eBay disaster!!!

[butchndad]

i saw a Jersey City bottle on eBay that i had never seen before or heard of or could find thru google. An attic find, it was in beautiful condition with the Hutter porcelain stopper and everything. I watched the auction several times a day and was eventually the winner. The bottle arrived promptly ... IN TEN PIECES. It was clear that it had not been packed (and positioned in the box) properly. The seller immediately said it would send a refund which is fine but this bottle was beautiful and now, not only is it not mine but it's gone forever. I already had it in my mind as my favorite Jersey City bottle just based on the photos. You folks know what i mean when i say that i feel like someone just took a hammer to the statue of David. just such a shame

 

[woods_walker]

i saw a Jersey City bottle on eBay that i had never seen before or heard of or could find thru google. An attic find, it was in beautiful condition with the Hutter porcelain stopper and everything. I watched the auction several times a day and was eventually the winner. The bottle arrived promptly ... IN TEN PIECES. It was clear that it had not been packed (and positioned in the box) properly. The seller immediately said it would send a refund which is fine but this bottle was beautiful and now, not only is it not mine but it's gone forever. I already had it in my mind as my favorite Jersey City bottle just based on the photos. You folks know what i mean when i say that i feel like someone just took a hammer to the statue of David. just such a shame

That’s terrible news! Did this seller have a history of selling bottles or other glass items? Just some advice for in the future, if you notice a seller doesn’t sell glass or bottles very often or at all make sure to send them a message after winning to let them know how important the item is to you and that over packing glass items is a good idea. It might just save you from a disaster like this one! If the seller specializes is selling bottles then chances are they know how to pack them but even then sending a message politely asking them to pack the item well might be a good idea. Better luck on the next one!


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[nhpharm]

Same thing has happened to me in the past...it's devastating for sure. Many people don't understand that that it is critical that the correct size box be used and that the voids in the box be packed full of something incompressible. Wrapping a bottle in a few layers of newspaper and throwing it in a box with no other packing (which happens a lot) is a sure fire way for it to be broken. Also, protecting the heel and the lip of the bottle with some extra layers of packing or bubble wrap is important. Most beers and sodas I have received that were broken were poorly protected at the lip and were free to move inside the box and the momentum of the lip striking the end of the box when the box was being shipped broke it.

 

[embe]

Although 10 pieces (or any shipping damage) is terrible...10 pieces might be something you can still glue back and at least have a memory of this heartbreaker.

I glued a common bottle years ago that must have arrived closer to a 50 piece jigsaw puzzle and put it back on the shelf. Then a few years later I think the kids hit it with a nerf arrow, or ball, or something. Glad it was that bottle, and not a different one. Definitely trashed that time.

 

[hemihampton]

I feel your pain, Been through this same thing many times due to incompetent sellers that are not aware glass is fragile & breaks easily. You figure everybody would already know that with common sense but NO. Worse yet is when I go out of my way to express how important it is to pack good & they say yeah yeah, I know what I'm doing don't worry. Then they pack like total crap & it arrives broke anyways. Then ebay won't even let you give them a negative for there incompetency. LEON.

 

[east texas terry]

I feel your pain, Been through this same thing many times due to incompetent sellers that are not aware glass is fragile & breaks easily. You figure everybody would already know that with common sense but NO. Worse yet is when I go out of my way to express how important it is to pack good & they say yeah yeah, I know what I'm doing don't worry. Then they pack like total crap & it arrives broke anyways. Then ebay won't even let you give them a negative for there incompetency. LEON.
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Same thing has happened to me in the past...it's devastating for sure. Many people don't understand that that it is critical that the correct size box be used and that the voids in the box be packed full of something incompressible. Wrapping a bottle in a few layers of newspaper and throwing it in a box with no other packing (which happens a lot) is a sure fire way for it to be broken. Also, protecting the heel and the lip of the bottle with some extra layers of packing or bubble wrap is important. Most beers and sodas I have received that were broken were poorly protected at the lip and were free to move inside the box and the momentum of the lip striking the end of the box when the box was being shipped broke it.

I have shipped civil war era bottle i dug in Va. to Texas. Go to Lowes get pvc pipe cut 3 inch longer' Bubble wrap bottle slide in the pipe pack each end them duck tape each end then it is ready for the box

 

[UncleBruce]

I blame cell phones and internet for dumbing down folks... just sayin'...

 

[RCO]

i've never had anything like this happen before although would imagine shipping a bottle be more risky around the holidays as people busier and post office/ couriers are so busy they might cut corners

 

[Jstorm]

i saw a Jersey City bottle on eBay that i had never seen before or heard of or could find thru google. An attic find, it was in beautiful condition with the Hutter porcelain stopper and everything. I watched the auction several times a day and was eventually the winner. The bottle arrived promptly ... IN TEN PIECES. It was clear that it had not been packed (and positioned in the box) properly. The seller immediately said it would send a refund which is fine but this bottle was beautiful and now, not only is it not mine but it's gone forever. I already had it in my mind as my favorite Jersey City bottle just based on the photos. You folks know what i mean when i say that i feel like someone just took a hammer to the statue of David. just such a shame

That Blows big time. Sorry!

 

[Old man digger]

There is an area in the bought section of eBay that you can send the seller even before you complete the payment. It says," Message to Seller". I always request that the seller takes particular care in packaging the item to prevent that sort of mishap. If they don't, then the Rating for shipping gets an unsatisfactory rating with some comments about the lack of care in packing.