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Re: [OM] Beware of the USPS - I'm getting scr**wed

Subject: Re: [OM] Beware of the USPS - I'm getting scr**wed
From: "Mickey Trageser" <mickeytr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 20:15:05 -0400
Isn't it funny that the USPS won't recognize the eBay transaction as
legitamate valuation, but does itself deal on eBay.  Have you seen it? They
sell unclaimed packages on eBay now. Talk about hypecritical....

Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chip Stratton" <cstrat@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 6:56 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Beware of the USPS - I'm getting scr**wed


> OK, the USPS manual covering loss of insured items is available  online
> (Domestic Mail Manual S010), and it says nothing about auctions or have as
> an absolute requirement an actual receipt or invoice proving its value:
>
> 2.6
> The customer must submit acceptable evidence to establish the cost or
value
> of
> the article at the time it was mailed. (Other evidence may be requested to
> help
> determine an accurate value.) Examples of acceptable evidence are:
> a. Sales receipt, invoice, or statement of value from a reputable dealer.
> b. Customer's own statement describing the lost or damaged article and
> including the date and place of purchase, the amount paid, and whether new
> or used (only if a sales receipt or invoice is not available). If the
> article is
> handmade, the statement must include the price of the materials and labor
> used. The statement must describe the article in enough detail to
determine
> whether the value claimed is accurate.
> c. Picture from a catalog showing the value of a similar article (only if
a
> sales
> receipt, invoice, or statement of value from a reputable dealer is not
> available). The date and place of purchase must be included.
> d. Paid repair bills; if the claim is for partial damage, estimates of
> repair costs or
> appraisals from a reputable dealer. Repair costs may not exceed the
original
> purchase price.
> e. Receipt or invoice for the costs incurred to buy a surety bond required
> to
> reissue a lost item.
> f. Receipt or invoice of costs incurred for the reconstruction of
> nonnegotiable
> documents.
>
>
>
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