I agree Peter. There are local UPS pack and ship stores that I have
utilized this same method. Pack the item and hand it over to them
where they box it for shipment. When insured for full value, they
cough up a check with no questions asked. I believe my only claim
through one local pack and ship store was resolved in about 7 - 10 days
for about $4500.00.
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Fraser <[email protected]>
To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]>
Sent: Sat, Jan 2, 2010 1:54 pm
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Shipping phonographs
Actually UPS has a deal where if THEY pack it and there is a claim,
they pay immediately, no questions asked. So what I've been doing
recently is pack the phono, horn, etc my own way (safely, thoroughly)
then hand that package to them for them to pack in a larger box (with
about 4" crush space in all dimensions).
I have had great success with this so far, and the one claim i had was
indeed paid lightning fast and with no questions asked at the stated
value.
Not sure what it's called, but your local UPS store will know. Might
be something like "The UPS Pack and Ship Promise."
-- Peter
On Jan 2, 2010, at 8:37 AM, Thatcher Graham wrote:
My experience with UPS is that they wont pay out any insurance claim
unless they impale it with a forklift.
They smashed a Micropoise tone arm on me a few months back. I never
got a dollar from that even though the box had been flattened.
And yes, the forklift example is real.
-Thatcher
The Farmers wrote:
I agree with this too. Although I'm not sure that it's easier to
collect from FedEx since I've never had any damage from them to find
out. FedEx also has much shorter lines to stand in for some strange
reason.
Greg Farmer
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Medved"
<[email protected]>
To: "phonolist" <[email protected]>; "Phono-l"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 3:35 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] Shipping phonographs
I highly recommend if anyone purchases a phono that the seller says
will be sent UPS, ask them to send it Fed Ex ground. I have had 2
triumphs and an order of auto parts damaged by UPS. UPS is wonderful
for small, light parts, but larger ones seem to get dropper or crushed
by their automatic alligator mouth sorting system.
Save a phono, use Fed Ex. Also Fed Ex is much easier to collect
from if there is an accident.
Steve
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