[78-L] A note to any users of the US Postal Service

[David Lennick]

I'm having problems with the PO I use in Lewiston NY, which closed my box last 
month (payment was late) and didn't send me any notification but merely began 
returning items to the senders, in some cases marking them "moved/left no 
address". My first knowledge of this was when someone who'd had items mailed to 
my box was contacted by the seller. I've been renting this PO box since 1995 
and am known to the staff, I update my contact information regularly, and when 
I paid them last Monday and said I thought I should have been notified, they 
agreed. New postmaster seems a little dippy (he wasn't aware of the price 
structure or the late fee). I think they got some 'splainin' to do.

dl

On 9/26/2013 7:59 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> To all who sell and ship records on eBay or through private auction.
>
> This is a warning that the United States Postal Service will NOT honor insurance that you might purchase on 78s or any other collectibles sent through the mail.
>
> I recently had a shipment of 78s broken due to mishandling by the US Postal Service. I had purchased sufficient insurance to guarantee the value of the records, but when they refused to honor
>
> the insurance, I filed a claim. After waiting for two months, I received a notice saying that I had mailed "prohibited" items, and therefore they will not honor the insurance. I checked their website to see why
>
> 78s are not covered. Under a lengthy list of standard and prohibited items (which include things like flammable chemicals, body parts, and firearms), comes this:
>
> http://about.usps.com/publications/pub141/standard-prohibited-and-restricted-items.htm
>
> "COLLECTIBLE AND/OR IRREPLACEABLE ITEMS (ANY ITEM WORTH MORE THAN ITS ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE OR THAT IS NOT COMMONLY AVAILABLE) INCLUDING
> BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANTIQUES, FINE ART OR COLLETIBLE COINS AND STAMPS."
>
> So, if you use USPS insurance, you are simply wasting your money, because they will not cover any damages as a result of their mishandling of the package.
>
> Cary Ginell
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