It is my understanding that when you buy a knife from someone on the Forum, and choose to have it insured, the insurance is only as good as the SELLERS ability to produce a receipt (Proof of Purchase) if you should have to file a claim against loss, theft, etc. The PO explains this very clearly when you purchase this 'insurance'. So unless a receipt accompanies your purchase from a seller, or you have a reasonable expectation of being able to recover that receipt, the insurance is useless. With so many trades going on, and the fact that some knives are traded constantly, there's no way to keep up with papertrails. Has anyone considered this when buying 'insurance'?
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No, but I'll ask my Postmaster about it. I insure some items sold on eBay but it never ocurred to me that I might need that.
I keep my receipts from knife purchases so I would have them if needed. I haven't included them in the box to a buyer though.
Are you saying the "original receipt" must be in the box? Or, make a receipt and add it in the box/envelope?
It seems to me that if an item is lost, that you wouldn't want to enclose the original or you couldn't prove the value, since it too, would be lost.
Interesting. Thank goodness, despite what people say sometimes, the USPS does a heck of a good job. :thumbup:
I keep my receipts from knife purchases so I would have them if needed. I haven't included them in the box to a buyer though.
Are you saying the "original receipt" must be in the box? Or, make a receipt and add it in the box/envelope?
It seems to me that if an item is lost, that you wouldn't want to enclose the original or you couldn't prove the value, since it too, would be lost.
Interesting. Thank goodness, despite what people say sometimes, the USPS does a heck of a good job. :thumbup:
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No. You need some documentation of how much it was worth, but it doesn't have to be a receipt.
Thing is, I could say I had anything, and that the value of it was such and such. But without an actual receipt to prove I bought it, they (the PO) won't pay a claim. That's just my understanding. Too, I think I parked this thread in the wrong garage, sorry about that.