Re: [ARSCLIST] Media mail

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Richter wrote:
> Roger and Allison Kulp wrote:
> > I have had packages opened,and records stolen out of packages that 
> > have come into the country from overseas.These parceIs have been 
> > resealed with green fluorescent tape ,that says "INSPECTED BY THE 
> > DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY",and all or most of the records inside 
> > are gone.I have had high dollar Furtwangler,Martzy,Gene Vincent,and 
> > obscure 60s rock rarities stolen this way.It was real disturbing the 
> > first time it happened,and you have no idea who stole the stuff,or 
> > where.Yep it happens a lot more than it used to.Only terrorists buy 
> > rare vinyl I suppose .
>
> I have only had such problems between the U.S. and South America. I'm 
> told that all such parcels are sent through Panama. The 'inspection' 
> there is notorious.
>
> Mike

Canada Customs once opened a package of 78s sent to me to transfer and decided 
that they were worth ten times the declared value. I had no choice but to pay 
the duty, since I wasn't about to send them back and forth and risk their being 
smashed. Another time, a box of CDs from the French label Dante was opened, the 
discs removed and a half-full bottle of Vitamin C Cream put in its place. And 
of course I had customs charges to pay (these idiots would never place nominal 
values on their promo discs, and any that I refused I just never saw again). 
Think I could get a refund out of Revenue Canada? Ha!

dl