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mAx___
Post subject: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:10 pm
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I got an incredible deal on eBay of the perfect Strat I was looking for, a black Custom Shop NOS '69 Stratocaster with a maple neck (discontinued). Gets sent all the way to the local UPS facility, everything goes fine till Tuesday at 4 AM it was "Out for Delivery" to never show up. Got other stuff from UPS yesterday but not the guitar.

Seller already filed a claim and UPS are "tracing" it. I went to the facility tonight and asked for the item in person. "Oh, it says here that it got lost...we are already looking for it".

Now my question is how can a guitar get "lost".
I don't trust these guys, am I wrong in thinking someone at UPS liked my Strat too much?

I'm sure I'm not the only one going through this...what a frustrating experience. Anybody know the success rate of this "tracings"?
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Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:11 pm
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It probably got lost inside an employees house :?

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:15 pm
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UPS is the worst
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:18 pm
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If you have the SN report it as stolen.

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Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:32 pm
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somebizarredude wrote:
It probably got lost inside an employees house :?


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ROUND UP THE USUAL SUSPECTS!

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Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
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When I buy things online I make it a condition of the transaction before the deal is struck that UPS NOT be used. If the seller says there's no other option then I don't buy. Period. I have my own horror stories, yah, stories as in plural. I will not use UPS, ever again.

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mAx___
Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:01 pm
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Buxom wrote:
If you have the SN report it as stolen.


I do have the SN, where do I report it. Excuse my ignorance on the subject...

What's killing me is that even though I will get my money back, that exact guitar is impossible to find anymore. 3-way switch, 7.25 radius, etc. :(


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Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:06 pm
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report it to the police. UPS are assraffle's
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I've heard so many horror stories about UPS that I only use Fedex.They are not only prompt but when they package up stuff for shipping nothing short of an atomic blast would damage it.

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Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
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Strat-o-Tele wrote:
report it to the police. UPS are assraffle's

You are not allowed to use a word that applies to your own behavior.

Plus, I have claimed that word for the Nation of the Screamin' Armadillo and have sovereignty over it, so get off my property.

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Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
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But I made it :cry:

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Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
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Buxom wrote:
But I made it :cry:

I will pay you a royalty of .4876 cents (Canadian) each time I use the word, and credit you in the same way that Bob Kane is given creator credit for Batman.

It will be awkward in my speech patterns, but I will quickly say, "Created by James Buxom, copyright 2011..." each time I use the word.

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Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
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Send me a bridge assembly and it's yours forever :lol: My budget is killed. $1.47 left in paypal.

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Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
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Buxom wrote:
Send me a bridge assembly and it's yours forever :lol: My budget is killed. $1.47 left in paypal.

Well, I owe you $2.438 (Canadian) so far. The only problem is the fact I am not Canadian and have no Canadian money...we'll have to figure something else out. I may have to abandon my claim. I'll talk to my constituents and see if they will agree to annex it back to you.

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Post subject: Re: UPS "lost" my CS '69 NOS Stratocaster
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Well, actually, I have a large foreign money collection, with about $5 in Canadian. I'll let you slide. Keep this thing under $100, and you have a nice day. *walks back to cop car* You never knew that I pulled you over, did you :twisted:

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