ARRRRGHHHHH! And this ain't pirate talk! They LOST IT!

[sitka_spruce]

[quote="cjd-player":c039e]That was my thought, too. This could be the best possible result, Barb. If UPS lost it, they will have to reimburse you for the guitar. I would think there might be less hassle than arguing over how badly damaged it was, etc. On the other hand, they might try to prorate the reimbursement saying that the guitar was already damaged. So be prepared for that.

Note: the reimbursement will be for the value of the lost gods. You will still have to claim somebody for the remaining value of your purchase to be fully compensated - unless UPS could be held responsible for the whole affair and therefore the reimbursement will cover the entire purchase.

Hi Jonas; I think that's the case here: there are arguably two claims; shipping damage and loss of a shipping-damaged instrument but UPS can't interpose its own negligence in the 1st claim as a defense to paying in the 2nd.

"It wasn't worth that much; I know because I broke it ..... " Breaking it is one thing, losing it another but breaking and losing it .... they can run but they can't hide. Once upon a time, UPS stood for United Parcel Service ....

cj[/quote:c039e]
Yes, you are so right about that, CJ. In some cases though this "it wasn't worth much..." holds true as a liable excuse, at least the company involved would like to think so - and if it isn't so, they'll make it so. Them: :twisted:

The way I see it should a company as in this case manage to mess it up twice like this there should be a consolationprize in it, too, for the person this mess was brought upon.

My worries are should not the selling party recieve what once was an instrument, should it work out without friction anyway? What part does the selling party actually play here? Could the selling party be said to have been negligent in the way they packaged the item?

 

[sausgirl]

"Wake up Barbara!
It is a dream,a very bad dream.
Ignore the man behind the curtain." :x
Jan

 

[dreadnut]

I like the previous idea:

"Hello, UPS? This is Barbara. Say, about my guitar...seeing as there are no more black ones available, I'll settle for a new F-412 or F-512 from the factory in Tacoma, Washington."

"Or maybe you'd rather I sell this story to FedEx?"

 

[bdeclee]

Hey guys,
Well, as *I* see it, this fight with UPeeEss is really California Vintage Guitar's fight, not mine. I intend to get my $1700 back from them (they offered it in the first place) and wait for another guitar to come along. Originally my plan was to get my money back, then if they repaired the guitar well enough, I'd buy it back. But I think this one was just not meant to be. I'm pretty sure somebody ran off with it... makes me mad AND sick.

However, in my life, lemonade has rained down upon me after the lemons have fallen, so I am pretty sure that something better will come along. I just have found it so incredibly bizarrely unbelievable that they could break AND lose her.

Well... to be continued.

Thanks for EVERYONE's input, ideas, well wishes, and encouragement to pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!
Barbara

 

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Thanks for EVERYONE's input, ideas, well wishes, and encouragement to pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!
Barbara

GRAHAM!!!!

What a thoroughly unpleasent experience. :?
Here's hoping some particularly sweet lemonade is in your near future.

 

[Siwash]

Barbara: this proves what I said earlier. . . this particular one wasn't for you; it wasn't meant to be. This goofup just confirms it. Trust me: there's another, and better one out there for you. Why not take a walk on the wide side and get a sunburst?

 

[sitka_spruce]

Barbara: this proves what I said earlier. . . this particular one wasn't for you; it wasn't meant to be. This goofup just confirms it. Trust me: there's another, and better one out there for you. Why not take a walk on the wide side and get a sunburst?

Yes plenty more fish in the sea where this one came from. Sometimes that black beauty that (potentially) blows your senses isn't Mr Right Guitar after all. Call it ill fate, call it God's heartless will, though sometimes when these higher powers has a finger in it we just have to suck it in. There's probably a little miracle around the corner for you, so get back in the saddle and reel it in, Barb!

 

[JerryR]

Once upon a time, UPS stood for United Parcel Service ....

cj

United is an anagram of untied :roll: