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11-05-2009, 09:46 AM
|  | Secret Member | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | | The UPS Store has "lost" my bass!
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This morning I dropped off a bass at the UPS store for packing and shipping to it's new owner. 5 minutes ago, the manager called me to ask if I'd accidentally left with the bass. When I told him no, he says "uh oh". He then proceeds to tell me that they've "misplaced" my bass and they're looking for it right now. Their store is only about 2000 sf, so it's obviously been taken.
He still hasn't explained how they lost my bass. Here's hoping they make good on insurance.
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11-05-2009, 09:50 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | terrible. i hope they make up for it if it isnt "found".
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11-05-2009, 09:52 AM
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11-05-2009, 10:03 AM
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11-05-2009, 10:14 AM
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11-05-2009, 10:41 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College Station, Texas | | | ugh. |
11-05-2009, 10:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Anaheim, Ca. | | | Total freakin' incompetence on their part. I'm sure hoping the "missing" bass will reappear very soon. |
11-05-2009, 10:48 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector Basses/Genz Benz Amplification/Mojo Hand FX | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | This is so scary...I ship with them all the time...so far so good...but man i hate hearing this... |
11-05-2009, 10:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New City, NY | | | How unique was the bass? Pass around a few pictures to local pawn shops and music stores.
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11-05-2009, 10:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Louisville, KY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by guy n. cognito This morning I dropped off a bass at the UPS store for packing and shipping to it's new owner. 5 minutes ago, the manager called me to ask if I'd accidentally left with the bass. When I told him no, he says "uh oh". He then proceeds to tell me that they've "misplaced" my bass and they're looking for it right now. Their store is only about 2000 sf, so it's obviously been taken.
He still hasn't explained how they lost my bass. Here's hoping they make good on insurance. | Oh no!!! Dude this crap makes me so mad 
I very recently had a 9 hour runaround where a bass that was supposed to be coming to me, was delivered to the wrong location. Called UPS, called the warehouse that it was delivered to, nothing.
Turns out that the UPS guy "accidentally" scanned my bass at the wrong location, but just figured "no harm, no foul". By the time I recieved the bass( around 9 hours later) I had flown in to a panic and filed a claim in UPS, had the "seller" calling UPS and the warehouse, etc...... 
If you want, you can read about the drama here LAKLAND OWNERS GROUP #27
Keep on 'em. It's somewhere and someone knows where.
I hope it turns out to be a bad mistake 
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11-05-2009, 11:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sarasota, Florida | | | What bass was it?! |
11-05-2009, 11:21 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | If you have to file a claim, you're probably a lot better off with "You lost it"
than you are with "You damaged it".
So, there's that at least.
They lost my Sadowsky for about a week once. It fell off the grid in Texas on it's way from Calif. to Fl.
I was freakin', they where lookin'...came home from work one day and the box was laying on the floor of the carport for the whole world to steal if they wanted to.
No notice, no nuthin'. I almost ran over the thing.
#@% UPS...
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11-05-2009, 11:32 AM
| | Secret Member | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Armbruster What bass was it?! | EBMM 25th anniversary 5h
the bass has not been "found" yet. The manager won't call police, because he's not sure it's been stolen. The police tell me it's a civil matter until the store reports it missing.
Here's the kicker: UPS corporate says I have no claim against them, only the franchisee.
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11-05-2009, 11:39 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: 3rd stone from the sun | | | Please tell me you paid for insurance...if not I think they are good for $100.
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11-05-2009, 11:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX | | | It was most likely swiped by an employee. I don't know how they deal with their franchise stores but they have people investigating internal theft all the time at the hubs.
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11-05-2009, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by baba Please tell me you paid for insurance...if not I think they are good for $100. | Yes, fully insured. UPS says, however, that they will not honor any claim. Because the bass hadn't been packaged by the store, they claim it isn't in their system yet.
I'm going down there now. Somebody come bail me out!!!!!
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11-05-2009, 11:48 AM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: 3rd stone from the sun | | Oh, I missed the packing and shipping by them part. Dude, this is not good...
Don't hit anyone and good luck!
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11-05-2009, 11:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by guy n. cognito EBMM 25th anniversary 5h
the bass has not been "found" yet. The manager won't call police, because he's not sure it's been stolen. The police tell me it's a civil matter until the store reports it missing.
Here's the kicker: UPS corporate says I have no claim against them, only the franchisee. |
ok then, here's what you do. Go sign a theft complaint against the store manager. If he won't report it to the popo, then you should. That'll get some action pronto. We've seen those basses, they're beautiful. Someone saw that and thought, "hhmmm, pretty and expenive. I'll be taking that. Even if i don't know what it is." Theft is obvious here.
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11-05-2009, 11:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by guy n. cognito Yes, fully insured. UPS says, however, that they will not honor any claim. Because the bass hadn't been packaged by the store, they claim it isn't in their system yet.
I'm going down there now. Somebody come bail me out!!!!! | have the five-0 meet you down there.
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11-05-2009, 12:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: (M)a$$hole. | | | Yes. Have a police officer meet you down there. If you left after paying and insuring the item to be shipped and the item crossed the counter, it's their responsibility regardless if they contacted you about it missing. it's obvious that someone in their employ is a suspect, and everyone there should be questionned / held accountable.
This stuff cheeses me off so damn bad. Best of luck to you.
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