[R-390] R-388 knobs, etc (LONG)

[James Miller]

Perhaps as buyers we can collectively influence these sales by insisting
on COD only transactions.  Then when the UPS guy shows his smiling face
at the door and holds out his hand for that check, we ask him to wait
while we open the box and inspect the goods.  Great motivation for
careless sellers... perhaps they will take more care if they knew their
payment depended on it!  

"James M. Walker" wrote:
> 
> Hello Bruce,
> I guess I should chime in here so here goes. The full story about my
> dealings with
> UPS can be seen at Http://eshop1.chem.buffalo.edu go to the E-Bay
> Rip-Off point
> and read the story. I'll explain briefly what transpired here.
> 
> My wife bought me a fathers day present on e-bay, a Johnson thunderbolt,
> supposed to be in "Collector Quality Condition", She asked for, and paid
> for
> "Double Boxing" to the tune of $88.00 for shipping from California. She
> also
> asked for and paid for insurance of the unit at $1000.00 as it was
> supposed to
> be "Collector Quality" and was to be considered un-replaceable.
> 
> The seller took her money which was sent promptly, and then went to a
> Mail Boxes
> ETC; (a UPS shipping independent) dropped it off and left it to them to
> follow
> the instructions, ie; double boxing, insurance and so forth. The "MBE"
> folks put
> it in a single box with peanuts in it, (the thunderbolt weighs 117 lbs).
> What is wrong
> with that picture? They sent it out like that. It was destroyed in
> shipping, when we
> asked UPS about it they said have it appraised and file a claim. The
> shipper is
> responsible for filing the claim and says he did. Ups paid the claim
> (1000.00) to
> the shipper who KEPT the funds for the unit. We ended up with a box of
> broken
> parts, and a very corroded thunderbolt in less than good condition, our
> cost almost
> 800.00 finally and never heard again from the seller or UPS. E-bay was
> no recourse
> either, as they couldn't even find the seller, who subsequently changed
> his e-bay
> ID and is still going business with unsuspecting souls.
> 
> I eventually got the thing "running" to the tune of an additional 500.00
> but it was NOT worth it.
> 
> Jim
> WB2FCN
> 
> Bruce Bennett wrote:
> 
> > Hello All -
> > OK, here is another horror story courtesy of UPS. The
> > R-388 that I purchased was sent to me via UPS. The box
> > was apparently dropped and the front panel was
> > impacted. The result was that the two large knobs for
> > tuning and band switch were cracked and one of the
> > small knobs for selecting selectivity was also
> > cracked. Can anyone tell me where replcements may be
> > obtained? I get the impression that they are hard to
> > find. I hope not. The scary thing is that the PTO
> > shaft may have also been bent. The man who shipped the
> > R-388 to me told me that he would double box it.
> > However, he ended up putting it in a heavy cloth wrap
> > and surrounding it with peanuts in one box. Of course,
> > the receiver shifted in shipment and the panel was
> > apparently quite close to one side when it was dropped
> > or hit. So much for my dream of being able to open up
> > this box and behold a beautiful, ready to go Collins.
> > Also, has anyone had any dealings with UPS as to
> > filing for damages? The man who shipped it said he
> > would call and make a claim. It was insured for $400.
> > I would appreciate any comments about those knobs and
> > UPS. I have no plans to turn it on now. I'm going to
> > test the tubes first and give it a close going over
> > before that.
> >
> > 73,
> > Bruce  K6RQR
> >
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