[Milsurplus] Screwed by Canada Post ?? HELP !!

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

John,

The situation is obviously complicated by the International Border.  But the 
rule is to use the value in play when the item was lost or destroyed.  I.e., 
the selling price from the last owner to the next owner it was being shipped to 
when they lost it (unless the declared value for customs purposes was 
deflated, in which case one of you are out of luck).  The seller and/or buyer are out 
that amount, not what the vendor paid for it or for the raw materials and 
labor to build it.  I assume that you paid for the insurance.  Can you file the 
insurance claim from your end?  If so, the value in play is what you paid for 
it (you'll need an invoice, obviously).

In a message dated 7/6/2005 3:57:19 PM Central Daylight Time, jfor at quik.com 
writes: 
> Some months ago I bought a WW II radio from Canada and the item was shipped 
> to
> me in the USA via Canada Post, and got lost in the mail. This came in from 
> the
> seller today:
> 
> " I just found out that I am cover for the price I paid the item and not for 
> the
> price I sold it. They
> are also asking me for a receipt which I do not have. I tried explaining to 
> them
> that I sell antique,
> they may also ask me for a certificate of authenticity from a certified
> appraiser. I guess it was a
> waste of money insuring all my parcels for the past 20 years."
> 
> I believe the seller is honorable, but Canada Post are skunks. They 
> apparently
> can't even track their own tracking numbers.
> 

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