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Tom Boblittand wound up refunding the money a couple of times. Depends on the transaction amount of course but sometimes the hassle of emails back and forth isn't worth it.
As for delivery confirmation, if the package is delivered it's a great service. You paid about a half buck to find out it was delivered. If it was lost, you paid about a half buck to get nothing.....doesn't insure the value of the goods or anything else.....so....who wins? The USPS. The vast majority of mail that's sent with delivery confirmation gets delivered, they spend a little time scanning the barcode label upon delivery. The mail that's lost or pilfered with delivery confirmation, no big deal cause it doesn't cost them--except in reputation. If the person's a scammer, then you have confirmation with D.C. but how many scammers like that are out there?
Insurance is excessive from USPS but on some items, you gotta do it. I generally force insurance around the $30-$40 mark and especially on stuff that you can't replace easily.