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Mr. Luddite

On 4/2/2014 10:06 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:47:03 -0400, Earl wrote:

wrote:

It might have something to do with the insurance
The government is self-insured. We're talking about less than $2000 -
not an original Picasso!

It's just sad that the US government finds UPS to be a better option
than the USPS.

The government might be "self insured" but there is a limit to what
USPS will pay and do you really want to go through the red tape to get
it.

By the time you pay for a service that has several thousands of
dollars worth of insurance (assuming you are buying a few coins) you
are spending a lot more than UPS.

There's a fly in the ointment when shipping with UPS. I've shipped well
over one hundred guitars over the years using them and learned my lesson.

If you "self pack" an item, ship by UPS with the item insured for it's
value and the item is damaged during shipment, good luck collecting on
the claim. By default UPS will claim "improper packing" and deny the
insurance claim. I've seen people who photographed their entire packing
of the item, packing it better than UPS would, and UPS still denies the
insurance claim.

The only way around it is to take the item to a UPS store and have
*them* pack it. Then, if damage occurs, they can't deny the claim.
Problem is, it's expensive as hell shipping that way.