bwilling 0 #1 June 25, 2003 Thought I'd share a recent experience I had (am having?) with a gear transaction I made thru dz.com... I listed a main canopy in the classifieds here, and found a buyer quickly. We discussed shipping options, and we agreed that I would ship him the canopy COD, and request a cashiers check or money order. I had done this in the past, and it works pretty well, but better for the seller as he's assured of getting funds, and the buyer's only assured of getting something... but since I was the seller I wasn't concerned about the canopy, in fact I told the guy I sold it to that if he was unhappy with the canopy after inspection, he could return it to me, and I'd refund his money... there wasn't a problem with respect to that tho... What the was a problem with, was my choice of shipping companies! I shipped the canopy via UPS ground, and paid them $7 dollars in addition to the regular shipping fee, for the COD handling. I assumed that my check would take the same amount of time to get returned to me as it had for the canopy to get to him, and with that in mind, I had the seller of a canopy that I'm purchasing (yes, I'm upsizing) send me his canopy the same way... COD. It took 4 days to deliver the canopy that I sold. A 9.2 pound package that cost $5.80 to ship, plus $7.00 for the COD charge. 5 days later, the canopy I'm buying shows up, and I still haven't received the check for the canopy that I sold (which is of course funding the purchase of the new canopy). So I call UPS. DO you know what you get for your $7.00 dollar COD charge with UPS??? They take three 'business days' to 'process' your check that they received in your behalf... and then they put it in an envelope, put a .34 cent stamp on it, and put it in the mail. yes. US Postal Service. That mail. I'm not mad or anything. But I can save you. Use FedX. It costs .50 cents more, but they ship your check back to you FedX Next Day... I only wish I'd known (then), because now, almost a full two weeks later, I still don't have my check from UPS, and the bastards can't even track it now! No. I'm not mad. "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #2 June 25, 2003 That's good info to share. You'd think for that 7 bucks they would have at least delivered the buyer's check back to you! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #3 June 25, 2003 Dude, I feel your pain. What can Brown do to/for you?---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
