An eBay seller's logic

I purchased a globe from an eBay seller. I assumed he would want it to survive the journey as it would be his responsibility if it broke. It arrived like this.





The seller agreed to replace it so I figured he would want to do a better job of the packaging. I was wrong.





For goodness sake, what did he think would happen? There was no padding between the glass and box and a sheet of thin plastic wrapping outside! It's frustrating and sad as there's not that many of them left in the wild!

I'm quite annoyed

 

This is living proof that you can't fix stupid.

 

What's that saying? Third time's a charm?

 

"What a maroon! What a nincowpoop!""
Bugs Bunny,

 

Didn’t you get a globe from Hong Kong wrapped in a plastic bag that came in one piece? Just buy more from there.

 

I certainly did but there's no way that could happen again. Most of the comments from buyers said they'd received smashed globes!

I guess you win some you lose some!

 

It’s quite an odd business model...

Tony

 

Time to get the superglue out.

 

Oh dear... I feel for you Colin.. Exasperation must be an understatement right now.. :/

 

After watching a video clip recently of a " Hermes " employee load a van , involving him throwing
parcels from the back ad hoc to suffer there fate into a van well anything goes ... no delicateness or subtle
actions there ... parcels just " lashed in " ... hey I suppose they all do it ...

 

This was delivered by Hermes

Looked like it had been under something heavy and dragged along.. Nothing was damaged.. no thanks to the carriers..

 

@podbros It looks like one of those metal items or a bible carried by a soldier that stopped a bullet and saved its owner’s life.

 

D'oh!

I've just had an Optimus 200 from Scandinavia, it was padded overall in the box, but the globe was still in the cage, smashed
A lovely Optimus 200 emblazoned globe in bits. Sigh.

Alec.

 

@Norman had a Veritas Suberb sent to me to be shipped out to the states. When it arrived I examined the contents and although the glass was wrapped in a few sheets of bubble wrap it had been wedged up tight to the edge of the box and crunched when I pulled it out I was so gutted I couldn't even face opening it. It took me six months before I could bring myself to throw it away!

 

something is terribly wrong with that seller.

 

That's messed up, there used to be this thing that has disappeared, I believe they called it common sense.

 

You are correct because common sense is very uncommon in this day and age.

 

Glassware and and delicate finery have little chance of passage and they are doomed for transit in
passage by air freight ... ... here is a video clip of baggage handlers giving the third degree unloading
bicycles from Easy jet .. what chance has does anybody have .. ok its a new bike ... but hey

https://www.stickybottle.com/latest...med-throwing-bikes-in-bags-off-easyjet-plane/

 

Colin, what size were the cracked globes?

 

They were 12cm tall x 12cm in diameter

 

Thanks, can you PM me a link to the item page? I'm looking to buy a Hasag and this is the right size for these lamps

 

Pelam.de in Germany sell this size globe, the one I received was very well packed and was a schott suprax brand.
Regards Ian

 

Thanks Ian.

 

Thanks for the pelam.de heads up - that is a useful source!