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Can anyone explain how FED EX is supposed to be cheaper when getting cards returned from PSA?
Mickey71
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I sent my last 6 card re up sub to PSA and opened a FED EX acct. I had the cards returned ground service. I think it took twice as long to get to me any I saved about $1. I don't see the big savings. Some folks were talking like ground service with only a handful of cards was like $8 or something...I got news for you...IT AINT.
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Transportation charges 7.13
Volume Discount -0.57
Declared Value 2.25
Fuel Surcharge 0.59
Direct Signature 3.25
Total charges $12.65
I didn't ask for direct signature, but this was the way PSA did it.
Had I gone with USPS through PSA, the shipping would have been $22.50, so I saved about $10.
I purposely kept my declared value low to keep the cost down. $120 was the lowest I could tolerate if the cards were lost or damaged.
Editted to say that I live on the East Coast, so the delivery went cross country.
Rodney
cos my subs are always in the 50 -150 card range with values in the thousands. I personally don't mind
their priority service. I'm also in CA and I have been getting my cards back in 1 day from the time they ship.
Was the amt. you declared at $120 on the fed ex line on the sub form? Did you declare $120 for your PSA submission also for the declared value total....or can the 2 numbers be totally different. I live in Washington State. I'm thinking the part to dismiss signature doesn't matter as PSA does what they want to do on that part even though I said signature not required i still had to sign.
<< <i>Indy,
Was the amt. you declared at $120 on the fed ex line on the sub form? Did you declare $120 for your PSA submission also for the declared value total....or can the 2 numbers be totally different. I live in Washington State. I'm thinking the part to dismiss signature doesn't matter as PSA does what they want to do on that part even though I said signature not required i still had to sign. >>
From my experience, I have to sign if the declared value is more than $500.
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Once PSA went away from registered, I switched to FedEx & am quite happy.
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Yes, the $120 was what I put on the sub form on the line "Insurance Limit (required)" under the section entitled, "Alternate Return Carrier" (I'll call it the "FEDEx part" for clarity). My "Total Declared Value" under the main section of the sub form where I listed each card, min grade, etc., was $110. The reason these two are not equal is that when I filled out the FEDEx part of the sub form, I was planning on submitting 12 cards at a declared value of $10 each (for a total declared valule of $120); however, when filling out the rest of the form, I decided on 11 cards and forgot to go back and change the FEDEx part from $120 to $110. In any event, PSA went with what I put in the FEDEx portion of the sub form - $120. I hope this makes sense.
<< <i>no need to declare anything over 100 bucks , you are throwing away money as fedex will not cover collectibles over 100(included free with shipping cost) >>
Exactly. Paying FedEx insurance is a total waste- they don't pay off when (not if, because it will happen eventually) they lose the package.
FedEx has lost numerous packages to me in the last decade- from a $1700 card to a $15k prototype toy my client sent.
The service was designed to send escrow papers, not anything of value. If you want to make sure it gets to you, send it USPS registered.
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<< <i>The service was designed to send escrow papers, not anything of value. If you want to make sure it gets to you, send it USPS registered. >>
+ 1,000,000
Was at a Kinko's FedEx the other day sending some documents overnight and an older woman was trying to decide on a declared value for her "priceless" family dress. I suggested she should seriously consider registered and fully insured via USPS, and guy behind the counter agreed.
I agree that it doesn't make much sense to pay $2.25 for a declared value of $120 when it would cost $0 to have a declared value of $100.
<< <i>Fedex allows for a declared value up to $1000, not $100. >>
you can declare it and they will take the insurance premium from you without any issue but if your package is lost and you tell them it is collectibles, then you are sol and they will send you a check for 100 bucks which is the policy limit
I also think the insurance is part of the fee.
The sub form said insurance was "required," so I felt the need to put something there and the declared value seemed reasonable. The bottom line though is that going FedEx, even the way I did it, was still $10 cheaper than going USPS, and it worked fine for the cheaper cards that I submitted for my registry set.
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2011 Rates & Service guide PDF
Page 123, left side column, Section F, Line 11
The only significance of the $100 figure is that $100 of liability coverage is included in the delivery price for all Fedex, UPS, and USPS Express Mail shipments. If you want additional coverage, you have to pay for it, but it's available.
Section A states that they don't provide any
insurance coverage.
<< <i>Sorry guys, you're wrong. They cover up to $1000 if you declare up to $1000.
2011 Rates & Service guide PDF
Page 123, left side column, Section F, Line 11
The only significance of the $100 figure is that $100 of liability coverage is included in the delivery price for all Fedex, UPS, and USPS Express Mail shipments. If you want additional coverage, you have to pay for it, but it's available. >>
This is completely correct.
Based on this info, it looks like I cost myself an extra $2.25 by declaring $120 instead of $100. Live and learn, I guess.
Thanks for the link to the Service Guide.
The FedEx choices on my PSA submission form were Saturday Delivery, Priority, Standard, 2-Day, 3-Day, and Ground.
Mike