----- Original Message -----
From: Marj
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Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 6:46 PM
Subject: RE: [ap-gto] Re: UPS delivery - be VERY careful


Joe (and Anthony),
The down side of USPS is that if a package is lost, there is no one central company to deal with. There is the US post office and the post office of the other country. It takes a long time to track something down. We had a situation years ago where both post offices blamed the other. After about 6 months, the package was returned to us. Fortunately, it was an small accessory.

Marj Christen
Astro-Physics, Inc
11250 Forest Hills Road
Machesney Park, IL 61115
Phone: 815-282-1513
Fax: 815-282-9847
www.astro-physics.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: ap-gto@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ap-gto@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Joseph Zeglinski
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:33 PM
To: ap-gto@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ap-gto] Re: UPS delivery - be VERY careful

Does anybody know of any "insurance limits" or problems, with the USPS or
the couriers? I would hate to go into litigation for years over a $10,000
mount, as they try to figure out whose fault it was. That could be a lot of
lost observing time.

Please comment.

Thanks,
Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: "ayiomamitis" < ayiomami@otenet. <mailto:ayiomami%40otenet.gr> gr>
To: < ap-gto@yahoogroups. <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:08 PM
Subject: [ap-gto] Re: UPS delivery - be VERY careful

> Dave,
>
> I remember about two years ago when I sent my ST-2k back to SBIG for
> service and they ignored my pleads for them to return it using USPS.
> They used UPS and of course I got burned with their fees ... over $100
> for a 2.5 kg package and I cleared the item through customs myself or,
> otherwise, it would have been nearly double that.
>
> I also have other bad experiences with UPS. I must confess that
> whenever FedEx was involved, everything was fine without the slightest
> problem.
>
> Anyway, I use USPS at each and every possible opportunity. They have
> fully earned my loyalty and business!
>
> Anthony.
>
> --- In ap-gto@yahoogroups. <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> com, "Dave McDonald" <dmcdona@...> wrote:
>>
>> Anthony - there's a difference between UPS and USPS.
>>
>> Personally, and I'm clearly fortunate, of all shipment to me from
> across the
>> pond, I've never had an ounce of trouble from any of the main
> couriers (UPS
>> and FedEx) or postal services (USPS or An Post - Ireland). Lots of
>> heartbreak when they give me the Import and Sales tax bill of
> course, but
>> safely delivered goods in one piece.
>>
>> FWIW
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ap-gto@yahoogroups. <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> com [mailto: ap-gto@yahoogroups. <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> com] On
> Behalf Of
>> ayiomamitis
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:26 PM
>> To: ap-gto@yahoogroups. <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> com
>> Subject: [ap-gto] Re: UPS delivery - be VERY careful
>>
>>
>> --- In ap-gto@yahoogroups. <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> com, Jerry Lodriguss <lists5@> wrote:
>> >
>> > At 02:54 PM 4/10/2007, you wrote:
>> > > Before I retired, I used to have a personal business policy of
>> > > NEVER using
>> > >UPS because of their problematic performance, but I thought they
>> had now
>> > >improved over the years. Well, it's now back to FEDEX, which I had
>> > >always used
>> > >previously, and rarely (if ever) had any problems.
>> >
>> >
>> > Well, I just had a nightmare experience with FEDEX delivering my AP
>> > 600E mount, so don't trust them either.
>>
>> Personally, I am a great fan of USPS ... great service, great rates and
>> never a problem!
>>
>> Anthony.
>>
>> >
>> > Jerry
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
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