Home› Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

Ship cover vs USPS ebay insurance.

abcoltsfanabcoltsfan Posts: 802 ✭✭✭
in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum
I just sold something on ebay that is going to require insurance. I am not much of a ebay seller and rarely ever sell anything requiring insurance. Can anyone tell me if there is a preferred insurance between Ship Cover and USPS? I will be requiring signature confirmation. I seemed to remember a thread a long time ago that ship cover was the best for ebay. However I can't find the thread and not entirely sure I am remembering correctly. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Aaron

Working on the following sets
1980's and 1990's Topps Baseball BBCE FASC - Cello or Wax Boxes
1952 Bowman US Presidents PSA 7 & up
Pro Football Hall of Fame Indianapolis Colts PSA Registry Set
June 9th Cubs full ticket or stubs - 1981 to 2020
Andre Dawson Topps Basic registry PSA 10's
Mark Grace Topps Basic registry PSA 10's

Comments

  • WhiteTornadoWhiteTornado Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
    I've never even heard of Ship Cover, but I should add that I'm an infrequent eBay seller. Only thread I could find on the U.S. Coin forum has virtually no info on it, just basically was an unanswered question: linky

    If it were me, I'd stick to the USPS. Best of luck whichever route you take.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,742 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ship cover is ebay's insurance service. I believe it is less expensive in some cases than USPS but there are more restrictions for items insurable than USPS and I believe it is null and void for packages shipped to California.


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • abcoltsfanabcoltsfan Posts: 802 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for the help. I went with USPS insurance.

    Working on the following sets
    1980's and 1990's Topps Baseball BBCE FASC - Cello or Wax Boxes
    1952 Bowman US Presidents PSA 7 & up
    Pro Football Hall of Fame Indianapolis Colts PSA Registry Set
    June 9th Cubs full ticket or stubs - 1981 to 2020
    Andre Dawson Topps Basic registry PSA 10's
    Mark Grace Topps Basic registry PSA 10's

  • charrigancharrigan Posts: 2,293
    In the future, you might consider purchasing Collectibles Insurance. Good, even if you don't sell regularly. Lots of guys use them and I have never heard a negative review. They cover mail losses, so you'll never have to buy the inflated USPS rates again. Info here.
Sign In or Register to comment.