You should look at it this way, You have helped take some idiot off of the street and provide them with a job. That is what your money went for as it definitely did not go for a proper packing job, even when instructions were provided. If you stand there and watch them , it goes better.
Rich On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:27:30 -0700, Andrew Baron wrote: >My packaging store story is another reason not to rest easy when >using professional pack-ship places. >I was having a mahogany Herzog cylinder phonograph cabinet shipped, >which was taken to a store to be packed. This is one of the models >with the interleaving shelves and rounded front (710). When it >arrived, I knew right away there would be trouble. The moment I saw >it come off the truck, I could see that it had been dropped, and the >top of the carton was accordioned badly, indicating that it had taken >a long drop on its head. This was supposed to have been "triple >boxed", with extra cardboard at the bottom to offer some protection >to the bun feet. The only "triple" in the packing that the "shipping >carton" had been pieced together from three sections of recycled >boxes, all of them soft as could be, and without a rigid or double >wall panel in the bunch. The packing inside was relatively loose, >and there was no inner box, let alone two. To add insult to injury, >there was a gaping hole in the side of the shabby carton, with >peanuts and clear tape oozing from it and, you guessed it, the side >of the cabinet got gouged. If it had been packed as represented, it >would have at least had a chance to escape that damage. Of course, >the primary instruction to put additional protection at the bottom >was completely ignored. They had thrown three left over box flaps on >top before sealing it, and that was it. >I was able to get a refund from the seller on the packing & shipping, >for which I had been charged $380.00. But I have to be content to >live with the shipping damage or refinish it. The seller was also >helpful in coaching me on the materials used in the refinish job that >had been done on it prior to shipping, and when life settles down >enough to free up the time, I plan on redoing the whole cabinet. >What should have been a joyful moment was made a miserable >disappointment. >My only other experiences with using a professional pack-ship company >were an antique lamp with shade shipped separately (different >shipper, same shoddy materials; badly damaged shade), and a >relatively small but heavy brass National cash register (model 317), >which had been packed with crumpled NEWSPAPER. The only >thoughtfulness in that packing job was that they had (fortunately) >removed the two glass panels that form the top compartment and taped >them to the inner curve where the front panel meets the upper part >(with tape that left gooey adhesive embedded in the fine brasswork. >It arrived with a bent over upper side panel (the part that goes up >alongside the glass). Fortunately, I was able to straighten the >metal without cracking it, and consider myself to have been extremely >lucky to do so. The premium above and beyond the actual cost of >shipping for this service was $60.00. >I'm sure that there must be reputable pack-ship companies out there >but unless you KNOW that a particular company is being used and have >seen that they use quality materials consistently, I believe that >you're taking your chances much the same as dealing with any unknown >party. >Andy Baron >On Feb 15, 2007, at 1:52 PM, Rich wrote: >> OK, Here is my opinion on the "packaging store" it is real simple, >> a basic waste of mony. I have yet to >> see a decent job come out of one of those places. How do you >> expect a low buck clerk to have any idea >> on how to pack a phono? It does provide a small layer of insurance >> that the final carrier will pay up if its >> trashed though. >> >> OK kiddies, story time. This is about the shipping store. >> I purchased a video tape machine recently. It was a professional >> grade S-VHS machine, a JVC BR- >> S822DXU. The original cost of this machine in the 2000 time frame >> was $15,000.00 or so. I paid a lot >> less. Now I was charged $30.00 to "professionally" package the >> machine. It fits into a 19" rack and >> weighs about 54 pounds and is almost 24" deep and 7" high. This is >> what showed up on the door step. >> One large previously used box containing the VCR wrapped in 2 >> complete turns of bubble wrap and the >> remainder of the box loosely filled with plastic peanuts. By some >> miracle, after picking peanuts out of >> the machine it was un damaged other than one of the rack mounting >> handles was bent about 45 >> degrees when compared to the other side. The box had been dropped >> repeatedly as there were no >> corners that were not crushed and all sides were now soft. For >> that I paid $30.00 >> >> >> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:17:40 -0800, Albert wrote: >> >>> I'm with Mario: If I sell a phonograph I take it to a packaging >>> store and >>> they take care of everything. Sure it costs more but I think most >>> buyers >>> would prefer that as well. I have shipped many wood horn machines >>> and have >>> never lost one yet. Union is great but they do not offer >>> packaging services >>> at the show, so if you fly in, you better know somebody who will >>> bring it >>> back for you. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
