I'm liking this concept as I'm no longer in my prime and have received many blows to the head from 25 years of rugby and 34 years of marriage. Moot point as to which caused the most damage
If you look on various courier websites they are giving guidance on deliveries. Most are saying the delivery methods will change in terms of social distancing and therefore the recipient no longer signing for the delivery etc.
Some exceptional bargains here:
https://guitarvillage.co.uk/categories/guitars/bass-guitars/music-man
Very tempted myself tbh and I have a complicated relationship with the Stingray genre.
It's a contractual thing surely and de-risks it for the seller. i.e. if the contract with the courier rests between buyer and courier then any issues have to be resolved with the same two parties. I don't think it's laziness just pragmatism (plus a bit of self interest).
I'm with @musicbassman on this in that whether buying or selling I'd rather invest in time to collect/deliver if at all possible.
Currently somewhere on a wagon in central Europe, hopefully here next week when pics will be officially realeased. But it's very lovely and I couldn't stop myself
If you like D'Addarios then I would advocate for EXL170BTs, a balanced tension nickel wound set. I have these on all my fretted basses and am a real fan of both the feel and the sound.
I was googling this very thing this morning as I have a shipment incoming from foreign parts. Everything seems to be OK atm except that drivers will now do contactless deliveries and sign whilst you watch and leave goods for you to take into the house.
We have a booking for a private party in a couple of weeks time. I guess we'll soon know the decision from the client side. On balance I think the four of would do the gig; we're having practice tonight so maybe we'll discuss.