Unimog arrived yesterday, packing method question

redeemed763 · 2013-03-14T14:20:41.000Z

Just wanted to you know that the unimog that I originally thought might be from a scamming illegal drop shipper arrived yesterday. It indeed was NOT a drop shipped item, the seller however fabricated his shipping box out of a few much smaller boxes and taped up the seams as best he could, but a few were wide open when the item arrived. I want to be clear here, this is not one of those shipping nightmares where the lego box has been punctured or crushed, however, due to some of the edges being exposed, it did arrived pretty frayed and was not something I would have bought in a store. The seller in this case has over 1000 feedback and 100% positive, so he must do something right, however, I felt he could have done a better job of packing it. I just sent him this message... Hi, I am leaving your feedback here shortly, I just wanted to give you a heads up because the item arrived very heavily frayed and crushed around the edges where it was likely in perfect shape when you sent it out. I have never had a more expeditious seller, my item arrived in two days and that is superb service, so thank you for that! I just would have appreciated a bit more care with the packing method you chose. One reason I am mentioning this is because you said on your seller page to contact you if the item arrived damaged from shipping because all items were insured. I am not going to be filing a claim or leaving negative or even neutral feedback or anything like that, I think you have worked hard to get the ranking you have and I don't want to tarnish that when something was damaged just from shipping. However, just out of professional courtesy, I would have really appreciated a proper box with closed seams for shipping something I just spent nearly $200 on. Blessings, I am really just trying to gauge his response before I leave feedback, if he responds with a very haughty attitude, I may reflect that in his feedback. I would appreciate it if he gave me a 10% refund as I very easily could buy this item from a store in flawless condition for a similar price. However, I didn't want to beg for that right away or it may seem that I was trying to get a payout.