i brought a rod a guy when he shipped the rod with ups they broke it.  the rod is in half,  its broke about a foot from the reel seat. none of the guide are damaged.  just wondering if that can be fix, if so where and about how much.  or should i just toss it in the trash.      its a abu garica villian 7'1     vlcm71-5  BRAND NEW..

 

 

 

sorry i cant get the pic on here, dont no how to shrink the size of the pic.. if someone could tell me how to do it, will be great

File an insurance claim and get your money back to get a new one because that one is no good.

File an insurance claim and get your money back to get a new one because that one is no good.

file it with ups?? he dont have insurance on it 

It automatically has $100 worth of insurance. Ups includes that in the shipping price. Any more you have to pay extra for.

It automatically has $100 worth of insurance. Ups includes that in the shipping price. Any more you have to pay extra for.

This is accurate! I just went through the same thing weeks ago and finally got my money back. Ask the seller to send you a copy of the original sales receipt and your good to go.

By all means file a claim and get reimbursed, but there's no need to throw away the rod. A reputable rod builder can splice it for $30 or so. Done properly it will be as strong as before and the repair should be hardly noticeable. 

What DVT said. Being its that far down on the blank, its a fairly simple fix that won't affect the action or power very much at all. Just won't be as pretty as it once was.

Bet it was shipped in cardboard?

It automatically has $100 worth of insurance. Ups includes that in the shipping price. Any more you have to pay extra for.

X2 That's a fact... !

By all means file a claim and get reimbursed, but there's no need to throw away the rod. A reputable rod builder can splice it for $30 or so. Done properly it will be as strong as before and the repair should be hardly noticeable. 

X2...

Not a simple fix at all.. But as mike stated, an have done myself..

It automatically has $100 worth of insurance. Ups includes that in the shipping price. Any more you have to pay extra for.

X3 I have to deal with UPS all the time. $100 is covered

dang man that sucks! good luck with everything

I agree with RM that it's not so easy if the blank is repaired according to best practice.  It takes trimming the break, gluing in a right-sized graphite blank piece inside the blank, then a right sized piece to fit the actual lost blank area, and finally a fiberglass over-piece to cover the repair.  All of these pieces have to be selected from sections of scrap blanks to fit the taper of the broken blank, so it's really only something a pro would do since most of us don't keep/buy scrap rod blanks for this purpose.  I repaired a blank broken during shipment as an exercise after it was replaced by the factory (OK, it was a high end blank and I figured what the heck, maybe I could end up with 2 rods for the price of one).  It was a lot of work for a neophyte rod builder but I ended up with a very nice blank and a "freebie" rod that I have used for 10 years and like as well as its unbroken brother.  Would I do it for $30 if I were a pro rod builder?  No way!  And I wouldn't pay the fair market price to have it done unless it was a very high end blank to begin with.  JMHO

By all means file a claim and get reimbursed, but there's no need to throw away the rod. A reputable rod builder can splice it for $30 or so. Done properly it will be as strong as before and the repair should be hardly noticeable.

Where and who I can talk to, for this to be fix?

IIRC, an insurance claim has to be filed by the sender. Take photos of the package and the rod and send them to the sender. Be prepared for UPS to drag their feet and stonewall at every opportunity, but you should eventually get things sorted out. Sorry for your misfortune, I hope things work out for you.

 

Tom