BTW The GF-777 that Rick is talking about is the one I sent him. The one I drove all the way to Indiana to pick up in person last year because the seller would not ship it. Sure it took me awhile for it to finally make it out of the post office but here is the story.
You know my schedule for one thing... I travel alot. When he paid me I was gone for a couple of weeks for work, and then I returned thinking I could use one of the boxes I got my M90's in. Nope, too small to be safe in my opinion, it fit, but not with enough padding on it's own. But I was only home for the weekend and my usual box source didn't have one big enough. I sent my wife looking for a better box, and she ended up having my mother-in-law finally get off the fence and buy a flat-screen TV so I could use that box as the outer box. I wrapped up the 777 when I came back, (as I recall, a layer of foam over everything, 3-4 layers of larger 3/4" bubblewrap around everything, placed in my M90 box, with extra foam protection on the corners. Then I wrapped THAT entire box in 3/4" bubblewrap. Then I put that box in the larger TV box (modded to fit) and put more protection in the corners) I took that to the post office. That is how Rick wanted it sent, via USPS, Priority Mail. Well, I get there and they measure the package... 110" Length + Girth. Damn... their limit is 108". Too late to modify the package and get it sent out that saturday. So later that day I modded the package SLIGHTLY to get rid of 2" of girth.... (maybe more like 1 1/2" of girth) taking none of the strength or packing out and had my wife take it in while I was gone on my next trip... on her day off, near the end of the week. Shipped it off Priority Mail.
Because of the delay I told Rick that I would split the shipping cost with him. ($96.70 total shipping... I had only collected the price of the 777 from him, we waited to see how much the shipping would be as I only charge for actual shipping... nothing extra, nothing for all the packing materials etc). The next thing I know Rick has filed a PayPal claim against me for the full amount. After that PM's and pictures followed the next day, claiming that since I did such a good job of packing the damage must have been there before I sent it off. Explain to me the logic in that???? Besides Skippy was here, saw and heard the 777 right before I boxed it up. Ask him what the 777 looked and sounded like.
PayPal has since denied Rick's claim because non-ebay purchases are guaranteed only to be sent and arrive, not be perfect when they get there. Rick just sent me a PM a few minutes ago saying he is trying to get the bank to reverse the charges back to PayPal. Seems to me he is more concerned about the money than the boombox. Maybe broke it himself when he got it hoping get a quick refund on his money.... but buyers are perfect right??
Personally I have received $2000+ worth of damaged boomboxes in the last couple years. Including a very expensive Toshiba from Henry. Not once has a seller ever given me money back or even followed through on the insurance claim for me. Shipping is a risk... even with the best packing job. But hey, I am the bad guy... right? So I am in the process of filing an insurance claim for this and I will advise Rick of what he needs to do when I know myself. But maybe I should just mail Rick the paperwork and he can deal with it himself.
Oh, BTW Rick still owes me for half the shipping... but I think I can calculate the odds on that showing up.
to those terms. However, calling somebody out doesn't necessarily mean that you're trashing them. Also, in regards to these transactions, there's always 2 sides to a story and BOTH parties could be wrong. 
They (the seller) could always refute the claim and discuss it here if it's that serious.
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- but not a nightmare.
