I had UPS damage an R390a They dropped it from a height that bent the front panel. They did not want to pay as they said it was improperly packed. The only saving grace was that the shipper brought it to a UPS store to pack and ship. They originally denied the claim then realized that they packed it and paid something.
I have been using FED-EX. If I have anything shipped to me I give the seller my FED-EX account number and the seller just drops the item off or for $2.00 FED-EX comes to the seller to pick it up. The advantage of using my account number is that this makes me the shipper--now any issues I can go to FED-EX with a claim versus waiting for the seller that has your money and usually does not want the aggrevation of putting the claim in or is busy or the myriad of other reasons to not file a timely claim. Glenn Zemanek kc2fzv -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Bry Carling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Be careful about UPS. They are VERY reluctant to pay > insurance claims. Fedex is more forthcoming. With UPS > you always have to dispute their rejection the first time > and then they pay. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > metal can be straightened,, and scratches do not bother electronic > > > function. > > > good idea to have insured it, next time you ship it UPS, insure it for > 5,000 > > > > > > sadly it appears UPS must be not as conscientious and/or reliable as > > > they > > > used to be. This is good info for all of us to learn from... and for > > > all > to > > > be aware of... > > > > I recently needed to send a power amplifier module from a transmitter in > > for repair and the equipment manufacturer I was shipping it to told me > > if I was shipping ANYTHING (ESPECIALLY MISSION CRITICAL EQUIPMENT) I > > WANTED GUARANTEED SAFE DELIVERY for repair or any other reason, to > > insure it for at least $5,000. He told me that UPS has a policy that > > ANYTHING INSURED FOR $5,000 OR MORE is to be hand carried, processed and > > signed by a UPS manager to insure proper handling and IT MUST ALWAYS BE > > SIGNED FOR on the delivery end. This way, IF IT DOES GET DAMAGED, it is > > much harder for UPS to weasel out of a claim. I think it will cost you > > around $40 or $50 for the insurance. Is it worth it? Yes, especially > > if you can't afford to pay for some UPS goon's carelessness. I once > > shipped a HP spectrum analyzer and they killed it but wouldn't pay for > > it because it's Pelican case wasn't proper packaging. Be careful, by > > UPS "standards" the original manufacturer's packaging may not qualify > > either. Go figure. > > > > Best Regards, > > Stevan A. White, W5SAW > > SW Commercial Electronics > > 928 South Crockett Street > > Amarillo, Texas 79102 > > Phone 806-681-7228 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you > > can by what others say about him." -- Leo Aikman, Writer and Newspaper > > Editor > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > AMRadio mailing list > > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
