Shipping Stamps Please Read!! Everyone.

"They weren't 'inadvertently' accepted. That implies they
didn't know what was in the package. They were knowingly
accepted."

Okay, but look at it this way. The clerk knew what was in the package. The clerk didn't know her regulations all that well (it DOES happen), and accepted it, not realizing that such an item was not covered, and that she should not have accepted it.

The package was therefore indeed "inadvertently accepted".

But for the clerk not knowing her regulations, the item would not have been accepted.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inadvertent



That'll be $200, please.

Also they are not allowed to accept the shipment or offer insurance ever :)and the clerk packaged it.

Excellent topic and excellent input. It's obvious that, as always, it's caveat emptor for all of us.

Verry interesting ! I receive and send a box of stamps with a retail value of $4,000 from the APS..it is sent priority mail/signature confirmation...no mention of insurance unless its included in those fees...if it gets lost in the mail...i have the signature confirm receipt..i am sure they will go after the post office if 4 grand gets lost in the mail !!

APS now uses private insurance to cover its circuits while they are in the mail. All that is needed is the signature confirmation and the shipment is fully insured.

Thanks for the heads up!!
I would have never known and paid (like a fool) for coverage that was worthless...Not that used stamps have much value on the black market LOL

What a bummer. The person that sold you the insurance should be fired.
Has anyone ever had the same problem with USPS ?

no I have not had one bit of trouble,lets see if stamperdude gets his packaged box here soon

Diddo Tina

I have always received stuff in a timely matter also. Even from accross the pond.

Dianne

Hi Folks........


I have had some insured stamps lost and the USPS has paid for the loss......but there can be up to a 90 wait to receive the funds.

Never had anything lost that was shipped to another country.

For anyone from Canada reading this thread, which is very interesting by the way, Canada Post will not reimburse you if you send and insure stamps (used or new), stocks, bonds, currencies, lotto tickets, etc, etc (things of value)(all my words, please read the fine print, if you can find it!).

Most times with Canada Post some insurance is included unlike the USPS where you have to buy insurance separately, but even so, they say **some exceptions apply.

Brings to mind how the diamond business use their own couriers (their own employees carrying the diamonds) to get them to where they are going.

Maybe it would be worth it (considering you would not be insured any other way otherwise) to use some such personal method to transport valuable coins and stamps?

Perhaps the laws should state that the fine print be Bigger print so one would see it more clearly. Or prominently. Such as food warning labels. No Insurance warning labels.

Some Canada Post associate stores located in drug stores here have clerks who do not know about all the fine details. Some do. I tend to use the places that have the knowledgeable ones.

But that goes also for Canada Post Corporation themselves. Sometimes their clerks and personal do not know the regulations as well as one would hope that they would.

It's buyer beware all over again.

But common sense also. They must have had some people in the past who used and abused the insurance system so are merely covering their exposed liabilities now. Pity, I agree.

I am sorry for your loss Stever. I wish stuff like that didn't happen at all. It probably felt like they stole your stamp or something.

Perhaps one could be required to actually lose something of small value and go through all the insurance claim process to learn what it is like and Then see if you want to continue to use that service to ship your items. Or to use it and be aware of the limitations involved learned from real experience. Or have your own private insurance like the APS does. I must check into that myself.

I have had many items lost or damaged by UPS. Getting paid on ANYTHING from them is a pain in the behind. You jump through hoops and then they try to discount the item if it was used. Like how is an Antique not a used item! Then you have to prove the value and wait while it is reviewed. I have had the process take 9 Months!!
Looking at your receipt it was paid with PayPal. I would contact them. They would do a lot better arguing on your behalf. After all their business means a lot more to UPS.