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trixxstrr · ‎07-27-2022

I have a single collectible item to sell that might go for 5-10K. I could only find some really old posts on here that suggested companies like U-Pic for insurance, but I see they only offer up to $1500. Anyone have experience getting insurance on 5-10K? Most likely would be a US buyer, but will be set to worldwide. I saw other companies like ShipSaver, Shipsurance, HWI, but wondering if anyone has experience here before I reach out to them all for quotes.

intimewithmusic · ‎08-05-2022

Just noticed the route was actually worse than this google map shows. After Toronto the items went from Toronto to Delta above the 49th parallel... with global burning as it is we have to shorten shipping routes.

marnotom! · ‎08-06-2022

@intimewithmusic wrote:

I really really want to support eBay by purchasing on it, not just selling but frankly the Global Shipping Program is embarrassing. I'm happy with my purchase but ashamed of the waste of carbon thanks to the GSP.

I'm don't think the use of a forwarding service is necessarily any worse for the envirornment that shipping directly. I think you may be envisioning packages making solo road trips, when in fact a better analogy is them taking the bus along established routes.

A bus (freight truck) is going to travel its establilshed route, no matter what, whether or not a particular passenger (i.e. your package) is on it, and it's taking on other passengers (packages) that may have the same destination or may get off along the way. Most importantly, however, the bus is carrying passengers that may otherwise be hitching a ride with a single driver vehicle or driving themselves, so it gets cars off the road. Those more direct shipments you'd like to see used that use less carbon are still emitting carbon and adding to the carbon already being emitted by the less direct shipment.

trixxstrr · ‎10-27-2022

Sorry I forgot to reply to this earlier to say how it went. Secursus insurance was really nice to use, super quick to pay for each item online, just enter value, tracking number, and pay. I tested it first with a lower value item, and saw the fine print of making sure if you have a customs label to not have the value visible, so I attached a plastic bag to have the customs label folded inside it, and then it's just to take photos of the package in case you need to make a claim.

Luckily everything went fine. It was a sealed Pokemon game that sold for $7200 and the buyer was in the US. Just bubble wrapped it well and sent in a small Canada Post box Xpresspost.

reallynicestamps · ‎10-27-2022

Your map shows driving. And if your parcel was going from Prairieville by truck, to Kelowa, there might be a more direct route.

But in fact it probably flies to Erlanger KY. Which is a suburb of Cincinnati and its huge airport.

Avoiding the black hole that is Chicago, it goes to Canada's largest airport and PO terminal .

Then to Vancouver/ Delta. Then to Kelowna.

Are there any direct flights from Cincinnati to Kelowna? Does Kelowna have an international airport?

It's called spoke and hub delivery, and is used by every postal system, airline, and courier.

Pull the shipment/passenger from the rim along a spoke to the hub , then back along a different spoke to a new rim destination. Only there are dozens at each rim spot and thousands at each hub.