Closing Tonight: Love of the Game Auctions

[tonyo]

I commented on LOTG shipping costs in Leon's auction thread saying I thought $8.40 (it was really $8.15 after I checked my invoice to be sure) was too high for 4 ungraded cards. One poster commented that he thought $8 shipping for properly packed cards in a box seems more than fine, especially if the cards are insured by LOTG's carrier.

Thought I'd carry my further questions/comments over here;

My 4 LOTG winnings/invoices over the last 2 years were:
4 raw tobacco cards less than $100 shipped for $8.15;
a graded T3 and a graded 52T greater than $800 shipped for $8.80;
a graded T3 $160 shipped for $8.95;
a graded E92 $600 shipped for $8.00

There seems to be no correlation between value/size and cost to ship.

I'm just curious if anyone can shed some light on that?


Also, I admit I know nothing about insuring mailed cards and maybe I'm not reading this correctly, but:
This is from LOTG's rules: 21. Insurance is provided by Collectibles Insurance Agency. The buyer assumes the risk of loss on all items purchased once we ship said items.

Doesn't this say that if I buy an item and don't receive it, then I am responsible? I must be reading that wrong because if that's the case, what is the insurance for?



Appreciate any insight