Yeah, sue their a**! After all, you have weblogs to prove how long/difficult it was to build. A decent lawyer (is there one?) should be able to get you reconstruction costs as well as the money for the parts.
Sorry to hear about the damage - I had something similar happen to a kiteboard last june (fortunately I had proper KS insurance so I could claim) at least the damage happened on the way back tho' - so you could show the project at the cpl
I knew it! They ARE smashing the goods with big friggin´ rocks! Those *******S! All luck to you mate!
Sorry to see that disaster.... I hope you can get it working again. I can't imagine the rage you felt when you opened the box and found your masterpiece broken... Good luck!
/me feels stupid for not seeing why the images weren't working but now /me sees the carnage of what was previously a thing of great beauty Sue the *******s for everything they're worth.
That damage is terrible Mashie. I hope you can get it sorted out ok. Every modders worst nightmare I think.
Sorry to hear... you probably couldnt have taken it as carryon either... very unfortunate, I really liked that mod (and the carbon fiber)
Man, that is rediculous! It's not like it can be compensated with cash and re-purchased. You put hours of hard work into that. Airlines and couriers should treat other people's property with a bit more respect instead of kicking boxes into and out of vans etc. What the hell happened to do that much damage??
Man that makes me mad! I had a friend whose baggage must have been rifled through by the throwers. They took his armani belt and even had the cheek to put a crappy generic (and almost worn out) belt in instead. The handler must've just swapped it for his! I've had a bag so badly treated that a bottle of red wine, all nicely wrapped in bubblewrap and a bathtowel and placed securely in the middle of my clothes in a fairly tightly packed semi-rigid case got smashed and ruined a load of clothes. What a bunch of *******s!
The case was dropped on it's back a few times from a great height. The flightcase it was inside got big dents on all the top corners...
But the case itself could be argued as a work of art or a product with a specified value (materials plus labour) and you may be able to claim for that...? *n
I wonder whether it was just a drop (or two. Or two hundred). Since the whole "War on Terrorism" drama customs and postal services have been really paranoid. I mail-ordered a Bluetooth dongle and found that the UK Post Service had opened the package for inspection (not that they left a notice to that effect, which is what they are legally supposed to do). I bet they X-rayed your package and thought all that stuff must be an elaborate weapon of mass destruction or something... Bummer man. If I ever take my PC anywhere, it is going to be hand luggage, on my lap in the plane all the way!
I was called back from the gate on the main speakers to explain the content in my checked in luggage... TSA were really cool with the explanation I gave them and I was standing next to them when they resealed the box as per my instructions. The bug was messed up at a later stage.
Thats terrible. Can I see a picture of the case you packed it in if you have one? I want to see how well it was packed if it came out looking that bad. Definately settle this with them too.
