After having read through the entire story I'll offer the following.
I've also had dealings with Value Electronics and they've been nothing but a pleasure. I think this is an unfortunate situation for all involved but I also believe both parties to be decent and honorable at their core. If...
That's absolutely true and it caused me huge headaches. In my case the package was [fortunately] fully insured but since it was an adversarial transaction, the shipper and I weren't in contact. Ultimately I was successful in convincing UPS to force the local UPS store that handled the shipment...
Respectfully, I don't know why you've decided to present this as a saga. I can't think of a good reason why the seller should remain anonymous. Although there appears to be an inside track where some here already know who it is, others [like me] do not and could be conceivably making a huge...