[78-L] eBay Rant

[David Lennick]

%#$@)*&^+% styrofoam! And records still break in that stuff, when there isn't 
enough of it and/or the records aren't secured in their sleeves 
(duh..sleeves?). As for thick slabs, I had one seller in China send me three 
discs which he put between two 2-inch thick hunks of styrofoam, but without any 
protection around the edges, so all 3 discs came with a nice broken edge. Blame 
was passed on to two possible points of handling and a local shipper. Good luck.

dl

David Weiner wrote:
> ALL the guys I buy records from in Argentina use those infuriating styrofoam
> boxes - and I've had a few broken discs, too. Even if the discs are intact,
> the styrofoam boxes leave bits on my clothes, furniture, rugs and the
> records, too.  I've taken to opening the boxes in the trash room on my
> apartment building's floor and throwing everything but the discs down the
> trash chute before entering my apartment. 
> 
> Dave W. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of agp
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:37 PM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: [78-L] eBay Rant
> 
> While I have won a ton of great stuff on eBay, sometimes the sellers 
> infuriate me. It is such that disappointment arrived in my mail box 
> this morning.
> 
> I won a 78 from Argentina from a vendor who sells quite a lot of 78s. 
> In fact I've done business with this vendor before. Today's parcel 
> arrived looking okay, with the record sandwiched between two pieces 
> of 3 inch thick Styrofoam. Actually instead of record I should say 5 
> oddly shaped piecs of shellac! Yep -- 1 record -- 5 not so easy pieces.
> Argh!
> 
> Granted, I do feel that packaging could have been better, but I 
> haven't had trouble with is seller before. 30 bucks flushed!
> 
> I guess its not as bad as the folk who sell things like Antique Led 
> Zeppelin Houses of the Holy 78 - $100 or the ones who send a 78 in a 
> sleeve packed in just a bubble envelope and charge $10 shipping.
> 
> Tony
> 
>