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Go see the company that transported your scope and if they wash their hands of it, go see the consumer affairs ombudsman and show him/her what happened. They'll get you a new scope and the company will get hauled over the coals.
By law, they must take duty of care with the goods they carry. In actual fact, they're responsible for the good they carry right up until they hand them over. What's happened is unacceptable and it's only because people let them get away with this that they keep doing it. Regardless of whether you have insurance or not, this sort of carelessness is not acceptable.
A word of advice....next time you have goods transported, ask to inspect them before you sign any consignment notes. If they're damaged, refuse to accept them and have them take them back. The costs will be at their expense and they'll end up in all sorts of trouble.
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