Originally Posted by
spin88
Bags get damaged, and I know odd items like this are the most likely to be damaged. As others suggest the baggage people don't know how to handle them, and so I don't think this is one to bash United over.
This. Surely the passenger who was so willing to allow people known to be rough with checked items to handle his $42k item has it covered under some insurance.
Time to move along... Nothing to see here.