Originally Posted by
worrasf
A morality story ....
I sold my Goldbug Mr Brier to Adrian a few months back.
It was the one I bought from DOM at NWA and so was in perfect condition.
I shipped it out to Spain in "bomb-proof" packaging by UPS Express.
On arrival Adrian informed me that there was no stylus tip on the cantilever and the wooden top plate on the headshell had come off and was lying loose inside the box!!
Both stylus and headshell were intact when I shipped (I took photos).
I fully refunded Adrian's money without question and he shipped the damaged Brier back to me.
It's now with DOM for TLC.
The point of my post? Honour.
I know the cartridge was perfect when shipped - I trust the buyer that it arrived faulty. Nobody should have to shell out their hard earned cash for a dud.
Adrian is out of pocket as he had to pay for shipping to the UK.
I am out of pocket as DOM's bill won't be cheap but it's "the right thing to do".
My lesson learned is that I won't ship stuff out of the UK again.
Steve
Steve was a gent over it. I was sooooo disappointed as it has been on my wish list for over 20 years and had been paying for it over a couple of months thanks to Steve's generosity!
I've had lots shipped to me without issue including numerous Shilabe carts from Hugo, Reed arms, and gear from Tom and others without any issue. I guess it's down to luck, a stupid bit of wood came loose during transit that no one could have imagined happening but it did.
The next big buy was the Opus - and look what happened. They say they come in 3's so I better be careful and buy something cheap first!
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