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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;buyingsilvers, post: 1297281, member: 18821&quot;]No.&nbsp; Which is understandable from USPS&#039;s point of view.&nbsp; think how easy it would be to pull an insurance scam if all you had to do was insure an empty box or a box full of sand and send it to someone, and even if they complain that the box was empty, you still get insurance money.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think people rely on insurance too heavily.&nbsp; They&#039;ll ship it to a dubious buyer or package the item like crap and expect insurance to be an all-encompassing safety net.&nbsp; Filing an insurance claim is a PITA, which tends to take weeks (if not months) with no guarantee that you&#039;ll be paid out.&nbsp; You also need proof of original cost, which is what the claim amount will be based on.&nbsp; You only rely on insurance as a last resort, and hope you never have to file a claim.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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