100%.
Same seller listed a second one a couple of weeks later so mailed him to say bought last one and would be buying this one which I did.
Arrived totally ruined as no double boxing this time, just paper wrapped around original box, so back it went for a refund. One ruined mint MF twin sold damaged on ebay for a lot less money a couple of weeks later.