So, how does one go about shipping a $9000 Record?

We do the “usual” best practices; remove the vinyl from the cover, the vinyl goes in a MoFi sleeve and then in a Japanese-style re-sealable outer sleeve, five pieces of backing cardboard in between the layers, all wrapped up in a Big Al's record bag with generous amounts of bubble wrap ...  and finally, double-boxed! 

... And the rest is up to the Shipping Gods!