Corium_AZ
Well-known member
Ok, so this is as much a frustrated rant as a plea for advice...
I picked up two modules from a forum member in Norway, a JF XTC and a SM Mash-All+. Smooth transaction, got to me in about a week, package in great shape, everything well packed and looked good. The XTC works perfectly and is great. However, the Mash-All had some issues. Likely a bad pot or two, and likely damaged during shipping, not from impact but from vibration and/or hot/cold cycles. Regardless, it was unusable as-is. I conferred with the seller, and he agreed to cover the repair cost if it was damaged, so I sent it off to JF Rob for repair on Thurs 1/7, via USPS...
Tracking shows it was delivered on Sat 1/9 'Delivered, In/At Mailbox'.
I inquired about lead time from Rob on Wed 1/13. He said he never got it... He said Mike (his employee/assistant?) took delivery of mail that day, and my module was not included. He has checked with all of the surrounding businesses and residents, all to no avail.
So, I've opened a lost/stolen/mis-delivered package case with USPS. But, knowing the govt, I really have little confidence in the effort that will be made to find out what happened to my package. So, I'm thinking I'll prolly get my paltry $50 default insurance from USPS, and that's it... $250 down the drain.
Feel like I'm getting screwed here, but no one is really at fault, just $h*t luck for me...
So, I guess the moral of the story is, insure your modules when you ship!
Does anyone know if there is anything else I can do to find this **** thing?
I picked up two modules from a forum member in Norway, a JF XTC and a SM Mash-All+. Smooth transaction, got to me in about a week, package in great shape, everything well packed and looked good. The XTC works perfectly and is great. However, the Mash-All had some issues. Likely a bad pot or two, and likely damaged during shipping, not from impact but from vibration and/or hot/cold cycles. Regardless, it was unusable as-is. I conferred with the seller, and he agreed to cover the repair cost if it was damaged, so I sent it off to JF Rob for repair on Thurs 1/7, via USPS...
Tracking shows it was delivered on Sat 1/9 'Delivered, In/At Mailbox'.
I inquired about lead time from Rob on Wed 1/13. He said he never got it... He said Mike (his employee/assistant?) took delivery of mail that day, and my module was not included. He has checked with all of the surrounding businesses and residents, all to no avail.
So, I've opened a lost/stolen/mis-delivered package case with USPS. But, knowing the govt, I really have little confidence in the effort that will be made to find out what happened to my package. So, I'm thinking I'll prolly get my paltry $50 default insurance from USPS, and that's it... $250 down the drain.
Feel like I'm getting screwed here, but no one is really at fault, just $h*t luck for me...
So, I guess the moral of the story is, insure your modules when you ship!
Does anyone know if there is anything else I can do to find this **** thing?