[Elecraft] Shipping high value items by UPS

[Grant Youngman]

I do, too., usually.   Except this time.  UPS — a little under  $100, maximum insurance, ground.  USPS — almost $170 (Priority).  UPS 3-day was around $225.  The differences would have cut way too far into the IPA  budget item.  You have to prioritize somewhere :-)

Grant NQ5T
K3 #2091 KX3 #8342

> On Sep 25, 2018, at 4:17 PM, Peter Dougherty (W2IRT) <lists at w2irt.net> wrote:
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> I ship *everything* by the US Postal Service, and if the day ever comes that I need to send my K3s or KPA-1500 back for service you can bet it'll be using the post office, with original Elecraft shipping boxes and a premium shipping method with full insurance. I ship merchandise commercially and I've found their insurance far easier to claim on the 2 instances in 27 years that I needed to do so than the first (and only) time I ever tried to do this with UPS on a used/dead laptop. And they refused to pay. FedEx I wouldn't trust to pick up a piece of litter on the ground, let alone a $6,000 amp.
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