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- INSURANCE AND REGISTERED
MAIL POLICIES
- Last updated March 14, 2005
OPTIONAL
INSURANCE - DEPENDS ON
THE VALUE OF YOUR MERCHANDISE:
I normally do NOT insure your package, UNLESS
you specifically request that I send it via INSURED MAIL, and
you agree to pay the insurance costs. I am NOT responsible for
damage to a package that occurs after I have dropped it off at
the post office (if you'd like to see a picture of what couuld
POSSIBLY happen to your package, click
here). If you are concerned about the package being lost or
damaged, I highly recommend the insurance, it is not expensive
(see rates below).
FOREIGN CUSTOMERS
(Outside of the U.S.): Please note that packages shipped via "SMALL
PACKET" can NOT be sent via insured OR registered mail (this
is the post office's policy, not mine). If you wish to have your
package sent via insured OR registered mail, you MUST select "parcel
post" from the international
rate calculator web page. In addition, please note that many
countries will charge you an IMPORT TAX based on the DECLARED
VALUE of your package (rates vary by country, and I do NOT know
how much you will be charged, if anything).
If you want your package insured, you MUST
insure it for the FULL VALUE of the item(s) in the package (in
other words, the "sub-total" on the order
form page). Customers OUTSIDE of the U.S. may have to pay
import taxes to receive the package. If you are outside of the
U.S., and are concerned about paying import taxes on your item(s),
please request that I put a "low value" on the customs
form, and I will write the "declared value" of the items
to be lower than they actually are. However, if I put a "low
value" on the customs form, I can NOT insure the item(s)
for their actual value (in other words, "you can't have it
both ways").
Here are the current insurance coverage rates:
- Coverage up to $50.00 is $1.30
- Coverage from $50.01 to $100.00 is $2.20
- Coverage from $100.01 to $900.00 is $3.20
for the first $100.00, PLUS $1.00 per additional $100.00 coverage
- I DO NOT "mark up" these insurance
rates - these are the actual rates charged by the U.S. postal
service.
- REMEMBER, items sent outside the USA via
"LETTER POST" can NOT be insured!
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- REGISTERED MAIL - THE SAFEST WAY TO RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE:
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- If you want your package sent via REGISTERED
MAIL, I charge an additional $8.00 for registered mail
services - this $8.00 ("flat-rate") cost is ABOVE AND
BEYOND ANY other postage and packaging charges. However, registered
mail means your package is accounted for, and kept under lock
and key EVERY STEP of the way, and it is virtually IMPOSSIBLE
for anything to happen to it! Simply stated, registered mail
is the ABSOLUTE SAFEST way to ship ANYTHING. If you are very
concerned about the safety and/or security of your package, I
do recommend registered mail.
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- The $8.00 registered mail fee includes the
time, effort, and materials it takes for me to properly fill
out all the necessary forms and paperwork, as well as the super-secure
packaging methods and materials required by the U.S. post
office. The post office charges me $7.50 for registered mail,
plus it takes a long time to correctly fill out all the necessary
forms, and I have to seal the entire package with special tamper-proof
tape (this is why I charge the additional 50 cents for my own
labor and materials, making the total $8.00).
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- Packages sent via registered mail are AUTOMATICALLY
insured for up to $500.00, so you do NOT need to add additional
insurance. Remember, this $8.00 registered mail fee does NOT
include postage and packaging! Also, please note that most packages
that weigh over 4 pounds can NOT be sent overseas via registerd
mail (depends on the country)! These are all the post office's
policies, not mine, so I can NOT change them for anybody, under
any circumstances!
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