Another treasure(s) destroyed GE Locomotive

[Chip Chester]

Sorry for your troubles, Sparky.

Awhile ago, I was 'cornering the market' in a certain pro SVHS machine I used in multiple locations of my business. I wanted them all alike, for performance, operation, and repair considerations. I ended up sending some of my empty factory shipping boxes to the sellers, for them to ship the deck back to me. Shipping big empty boxes is not cheap, but they all arrived fine, and it's the only way that UPS would stand behind their insurance.

If you've got the stomach to pursue more of the GE sets, and you have a set already to guide you, maybe you should build the ultimate "crate" that correctly supports the components and assemblies inside, as well as the outside case. Send it to the shipper, with instructions on how and why to ship back using your shipping crate. Now granted, this won't prevent and attack of the "UPSies", but at least you'll have a fighting chance. You can buy un-tamperable shock indicators from places like u-line that will inform you of your shipper's performance with respect to handling.

Good luck if you decide to attack the problem.

On the other hand, for the amount of work the above plan entails, you can take a nice cross-country drive for personal pickup.

Chip