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Screw you, Australia Post!
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| Trance Nutter |
Received my first turntables today, they were sent out from the seller off ebay.
Opened the box, one of the counterweights has broken off the tonearm in transit!!!!!!!:eek:
Now I gotta fix that somehow.......
Thanks a lot Aus Post, you just screwed a perfectly good turntable.
Does anyone know if Aus Post covers damage like this?
Not only that, I bought supposedly 'mint condition' decks. They have got so many scratches and marks on them!!
What a house day, I was so excited about getting my decks, and they turned out like this
Thats my rant, I'm severly pissed off at the moment |
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| JayKuE |
my guess is that u didnt insure it, so i doubt u'll be able to do anything. as for the scratches, notify the seller. if ur not happy, threaten to leave negative feedback on his ebay account for deception, which will mean a lot to him/her if he or she's a power seller. maybe they'll reimburse you some cash back somehow.
at the end of the day though mate, as long as the platter spins with the required technics torque, that's all that's important. |
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| r e z |
well dude...
never buy decks off ebay.
i bought mine off the trading post solely so i could go and check out the so called 'mint condition' myself.
not sure about the aust post thing. for all you know the dude that sold it to you broke the tonearm.
seriously its not worth saving a few hundred over. mine were in ing mint as condition, he only had it for 2 weeks.
had to drive out bush for it, but it was worth it.
BL dude, the most u can probably get out of this is giving him bad feedback :whip: :whip: |
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| jåcë |
| never ever buy second hand turntables without seeing them first :whip: |
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| eRRaTiK |
bad luck dude.
unless you paid insurance on the delivery, you'll find it hard to receive compensation from aus post. There's no real way that you can prove Aus post damaged the item in transit.
a lesson to everyone else - when buying things like this make sure you get to see it in person before making a decision. otherwise, make sure it's insured. |
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| Trance Nutter |
Absolutely, I've learnt that the hard way.
I can't give any better advice based on my experiences.
The scratches and marks don't worry me, I was expecting some.
The tonearm is what has me pissed off |
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| gilmista |
how was it packaged?
my guess is that the dude from ebay 'forgot' to tell you that the tone arm is broken in the hope that you would blame Aus Post. If he said its in mint condition and there are scratches all over it, the legitimacy of his claim seems somewhat absent. I agree with Jaykue, if his reputation is of a concern to him on ebay, tell him you are going to a) contact ebay for false advertising b) report negative feedback.
There are heaps of dodgy's out there on ebay, unless its an online shop or someone with exteremely high rating, its very risky to buy expensive merchandise (especially 2nd hand).
best of luck with the outcome anyways dude. |
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| 00soups00 |
that fukn sucks man
sorry to hear that...
I hope everything works out for the best.
is the tonearm broke? or just missing a part
it may be quite possible to fix it.. |
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| christos |
can be fixed no problem. Just need a new tonearm assembly and you should be sweet. Although, you do know that the counterweights can be unscrewed? (Just making sure whether you knew that cos it sounds to me that, that's what has happended)
Having said that, you need to get access to parts for it....as you're in another state - can't help you i'm afraid.
Let us know if it 'is' broken or just unscrewed:conf:
Chris Pana |
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| webmeister |
Unfortunately you can't really prove that it was Australia Post who damaged it. If it was coming from overseas, the previous freight company who passed it to AP might've damaged it, or it might've been damaged in the first place. If the guy is selling "mint condition" equipment and makes no mention of the scratches and marks all over them, then it could be quite likely that he's trying to do a number on you.
How did you pay for them? Please don't say escrow or direct bank transfer... :/ |
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| Trance Nutter |
I know that the weights unscrew, but if you could actually see it, the bit the weight screws onto is still on the weight, it is that bit that has snapped off.
I have contacted the seller, they say they packed it intact, and I have contacted the manufacturer for suggestions and if i can get my hands on a replacement tonearm.
I've been looking at it, i've had experience with a similar type of material before (in a different application), I reckon I will be able to fix it pretty well, just hope I still got the epoxy i used on this same stuff last time.
I'm goin to a Post office to see what I can do, if I can claim damages or whatever. |
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