Anyone ever use express shipping (Cards or anything else?)
chris777
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What do you think?
Thanks for your help everyone.
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Paypal doesn't accept the mail carrier's signature as proof of delivery. That's bad.
USPS requires mail carriers to deliver to the mailbox if possible and not attempt door delivery. They told us not to try to get the customer's signature. I think it's incredibly stupid but it's the official USPS position.
Also as a carrier I love it when the intended recipient's phone # is on the front. I can call them when I leave for the street, and if they need it earlier I can meet them along the route, if they aren't home but will be later I can arrange to meet them later in the route. It makes for a happier carrier and usually a happier customer.
Just please don't waive signature. It's a terrible idea.
ps; thanks robb for the replies
Yes Express is safe. It's delivered to our office twice a day, once with the regular mail and once by an express courier who drives to all the auxiliary offices dropping off and picking up nothing but express mail. It's not as "safe" as registered is, but nothing anywhere is as safe as registered. I have no fears at all when I ship express that it will get there.
I have postal intranet access so I can sometimes check to see how much a parcel is insured for, but I don't really care to. The people who will transport your parcel to PSA will have no idea, they won't have access and I don't think they would care.
Last week I delivered a gun to a gun shop, it was express and right on the box the shipper had written himself a note to insure it for $1800. I wouldn't suggest doing that.
ps: gameusedhoop, thanks for the reply.
<< <i>jimq112, great info, thanks, I was wondering, what if an insured package gets lost, does the post office take the registered insured lost package as more important/bigger priority than an express insured package being lost or do they take both the registered and express lost packages as equally as important?
ps: gameusedhoop, thanks for the reply. >>
It depends on the contents. In this case you wouldn't receive top priority either way due to the contents being trading cards.
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<< <i>If you use the flat rate express mail envelope it will show $18.30 postage on the envelope. If you insure it for $5000 it will show $33.05 postage. >>
This is incorrect. Insurance up to $5k is included in the cost of Express Mail. >>
Absolutely wrong!!!
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<< <i>If you use the flat rate express mail envelope it will show $18.30 postage on the envelope. If you insure it for $5000 it will show $33.05 postage. >>
This is incorrect. Insurance up to $5k is included in the cost of Express Mail. >>
Absolutely wrong!!! >>
Yeah, I edited it but you beat me to the punch.
<< <i>How is it wrong? You take your flat rate envelope to the PO. If you don't insure it they print a postage tag that says $18.30 on it and stick it to the envelope. If you tell them you want to insure it for $5000, then they print a postage tag that says $33.05 and stick it on the envelope. So you have two identical looking flat rate envelopes, one with $18.30 postage clearly advertised on the envelope, and the other showing $33.05. I didn't stay at a Motel 6 last night but if I was a thief I would know which one had something of value in it. >>
Read more carefully. It was not you who was wrong.
"...The most important thing and it's an absolute MUST is to not under any circumstances waive the signature.
Paypal doesn't accept the mail carrier's signature as proof of delivery...."
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That CRITICAL message simply is NOT getting out to EBAY sellers.
Everyday, sellers are burned by PayPal on the issue. This is happening
on both domestic and international transactions.
The USPS clerks that I have talked to say that they are told to ask EVERY
customer about the waiver AND that the goal of the question is to get the
customer to agree to the waiver.
"OK to waive the signature?" is the most innocuous and least damaging
phrasing I have personally heard. This at least gives the unsophisticated
customer a chance to question the scheme.
"Can the carrier sign when the item is delivered?" is the worst phrasing.
It implies a level of safety that simply does not exist for PayPal transactions.
EM/EMI are great services, BUT you gotta NOT waive the signature, if
PayPal is in the mix.
NOTE: USPS will accept an insurance claim for filing on packages that
were signed for - and misdelivered - by the carrier. THIS will NOT help
you with PayPal, though.
<< <i>jimq112, great info, thanks, I was wondering, what if an insured package gets lost, does the post office take the registered insured lost package as more important/bigger priority than an express insured package being lost or do they take both the registered and express lost packages as equally as important?
ps: gameusedhoop, thanks for the reply. >>
They're treated equally if we lose them. If you paid for insurance and can prove value, USPS pays the claim. There is a waiting period while we try to find it, but you get paid. USPS doesn't care what it is (within reason), as long as you can prove value.
If it gets damaged USPS will try to prove insufficient or improper packaging.
USPS does consider a lost registered as a bigger problem internally but it won't affect you.
hope that helps