Improper Shipment Packing

[Pipeoff]

Recently made a purchase on e bay of a quality pipe even though leary when described as grandpa’s old pipe. When it arrived heard rattling in the box, held my breath. Pipe had no protective packing. Hope it was a onetime seller. Ever happened to you?

 

[ashdigger]

I purchased a meerschaum from a seller in Bulgaria. When the pipe arrived it was in a soft side mailer with zero padding. The stem was attached and zero damage.

I recently purchased a pipe from an experienced seller that was extremely well protected and cased. The stem sheared during transit.

Hard to figure these things out.

But, shitty packaging puts a seller on my no buy list.

 

[condorlover1]

@ashdigger: Slightly off topic but have you noticed the number of really good vintage meerschaums coming out of Bulgaria? I have had two breath taking examples of rock bottom price meerschaums circa 1900 in the last few months come out of that country.

 

[kcghost]

You should only buy from people who stand behind their product.

 

[LotusEater]

I recently purchased a new Ardor pipe from a dealer. I have not purchased a new (unsmoked) pipe in a long time and this one cost more than I usually would spend but it was (I thought) really special. When I didn’t receive my pipe by the estimated delivery date I tried to use the tracking number that had been provided only to find out that the number was not active. I contacted the seller- ultimately I found out that the pipe was broken in transit and returned to the seller. My money was refunded but I’m kind of pissed. I’m not sure if this was a packaging issue or if the Italian post is to blame?
As @asdigger said “Hard to figure these things out.”

 

[sablebrush52]

I recently purchased a new Ardor pipe from a dealer. I have not purchased a new (unsmoked) pipe in a long time and this one cost more than I usually would spend but it was (I thought) really special. When I didn’t receive my pipe by the estimated delivery date I tried to use the tracking number that had been provided only to find out that the number was not active. I contacted the seller- ultimately I found out that the pipe was broken in transit and returned to the seller. My money was refunded but I’m kind of pissed. I’m not sure if this was a packaging issue or if the Italian post is to blame?
As @asdigger said “Hard to figure these things out.”

Sounds like the Italian post was the problem. THey have a terrible reputation with eBay sellers, which is why so many excluded Italy from international sales.Don't know if it's still that way.

 

[cigrmaster]

Sorry to hear you lost your Ardor. I am sure another will come your way. You might want to stick to an American dealer and avoid the stress of Italian postage services.
I honestly cannot remember ever getting a pipe from ebay that was not packaged properly..

 

[lraisch]

Think of the thickness of cardboard in a plastic sandwich bag box. Now think of a NOS pipe in one of said bags and left inside said box with no other packing and shipped cross country. Amazingly it arrived intact but when I commented on the packing method on the auction site, I got a furious response from the seller.

 

[LotusEater]

Sounds like the Italian post was the problem. THey have a terrible reputation with eBay sellers, which is why so many excluded Italy from international sales.Don't know if it's still that way.

Thanks for the info about the Italian post. The seller actually said that he has had the same thing happpen on more than one other occasion.

 

[LotusEater]

Sorry to hear you lost your Ardor. I am sure another will come your way. You might want to stick to an American dealer and avoid the stress of Italian postage services.
I honestly cannot remember ever getting a pipe from ebay that was not packaged properly..

This sounds like good advice.
Thanks