[Boatanchors] eBay scam?

[John via Boatanchors]

Hi Dave, 

 I have to disagree with you in that. A couple of years ago, I bought a like new Drake C-1 with all accessories from a Canadian sellet.  I asked him to double box it. He had already packed it very well in one box and took that box to a UPS Store and told them to put it in another box and ship it.  They failed to put it in the second box and it got damaged in shipment.  I took the box and contents to the local UPS shipping point.  It took nearly two years of calling every month or so but finally got a phone cv\all and email from UPS asking for photos, documentation or local pickup and inspection.  I had filed a claim for $100.00 for replacement of the C-1 case which appeared to be the only thing damaged.  Unfortunately I have lost most of the documentation they requested and don't want them to pick it up and take it somewhere, so I am about to drop the whole thing which is the way they work in many cases.  My point here is that the receiver of damaged goods can, in fact, file a claim.  The only other way to do it is to ship the whole works back to the seller and have him file a clam from that end. 

 Obviously, shipment back to Canada would be at my expense both ways and would risk further damage or loss.   A complete C-1 is a hard to find item. especially in like new condition except for the cabinet, and could be sold for at least twice the price I paid for it.

Meanwhile, I will continue to look for a C-1 cabinet and hope to find one some day.

73 and have a great weekend,

John,  W4AWM

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: J. Dave Mayfield <wrl at gwltd.com>
To: w4awm <w4awm at aol.com>
Cc: WA5CAB <WA5CAB at cs.com>; boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, Jun 5, 2015 7:45 am
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] eBay scam?


John, you are close to being correct. Only thing wrong is that. If the 
item is
damaged in transit. It is the person that sold and shipped the 
radio
responsibility to get the shipping company to pay off on the 
insurance. The
buyer can't do anything.

One way to get around all the headaches of shipping
is to take the item 
to a shipping store, and have the buyer work with them on
the shipping. 
This leaves the seller total out of the shipping picture. The
seller 
just drops it off at the shipping store and walks away. I've done this

many times..

John via Boatanchors wrote:
> If you want the safest selling
method, use E Ham or one of the other sponsored sales sites.  There are few
rules and you are not under all of ePays various charges and policies.  Accept
only US dollars and state up front that there will be no shipping until the
method of payment has totally cleared your bank and that nothing will come back
at you later.  State that there will be no returns for any reason and that
damage occurring during shipping is between the buyer and the company handling
shipping.  This is assuming that you have taken all proper packing precautions.
Unless you can get references, sales overseas can be dangerous, even if the
above is followed.
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