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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GuyFrost, post: 1207538, member: 31195&quot;]I&#039;ve read through this thread, and may be a little late, but this is what I would do:</p><p><br /></p><p>Ask the postmaster general, or whoever you talked to, to give you a statement in writing and signed by him as a U.S. Postal worker, that they will not pay you the full amount of the claim for the insurance you paid for. It is reasonable to ask for such things in writing, and if the postmaster balks, it is because he knows he is committing fraud.</p><p><br /></p><p>Record all the calls you make. A guy got overcharged by Verizon wireless and recorded the calls: (<a href="http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/2006/12/verizon-doesnt-know-dollars-from-cents.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/2006/12/verizon-doesnt-know-dollars-from-cents.html" rel="nofollow">http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/2006/12/verizon-doesnt-know-dollars-from-cents.html</a>) and (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2isSJKntbg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2isSJKntbg" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2isSJKntbg</a> note that Youtube deleted the original video after it reached a million-something hits), which led to a large public humiliation for the company. The Verizon Math blog has a post from June 3, of this year (and the problem happened years ago), stating that clips from his call are being used at the World Science Festival or something like that. Verizon was not able to end it, and probably still suffers negative repercussions because of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>You won&#039;t be able to topple the Post Office, or even measurably stop business, but recording a call with a Postmaster who states he won&#039;t pay you your full claim because he doesn&#039;t think the items insured are worth the insurance you paid for (or whatever his justification is), and posting it on the web could cost that guy his job, or give you some leverage to use later. At the least, it will warn others not to use USPS insurance. I don&#039;t speak for all of CoinTalk, but I would certainly visit any video you post or blog you make and leave a comment, and recruit my family to donate 5 minutes of their time to seek justice for a coin collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d also consider hiring a shark lawyer to send a notice or something like that. Yeah, their legal fees are very cheap compared to yours, but if they know they are going to lose (ie. they won&#039;t pay what they agreed to in a contract), they pay up to avoid spending any more money and time than they have to. You might be able to get a cheaper lawyer to send an intent to file lawsuit (or whatever, I don&#039;t know law) for $50 (or free if you know a family member or friend who practices law). A lawyer&#039;s council (even a good one) can also be free, although they will always recommend you do what is best for <i>them</i> - ie. action that racks of their legal fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>I totally agree with everyone here that making as big a fuss as possible about this is the only real action you can take. I think most crooks can brush of nuisances, however. They bank on the fact that they get paid to answer your calls and complaints, while you are just spending free time chasing after something. I&#039;d ask for full written findings from their investigation, written letters of their insurance reimbursement, etc... to at least make them work for their money. Photocopy your check (don&#039;t cash it). Record your calls, asking them to state clearly that they are not paying what they agreed to pay, make them state their name, why they aren&#039;t paying, etc... Don&#039;t let them know you are recording. If nothing is resolved after a few more days, I&#039;d post everything in a video, the recording playing%2[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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