I have been very busy from my home office in Wisconsin trying to sell off my unused belongings in order to live a more streamline life while making some extra cash. One of the items that I’ve recently sold was a laptop screen, LCD, from my broken laptop. This item was a pain to package due to how fragile it was but I went out and bought a padded envelope and found some cardboard to secure on each side of the screen. While I was there at the P.O. I was struck with the idea that it might be important to get insurance.
Proof of Value
The costs for both of these services were under $3 with shipping being $9.45 and I sure am glad I got the insurance. Shortly after mailing the product I received an email saying the screen was damaged in shipment. To file my claim, I simply had to go to https://www.usps.com/ship/file-insurance-claims.htm and click the link to start an online insurance claim, register, provide proof of items value, and proof of damage. For proof of value I provided a screen shot of the amazon sales receipt in JPEG form and for proof of damage I sent a photo the buyer emailed to me.
Not a very good proof of damage
As you can see, the image from the seller was of low quality. This made me nervous if the Post Office would hassle me about getting my insurance money. It turned out there was no trouble and I received approval in less than a week. If you need to file a claim with the post office, don’t worry it is a very easy process, both painless and easy.
