USPS lost my card submission to SGC and denied my insurance claim

[packs]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Not practical. Are you going to bring in your documentation to the post office every time you mail something, or have a review process every time you fill out a mail form online?

Uhhh, yeah, if it means getting my pay out when the item is lost. You're suggesting paying for insurance that doesn't really exist is more practical?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

Uhhh, yeah, if it means getting my pay out when the item is lost. You're suggesting paying for insurance that doesn't really exist is more practical?

Lines can be long enough. Imagine if every person who sent an item insured had to show proof of value and the clerk had to go through an approval process while people stood there. Come on.

[packs]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Lines can be long enough. Imagine if every person who sent an item insured had to show proof of value and the clerk had to go through an approval process while people stood there. Come on.

Imagine losing a $5,000 card you insured because that service wasn't offered....

Solution seems pretty simple to me: honor your insurance or go through the steps you force people to go through after the fact before you sell it.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

UPS and FedEx will sell you whatever insurance you want to buy but will only actually pay out up to $1000 for any collectible. They'll take payment for $5,000 worth of insurance without mentioning that though. Always seemed like a class action suit waiting to happen.

[C-mack]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

UPS and FedEx will sell you whatever insurance you want to buy but will only actually pay out up to $1000 for any collectible. They'll take payment for $5,000 worth of insurance without mentioning that though. Always seemed like a class action suit waiting to happen.

I definitely have a receipt saying insurance for 5k but they did tell me 5k was the limit

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Lines can be long enough. Imagine if every person who sent an item insured had to show proof of value and the clerk had to go through an approval process while people stood there. Come on.

I had that years ago at UPS.

Two heavy items I figured would be cheaper that way.
One an old computer. old enough to be collectible, even in the horrible trash picked condition it was in. Missing drive, and a bit of hay where the drive should be.
The other a Victrola stand up model that had the base and record cabinet cut off. But it still worked.

I didn't want insurance.
Had to say what was in them.
Then open them up.
They rejected the computer since it wasn't in the original packaging.
Rejected the Victrola because "we don't accept antiques"
WT.... Neither had sold for more than their basic $100 coverage for loss. Which I don't believe they would have paid anyway.
Both were very well packed.

Took them to the post office, shipped no problem, and for less than UPS.