Quote Originally Posted by Flinthills View Post
Have you ever tried to collect on a USPS insured parcel that was damaged? Darn near impossible to do. I tried to collect on a collectible 1qt fruit jar I had shipped. I used a 5 ply cardboard box. It was large enough so that there was 4 inches of space on all sides of the jar. I filled this space with foam rubber. It got crushed. USPS said it wasn't packed good enough!
That is why you take pictures before packing it, and after packing it (before sealing the lid), so you have proof of what you did. Nothing better than physical evidence, or photographic evidence.