[78-L] My note to the bad packer

[Taylor Bowie]

Good suggestion,  Joe.  First I'll wait to see how he replies.  In the past 
I've received a lot of nasty stuff from some sellers when I've made 
suggestions about packing...others have been glad to learn something.

It's so odd that some of the sellers feel threatened by such advice...I'm 
not saying I'm better or smarter or nicer but just trying to share some info 
gathered from 40 or so years of sending and receiving 78s through the mail.

It's not hard to do a good job of packing if someone wants to.


Taylor B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe at salerno.com" <jsalerno at earthlink.net>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] My note to the bad packer


> perhaps a few suggestions about sandwhiching a record, so it doesn't
> flex would also be helpful to this fellow.
>
> joe salerno
>
>
> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> This is the message I sent to the guy who did such a crappy job of 
>> packing,
>> after claiming in his listing that he had all kinds of experience 
>> shipping
>> 78s.
>>
>> Does this get the idea across to him OK?   My feedback will depend on if 
>> he
>> replies with some sense of understanding the problem.  If he just blows 
>> me
>> off,  then here comes the Red Dot.
>>
>> Thanks for all your input.
>>
>> Taylor B
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi, Record arrived and I'm pleased with it, but it was one of the poorest
>> packing jobs I've seen recently for a 78, of which I buy a lot through 
>> the
>> mail. Over the last few years I've received records packed in the same
>> fashion and nearly all arrived cracked or broken. I didn't say anything
>> ahead of time as your listing indicated you have shipped a lot of 78s. 
>> Most
>> buyers won't mind paying for a box and some decent packing material to 
>> make
>> sure the record arrives safely...couple layers of old cardboard, no 
>> sleeve
>> for the record, lots of tape and writing "fragile" on the thing doesn't 
>> cut
>> it. Sorry to be so blunt but perhaps this will save you a hassle with
>> someone in the future. Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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