[meteorite-list] usps insurance is fraud

From: magellon <magellon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:41 2004
Message-ID: <3EF37D15.1FC2D131_at_earthlink.net>

Harlan,
I only had one claim for $45.00,
and was promptly paid by the post office.
Had it been more money I may not have gotten it so quickly!?
Best,
Ken

harlan trammell wrote:
>
> 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.
>
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Received on Fri 20 Jun 2003 05:31:01 PM PDT