[R-390] What a screw up and a rip off !!!

[Grant Youngman]

On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:45 PM, Rick Popovich wrote:

> 
> Moral of the story is that even if the person says they will pack it
> properly they don't always do it. I had to go after the guy and luckily
> he offered a substantial refund which I took.

I have two beautiful radios "remanufactured" some years ago by Rick Mish.  An R-390 and an R-390A.

There's no way in h*ll I'd try to ship something this heavy if the day comes I decide to sell them (when I'm too old and feeble to move them around).  I'll happily (well, maybe) settle for half of what they're worth if that's what required for a "pickup only" sale.  Even reasonably well packed they could end up being delivered in kit form.  If a buyer wants to hire a commercial mover to come and pick them up and properly crate them (which is the only rational way to ship something of this weight), that's great.  But at that point, my hands are clean.  I couldn't pack them properly, and there's no doubt that UPS would screw it up since they don't exactly have the facilities for doing much but to toss a few peanuts into some boxes and and give you a grin as you walk out of the store.

Grant/NQ5T