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packing, $100 insurance limit

updated sun 9 sep 07

 

pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on fri 7 sep 07


...especially when via USPS, Insurance cost very very little, and, when via
Fed-Ex, UPS and DHL, Insurance does not cost any extra when under the
"$100.00" mark...it is simply included in the price of shipping...


Phil
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lois Ruben Aronow"


> OMG, this is the funniest thing I have ever heard!
>
>> or, do what I do: I self-insure. In other words, I do not
>> buy insurance.
>> I pack my work so that it never breaks. With all the money
>> that I thus save, if a piece ever did break, I would eat the
>> cost of it and still come out ahead.

William Melstrom on fri 7 sep 07


I love FedEx. But they are not required to pay more than $100 on a ceramics
insurance claim. Nor is UPS.
Please go to:
http://www.fedex.com/us/services/terms/groundtariff.html#top
and scroll down to item #10-D-5. Here is a copy:

Packages containing all or part of the following items are limited to a
maximum declared value of $100:
1. Artwork, including any work created or developed by the application of
skill, taste or creative talent for sale, display or collection. This
includes, but is not limited to, items (and their parts) such as paintings,
drawings, vases, tapestries, limited-edition prints, fine art, statuary,
sculpture and collector's items.
2. Film, photographic images (including photographic negatives),
photographic chromes and photographic slides.
3. Any commodity that by its inherent nature is particularly susceptible
to damage or the market value of which is particularly variable or difficult
to ascertain.
4. Antiques, or any commodity that exhibits the style or fashion of a
past era and whose history, age or rarity contributes to its value. These
items include, but are not limited to, furniture, tableware, glassware, and
collector's items such as sports cards, souvenirs and memorabilia.
(Collector's coins and stamps may not be shipped. See the Prohibited Items
section.)
5. Glassware, including, but not limited to, signs, mirrors, ceramics,
porcelains, china, crystal, glass, framed glass and any other commodity with
similarly fragile qualities.

It's that simple. FedEx and UPS will sell you as much insurance as you
want, but they are not required to pay more than $100 on a ceramics
insurance claim. Use either the US Post Office, or a third party insurer
such as DSI:
http://www.dsiinsurance.com/
or, do what I do: I self-insure. In other words, I do not buy insurance.
I pack my work so that it never breaks. With all the money that I thus
save, if a piece ever did break, I would eat the cost of it and still come
out ahead.

William Melstrom
Moderator, the Crystalline Glaze Forum
http://board3.cgiworld.paran.com/list.cgi?id=Crystal

Craig Martell on fri 7 sep 07


William was saying:
>I love FedEx. But they are not required to pay more than $100 on a ceramics
>insurance claim. Nor is UPS.

Hello William:

You are correct about FedEx not paying over $100 for a claim. UPS will pay
more however. I've filed claims for over $100 and they always pay up as
long as I pack to their specifications. They recently creamed a big
platter that I sent from here, Oregon, to a gallery in Asheville, NC and
they paid for the platter which was well over $100 and they reimbursed me
for shipping charges.

regards. Craig Martell Hopewell, Oregon

David Hendley on fri 7 sep 07


I have been "self-insuring" for years. I do as William does and
use the $$$ I would spend for insurance for extra packing
materials to ensure against breakage.
Previously, the few times I tried to file breakage claims the
shippers, both UPS and USPS, were antagonistic and uncooperative,
even for inexpensive claims well under $100.
I don't need more aggravation in my life and don't enjoy spending
time making phone calls and arguing, so I said to heck with it
and starting declining all insurance.
I haven't had a single problem in several years.

David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david(at)farmpots(dot)com
http://www.farmpots.com


----- Original Message -----
>I love FedEx. But they are not required to pay more than $100 on a
>ceramics
> insurance claim. Nor is UPS.
> Please go to:
> http://www.fedex.com/us/services/terms/groundtariff.html#top
> and scroll down to item #10-D-5. Here is a copy:

> or, do what I do: I self-insure. In other words, I do not buy insurance.
> I pack my work so that it never breaks. With all the money that I thus
> save, if a piece ever did break, I would eat the cost of it and still come
> out ahead.

Lois Ruben Aronow on fri 7 sep 07


OMG, this is the funniest thing I have ever heard!

> or, do what I do: I self-insure. In other words, I do not
> buy insurance.
> I pack my work so that it never breaks. With all the money
> that I thus save, if a piece ever did break, I would eat the
> cost of it and still come out ahead.
>