Don, The post in India sucks and is riddled with corruption and plain theft. I am sorry for your loss. I never send anything there except though some private company - DHL etc. Or else, don't sell to India at all if you must send things through the govt. postal dept.
Gautam On 12/26/05, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I sold an ME Super and a P30 body to a > man in Mumbai and posted them the day > after I got the PayPal advice. They > disappeared -- in Mumbai -- and he never > got them. He complained to PayPal, > blaming me -- the implication being I > had never sent the package. Because of > the arbitrary way PayPal often handle > these matters I sent him another camera > by registered post, this time with a > zoom lens, as compensation. Registered > priority postage cost me £30. After > weeks and weeks he finally managed to > find the package in the Post Office > warehouse in Mumbai and had to pay a > total of 2376 Rupees which included a > substantial bribe, to get the camera. We > have exchanged about twenty emails since > October. After some time he retracted > his complaint to PayPal after realizing > the fault lay with the Mumbai Post > Office and not me. But that doesn't help > me get any of the money back. Here's his > latest letter -- received a few minutes ago: > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > sir, > 1.hope this finds you hale and hearty. > 2.after much chase,i was able to trace > the second box > yesterday at the customs dept. warehouse. > 3.had to pay INR1532 as customs duty. > 4.plus INR644 for octroi duty payable to > mumbai > municipal corporation. > 5.plus another 200 for corrupt officials. > 6.but i am happy i finally got it. > 7.still looking for second package.. > 8.have to go,write to you later. > yours, > T.GUHA. > > --- Don Williams > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Has either of the packages has arrived > > > in Mumbai yet? It's a about time > > > something happened. There must be a > > > thief in the Post Office who needs > to be > > > caught and put in gaol. > > > > > > Don > > -- > Dr E D F Williams > _______________________________ > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > See feature: The Cement Company from Hell > Updated: Print Gallery -- 16 11 2005 > >
