Heritage Shipping

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I just assumed they weren’t shipping so close to Christmas.

The balls of these guys to kick back a little during the holiday season and spend some extra time with their families.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

The balls of these guys to kick back a little during the holiday season and spend some extra time with their families.

That’s just what I told my clients today who have been calling me nonstop! “How dare you expect me to pick up the phone during the holidays!” Their response was “Go fuck yourself, you’re paid to do your job.” What Scrooges!

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by calvindog

That’s just what I told my clients today who have been calling me nonstop! “How dare you expect me to pick up the phone during the holidays!” Their response was “Go fuck yourself, you’re paid to do your job.” What Scrooges!

This is the primary reason (but one of many) why I quit practicing law. The practice of law = mental prostitution; you bill by the hour, you must work to get paid, you are often treated like crap/a commodity, and shaky client loyalty. Lucrative, but tough life sometimes.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

This is the primary reason (but one of many) why I quit practicing law. The practice of law = mental prostitution; you bill by the hour, you must work to get paid, you are often treated like crap/a commodity, and shaky client loyalty. Lucrative, but tough life sometimes.

It’s brutal. I’m working on a sentencing memo on New Year’s Eve when I could be kicking back for the month of December with the Heritage boys. I also recall doing an arraignment at 1 am on Memorial Day morning last year. I may have to raise my BP a couple points next year like Heritage.

[Steve D]

The card (1954 Topps Ernie Banks) I won from Heritage on Dec 8th, got to me on Dec 27th.

All considered, that's decent for Christmas shipping.

Steve

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by calvindog

It’s brutal. I’m working on a sentencing memo on New Year’s Eve when I could be kicking back for the month of December with the Heritage boys. I also recall doing an arraignment at 1 am on Memorial Day morning last year. I may have to raise my BP a couple points next year like Heritage.

Immediate payment but no reciprocity on shipping, a higher BP etc. Heritage is a rich company. All this just smells like corporate greed.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Immediate payment but no reciprocity on shipping, a higher BP etc. Heritage is a rich company. All this just smells like corporate greed.

Whether it’s greed or just good business practices is probably in the eye of the beholder. If 20% was cool but 22% is greed, the dividing line seems very thin to me.

And for better or worse, about the only meaningful way to express your displeasure is to take your business elsewhere. I’m guessing Heritage won’t experience a measurable downturn in business from this 2% bump.

[timzcardz]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

The balls of these guys to kick back a little during the holiday season and spend some extra time with their families.

That's all good. Then don't schedule an auction to end right before the holidays.

[gunboat82]

Originally Posted by timzcardz

That's all good. Then don't schedule an auction to end right before the holidays.

And don't say that orders will ship in 7-14 days if you really mean "7-14 days or whenever we get around to it while we kick back a little during the holiday season."

I waited until day 23 to send an e-mail requesting a status update, and the boilerplate response I got from Heritage cited "increased pressure on delivery services nationwide." That kind of deflection is annoying, because increased pressure on carriers like FedEx doesn't prevent Heritage from packing up the order, generating a shipping label, and getting it in FedEx's hands.