Fed EX

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July 11, 2015 at 4:23 pm #1987
jeff-register
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FED EX has done it. Lost a complete 10hp powerhead & shrouds. I’m sick! I’m done too as I don’t need this stress anymore. Most of my stuff is now for sale & NO I will not ship.
July 11, 2015 at 4:38 pm #19874
terriblecj
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Were you sending or receiving? Either way, FedEx isnt worth quitting the hobby over….Yes, they suck but they are not a necessity to our sport.
July 11, 2015 at 5:17 pm #19877
steveh
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Fed Ex cost me over $1,000,000 in sales this year. They lost a bid package for a facility that was 40 miles away…could have easily driven it there. My pricing was lower than all the other bidders. They found the bid package a week later in Delaware…

But, I agree with Cj…don’t give up the hobby Jeff.
July 11, 2015 at 6:34 pm #19878
frankr
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So Jeff, now that you have given up the hobby, what are you going to do now? Sky Diving? Rock Climbing? Deep Sea Diving? Or sit in your chair, watching the Tube? Of the four, the chair will be the most dangerous. Get out of it and work on an old motor!!!!

Advice from an old friend.
July 11, 2015 at 7:57 pm #19880
1946zephyr
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Yea I have to say, there isn’t a good shipping service in this country anymore. UPS has broke many of my items as well, including two motors that I sent to Florida. Fortunately, with UPS they track better and offer $100 insurance for free. I agree. Shipping stuff is frustrating
July 11, 2015 at 10:47 pm #19892
beerman57
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Don’t ever use fedex, last time I tried them they were like $36 which seemed high, so I went to ups and it was about $19.
July 12, 2015 at 12:36 am #19904
jeff-register
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I can’t believe a 18" x 18" box got lost in the back of a truck two states away. It was coming to me & already paid for. Anyone have a 1952 Firestone 10hp powerhead with shrouds for sale or shall I just give away the leg to a kid who needs it.
July 12, 2015 at 2:25 am #19914
gjonz
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Patience! It may turn up!
I just bought a set of elusive 7.5hp Firestone shrouds for a project. The seller sent them to me USPS. Somehow the address label got torn off! His postman returned it to him and they are on their way.

I can’t believe how hard finding EARLY 7.5 hp shrouds were!!

So keep a stiff upper lip…and don’t give up the ship!

Greg
July 12, 2015 at 2:52 am #19917
jw-in-dixie
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Jeff, please don’t give up. I use FedEx ground almost exclusively and have had
zero problems. Shipped motors all over the lower 48 with them and their rate
was always the lowest.

Sorry for your trouble, Jeff. Hope it shows up.

Regards, JW in Dixie
July 12, 2015 at 3:19 am #19919
green-thumbs
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A few years back I received a package in mail minus a driveshaft. It had battered its way out of box.I was preparing to go thru the formal lost item search but chanced to be at mailbox the next day so I asked the letter carrier to take a look around at post office. The following day the driveshaft was in my mail box. In an era gigantic enterprises it is still the people that make it work by going the extra mile.
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