Packing Question

I am planning on posting a sale for a banjolele on here. I have never sent an instrument through the shipping process.

To save time, I'd like to get the best advice on shipping to save the (hopeful) buyer time when receiving.

These are my questions:

What is the best courier?

How should I pack to (hopefully) assure no damage?


This ukulele has a really good soft case, but I do not (obviously) want it to be damaged.

Anyway, just need some advice, before I have an angry buyer wondering what is taking so long.

Have a look at these threads. (They all seem to appear to be the same thread by the way they're cited in this post, but they're actually different threads.)


http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?58407-Shipping-a-uke&highlight=packing

http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?51997-Shipping-question&highlight=packing

http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?52876-U-S-Postal-Service-Not-a-Recommendation&highlight=packing

http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?36132-Ever-get-a-uke-that-was-damaged-in-shipping&highlight=packing