posted on June 29, 2001 04:14:04 PM
You insist that the collectible you bought on ebay be insured, and you pay for the insurance, because you want to be sure it gets into your hands.
posted on June 29, 2001 07:03:17 PM
I don't think that UPS did anything wrong here, other than leave the package in the wrong place. The item was delivered, and the person from the article admitted it was. The person delivering the item has no idea how much the item is insured for. Once the item is delivered, it is out of their hands, unless there was damage in transit. UPS should not have to pay a claim on an item that got damaged AFTER delivery.
Sure, it is unfortunate that it happened, but personally I would require a signature on an item that expensive no matter what.
That's my .02
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posted on June 29, 2001 09:28:55 PM
I disagree. If *I* was UPS and I had to deliver an item insured for $1,000 I would make DAMN SURE to get a signature at delivery, hell, I'd probably even ask to see a driver's license!
I think that UPS *SHOULD* be held liable - not for $1,000 but the $675 the item was sold for. It seems to me that REASONABLE CARE should have been taken to make sure that the package reached the intended recipient. Leaving a package that is insured for $1,000 on a doorstep is NOT reasonable care!
Would you leave $1000 in CASH on a doorstep? I think not.
posted on June 30, 2001 05:00:16 AM
I agree with shop4shoes. Every *insured* package I've gotten, I've had to sign for. I know this because I'm not home during the day and it always requires me to make a special trip to the post office.
posted on June 30, 2001 05:10:24 AM
The article mentions that the "Fedex" packages were stolen. Which was it UPS or Fedex. I don't use UPS because they told me they will not insure any item that is not currently mass manufactured EG if you can't buy a replacement at Walmart they will not insure it. I am curious because I want to make sure Fedex isn't leaving packages on doorsteps. The post office here in Canada takes the package back to the post office if no one is in and leaves a card for the recipient to pick up at the depot. If USPS is leaving packages on doorsteps AAAUUGHH. They might as well stamp it "Steal Me" just for good measure.
posted on June 30, 2001 05:29:09 AMcdseller: The UPS driver who delivered the package has no idea how much it is insured for. As a professional driver, I am speaking from experience here.
shop4shoes: USPS does require a signature for insured items, but this item was sent UPS. UPS does not, unless you ask for it.
naru: It was a UPS package. The suspect was LATER caught with a stolen FedEx package. Who told you that UPS would not insure an item if it wasn't mass produced? That is absolutely false. I have insured countless rare collectibles through UPS, and have even had insurance claims paid on them.
