I do, too., usually. Except this time. UPS — a little under $100, maximum insurance, ground. USPS — almost $170 (Priority). UPS 3-day was around $225. The differences would have cut way too far into the IPA budget item. You have to prioritize somewhere :-)
Grant NQ5T K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 > On Sep 25, 2018, at 4:17 PM, Peter Dougherty (W2IRT) <li...@w2irt.net> wrote: > > I ship *everything* by the US Postal Service, and if the day ever comes that > I need to send my K3s or KPA-1500 back for service you can bet it'll be using > the post office, with original Elecraft shipping boxes and a premium shipping > method with full insurance. I ship merchandise commercially and I've found > their insurance far easier to claim on the 2 instances in 27 years that I > needed to do so than the first (and only) time I ever tried to do this with > UPS on a used/dead laptop. And they refused to pay. FedEx I wouldn't trust to > pick up a piece of litter on the ground, let alone a $6,000 amp. > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
