Wow. What a waste of energy, getting so defensive over a definition.
> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 22:20:31 -0600 > From: rich-m...@octoxol.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Shipping phonographs > > The antique car crowd has very different ideas on what constitutes and > antique car. > > Where did you find that definition? > > Steven Medved wrote: > > An item which is at least 50 to 100 years old and is collected or > > desirable due to rarity, condition, utility, or some other unique > > feature. > > > > Motor vehicles, power tools and other items subject to vigorous use in > > contrast, may be considered antiques in the U.S. if older than 25 > > years, and some electronic gadgets of more recent vintage may be > > considered antiques. > > > >> From: esrobe...@hotmail.com > >> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > >> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 22:42:33 +0000 > >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Shipping phonographs > >> > >> > >> I don't know about tariffs, but I've always understood the definition of > >> "antique" to mean 25 years or older, not 100. A 1920 phonograph is an > >> antique by any definition. > >> > >> > >>> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 15:26:39 -0600 > >>> From: rich-m...@octoxol.com > >>> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > >>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Shipping phonographs > >>> > >>> That will work for the items that you are willing to spend the time and > >>> $$ shipping. I still would want to very carefully read the tariff to > >>> see just exactly what is and is not covered by the damage coverage. > >>> > >>> Antique has a definition and it usually means 100 years old or older. > >>> > >>> The tariff also usually states that it supersedes any promises, claims, > >>> or off-the-cuff comments made by any employ or agent that does not > >>> match the tariff. > >>> > >>> If they back the truck over it or stab it with a fork truck you will > >>> almost always get paid no matter what it is or how old it is. Other > >>> than acts of obvious negligence UPS and the Post Office are a major pain > >>> to deal with unless it was registered mail. > >>> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Phono-L mailing list > >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
