I completely agree with Krow on the following:
Yes to thick plastic wrapping,
yes to everything is worth posting on ebay once
The only thing I would like to add about the shipping is this rug is probably about a 1/2 - 3/4 pound per sqare foot, roughly 50- 75 lbs. I'm just guessing. The weight is not so much of an issue as the dimensions. If the rug is healthy, you may want to
fold and roll it like this here, only because UPS and other ground carriers double price sometimes when length exceeds 7'10". This is a major reason why a lot of machine made rugs like central oriental program in sizes 7'10x11'2". It's just more economical.
As for this rug, these wilton pieces you never know who wants to put a big bid. There are collectors out there for specific age machine made rugs who may be willing to spend. For this rug, I would note everything that is on the label.
Also, design I have to look at more carefully, but the general feel of the rug reminds me very much of Caesaria rugs from Turkey, especially the use in colors. Rugs in general are very worldly, taking designs from many different types of carpets and merging them into one. Don't quote me on this, but the field and border have Palmettes like a 1920's allover kerman rug. The linking in the border look similar to designs seen in more nw persian tribal rugs. The allover field which continues throughout is not entirely disimilar to antique sultanabad rugs.
