When I sell and ship machines that are on the expensive side. I tell the buyers up front that it will be professionally packed and shipped from a UPS Store.
The reason I do this is... if they pack it they are responsible if something happens. So far (knock on wood) I have not had any mishaps. Vince ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 7:31 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Packing Disaster - Take a look >I wanted to cry when I saw that..I hope it was heavily insured..what is the >next step, can it be repaired or di I see broken cast iron?? > John Robles > > John Pisano <[email protected]> wrote: > Well - I recently purchased a Columbia AS coin-op. This is what it looked > like when I opened the box. I thought I would post a few pictures to show > what happens when a phonograph is poorly packaged. It is a shame! > > > > The good news is I just saved a ton of money on my car insurance by > switching to Geico > > > > http://members.cox.net/jpisano/phono3.jpg > > http://members.cox.net/jpisano/phono4.jpg > > > > On another subject.I agree with Rick. I enjoy all the posts.even the Ebay > ones. Keep them coming. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/

