01-23-2009, 02:53 AM
Im not sure this true story"info" will help heal shipping wounds or not. I dont mean any disrespect to your situation at all! All us vintage Radio collectors/restorers folks sometimes never think about the " bigger" picture sometimes when items are damaged by UPS,Fedex,etc. It DOES happen!! And remember, most carriers are only subject to law by providing $100-$110 MAX insurance on any item considered by the courts as "vintage, un-replacable items". I used to work for a still very highly-respected, Vintage Guitar Dealer, in Dallas, that started the Greater Southwest Guitar Shows over the many yrs since its inception in the late 1970s at Dallas Convention Center. Many,many thousands of people now attend this show annually!
No dis-respect intended to vintage Radios collectors/restorers, however, we once shipped a vintage all orig 1968 Fender Strat, once owned by Eric Clapton when he played with Delaney, Bonnie, & Friends Band,.. the ( Bramlett Family),...sold to a vintage guitar collector in Chicago. The rare guitar sold by telephone call for over $ 40.000 to the collector sight-unseen!! We shipped it UPS.( insured without full knowledge of UPS ins- regulations).We paid for $40.000 insurance!! That cost MUCH more than reg shipping price! In the shipping process, ( remember the guitar was also in its orig Fender hardshell case) ....somehow got ran over by a irresponsible UPS forklift driver in a warehouse somewhere between Dallas & Chicago!The guitar neck, & case was severed in half! A very, very rare guitar turned into rubble by UPS!! The shipment went into court-action, and UPS won! ( via, their fine print on their insurance policy)!!
Out of all the 100s of guitars we shipped back then, the "Big Dog" got damaged!! Lessons learned the hard way! NEVER TRUST shipping companies!!,... period!!
Just be glad you didnt lose $40 Gs in your investment! Philco dial parts can still be found! 68 Strats cant be replaced !, period! NEVER throw away your shipping boxes,those are your only "proof"! But then again, your shipper was only responsible for up to $110. ( incl shipping chgs) in their fine-print shipping agreements from the getgo.
I have had similar vintage radio items damaged from shipping. Those parts can usually be replaced. You wont find many orig 1968 Fender Strat neck replacements anywhere these days. Philcos were "plentiful", and Im sure you will be able to get your radio probs worked out. Sounds like you have the Philco shaft realigned abit, and most likely will have a positive outcome from a bad shipping experience. Unfortunately, that stuff happens to all us from time to time. Best of luck on everything!!
No dis-respect intended to vintage Radios collectors/restorers, however, we once shipped a vintage all orig 1968 Fender Strat, once owned by Eric Clapton when he played with Delaney, Bonnie, & Friends Band,.. the ( Bramlett Family),...sold to a vintage guitar collector in Chicago. The rare guitar sold by telephone call for over $ 40.000 to the collector sight-unseen!! We shipped it UPS.( insured without full knowledge of UPS ins- regulations).We paid for $40.000 insurance!! That cost MUCH more than reg shipping price! In the shipping process, ( remember the guitar was also in its orig Fender hardshell case) ....somehow got ran over by a irresponsible UPS forklift driver in a warehouse somewhere between Dallas & Chicago!The guitar neck, & case was severed in half! A very, very rare guitar turned into rubble by UPS!! The shipment went into court-action, and UPS won! ( via, their fine print on their insurance policy)!!
Out of all the 100s of guitars we shipped back then, the "Big Dog" got damaged!! Lessons learned the hard way! NEVER TRUST shipping companies!!,... period!!
Just be glad you didnt lose $40 Gs in your investment! Philco dial parts can still be found! 68 Strats cant be replaced !, period! NEVER throw away your shipping boxes,those are your only "proof"! But then again, your shipper was only responsible for up to $110. ( incl shipping chgs) in their fine-print shipping agreements from the getgo.
I have had similar vintage radio items damaged from shipping. Those parts can usually be replaced. You wont find many orig 1968 Fender Strat neck replacements anywhere these days. Philcos were "plentiful", and Im sure you will be able to get your radio probs worked out. Sounds like you have the Philco shaft realigned abit, and most likely will have a positive outcome from a bad shipping experience. Unfortunately, that stuff happens to all us from time to time. Best of luck on everything!!
