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<p>[QUOTE="rocket, post: 1040020, member: 24349"]This applies to under $5,000 shipment so it doesn't address your issue but I thought it was worth sharing. I had sent in >$10,000 worth of coins to PCGS for grading via registered mail, insured. When they returned them to me, they came back USPS Express Mail. I am not 1000% sure, but I think PCGS has a private company insuring their shipments. It did make me look closely at USPS though. What I found is that if I have to ship a package that is $5,000 or less and it can fit in an express mail flat rate envelope, USPS Express Mail is very similar cost-wise to USPS Registered mail. I have sent several packages since then using this method and never had a problem. With registered mail taking so long, it seems to me to be a cost and time effective solution. Like they say in car ads: your mileage may vary. Note: once a couple of years ago, I bought something large that wasn't expensive (<$500) that was insured through USPS and it arrived damaged. It did take a lot of time and hassle to resolve the insurance issue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rocket, post: 1040020, member: 24349"]This applies to under $5,000 shipment so it doesn't address your issue but I thought it was worth sharing. I had sent in >$10,000 worth of coins to PCGS for grading via registered mail, insured. When they returned them to me, they came back USPS Express Mail. I am not 1000% sure, but I think PCGS has a private company insuring their shipments. It did make me look closely at USPS though. What I found is that if I have to ship a package that is $5,000 or less and it can fit in an express mail flat rate envelope, USPS Express Mail is very similar cost-wise to USPS Registered mail. I have sent several packages since then using this method and never had a problem. With registered mail taking so long, it seems to me to be a cost and time effective solution. Like they say in car ads: your mileage may vary. Note: once a couple of years ago, I bought something large that wasn't expensive (<$500) that was insured through USPS and it arrived damaged. It did take a lot of time and hassle to resolve the insurance issue.[/QUOTE]
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