Postage responsibility

[Gary D 76]

I couldn't decide if this is the correct place for this question but as it does involve a British coin here goes. I've just purchased an expensive coin from the USA. The seller has asked the question" do I want it insured for the full amount at his expense" Well I guess under insuring it could save my some import duty (15% VAT $300). So my question is, who's problem is it in the unlikely event that the coin should go missing, apart from me loosing the coin of course.

Gary

[Peckris 579]

I couldn't decide if this is the correct place for this question but as it does involve a British coin here goes. I've just purchased an expensive coin from the USA. The seller has asked the question" do I want it insured for the full amount at his expense" Well I guess under insuring it could save my some import duty (15% VAT $300). So my question is, who's problem is it in the unlikely event that the coin should go missing, apart from me loosing the coin of course.

Gary

You need to find out what the terms of the insurance policy are. Does it cover the full UK market value of the coin in transit from there to you? If you lose the coin, you don't want to lose what you paid also.

[Gary D 76]

I couldn't decide if this is the correct place for this question but as it does involve a British coin here goes. I've just purchased an expensive coin from the USA. The seller has asked the question" do I want it insured for the full amount at his expense" Well I guess under insuring it could save my some import duty (15% VAT $300). So my question is, who's problem is it in the unlikely event that the coin should go missing, apart from me loosing the coin of course.

Gary

You need to find out what the terms of the insurance policy are. Does it cover the full UK market value of the coin in transit from there to you? If you lose the coin, you don't want to lose what you paid also.

To me it's what I paid that I'm worried about as at the end of the day that's real money. It was an ebay purchase paid for with paypal for what that's worth. My question is, who is liable for something lost in the post, apart from the carrier, the sender or the reciever.

[Gary D 76]

I have found the answer myself thanks. I have posted the link here as it is usefull information.

Lost in the post

Edited September 20, 2009 by Gary D

[1949threepence 3,367]

I have found the answer myself thanks. I have posted the link here as it is usefull information.

Lost in the post

Yes, ultimately it is the seller's responsibility to make good any loss. Although as I mentioned a few weeks ago, Royal Mail do push items of recorded delivery post through one's letter box, unsigned for, and without removing the tabs. This creates an open door for unscrupulous buyers to say they have not received the item, and get a full refund, in addition to also holding the item.

[Gary D 76]

I have found the answer myself thanks. I have posted the link here as it is usefull information.

Lost in the post

Yes, ultimately it is the seller's responsibility to make good any loss. Although as I mentioned a few weeks ago, Royal Mail do push items of recorded delivery post through one's letter box, unsigned for, and without removing the tabs. This creates an open door for unscrupulous buyers to say they have not received the item, and get a full refund, in addition to also holding the item.

At this point it's the $2100 investment I'm more concerned about. As long as it's sent with full tracking I'll be happy. A couple of months ago I have a $100 coin come from the States and the tracking showed it had been delivered. It had but to the wrong address. It took Parcel Force a week to recover it, it had been delivered to a secure business and they couldn't get it to get it back.

[scottishmoney 29]

Yes, ultimately it is the seller's responsibility to make good any loss. Although as I mentioned a few weeks ago, Royal Mail do push items of recorded delivery post through one's letter box, unsigned for, and without removing the tabs. This creates an open door for unscrupulous buyers to say they have not received the item, and get a full refund, in addition to also holding the item.

Indeed the USPS does the very same thing with international registereds, pushes them into the box with no signature etc. I just got one from Germany like that - apparently the USPS treats all foreign registereds like regular mail now - they are not even tracked beyond the point of entry, say New York. But then paypoo requires you to have stuff sent registered, so you pay something like $9 for something that should cost no more than $2 to send, because otherwise if you report the item missing the seller is out the dosh. It is a rip off every way around and something that makes me really think about whether I want to buy stuff from overseas. Fortunately most British sellers use a courier like Fedex or something and buy addtl insurance for expensive stuff.