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Should I be pissed? (shipping)
- Thread starter FSGrind
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It was a guitar !Photo of the bass or we'll assume that case was empty.
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A guitar?!? I can't be part of this!!!
(To be fair, you did call it a bass in your most recent comment #38. No worries. I do that all the time when selling guitars. Buyers get so confused… lol)
I'd have asked about shipping, in a case, boxed, etc etc.
Tbf, a extra cardboard box does nothing else a decent case cant do, but I wouldnt think $50 would cover shipping with any confidence.
And if the seller was cool shipping on that basis, that would set alarm bells off.
Tbf, a extra cardboard box does nothing else a decent case cant do, but I wouldnt think $50 would cover shipping with any confidence.
And if the seller was cool shipping on that basis, that would set alarm bells off.
Agreed, but that's not what the original comment was referring to, the commenter expects eBay to have a chat with the seller about their packing expectations.
yep, I'm guilty of shipping slightly better than that. I used bubble wrap and packing paper to fill the gaps inside the case. Then put cardboard directly on the outside of the case, then taped and plastic wrapped that. I thought well these are tour cases and they go through airport baggage etc so should be fine.
That's not how these sites work. No seller is an agent of the site. They don't particularly care about how things are shipped, they care about sales. They leave the details of the shipping to the buyer and seller. There is one way to lodge a complaint: feedback, and it's the closest thing to what you are suggesting.
Actually, by operating under the "umbrella" of the site, the seller is effectively an "agent" of that site.
Even if that weren't the case (and legally, a case could be made for that), there's a symbiotic relationship going on here so it behooves the site to include shipping standards into the other criteria.
The seller gets the "name recognition" of the site and the site moves merchandise without lifting a finger. Like it or not, they are "working in concert". Why else would breveR be so good at "stepping up to the plate" when there's an issue the seller won't address? Easy. It's because there's some responsibility on their end when there are too many unsatisfied customers (and possible legal action in some cases).
Duct tape rules...
Duct tape is "The Force"! It has a light side and a dark side and it holds the universe together.
Prove me wrong!
I bought a Stratocaster from a seller on ebay, it showed up in a Fender gig bag with the UPS label stuck on the outside of it. The whammy and wrenches were in the zipped pocket. The guitar wasn't harmed. Still, it was kinda maddening that they were so completely careless with MY guitar.
I would throw that guitar in a big garbage bag with 20lbs of rice and let it sit for 3-4 days, moving the rice around once or twice a day. I am quite serious. You have no idea how long that thing sat in the damp case, and that can cause all kinds of issues that may not be obvious right away. Fret pop, finish matting, and remember moisture kills electronics. Not a question of if, but when.
Wow, that's bizarre! Only thing I've ever seen shipped like that was an ATA-approved road case...and it was a ROAD CASE built for that.
Weird. I'd certainly be miffed, at least. Moreso if the case was wet and damaged beyond drying out to useable.
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Weird. I'd certainly be miffed, at least. Moreso if the case was wet and damaged beyond drying out to useable.
dcr
