Sigh.....
This kinda thing only happened to me once before but at least that first time the helmet was packed well by a collector.
When I brought the package in and openend it first thing I noticed was the helmet was right side up rather then up side down as would have been preferable to reduce stress on the pad. To make matters worse there was not enough packing bubble wrap to keep the helmet completly still so that when the box moved the helmet had wiggle room. Due to packing the pad never had a chance.
The Seller is not a collector as you can tell from the Ebay auction listing,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Here is the before and after photos of the pad and then it torn away. The M18 went from an exciting example with partial liner to just basically a shell.
What do you guys think this detracts from the value of it considering the winning bid price? I might ask seller is it was insured and see about a claime if possible. Would you guys sweat this or blow it off? I would had the helmet been packed better.
I really need to write up a packing instruction sheet and email it to sellers whenever I buy something. I prefer all my helmets to be placed in one plastic grocery store bag, tied off and then placed in a second one to reduce any wear or scratching to the paint. That and other things that would help old liners make it though is a project I am going to get done post haste.
William
This kinda thing only happened to me once before but at least that first time the helmet was packed well by a collector.
When I brought the package in and openend it first thing I noticed was the helmet was right side up rather then up side down as would have been preferable to reduce stress on the pad. To make matters worse there was not enough packing bubble wrap to keep the helmet completly still so that when the box moved the helmet had wiggle room. Due to packing the pad never had a chance.
The Seller is not a collector as you can tell from the Ebay auction listing,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Here is the before and after photos of the pad and then it torn away. The M18 went from an exciting example with partial liner to just basically a shell.
What do you guys think this detracts from the value of it considering the winning bid price? I might ask seller is it was insured and see about a claime if possible. Would you guys sweat this or blow it off? I would had the helmet been packed better.
I really need to write up a packing instruction sheet and email it to sellers whenever I buy something. I prefer all my helmets to be placed in one plastic grocery store bag, tied off and then placed in a second one to reduce any wear or scratching to the paint. That and other things that would help old liners make it though is a project I am going to get done post haste.
William
(I'm not making fun of you if you missed this on the auction listing, as we all make mistakes, and poor photos by sellers can easily play tricks on the eyes). It's just that in the photos on here, it's clearly visible to me that the leather has dry-rot, and will continue to deteriorate in the years to come.
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