Steve, Just because you say it is worth X amount of dollars to you, doesn't make it true. Be happy you got a full refund and you suffered no out of pocket expense. I really don't see your reasoning on this. So, if you fix someone's TV, then drop it, would you buy the people a brand new TV? If it has sentimental value, would you give them what they say it is worth to them? Jeff -- Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952 www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Technotronic Dimensions" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 7:41 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Airborne Express vs. UPS (And Fed EX!) If I packaged the Item improperly, or whatever caused the Damage , was clearly my fault, of Course. Why wouldnt I ? I didnt like the Fact that this Seller Actually WORKED For Fed ex, got a Discounted Rate, and did not know how to pack up a Monitor. She basicly admitted it was her fault, but would only recommend they pay me the Shipping cost, plus what I bid for it on Ebay. The item was covered by Fed Ex for up to $100.....so I dont see this as a problem at all as it had a Dollar Value to me worth more than the Bidding price which is actually , believe it or not, why people buy on Ebay to begin with. If Someone buys a TV with a broken control Button on Ebay and Recieves the Item with the Case all busted up because of Improper Packing, the Buyer ought to be compensated - period. Its not their Fault the ITEM was damaged in shipping, and if they are pissed off, and ask for compensation under the $100 coverage on all their shipments, what the heck is wrong with that? In their View, this was a Scam. Steve Hearns Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA] WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM 1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only) ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 4:55 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Airborne Express vs. UPS (And Fed EX!) Suppose you had an accident with a piece of a dealers store stock and they wanted you to reimburse them at the retail price. Would you do it? Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Technotronic Dimensions" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 12:42 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Airborne Express vs. UPS (And Fed EX!) > I would take UPS over Fedex Ground any day. I bought a Broken Monitor on > Ebay a while ago which had a fairly well known problem that was a relatively > easy fix. The Seller worked for Fed Ex, and got a discount on Ground > Shipping. Problem was, she didnt know how to pack. Result was a Monitor > recieved with all the PC boadrs cracked apart. > > When I told her the Cost of replacing all these Boards From Samsung ( About > $300) exceeded what a New Monitor Cost, and there was now more wrong with > it than original problem, she was not to happy. I asked for Compensation for > what I could have sold it for if I fixed it up and sold it locally, only > about $70 and She refused. She also would not cooperate With Fed EX , and > Fed Ex basicly sided with her, saying all I could recoup was the original > price the monitor sold for when I won it , whch was like $15, +22 Shipping. > They actually sent a Guy to inspect the Shipment - and it was a joke. He > didnt even want to view the Boards inside the monitor, just wanted to take > it, and would not say that I would be getting a Claim going for $70....they > kept saying $37 all the time. Needless to Say I still have the monitor here > for when things are REALLY REALLY Slow, and I suppose I will try to fix the > boards, but they are really badly damaged. Theres no guarantee they will > work. > > At Least With UPS, they know these things happen once in a While, and they > will cover you and get a claim started. Fed Ex would not Start a Claim at > all. UPS has done this a couple of Times before for me in the past in same > Scenarios and never whined about it. I told this to the Fed Ex Guy, and he > seemed not to care, and I told him I would never Ship ANYTHING out FED EX > because of this incident. He Seemed not to be interested in losing me as a > Customer or potential Customer. UPS and DHL I dont think would ever act this > Way. > > Steve Hearns > Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA] > WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM > 1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 10:37 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Airborne Express vs. UPS > > > We have before talked about reasons to avoid using UPS. Many of the > > boxes I get from UPS or at least partially crushed. > > I order often from Tritronics. When shipped by Airborne, I receive my > order in three days or less. Today, I called to check on an order from > 5/7. Was sent out 5/7 using UPS. Was told it is scheduled for deliverly > today. Six days? Way too long, especially when the order contains items > holding up a repair. > > Tritronics uses both UPS and Airborne, as well as the US Mail for certain > items. 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