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

[aaronlebedeff at free.fr]

   We must do carfully with EVERY seller, including the "old" ones.  
Last time I ordered 78's at Ruiz's in Argentine (Khrisrecords on eBay)  
2 of the 5 records I bought arrived cracked, they were 12" while the  
others were 10".

   I heard of bad stories also with one Israeli that sells Ethnic  
records in his eBay store "the big judaica record store". It seems  
that nearly 2 records of 3 he sells break during shipping, maybe they  
are already broken before sending (?). Anyway I do not buy from him  
since the 6 records I bought him each arrived in 2 pieces (or more)...

   Erwin Kluwer <ekluwer at gmail.com> a écrit :

> 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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