Arrghh

[Charley Lillard]

He says it is a Total loss.... I'm stupid though and think that even what gets patched back together is better than another 2 years work. The windshield was in the back seat. the leaf springs are broken in two. Radio antenna isn't broken though. The amount of parts that were made for that engine is amazing. The pulleys are machined. UPS was supposed to pick it up Thursday but they never showed. They want to send it back since it is supposed to be a Total loss but I don't think I'm gonna let them take it. I need a really good Model builder out here.

[Belair62]

Charley was that thing packed like it could have withstood some abuse ? It looks like someone just kept whipping it to the ground to do all that damage.It couldn't have just been dropped....was it in the case or loose ?

[Charley Lillard]

The package shown in the pic was in a larger box encloded in Bubble wrap. The larger box is OK but somebody had to really abuse it on purpose to do this much damage. He wrote "Extremely Fragile" on the outside. They probably Loved reading that and went from there. I usually have had good luck with shipping.

[JChlupsa]

Charley that sucks that it came delivered so messed up. I have some HAZ Waste/Radioactive/Mercury/and other Hazardous shipping labels if you would like to use them when another one gets shipped out your way.

[Norm reynolds]

Jeff The problem with the haz mat stickers is if it goes as air freight
The FAA will not allow it to be shipped and most freight companies
Will not accept any hazardous material any more I know DHL didnt
I have seen packages come in with a gage built in to show if the package
Was tilted or dropped when they came in it was a field day I caught a
Guy backing a fork truck in to one on purpose his answer was I wanted to see if it
Really worked [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img]

[ORIGLS6]

Charley,
I agree with you, I would like to see this one salvaged. The work in this car is incredible. Like Rick, I have been building models for years but have never seen anything to compare to this. It appears to be 1:24 scale? I'm working with the 1:18 diecast cars now and couldn't come close to that detail even in the larger scale. At 1:24, it's remarkable!
I had a similar experience with a T-10 transmission I bought from someone in Minnesota. UPS "mis-handled" it to the point of breaking both ears off the left side of the main case. One of them didn't even make the entire trip. I got the same story; inadequate packaging. BS! It's been over a year and I haven't seen a dime from them. All I was after was a reimbursement for the repairs; about $80. I now use Fed Ex for shipping. They've lost more than their $80 this past year.

[JChlupsa]

Was only kidding on the shipping labels, But your right most stuff with lebeled like that cant go by air. We had a heck of a time shipping Hydrazine by air with FedEX a year ago but will all the correct Federal Paperwork it finally went. I only put the shipping labels out there meaning thats how they should have handled items when they get shipped. I know we use some special shipping boxes when it comes to circit boards and sensitive aircraft items and they work very well. I sent LVCAMARO an item in a small version of the box and all. Charley if you go for another model let me know the size box and the size of the model and Ill send you a box and you can decided if you want it shipped to you in that or even ship it back for repairs in it and they can send it back to you in the same box.

[MotownMadman]

Charlie, I sell and buy a lot of stuff on Ebay and in the past had problems with UPS. most small items I use Postal Service Priority Mail and have yet to have a bad experience. As for large items such as Crates that would be oversize for UPS or Postal, instead of using expensive truck freight I have had excellent luck with shipping items Greyhound Freight. It means you have to pick it up at the terminal and the shipper has to drop it off, but it is very reasonable(I shipped an 80 pound crate today, 2ft x 2ft x 5ft) cross country and it was $53.00 insured. The item will normally only be handled once, sometimes twice, and usually takes only one day, two at the most all the way cross country. They have never turned down anything for being too large or too heavy and have never had anything damaged or lost. Works great for car parts, Transmissions, doors, fenders, etc. Too bad about the ZL-1, in the future try Priority Mail or Fed-X for the small items. Motown [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

[JChlupsa]

Was only kidding on the shipping labels, But your right most stuff with lebeled like that cant go by air. We had a heck of a time shipping Hydrazine by air with FedEX a year ago but will all the correct Federal Paperwork it finally went. I only put the shipping labels out there meaning thats how they should have handled items when they get shipped. I know we use some special shipping boxes when it comes to circit boards and sensitive aircraft items and they work very well. I sent LVCAMARO an item in a small version of the box and all.

Charley if you go for another model let me know the size box and the size of the model and Ill send you a box and you can decided if you want it shipped to you in that or even ship it back for repairs in it and they can send it back to you in the same box.

[Chevy454]

Motown:

Got any contact info for Greyhound (like web site)? I did a quick search, and came up empty. We've got some stuff that needs to go a good distance.