GRGAUDIO

@chakster, good point about Victor's grading. I bought a Zeta arm from him, described in the listing as New Old Stock. The Zeta I received was half of that term. Getting a refund from him was the biggest hassle I've ever experienced in hi-fi buying.

@kurte, I've bought three cartridges from Victor, all in fine condition. Communication with him is also very agreeable. Would you believe he sent along one of his own Aidas cartridges (with a retail value of over $1500) just to try it out, no strings attached? Talk about trust!.

So I think it is totally uncalled for to open a thread bearing his name and telling this community NOT to do business with him, just on the basis of a delivery problem. You should be ashamed of yourself.

PS I currently have one package from him on the way, which is suffering much delay in transit due to circumstances. Who should I blame?

and BTW i never ask anyone to insure my international orders and even in current situation i received two parcel from USA right in time, no delay.

When i ship something internationally i do never insure it if the seller will not pay extra for insurance upon special request, did you paid for insurance when you bought from GRGAUDIO ? Why do you think he must insure your order withing USA shipped with UPS ??

Insure everything over $100 value as that is only what UPS covers with std shipping charges.Also make sure that the shipper clicks the box "adult signature required" when filling out the shipping form.  That way the UPS driver wont toss it against your door like a Frisbee and your dog won't munch it like a milk-bone.
Safety first, as my father used to say.

That way the UPS driver wont toss it against your door like a Frisbee and your dog won’t munch it like a milk-bone.

Only in America.
In the rest of the world UPS actually call first over the phone and it’s impossible they will leave a parcel like that when a person is not at home and can’t sign the docs (no matter insured the parcel of not).