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

[Malcolm Rockwell]

First time sellers always get a carefully worded "How To Ship" note 
attached to my payment. Even with this many will still pack the way they 
want to, but there are some who actually follow directions. Wanna guess 
which group has less breakage? And which group I buy from regularly?
Then there are the sellers who give you a ration of s**t if you deign to 
deal with them (such as the "Record Pimp" comment by the dealer Taylor 
previously mentioned). I never deal with them again, no matter how 
tempting the goodie being offered. It's not worth it at any price.
Such as by,oh, let's say... no... I'm _not_ going to slander the 
bastard! But, the man's not only a twit, his goods are far overpriced.
M

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aaronlebedeff at free.fr wrote:
>    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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>