[R-390] UPS Drop kicked my R-391 !

[Paul DeFayette]

Whenever someone says "professionally packed",  that's when I start getting
worried and ask a lot of questions!  Learned from my own bad experiences.

Cheers,

Paul DeFayette
Durham, NC

----- Original Message -----
From: <N2PNT@aol.com>
To: <r-390@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] UPS Drop kicked my R-391 !


       Thanks for all the stories and advice. This thread contains some
useful info that should be helpful to others shipping their BA's in the
future.
       Based on what I've read, it sounds like I'll be wasting my time
trying
to squeak some money from UPS. I will however go a round or two with them
based on principle. This parcel was certainly dropped from a considerable
height. (Truck to floor, conveyer to floor etc...) I'm also going to file a
claim with The Box Place. The radio could have been packed better. The radio
was covered in bubble wrap, a layer of single wall cardboard taped around
that, then placed in a larger single walled box with peanuts stuffed around.
Many of the peanuts
were crushed to tiny crumbs by the weight, 108lbs. Yes, it was in a cabinet,
I had no idea. The seller didn't mention it. The seller is a yard sale guy
and really didn't know too much. He said it would be professionally packaged
and I, never having had a shipping problem before, left it at that. BIG
MISTAKE!
       UPS wanted me to put the radio back in its' original packaging and
ship it to their customer service department for evaluation. FAT CHANCE!
The
next time this radio will see daylight is after I'm dead. Then my poor
family
will have to sell off my radio estate to some yard sale guy who doesn't know
anything about radios who will sell it to some guy who'll be so excited to
get it that he won't question the sellers shipping techniques and OH NO this
poor R-391 is destined to hit the deck once more. Déjà vu all over again!
       Upon closer inspection the radio doesn't seem to be a basket case at
all, more like a handyman special. The outer frame looks like it can be
straightened and the RF deck turns freely. Removing the front panel may
reveal more problems but I'm waiting for the UPS inspector to arrive first.
Clearing some dust off with a finger shows a very clean chassis. All in all
not bad considering I planed to tear it down anyway. Still I can't help
being
a little annoyed.
    Thanks everyone!

Phil /N2PNT
Solder first, ask questions later…


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