Would sellers consider this weird/unreasonable?

[Nivea]

I want to buy some interesting vacuums on ebay for my collection but I live with people that are always at home.

Would it be considered weird/unreasonable if I asked if a seller could ship in a plain box?

Im limited right now to what i can buy since I have to either purchase in person or use amazon's ship in plain packaging option but I wanna get some vintage ones so I was thinking of asking sellers if they can ship in plain packaging. I don't want to be a pain so I thought I would ask here first if it is unreasonable.

Let me know if this isn't the appropriate section for this thread.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Depends on what you consider plain. It might be a banana box or something like that.

 

[Nivea]

Depends on what you consider plain. It might be a banana box or something like that.

As long as it doesn't say vacuum that's plain enough for me

 

[centralsweeper63]

Alright, Usually it is like a big box from something else, or a big bubble wrapped box. Have a look at the start of some IBAISAIC videos. That will give you an idea.

 

[kirbylux77]

I wouldn't say your request is unreasonable. BUT, be warned - if you ask them to ship in a plain box, and they have to pay extra for it, they will likely either refuse or insist you pay the extra cost for the box.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Yes, like paying extra for shipping, you pay for it.

 

[hygiene903]

I want to buy some interesting vacuums on ebay for my collection but I live with people that are always at home.

Would it be considered weird/unreasonable if I asked if a seller could ship in a plain box?

Im limited right now to what i can buy since I have to either purchase in person or use amazon's ship in plain packaging option but I wanna get some vintage ones so I was thinking of asking sellers if they can ship in plain packaging. I don't want to be a pain so I thought I would ask here first if it is unreasonable.

Let me know if this isn't the appropriate section for this thread.

Actually most private ebay sellers that I have dealt with have shipped in plain boxes anyway, or maybe boxes with Amazon, FedEx, or USPS printing on them, but nothing on them that would indicate a vacuum cleaner being inside. And Elliott, I seriously doubt that someone would ship a vacuum cleaner in a banana box--too open and not enough protection there.
Jeff

 

[centralsweeper63]

Makes sense, though over here every garage has a few banana boxes at least. Though it just struck me that would be different overseas.

 

[rugsucker]

I never thought anyone would put books in banana boxes until I saw them and had to unpack.Bad choice.Tomato or any other box is better.

 

[dysonman1]

When I still operated my vacuum shop, I had so many empty boxes from all the vacuums we ordered and sold. I always shipped in one of those boxes. I remember sending a Hoover to someone in a Riccar box, the kid was so excited because he thought his mother bought him a Riccar. Turns out it was the old Hoover he bought on eBay. He was pretty upset about it, but since he was an adolescent I didn't give a damn.