Gary_W wrote: > Since they did the packing, it was automatically insured. This cost the > buyer a > few extra bucks but the peace of mind was worth it for both of us!
I just want to mention a common misconception on shipping. It is always the shippers responsibility to obtain insurance or deal with any shipping problems. People seem to think once it leaves their hands they are off the hook if the buyer didn't ask for insurance or pay for it. Here's the trick. The buyer isn't shipping it. You are. The buyer is in no way responsible for shipping problems. I've had paypal reverse three things now when the seller said I should have asked for insurance when it arrived damaged or I should call the post office when it didn't show up. The shipper is legally responsible until it arrives at the buyers door and there is some confirmation of it. The buyer can't even call the shipper and deal with any damage or loss. All claims have to come from the person who shipped it. They won't even talk to the recipient except to arrange to pick it up. The recipient can't even make a claim if he wanted too. Paypal or your credit card company will reverse anything that doesn't show up or shows up in pieces. No matter what the shipper claims. Do yourself a favor and just automatically include insurance in shipping costs. Nobody is going to complain about an extra dollar or two and will probably agree to pay for it if you asked. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
