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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ericlyon, post: 650893, member: 19872&quot;]There is a good reason why the buyer should be removed from the shipping insurance buying decision:&nbsp; the seller is the one who packs the item for shipment.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Today I received 10 rolls of dollar coins from an eBay seller.&nbsp; The seller had gotten a Priority Mail box from the post office, put all the rolls in one end, wadded up some Priority Mail envelopes to use as padding, slapped a small amount of Priority Mail tape on the ends and sent it.&nbsp; The box broke, several of the rolls broke open, and someone from the Post Office scooped the coins up and dumped them back loose in the box.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Having worked for parcel carriers and in shipping departments, I can tell you that properly packed and taped boxes that are strength rated for their contents almost never break in shipping.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I also think there&#039;s no call for bashing eBay on this one.&nbsp; Postage fees do not factor into eBay&#039;s final value fee calculation.&nbsp; The &quot;Free Shipping&quot; gimmick is now more expensive to the seller, but it&#039;s still optional.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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