[78-L] Chinese Shipping^

[David Lennick]

Just in case anyone missed this (it was posted here but I didn't see it until 
it became a Letterman item last night), I have now indicated that I will not 
ship to China under any circumstances. Between the mangling and the delays..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-d2_GorYeM

I sold the same item as Cary, and it's not lost, but the tracking number keeps 
indicating that it will be delivered in 6 to 30 days. The buyer is justifiably 
upset and wants either his records or his money. I presume (I hope?) that eBay 
can't reverse a sale when it's indicated as still en route?

dl

On 6/16/2013 11:21 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> All this advice is well and good, but it remains that it's the U.S. Postal Service that is ultimately at fault for not honoring the insurance that I paid for, just because the buyer decided to ship what was left of the 78s back to me and claim the PayPal instant refund. As a result, I'm out hundreds of dollars and the best USPS can say to me is, "Sorry, pal."
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> On Jun 16, 2013, at 4:38 AM, Julian Vein<julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>  wrote:
>
>> On 16/06/13 12:19, Benno H�upl wrote:
>>> .
>>> Matthew Balcerak wrote,
>>> ''the drivers often sit or stand on boxes.  They certainly always
>>> get used as makeshift chairs during their lunch break.  Boxes are tossed
>>> around like fish at a fish market, but often with no one to catch them. ''
>>> This is why, according to international standards agreed among all
>>> postal services on earth ("Universal Postal Union") a package must be
>>> able withstand a drop from 6 feet high (1,80 m) on one of its corners.
>>> Don't know off hand the precise ''pound per sq.inch'' or ''kg per cm''
>>> required.
>>>
>>> Benno
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>> "Chinese shipping" is another word for "junk"! Remember John R.T.
>> Davies's Bateau Chinois label?
>>
>>        Julian Vein