Why should the seller eat the cost of insurance?
Unfortunately, if the loss is not insured or the shipper denies the claim and it is not the sellers fault, there is little recourse.
Just wanted to make sure you were not expecting to have to pay for it in the cost of the goods or as a shipping extra.
I do quite a bit of buying and selling on another online form. If the item I sold is lost or damaged by the shipping company that's on me. If I didn't buy insurance ( btw its almost impossible to actually get USPS or any other shipping company to pay out a claim) I refund the buyer or replace the item. I also own a well pump business and if I fail to deliver on the deal that was agreed upon I again eat the cost. It's good business. Insurance is cheap, if you decide to purchase it, add a extra 5 bucks to the price of the item if your the seller. Ether way the buyer needs to be made whole. If not, a charge back needs to happen and the seller's name needs posted.
That’s not old! I was there 82-85! That’s old!
That is your choice though.
That is commendable.
Only if those were the agreed upon terms of the purchase.
The rock for this build from kp. My bad was supposed to go to @Doctorgori
I guess I dont consider it a choice. I consider it it the right thing to do. My reputation in life and business means more to me than a few hundred dollars in coral and shipping.
Sellers responsibility until it is at your door…. If they wish to seek damages from UPS or whoever that is up to them they are the ones who paid the shipping and they are the ones with the contract them and UPS not youI'm a little puzzled on when it became the buyers responsibility to make sure that a ups package gets to their house on time. BUYER'S AND SELLERS can we have an honest discussion/debate on the topic? I won't bore you with all the details as I plan to post the sellers original thread and our discussion at the end of this thread. I thought standard doa meant the coral had to get to your house alive? All I got was " not my responsibility ". So my question is who's is it? Luckily I know all the ways to skin a cat but would hate to see some kid get jacked that doesn't have my resources. This rainbow splice is gonna make a wonderful addition to the system.
Shipping insurance is not for the person that’s receiving it. It is for the shipper years of online purchases have tricked you into thinking that if you don’t pay it, you are responsible when in fact, all you’re doing is helping the pad their bottom line they skirt responsibility
And as a seller I would never accept paypal for that very reason. Have had several bad experiences with dishonest buyers trying to strongarm a discount or force a return (where I eat shipping a fees both ways).
The point is that when one does not understand the terms of the transaction, expectations can't be properly set. I don't ship livestock and if I did I would convey my terms up-front. Those may or may not include reimbursement for shippers failures.
