Over the years, we have talked about the use of Fed Ex and UPS. Lots of folks had continuous bad luck with UPS.

As part of my business, we have been shipping marketing SPIFFS(hats, signage, T shirts, jackets, etc) to the tune of about 200 shipments a week....all UPS, with no missed shipments or other problems. We know and like our drivers, although this is a training route,so there are some occasional "learning curves". We have been doing this for over 25 years.

Thing is, these are all soft items.

Yesterday, the floor collapsed under the UPS romance. I have been selling off about 150 of my guitar collection thru a Reverb account. You arrange for shipping thru Reverb.

I just learned that UPS dropped and seriously damaged a silver sparkle double neck Gretsch (baritone/regular six string).

It is finished in a very thick layered paint with sparkles. When it dropped, it cracked the finish under both Bigsby tailpieces.

To further complicate things, these finishes begin to develop a green tinge with exposure to daylight. Matching and blending the finish is almost impossible. Any obvious alterations drop the value about 1/2.

Overall, I've gotten more than anticipated for the units already sold, so "eating" this one isn't so bad. The takeaway is, if you have a problem with UPS, you're in for a fight.


BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!

Russ