OT: Rant about UPS...

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Sat Jun 14 20:47:01 2003

James Rice wrote:
> The only thing I have
> received the past two years that was damaged in shipment was a Daystar
> Genesis that was shipped via FedEx Ground. It looked like it had been
> dropped at least 10-12 feet. Every piece of plastic was totally
> crushed, the motherboard was actually cracked from the torsional forces
> and the frame of the case which is 14 guage steel was warped almost
> beyond recovery.


I received an old Intel PC based server that had been dropped by UPS. I
figure it must have fallen off one of there conveyors. It wasn't as bad
as your sounds, Though. I ended up taking a few parts from it, and
scrapping the rest. The seller refunded my money. Since he was the
shipper, not the receiver, he was the one that had to fight with "Brown" :-)

I won out in the end, because the server ended up being only a similar
model, not the exact model, that I expected.

I had a big rack mount Intel PPro bare bones server that got damaged on
it's way too me, too. UPS came and picked that one up. I don't recall
how that one was settled. I only had the $100 included insurance on it,
and I had paid more than that. I think the seller.... a larger Ebay
outfit, refunded the whole amount. I think they ate the difference.

I like shipping USPS, but only on light things now. I used them for
most things until they raised there prices.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Received on Sat Jun 14 2003 - 20:47:01 BST