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Title: W.I. KING Bow arrived
Post by: JavelinaHink on March 03, 2009, 07:58:00 AM

:saywhat:  Well the post office just screwed up a little bit of history. It came in a box is the problem the seller should have put it in a tube for shipping. And the deal I thought I had just went away. He only insured it for 100 bucks, to bad.Its the first one that has came damaged. Anyone else have a postal meltdown !  :mad:  
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Title: Re: W.I. KING Bow arrived
Post by: Wade Phillips on March 03, 2009, 08:12:00 AM

Bill - Nice bow despite the splinters. Even though it is broken, I will give you a change to get half your money back... (my standard offer to anyone who has acquired something that I would like to have).

Have received a few damaged items over the years. They always seem to be poorly packaged by the seller.

For he most valuable bows, I always mail the seller one of my bullet proof boxes so I know the bow will arrive to me in the same condition that it left the seller's place. The extra cost to mail an empty box to the seller is inexpensive insurance in my mind.

Title: Re: W.I. KING Bow arrived
Post by: d. ward on March 03, 2009, 08:16:00 AM

Oh yes about 7-8 years ago.I bought an english made Wareing long bow for 100 and the seller said he insured it for 100 of which he did not insure it at all.Shipped it in very thin cardboard box and she got hammmerd.The P.O. would do nothing because of no ins.and the seller finally refunded my money.But what a wait of a great piece of archery history..I know this will not make you feel to much better but the King looks like you could maybe at least glue it back together and have it for display maybe ??? bd

Title: Re: W.I. KING Bow arrived
Post by: JavelinaHink on March 03, 2009, 08:21:00 AM

Well....I'm hoping I can take care of the insurance at my end so I can keep the bow.

Wade...thats the way to do it with mailing them the tube or box.

Grumley Bow...I'm making plans right now to make a road trip to pick it up...not taking any chances

Title: Re: W.I. KING Bow arrived
Post by: JavelinaHink on March 03, 2009, 08:24:00 AM

Don...yep I'm thinking it will glue up, its the lower limb so should not show to much in the display....wasn't going to use it anyway.

Title: Re: W.I. KING Bow arrived
Post by: JavelinaHink on March 03, 2009, 09:53:00 PM

Up Date....now thats a good seller, he refunded the auction cost back to me already...now I'll get to putting that bottle of loctite 421 to work.

Title: Re: W.I. KING Bow arrived
Post by: Cody Roiter on March 03, 2009, 09:54:00 PM

Wow Nice looking bow my friend.. is that a yew target bow whats the history of the bow Bill ?

Cody

Title: Re: W.I. KING Bow arrived
Post by: mwmwmb on March 04, 2009, 08:12:00 AM

that is a sad situation. I guess it will be a wall hanger.

Title: Re: W.I. KING Bow arrived
Post by: JavelinaHink on March 04, 2009, 06:27:00 PM

Cody....The Bow is Yew wood and made by an old time boywer. Best photo of WI King is the one of him with and Chet Stevenson with their "snaky" yew bows.

I still need to get a copy of that to  go along with the bow.