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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 4640090, member: 77639"]The "weight" game can be played a couple of ways. It's possible to mail something which will disappear in route on its own. Chunk of dry ice is an example. Will have a nice weight at counter and on printed receipt, but will disappear before arrival. Also possible for a thief to pilfer package contents and place equivalent, worthless weight in package (rock, smaller package, heavier packing, etc.), so it will still have a nice heft.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven't read enough evidence to speculate on fraud versus theft, or if it was theft, how it occurred.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 4640090, member: 77639"]The "weight" game can be played a couple of ways. It's possible to mail something which will disappear in route on its own. Chunk of dry ice is an example. Will have a nice weight at counter and on printed receipt, but will disappear before arrival. Also possible for a thief to pilfer package contents and place equivalent, worthless weight in package (rock, smaller package, heavier packing, etc.), so it will still have a nice heft. I haven't read enough evidence to speculate on fraud versus theft, or if it was theft, how it occurred. Cal[/QUOTE]
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