MyVintageCocktail
VFG Member
Ruth, have you tried contacting shipsurance.com to see if they cover shipments originating in the UK? Shipsurance is the umbrella company for InsurePost.com and the Shipsaver apps for Etsy and eBay.... From their website Q & A:
U-Pic also covers a variety of carriers--I found a list here (Royal Mail isn't on it, but maybe there are carriers in the UK it does cover): https://delta.u-pic.com/Order/Order.aspx (there's a pull-down menu that you select your carrier from).
If Royal Mail isn't covered by either of these insurers, do you ever use DHL? I used to use them for domestic deliveries a lot before they stopped providing that service here in the U.S. Usually they were more expensive than USPS, but not for heavier parcels. I found they were cheaper than UPS or FedEx all the time, and, depending on package weight and destination, sometimes cheaper than USPS.
Unless an order is less than a certain amount, I insure almost everything these days--especially international shipments.... Never had to use it, but the peace of mind is worth it, IMO. No having to worry about whether PayPal is providing seller coverage to that address or under certain circumstances....
U-Pic also covers a variety of carriers--I found a list here (Royal Mail isn't on it, but maybe there are carriers in the UK it does cover): https://delta.u-pic.com/Order/Order.aspx (there's a pull-down menu that you select your carrier from).
If Royal Mail isn't covered by either of these insurers, do you ever use DHL? I used to use them for domestic deliveries a lot before they stopped providing that service here in the U.S. Usually they were more expensive than USPS, but not for heavier parcels. I found they were cheaper than UPS or FedEx all the time, and, depending on package weight and destination, sometimes cheaper than USPS.
Unless an order is less than a certain amount, I insure almost everything these days--especially international shipments.... Never had to use it, but the peace of mind is worth it, IMO. No having to worry about whether PayPal is providing seller coverage to that address or under certain circumstances....
