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Old 03-19-2014, 12:14 PM
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I've run into the same thing with registered mail, but I know they keep the registered packages locked up separate from all the other mail, and anyone who touches it has to sign something.

So my question: is it safe to send registered mail uninsured, provided your packaging is super-safe?
I think the answer is yes it is ok without insurance (I am not advocating just giving an opinion). As was mentioned USPS Registered mail is locked up and signed for at every step. If one of those gets lost get ready for some serious investigating from Postal Agents. That being said many times, because of the extra steps, it does take longer to get to the recipient. From my understanding Registered mail is the way many diamond shipments are shipped too.

Edited to add, I just saw Dan's post. If the PO paid a claim for a lost package then that is all anyone can expect. And I agree, I bet the lost registered mail pile is very, very small.

For me personally, I ship expensive things over night and hold my breath till it's received.
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Old 03-19-2014, 12:21 PM
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I've sent a few thousand registered packages over my 25 years in the hobby and never had a single one lost. Sometimes they do take a little longer but they arrive 100% of the time. And the cost of sending a 9K package fully insured is around $25-30.
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I've sent a few thousand registered packages over my 25 years in the hobby and never had a single one lost. Sometimes they do take a little longer but they arrive 100% of the time. And the cost of sending a 9K package fully insured is around $25-30.
Actually I think I sent Scott Brockelman's T206 Plank I picked up for him from Sotheby's years ago and mailed it Registered and insured as he requested and it was about $28 so Barry is on target.

Sotheby's wanted $400 to ship it and I was already training up to pick up my 1933 Goudey Lajoie I won.

Remember that Scott?
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Actually I think I sent Scott Brockelman's T206 Plank I picked up for him from Sotheby's years ago and mailed it Registered and insured as he requested and it was about $28 so Barry is on target.

Sotheby's wanted $400 to ship it and I was already training up to pick up my 1933 Goudey Lajoie I won.

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Dan, I just sent a $1.5K package registered, and the cost was $30.74. I think they must have raised their registered mail rates, as this sounded incredibly high to me, but hell - I was already standing in line, so I just paid it
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Dan, I just sent a $1.5K package registered, and the cost was $30.74. I think they must have raised their registered mail rates, as this sounded incredibly high to me, but hell - I was already standing in line, so I just paid it
Yeah it was many years ago Scott so inflation may have hit their rates.

Damn I thought I had the picture of that box still. I know I had saved it forever.

It has been posted here before too, probably on the old NET54 board.
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Yeah it was many years ago Scott so inflation may have hit their rates.



Damn I thought I had the picture of that box still. I know I had saved it forever.



It has been posted here before too, probably on the old NET54 board.

It blows my mind that a company can guarantee a grade through a plastic case.
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Yeah it was many years ago Scott so inflation may have hit their rates.

Damn I thought I had the picture of that box still. I know I had saved it forever.

It has been posted here before too, probably on the old NET54 board.
Turns out they overcharged me at the post office - I just mailed two packages that were of a much higher value, and neither came in that high.

Also, regarding insurance - for registered mail you MUST declare the package's actual value, and that's what they base the price on;i.e-getting insurance isn't optional.
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I use registered for any expensive package I send and the only issue I have had is slow delivery times.

I do find it interesting that someone would consider not insuring a registered package to the content value to save what $20???

I also agree with Beckett in that you should only have been refunded for the value of the card, trying to collect the cost of flying to a show, hotel and the submissions fees from another grading company is almost imo you trying to take advantage of the situation.
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I think the answer is yes it is ok without insurance (I am not advocating just giving an opinion). As was mentioned USPS Registered mail is locked up and signed for at every step. If one of those gets lost get ready for some serious investigating from Postal Agents. That being said many times, because of the extra steps, it does take longer to get to the recipient. From my understanding Registered mail is the way many diamond shipments are shipped too.

Edited to add, I just saw Dan's post. If the PO paid a claim for a lost package then that is all anyone can expect. And I agree, I bet the lost registered mail pile is very, very small.

For me personally, I ship expensive things over night and hold my breath till it's received.

Ha! I used to hold my breath as well!

Then I just got comfortable with them doing their job

I think I still have a picture of the box somewhere, looking for it now.

Funny thing was that there was about $6K worth of Wacky Package Stickers in it at the time I think.
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