[78-L] Just sharing

[Michael Biel]

There is also the possibility that the record was ALREADY broken, and
the flimsy packaging is a coverup for that.  I once received a styrene
pressing with a crack from an ebay seller.  I was getting the record
just to confirm if it was the same master as on another label, so I
didn't need sound quality, and it was cheap.  I had the feeling before
bidding that the record was cracked because there was a slight label
tear in the photos that were on opposite angles on the two sides -- I
figured I could get a refund because here was proof of an inaccurate
description. If I had asked her if it was cracked she would have removed
the record from sale and I really needed it for the discographic info. 
Sure enough, it was cracked, I sent a scan which showed that the crack
matched the tear visible in both the scan and the original photos, and I
got my full refund including shipping.  Got my discographic confirmation
and a free record.  But it doesn't match the heartache of the stories in
the thread. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
  
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [78-L] Just sharing
From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
Date: Wed, November 19, 2008 12:48 am
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>

Oh, it's the Old Refrain..."it couldn't possibly be my fault since I
'know' 
how to pack 78s so you must have opened the package too roughly"

I'll bet you WANTED them to be broken just to hassle the poor, innocent
and 
blameless French seller.

I may have shared this with the group before, but a few years ago I had
a 
really odd go-round with a seller on EBay name of "glassrecords" who
took 
issue with my complaint about his packing of a Clarence Williams Okeh
which 
arrived with a nice rim-to-center crack, having been packed in a very 
casual manner.

Said exchange ended up with him lambasting me because I had not
requested 
the "deluxe" shipping option (first I'd heard of it) and that I was
nothing 
more than a "nickel-and-dime record pimp."

I never did figure out what he meant, but I had to give points for
colorful 
language...took some of the sting off of not recovering my fifty bucks.

Taylor B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Weiner" <djwein at earthlink.net>
To: "'78-L Mail List'" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:38 PM
Subject: [78-L] Just sharing


> 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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