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<p>[QUOTE="brassnautilus, post: 2351432, member: 74300"]It doesn't cost that much, and this should be something covered by the buyer premium as this is just 0.85% and the premium is usually 15-21%.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the purchase was 100s of thousands of dollars, then how is $35 shipping supposed to cover the insurance?</p><p><img src="http://oi67.tinypic.com/sfuooz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit:</p><p>To clarify. Couriers apply discounts to business accounts, and these discounts are global. Fedex and UPS usually give 50-70% discount on international shipping for businesses, so when it says 85 cents per $100 of insurance, it's only like 40 cents. For 1500 dollar, insurance cost would be less than $10. </p><p>This doesn't work the same way with postal services. Using cheaper/slower options meant insurance would cost more. Doesn't matter though, we all know this isn't the reason they chose registered mail.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="brassnautilus, post: 2351432, member: 74300"]It doesn't cost that much, and this should be something covered by the buyer premium as this is just 0.85% and the premium is usually 15-21%. If the purchase was 100s of thousands of dollars, then how is $35 shipping supposed to cover the insurance? [IMG]http://oi67.tinypic.com/sfuooz.jpg[/IMG] Edit: To clarify. Couriers apply discounts to business accounts, and these discounts are global. Fedex and UPS usually give 50-70% discount on international shipping for businesses, so when it says 85 cents per $100 of insurance, it's only like 40 cents. For 1500 dollar, insurance cost would be less than $10. This doesn't work the same way with postal services. Using cheaper/slower options meant insurance would cost more. Doesn't matter though, we all know this isn't the reason they chose registered mail.[/QUOTE]
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