I know some hams have had similar experiences. Personally, I have received a
number of pieces of gear that was packed and shipped by UPS, most recently a
month or so ago. It was an Ameritron AL811 amplifier. I haven't experienced
anything like your horror story with any piece that was shipped. Each piece
arrived without any damage. Not even a gash or tear in the shipping box.
Sorry for your experience. I think in all the years I have sent and received
pieces of gear, I can think of only one time a piece arrived at my place
damaged. And it was just one tube that had broken when it came out of its
socket. I've shipped and received by UPS, Fedex and USPS too.
________________________________
From: Amps <amps-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Catherine James
<catherine.james@att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 7:03 AM
To: amps@contesting.com; jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Shipping Costs
Many years ago, I sold a pair of Drake twins, T4B/R4B. They were not mine, but
were loaned to me to use with the understanding that when I was ready to move
on, I would sell them and send the money to the owner.
I initially advertised them as available for local pickup only precisely
because I
didn't want to deal with the risks and hassles of shipping. Unfortunately, the
only
offer came from someone several states away. I told him in email that I didn't
know how to pack a heavy tube rig for shipping. He said to just take it to a
UPS store and they would know how to do it.
Well, they didn't. They just dumped everything into one box with no peanuts,
and
it arrived damaged, broken tubes, dented case, etc. The seller was mad. I
offered
to refund his money if he'd ship it back, but he ended up fixing it himself and
keeping it.
Don't ever trust UPS to pack your heavy amps and other tube gear. Either
refuse to ship, learn to pack it yourself, or get a local ham you trust to help
you pack.
73,
Cathy
N5WVR
--------------------------------------------
On Wed, 3/1/17, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
I've shipped a lot of used gear (and other stuff) by USPS, UPS, and
FedEx. With all of them, I do my own packing. I save the good boxes and
good packing materials that I receive (there is a special place in hell
for shippers who use those f#%king packing peanuts). I have more boxes
and packing material than I can ever use. :)
...I've never had a problem with anything I've shipped with any of those
shippers.
_______________________________________________
Amps mailing list
Amps@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
Amps Reflector - Contesting.com Ham Radio Mailing
Lists<http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps>
lists.contesting.com
Welcome to the Amplifier mailing list! This list is intended for the exchange
of information on HAM RADIO Amplifiers related topics ONLY. Our goal is to keep
...
_______________________________________________
Amps mailing list
Amps@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
|