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<p>[QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 2247176, member: 74863"]Untrue. Priority Mail comes with $50.00 insurance. You can get extra insurance for an additional cost. $500.00 or less does not require a signature, over $500.00 does. The max for insurance is $5,000.00, then it reverts to Registered Mail. Registered Mail may take a few days longer and the tracking does not show until it's at the delivery office but you can insure your article up to $50,000.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>The costs for shipping Insured verses Registered breaks even around $1200.00, meaning if your insure for more than $1200.00 it's less expensive to ship Registered Mail. If it's under $1200.00, then Insured Mail is less expensive. I can't remember the exact amount for break even but $1200.00 is very close.</p><p><br /></p><p>All insurance is in blocks of $50.00 for the purpose of calculating costs. If you insure for $.01 or $50.00 it will cost the same increase.</p><p><br /></p><p>Busy day at the Post Office. Sorry it took so long to answer but I hope this clarifies this for you Doug. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 2247176, member: 74863"]Untrue. Priority Mail comes with $50.00 insurance. You can get extra insurance for an additional cost. $500.00 or less does not require a signature, over $500.00 does. The max for insurance is $5,000.00, then it reverts to Registered Mail. Registered Mail may take a few days longer and the tracking does not show until it's at the delivery office but you can insure your article up to $50,000.00. The costs for shipping Insured verses Registered breaks even around $1200.00, meaning if your insure for more than $1200.00 it's less expensive to ship Registered Mail. If it's under $1200.00, then Insured Mail is less expensive. I can't remember the exact amount for break even but $1200.00 is very close. All insurance is in blocks of $50.00 for the purpose of calculating costs. If you insure for $.01 or $50.00 it will cost the same increase. Busy day at the Post Office. Sorry it took so long to answer but I hope this clarifies this for you Doug. :)[/QUOTE]
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