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I need shipping advice

I have a very heavy item to ship to CA. The item is only selling for $150.00. The item weighs in at about 100Lbs packed. UPS is the least expensive shipper. From the east it will cost about $80.00 to ship COD per the buyers request. We have talked and I have good references on him. The item is crated well enough to survive, I hope. The problem is how can I insure this package to protect me from loss of the item plus shipping? Can I insure for more than a COD amount on an item? I'm guessing that I would need to cover the cost of the item plus shipping both ways. That's $310 of insurance on a $230.00 COD. Or is the easiest way around this to just insist on prepayment and insure to cover my butt? Or does UPS pay for the return?
mrderrick
ghostrider45
449 posts
 
Sure you can insure for more than the COD amount. For UPS you pay $1 for every $100 declared value past $100. On COD you take the risk - if it comes back you eat the shipping.

Pack well- UPS is not kind to heavy items, though in my experience they do OK on small light stuff up to around 50 lbs.
questforsound
126 posts
 
hi

no ups does not pay for a refused cod .. you are charged for it ...yes the best way is to get the frt at least pre-paid and insure the package for what you want ....
but if there is a problem with the package in shipping .. you will have to put a claim into ups and also submit invoices for the amount the item cost ..

so -- its a chance ... good luck --- ps we only ship fedex ground ...we find them to handle the packages better ...

good luck
stephen
stealth93es
64 posts
 
May I suggest any shipper but UPS. If your buyer insists get it in writing that the item belongs to him, not you, when you ship it. The cost of the item & shipping are all his, and prepayment is a requirment.

GET IT IN WRITING, BEFORE SHIPPING ANYTHING.

Just a suggestion,

Good Listening,
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