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Originally Posted by John Allen
It is my understanding that if you ship a gun through USPS and do not declare it they will not honor any damage or loss claims. That has been told to me by several postmasters. I always tell them what I am shipping for that reason.
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I realize you're a dealer and in a different boat as far as insurance is concerned where an Eastern type of policy may not be applicable to you.
I haven't taken out extra insurance from a shipper in a long time now due to having private insurance that covers shipping loss. This eliminates the need for declaring what's in the package or needing to file a claim for loss with the shipper. I imagine the caveat would be that the insurance company will probably want me to exhaust all efforts with the shipper to find a lost gun/package before they will pay-up.
Personally, I would rather deal with my insurance company than any of the shippers run around purposeful designed policies to wiggle out of a claim, plus I get the benefit of having the gun insured while it's at the gunsmith's location or while I'm traveling domestically, Internationally & at gun shows.
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