I wonder if there was ivory in it and it got pulled?
Hmmmmm
If you ship usps priority mail its a safe bet it will arjrive at its destination.
In my opinion the post office does a very credible job moving mail and
packages.
I insure pretty much everything that costs more than 30,40,not so much to protect from them actually losing the package but also to protect from scammers that say the item never got there or if it's stolen or delivered to the wrong address and that person keeps it instead of turning it in.
No offense intended but I've posted this a dozen times. Use registered mail USPS.
It get signed for every time it changes hands including the truck driver, airline employee, clerk, letter carrier and if anything happens to it somebody will be in big trouble. You can also get restricted delivery which means the person you list is has to sign for it.
It might take a day or two longer to arrive because it is handled manually but it is an extremely low risk way to ship a valuable item. Everybody who takes possession of it has to sign for it and is responsible until they had it to the next person. The final person who signs for it is the person you are sending it to.
Sorry to hear of this happening to you Don. I hope it's found and all is straightened out!Sorry to hear the package was lost. I have heard lots of horror stories about UPS and FEDEX even when insurance was purchased. Seems like people have more luck getting paid when USPS is involved.
bump to the top. pictures of cue on page 4. someone at UPS is a THIEF!!!!!!!
That's why you send USPS Express with Insurance
Sorry that the package disappeared, what cue was it? Everyone can keep an eye out for it, it's a small market
Maybe it's just me but I see things a little bit differently. I guess I'm just very cynical since I've seen just about every scam known to man. I prefer not to insure my packages (several dozen cues shipped over the last few years, many in the four figure range) because I don't want to alert anyone to the value of the contents. I have shipped cues worth well into the thousands via USPS Priority Mail with NO insurance. So far (knock on wood) every one of them has arrived safely. I'm not sure if I'm just lucky or smart.
Has anybody who ships regularly use third party insurers?
Have heard very good things such as greatly reduced rates, full value recovery and quick claim settlements.