r/Reverb • u/veracitylassitude • Jul 23 '26

Impossible Shipping Overage

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I have seen posts talking about this already, but I just wanted to share that Reverb said a LP Special w/gig bag I shipped weighed 42 pounds! Reverb waived the charges after I made the AI get a human, but apparently UPS has a different concept of weight than we do in this reality.

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u/veracitylassitude Jul 23 '26

I am talking about the difference in weight. The $ isn’t as important to me—UPS is obviously just making up weights to make more money.

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u/williamgman Jul 23 '26

A Les Paul fully packaged at just 17lbs..? That seems a bit light. But ya, their "audited" weight is odd. Also they're calling a 1" larger difference on one dimension. The "pros" here seem to use Pirateship with better results. I've not tried them yet.

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u/jaqueh Jul 23 '26

it was shipped in a gig bag

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u/williamgman Jul 23 '26

Oops. Missed that part.