AW: [meteorite-list] European lost orders

From: Jörn Koblitz <koblitz_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Feb 14 03:30:06 2005
Message-ID: <E5E6112EA31FA24CB448E091C6883C052E5EB9_at_server2000.microfab.de>

Hello Svend and list,

I also faced similar problems with USPS shipments last year. 2 parcels with valuable Weston specimens got lost in August and October last year. The first parcel with 20g Weston was shipped unregistered(!), the second one registered, but uninsured. At first, the US dealer who sold the pieces did not believe me that the meteorites did not arrive. After he did a search query with USPS, he realized that his parcels actually got lost on its way to Germany. The pity is, that I did prepayment by Paypal and have never received any refund from that person. Very bad!

I can advice everybody: If you do a prepayment for meteorites, take care that the seller uses the safest way of shipping (best FedEx or UPS) with online tracking possibility. This seller obviously tried to safe money on the wrong side.

Cheers,
J?rn


> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Dr. Svend Buhl [mailto:SvendBuhl_at_web.de]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 11. Februar 2005 16:56
> An: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] European lost orders
>
>
> Mile, Pierre and others,
>
> I have lost 2 shipments destined to the US in early and mid
> december. The other way round two sendings from the US failed
> to reach me in Germany. Particularly lamentable, because on
> of the sendings icluded a 19.00g and a 1.50g fragment of the
> Norton County Aubrite. (Both have been replaced by the
> friendly seller in the meantime).
>
> In my case only small sized packages disappeared, all sent
> with DHL. This in mind one comes to think about the
> trustwortiness of the DHL personal, esspecially the
> additional personal hired to cover the x-mas peak.
>
> watch out for meteorite pilferers!
>
> Svend
>
> www.niger-meteorite-recon.de
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>
> Pel? Pierre-Marie <pierremariepele_at_yahoo.fr> schrieb am
> 11.02.05 16:03:34:
>
> Well Mike and list,
>
> I've the same problem from the other side of the
> Atlantic.
>
> 2 cases from overseas orders (my NWA CDROM for
> example) :
> - some took more than a month to reach the USA...
> (sent 30 december, arrived 4 february !)
> - some were lost. (4 out of 10 sent !!!)
>
> I think there are many thieves in the Post offices so
> it's good to pay for a registered mail for high value
> parcels.
>
> Pierre-Marie Pel?
> www.meteor-center.com
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