[CR]instructions to sender

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

From: <vahdia@att.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org (CR)
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 04:31:27 +0000
Subject: [CR]instructions to sender

Sending a generous fund and specific instuctions to the sender of your new treasure seems like the right thing to do,but don't underestimate other people's wisdom.My story: About '88 I found out that a LBS of the Huffy kind in Ohio had a large Bianchi Paris-Roubaix up on the racks in the back .I phoned for photos which showed how much of it was intact and phoned back to say the check was in the mail after seeing the pictures. I sent him $50 for shipping and detailed instructions similar to what we've been saying including having the frame alone in one box and the parts in another.Ten days later,the torn bicycle box appeared in my driveway with the framehead hanging out the front naked and the Paris- Roubaix mech peeking out the side . Rear wheel still in the frame had broken one of the teeth out of a dropout.Front wheell loose in the box had elaborately scratched the unwrapped tubes . Clown simply couldn't be bothered to do the work . Enclosed a check for $34 since the single box only cost $16 UPS in '88.Couldn't be bothered to do the work.
              Good Luck,Seth Finkelstein
              Santa Cruz,Ca