[meteorite-list] usps insurance is fraud

From: Robert Cucchiara <cucchiara_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:41 2004
Message-ID: <004b01c3377b$48517970$210110ac_at_BOB>

The problem i have had in the past is not receiving the package at all. In
this case they dont have a leg to stand on since all insured packages are
supposed to be signed for. Bob C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "magellon" <magellon_at_earthlink.net>
To: "harlan trammell" <skyrox_at_hotmail.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] usps insurance is fraud


> 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 06:28:32 PM PDT