[78-L] Just ranting, was Re: Just sharing

[Erwin Kluwer]

I tend to stay with a handful of trustworthy sellers : Rudis Sazunic, Omar
from Urugay, Tefteller,  etc.
never had any problem

New ones I 'll try out with minor orders and see how their communication,
packing, etc turns out. If they are good, the rise to a more elvated status
of good sellers and eventually to the top tier mentioned above..


If done a bit carefully Ebay can still be a lot of fun.

Erwin


On 11/19/08, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> Of course it's never the seller's fault. I don't even look at eBay any
> more,
> haven't for about 6 months (not for records at least)...3 disasters in a
> row,
> dopeheads who take forever to generate an invoice and then can't find
> either
> your record or your payment no matter how many times you send them the
> proof,
> sellers who vanish entirely, the jerk who describes an album as "very good"
> when it turns out to be scratched beyond redemption and insists that he and
> his
> friend played it with no problem, the clown who charges $20 to ship 4
> 7-inch
> shellac albums by UPS even though you've specified USPS 19 times and
> accuses
> you of changing your mind when you dare to complain that they were packed
> in a
> crushed box and
>
> AAAAARGH!
>
> Yes, Nurse, I was just telling these people..oh, is that jacket for me?
>
> dl
>
> David Weiner wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> >
> >
> > I always enjoy reading 78 record mailing horror stories, so thought I'd
> > share two:
> >
> >
> >
> > I received a big package of records today from Mark Berresford in the UK.
> > When I saw the package, I was shocked. One whole side was nearly mashed
> > flat.  Apparently the box had gotten thoroughly soaked (can't imagine how
> -
> > it hasn't been raining here) and then half-flattened, with the flat side
> a
> > complete mushy mess of cardboard and Styrofoam.  I opened the box with
> great
> > trepidation - all the records were wet on one side, but no labels were
> > touched and none were broken.  I had to discard all the soaked sleeves
> and
> > let the records dry, but they are none the worse for their ordeal.
> >
> >
> >
> > On the other hand, last week I got a box from France with three 12-inch
> > Victrolac RCA Program Transcriptions and one 10-inch shellac one.  In an
> LP
> > mailer. With no sleeves on any of the records and the 10-incher sliding
> > around loose.  All of the 12-inchers had a dime-sized bite taken out of
> the
> > rim.  The 10-inch disc was fine, amazingly.  The dealer had assured me
> that
> > he knew all about packing 78s, blah, blah, blah.  And now he's accusing
> me
> > of mishandling the package since there is NO WAY his packing could have
> been
> > at fault.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
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