Yes, this is true. But shippers still use that line on very well packaged
boxes, something I have seen several times including a fairly recent shipment
of hard drives sent by Federal Express. In that case, they did eventually pay
up after inspection of the drives indicated they must have taken an impact
equivalent to a 100 foot fall (maybe the box fell out of the plane??). What I
am suggesting is a common practice that works well with what I used it for -
used car parts. I wouldn't ship something like a new $500 Heritage fender this
way but it worked very well for a used $30 boot lid I had sent up from Florida
as one example. Or the used window regulators I sent to Canada. Anything that
is shipped has its risks and the chance that you will be left with damaged
items that are not recoverable or reimbursed by the shipper, even if insured,
regardless of the packaging.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
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From: RampantNM@aol.com [mailto:RampantNM@aol.com]
Sent: Thu 4/13/2006 9:18 AM
To: Councill, David; wbmcleod@cox.net; fayne@attglobal.net
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Non-MG: Shipping Company
In a message dated 4/13/2006 8:38:21 AM Mountain Standard Time,
dcouncill@msubillings.edu writes:
The other trick I use, besides the bus, is to wrap the
opject in cardboard as opposed to just putting it in a box.
Just keep in mind that if they smash or bend the part wrapped this way, they
will deny any claim due to "improper shipping practices".
Regards,
Robert B. Houston
63 TR4
74.5 MGBGT
73 MG Midget
...Reminds me of my safari in Africa, somebody forgot the corkscrew and for
several days we had to live on nothing but food and water. W. C Fields
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