Very sensible. Makes for good relations.
In fact, in this country, any mail package is insured for up to $100 without
any additional payment.
Most aren't aware of this and it does take a bit of trouble to claim it but it
is there.
i have over 1,000 ebay feedback so a few more transactions than that - failure
rate in the post has been just four.
One showed up in NJ six months late. One customer in Queensland admitted that
his post went AWOL occasionally.
The only one that annoys was a mint Canon VI-L which disappeared in Heathrow.
He refunded but I'd rather have had the camera!
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 10/07/2011, at 8:28 PM, George Themelis wrote:
> If you only mail a couple of packages a year, it is natural to be worried.
> I have friends who are paranoid about packages getting lost. The truth is
> that packages rarely get lost.
>
> For people, like myself, who mail a lot of packages, one idea is to be
> self-insured. For example, let's say that I mail items worth $100 each. I
> just charge $1 extra for shipping per package. So, if one every 100
> packages gets lot, I am covered. The truth is that the rate of loss is
> much smaller than that, maybe 1:1000.
>
> I mail 100 packages a week average. It might have been 6 months since
> something was reported lost. In this case, I cover the cost and I chalk it
> off as a cost of doing business.
>
> George
>
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