[meteorite-list] usps insurance is fraud
From: harlan trammell <skyrox_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:41 2004 Message-ID: <BAY1-F119CSqRXtC2Cw0002fe39_at_hotmail.com> <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <DIV> <DIV>we all buy insurance to ship our skyrox. but it is really for peace-of-mind only- a big waste of money. when the _ _it hits the fan, you are as lost as somone in a molasses canoe or an astronaut in space with no fuel left and no air. anybody ever ACTUALLY collect insurance money from the post office on a loss from the usps...? i didn't think so. usps insurance is aCOMPLETE WASTE of MONEY- just read the form to file a claim. you have to have the item , the receipt, etc.. oh, the item! that means , you have to send it BACK to the sender and they then say it was damaged THEN not during the shipping when you RECEIVED it - therefore, it can NEVER be tendered properly for a claim - a self-perpetuating KOP-OUT to avoid paying a claim- get it?! suppose you DO get it all together and go waltzing into a p.o.- they just laugh!! after that, it goes before a review board to determine if it was PACKED right before a claim is paid. 99.99% you did not pack it right (and there are no written, standards for packing or a way to verify that was indeed packed right before sending anyway)and they say forget it. and if you are one of the lotto winners who does get a claim, they give you depreciated value less fees from stupid government assessed value chart. in other words , you have no recourse whatsoever . so don't waste your money. use fed ex. the private sector is ALWAYS better than ANYTHING government.</DIV></DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>STOP MORE SPAM with <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMFENUS/2728??PS=">the new MSN 8</a> and get 2 months FREE*</html> Received on Fri 20 Jun 2003 04:11:44 PM PDT |
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