GA Russell Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Posted January 11, 2011 Rub it in, Morganized! Quote
mikelz777 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Willie Nelson - Complete Atlantic Sessions (3-CD) Complete Atlantic Sessions Not jazz, but this is an excellent box set and there's a couple of marketplace sellers offering new copies of this for a little less than $17.00, a nice price and very well worth it. Quote
Morganized Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) Off topic, but as someone who knows someone with "inside" experience with the USPS, anything shipped standard after 12/1 might take a month to arrive, even if it is traveling just a couple of states. The quasi-governmental unionized bureaucracy that is the USPS is currently trying to cut costs by "swallowing its tail." It is not a merit-based organization either (i.e., do a good job, and be rewarded). If it is not sent "priority mail," it is placed on the back burner, even if it was ordered way early. If you need anything in December with timeliness, go with UPS, FedEx, or DHL. However, during most months, USPS shipping is decent, and at a reasonable cost. Back on topic: if anyone comes across a decent deal on Wes Montgomery's Complete Riverside Recordings (for under $100, or under $80 preferably), please post. I missed some of the good prices in recent months. Newbury Comics Burlington,MA has the Montgomery Box for $69.99 Edited January 11, 2011 by Morganized Quote
Matthew Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Download of The Complete Capital Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio for $185.76. Never seen any version of a Mosaic for download... Quote
JSngry Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Rub it in, Morganized! Not my intent.... I think the USPS gets a bad rap sometimes. I hope your Rollins shows up eventually. One more time - don't abandon all hope until you check the Dead Letter Office. Go to your post office and ask them for the number, it's in Georgia somewhere, and stuff that shows as having been delivered but actually wasn't can end up there. Quote
mr jazz Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Willie Nelson - Complete Atlantic Sessions (3-CD) Complete Atlantic Sessions Not jazz, but this is an excellent box set and there's a couple of marketplace sellers offering new copies of this for a little less than $17.00, a nice price and very well worth it. thanks. picked up a copy Quote
Bigshot Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 I just got my Sonny Rllins freelance box. Thanks for the tips, everyone! I bought the Beatles mono box through Amazon used and one disk was scratched. The seller never responded to me or Amazon, so I got a full refund and could keep the box. The disk that was scratched was one of the past masters disks so it turned out well for me. I like Amazon. Quote
GA Russell Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Posted January 11, 2011 One more time - don't abandon all hope until you check the Dead Letter Office. Go to your post office and ask them for the number, it's in Georgia somewhere, and stuff that shows as having been delivered but actually wasn't can end up there. After some sleuthing, I have determined that the Mail Recovery Center (aka the dead letter office) for packages sent from Massachusetts is in Atlanta. Their phone number is actually an area code 202 number (Washington, DC?). That lady transferred me to Atlanta, which gave me a voice mail message (and would not allow me to leave a message) to call Customer Affairs at 800-275-8777. That lady told me that she is "in the Western United States", and she gave me a case number, which is more than my local post office has done in my calls to them since New Year's Eve. However, when I asked, she refused to say that they would contact the Atlanta MRC to determine if my package is there. By the way, my local post office refused to give me a phone number for the MRC or help in any way in that regard. I do not feel that I am any closer to finding the package than I was December 31, except now I know that someone else besides my local post office is doing something (although probably not more than contacting my local post office!). Quote
JSngry Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 My daughter went through the same changes, GA, but they found her package and had it at our door the very next day. Good luck on youys! Quote
ejp626 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 ... I do not feel that I am any closer to finding the package than I was December 31, except now I know that someone else besides my local post office is doing something (although probably not more than contacting my local post office!). Good luck. In addition to the box set I knew the seller wasn't going to produce, I had a book sent from India. I got a yellow slip to sign for it, and left it for the postman for 3 days. Finally, I forgot about it (I thought it was a certified letter about some nearby construction project). When I asked the Indian bookseller where was my book, I finally put two and two together and went to the package retrieval center in Lakeview. I only had another few days before they were going to ship it back, but I certainly never got my second and final notices. Fortunately, that was a fairly rare lapse for the carrier on my route. Quote
GA Russell Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Posted January 12, 2011 When I spoke to the USPS Customer Service rep yesterday, she mentioned in passing that the package was sent Media Mail. That hadn't occurred to me. I wonder if Media Mail items are more likely to be tossed aside and forgotten. Quote
BeBop Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) When I spoke to the USPS Customer Service rep yesterday, she mentioned in passing that the package was sent Media Mail. That hadn't occurred to me. I wonder if Media Mail items are more likely to be tossed aside and forgotten. I can tell you that they move a whole lot more s l o w l y through the system. I ship 1st class only. For a couple of extra cents... Actually for a CD or two, domestic US, 1st class is often cheaper. Edited January 12, 2011 by BeBop Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Media Mail can, occasionally, take forever. Quote
GA Russell Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Posted January 13, 2011 Media Mail can, occasionally, take forever. Yes, I once had a shipment from BMG take forever. But in this case, it only took nine days. Remember, the USPS claims that it was delivered on the 20th. So was it misdelivered to someone who kept it, or did the mailman fail to do his job? Quote
jlhoots Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Media Mail can, occasionally, take forever. Yes, I once had a shipment from BMG take forever. But in this case, it only took nine days. Remember, the USPS claims that it was delivered on the 20th. So was it misdelivered to someone who kept it, or did the mailman fail to do his job? Probably both. My Amazon UK order is now 24 days & counting. Quote
Ron S Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 My Amazon UK order is now 24 days & counting. Mine is up to 30 days. Quote
Ron S Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 I'm planning to give it another week or two, and then seek a replacement or refund. It sounds like this is a global (figuratively and literally) issue, however, so our orders will probably arrive eventually. Quote
Bigshot Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Just got my Sonny Rollins Prestige box from Newberry. Along with the freelance box I got last week, I'm in Sonny Rollins hog heaven. Thanks for the tips. Quote
mikelz777 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Since we're already off topic, as much as I like the cover art on Rollin's Prestige box and I'm sure it's unintentional, but doesn't it make him look cockeyed when you look at it a certain way? Quote
Dmitry Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 A crazy deal on Rhino Led Zeppelin 10 miniLP cd set. I believe this is a Japanese remastering job, which they retail for $174. Price slashed to $87. http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/led-zeppelin-definitive-collection-mini-lp-replica-boxset?xpcid=CROZ&cmpid=CROZEP%3E%20&cmpid=CROZEP Quote
BeBop Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 A crazy deal on Rhino Led Zeppelin 10 miniLP cd set. I believe this is a Japanese remastering job, which they retail for $174. Price slashed to $87. http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/led-zeppelin-definitive-collection-mini-lp-replica-boxset?xpcid=CROZ&cmpid=CROZEP%3E%20&cmpid=CROZEP Quote
Stefan Wood Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Not to be a downer on such a great deal, but I have heard horrible things about the remastering job on that set. Quote
JETman Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Not to be a downer on such a great deal, but I have heard horrible things about the remastering job on that set. All overblown! Besides, where else are you going to get 12 cd's for $87? Quote
Dmitry Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Not to be a downer on such a great deal, but I have heard horrible things about the remastering job on that set. Could you please expand on that? Usually Japanese remasters sound very good. I almost ordered it, and I'm not even a fan. Besides, where else are you going to get 12 cd's for $87? I stand corrected; it's a 10-album, 12-cd set. Two of the albums are double-cds. Quote
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