Purchased the RX-V3800

[GMichael]

I did say, "aren't." I'm on your side man. May you get an undropped trouble free unit that jams for years to come.

[Rich-n-Texas]

I know that GM.

I feel like I've been pregnant and now I'm getting ready to deliver a new member of the household. I should probably give it a name if/when it finally arrives.

I can't believe this thread's over 100 posts long either.

[GMichael]

Ouch! You're going to give birth to a 38 pounder. Dang buddy. You a BIG girl now.

[L.J.]

Are these units being double boxed?

I'm quite sure these things are tossed around everywhere while in transit. I've been screwed by UPS a few times. I even had UPS deliver a reboxed item to me. They didn't even try to play it off....they put the item in a new box and just cut the packing slip off the old one and taped it to the new box.

I even had a box get delivered and you could tell that had got wet while in transit

[Rich-n-Texas]

Yes, they are double-boxed. I asked their CS twice to reassure me that they weren't just putting the same unit into a new box and they told me that can't happen because for one thing the original unit is delivered to a warehouse separate from the location where new units are sent from, and the second thing is that they treat replacements as a new order with a separate order number, which I have. Of course I'm suspicious of anything they say now, but what else can I do but hope for the best? A guy I work with told me I should've marked the manufacturer box as "dropped" which wouldn't have been hard to do since the friggin box was open with peanuts blowing out of it, but who's to say they wouldn't just swap that receiver into another box.

Live and lean I guess but if you consider that my total savings including the free shipping (MSRP = $1,700) was really closer to $700, it's a hard deal to refuse.

I'll lambast pix later for some of his dumb comments, but one thing he's right about is that there WILL be a lot of questions in the next six months because I want to be sure everything's functioning properly.

[L.J.]

It'll all work out. Isn't this just a problem with the delivery service though? Do you have beef with 6thAve?

[Rich-n-Texas]

It'll all work out. Isn't this just a problem with the delivery service though? Do you have beef with 6thAve?

Essentially yes, it's more to do with DHL than 6ave. But 6ave's CS people gave me incorrect information 2 or 3 times which pissed me off. And then when I talked to Roger ( ) on Friday and he said he'd have to investigate because the order shows as shipped... even though there were all sorts of notes on the first order that I wanted included, and a "returned on" tracking number on the tracking stats, which is what they access just like I do, that put me over the edge with them. I think it was the second or third exchange between myself and 6ave (which seems like nine months ago) where I told them that even though I appreciate that they're giving such a great deal on this receiver, chances are I'll never purchase from them again because of the delivery company they choose to contract with.


Edited due to all sorts of spelling and grammar errors.

[pixelthis]

Good luck Rich. I hope they aren't shipping you the same one you just sent back.

Oops!
Dont worry rich, hes kidding!
We don't ALL beleive that!(well, actually we do)

Do like I did with a kit computer I sent back.
When the delivery guy turned around I marked it with a pen.
THE NEXT ONE I got back, well, you guessed it.
What a coincidence!

[Rich-n-Texas]

Do like I did with a kit computer I sent back.
When the delivery guy turned around I marked it with a pen.
THE NEXT ONE I got back, well, you guessed it.
What a coincidence!

NO! You're kidding me. Really pix, really?
Guess they took you for a real dumba$$, huh?

[Rich-n-Texas]

Its just that I have had some experience, and if we are ever going to get hit by an asteroid
All WE NEED to do is put a pile of those stryofoam peanuts where its going to hit, and we'll
have nothing to worry about.

Okay pix, you go first.

Next time inspect the device first, THEN send it back.

Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20.
Get the picture?

Thing is you're a yuppie, probably never worked a real days labor in your life, so you don't know, but something in a box full of those things is practically in its mommas arms.

I'm a yuppie, and a marketing type too right? Keep guessing Bozo.

Probably still woulda kicked the delivery ape in the ankle tho

Here in Texas the mankeys, apes and baboons have guns.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Thing is you cant worry about where stuff comes from in this society, thats why its hell to be as anal as rich in todays world.

Anal? I prefer the word... cautious.

Everything from a burger to a new SUV you buy on a leap of faith, because you don't know where ANY of it came from.
I got a 47in panny from CIRCUIT, they wheeled it out and you wouldn't beleive the box,
My friend with the truck said "dude, did that thing come thru Iraq on its way here"?
But it worked fine for several years.
Anyway you're puting up with this to save some money, theres no such thing as a free lunch you know.

Thank you oh great and wise one. Your words of wisdom inspire me to achieve greatness!

And just remember, the pain you're going through is NOTHING compared to the pain everybody on this board will go through for the next six months because of the questions you'll be asking, because you wont read the instructions

There you go again speaking for people WHO DON'T LIKE YOU!

[GMichael]

You two play nice back there. DON'T MAKE ME TURN THIS CAR AROUND!

[Rich-n-Texas]

You two play nice back there. DON'T MAKE ME TURN THIS CAR AROUND!

Uhhh... well, that depends on WHERE THIS CAR IS GOING!

BTW, #2 is on its way with a Friday delivery estimate.

Mods, let's clear out some bandwidth 'cause the questions will be coming hot-n-heavy any day now.

[GMichael]

Just two more days huh? How long have you been waiting now? Have you got any fingernails left?

[Rich-n-Texas]

I ordered the first one on Jan 24, so it'll be two days shy of a month for the turnaround, IF the package actually does arrive when they estimate.

Still have fingernails, but like I was telling my boss this morning, the cost of my anti-psychotic meds went up due to increased dosage requirements.

[pixelthis]

You two play nice back there. DON'T MAKE ME TURN THIS CAR AROUND!

Be carefull, its a GM product so it probably doesnt have a reverse gear

[pixelthis]

Okay pix, you go first.

Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20. Hindsight is 20/20.
Get the picture?

I'm a yuppie, and a marketing type too right? Keep guessing Bozo.

Here in Texas the mankeys, apes and baboons have guns.

Better watch it with the "hind sight" some of the guys might complain.
And here in bama you get your first gun in the first grade, not gonna let a little thing like gunfire stop ya are ya?

[pixelthis]

I ordered the first one on Jan 24, so it'll be two days shy of a month for the turnaround, IF the package actually does arrive when they estimate.

Still have fingernails, but like I was telling my boss this morning, the cost of my anti-psychotic meds went up due to increased dosage requirements.

Well, you're taking more meds so something good is coming outta this

[GMichael]

Be carefull, its a GM product so it probably doesnt have a reverse gear

The E brake will work just fine.

[pixelthis]

The E brake will work just fine.

Back in the seventies a friend in a Vega pulled the "E brake", wound up holding
it in his hand.
AMAZING just how long a Vega can float

[Rich-n-Texas]

Uhhh... Back in the 70's when I was in Driver's Ed a blonde student driver, when told to pass the car in front of her put it in P for pass.

So top that pix!

[Rich-n-Texas]

... or are counting turnaround time, my receiver is on it's way to its final depot. 22 days if I accept delivery today. I will admit that it looks like they held to their word about expediting this delivery, but it's too little too late as far as I'm concerned.

So far, I've recommended to two people who've PM'ed me to NOT buy from 6ave, and a couple of people on Audioholics, where I also posted my experience veered away from 6ave as well.

[GMichael]

Tic toc, tic toc. Do you have welcome banners up?

[Rich-n-Texas]

No. Just my guard.

Truth is, at this point the thrill is gone. There are always going to be unanswered questions in the back of my mind about the receiver's integrity... is it the same one that Magilla dropped? Is the front plate going to fall off when I take it out of the box? Is some feature that I don't know how to use right now going to fail and damage something inside the unit the first time I try it? The entire purchasing experience has been tarnished because of one (or more) individual who's laziness and lack of respect for other people's property caused so much anguish and anger. Was the savings really worth it?

[L.J.]

Was the savings really worth it?

I think so. These things happen.....heck you could have gotten the same CS/delivery issues on a full priced unit.