Shipping One of a Kind Art
I was over on one of the model horse hobby boards this morning, reading an absolute horror story. A person on there had shipped a horse resin via UPS. Someone had clearly opened the box, and unwrapped the horse partially, stuffed it back in the box and hastily taped it back up again. (Clearly, it was some jerk who saw that the box was insured for $800 and then was let down when it was a model horse, not something easily pawned for crack.) So when the owner tried to file a claim against this act of vandalism, she was given all kinds of grief, because UPS "does not insure one of a kind items or art." However, let it be said, they are MORE THAN HAPPY to take your money to insure said items! And they certainly will neglect to tell you this caveat while you're handing over your cash. It's only after they have given the boxes to a herd of rampaging elephants to play soccer with that they will mention that art or collectibles are not covered. This photo of a wh