On 11 September 2012 05:46, gary li...@lazygranch.com wrote:
Any chance the sellers name is Mark Bailey?
No, it's not Mark Bailey. I assume he is someone else to avoid.
Dave
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Shortly after I started bidding on eBay back in the 90's, I quickly learned
that many of the sellers are not knowledgeable equipment shippers. My very
first experience included a shipment from Britain of a very expensive
communications receiver where the seller simply wrapped cardboard around
On 11 September 2012 01:19, Gregory Muir engineer...@mt.net wrote:
After sustaining a couple of damage incidents from things like this, I
quickly started emailing a boilerplate clause after paying for the item
stating how I wanted the item packed including types of packing and minimum
Emailing shipping instructions after paying is pointless. The seller is
not bound by post-facto conditions and can ignore them with impunity.
OTOH, if you demand them in advance, the seller can refuse your bid.
I'd guess most (all) of the guts of the thing are intact. You may well be
able to
I'm surprised that it has worked for me so many times and there were instances
when the seller thanked me for helping them pack the item properly. It doesn't
hurt to help educate those who don't understand. Others may benefit from it.
Ignorance can be fixed. Stupidity can't.
I worked in a
Any chance the sellers name is Mark Bailey?
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