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New rims...damaged!!
Well I bought a set of brand new in the box 17x8 TT2s from a guy in South Florida for a song and had him ship them to me. I didnt specify the carrier so he sent them USPS. Well they show up and one box is rattling
![]() He had opened the bag when he got them just to make sure they fit but he closed the bag and put it in a zip top bag for transport. The odd thing about the bag is it is still sealed but there is a cut almost all the way across that looks like it was done with a utility knife AND 3 of the lug nuts are missing! The seller and I are still trying to figure that one out. Luckily we insured them for $250 a box but my preliminary conversation with the carrier and his boss (via his cell phone) makes me think they wont cover it because it sounds like a packing issue to them. Has anyone had any dealings with USPS insurance? The seller said he would buy me a replacement but I would rather the carrier pay for it than him.
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Re: New rims...damaged!!
Man, that sucks. I've had plenty of similar problems with shippers, but not USPS. I hope that you get it worked out, and if you want to sell the damaged one let me know.
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Re: New rims...damaged!!
That suxx
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Re: New rims...damaged!!
Im hoping that I can get this worked out. I just cant figure out how a thick gauge bag of lug nuts came untaped and cut its way out of a zip top bag.
Oh, I opened the other boxes and guess what...bent lip on one of the other rims. Im sure they will want to fix it rather than replace it. ![]()
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Re: New rims...damaged!!
So... lug nuts are missing with a wheel thats all ding'd up... (is that box cut on the sides anywhere)? If not... the bag was cut prior to packaging and how would 3 lugnuts fall out?? AND also a rim is bent?? I know u hate to hear it... but my opinion... you sound like you just got screwed (and that would be from the seller). I would be willing to bet that he does not buy you another rim. Im not tryn to be too negative to you... but sometimes outsiders 'me/others' are seeing what you are not. Again,the above is JMO.. I hope it works out the best for you.
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Re: New rims...damaged!!
yeah he screwed
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Re: New rims...damaged!!
are the nicks too deep to polish out or repair?
i never deal with usps insurance but with any insurance they love to collect money but find any possible excuse not to pay out
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I went to the post office this afternoon and boy was that a blast. They wanted a receipt (sorry, cash purchase) then they wanted to know what I paid for them so they could knock down the claim amount, THEN they wanted to know how long the PO had them so they could what, figure in depreciation??? Well I walked out of there with a bad feeling about the whole situation and no rims. I should know something in a week or two. Oh, they scoffed at the packaging "THATS how they packed it?!?" and tried to act like I should have known that a big machine manhandles anything marked Standard Mail. Its funny that the other 2 arrived safe and undamaged yet the 2 that I brought them looked as if they fell off the back of a truck.
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