I may have to sue Fanatics or Fedex-UPDATED 5/8/25 AT END OF THREAD

D. Bergin · #1 01-25-2025, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayshum

There's no reason a driver needs to know what they're delivering or the value of it. If the shipper paid for a signature on delivery, that's all the driver needs to know, and the driver should get it whether he knows what's in the box is worth $40 or $40K.

Sure, but as I notated earlier in this thread, there's an entirely different protocol the shipping company takes, and an entirely different set of consequences for those involved, when the box is declared for 40K, rather then for $40.00.

There's a cost/benefit vs. risk analysis involved.

sb1 · #2 01-25-2025, 01:19 PM

Assuming that Fanatics used a private insurance carrier(as FedEX will not insure collectibles), Fanatics would not have declared a value, just chose a delivery method which was signature required, could have been ground or air, next day, etc. depending on the policy stipulations Thus there would have been no value assigned to the package for the driver to have any idea what it might contain.

There are two likely scenarios to the loss here, either the driver swiped the package(unlikely) or the driver signed for it and left it lay somewhere in the building it was addressed to(more likely) and someone else picked it up and walked off with it.

One has to believe that Fed/Ex knows who the driver was, what time he "delivered" the package, and possibly even an exact location due to real-time tracking of the driver.

jayshum · #3 01-25-2025, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Sure, but as I notated earlier in this thread, there's an entirely different protocol the shipping company takes, and an entirely different set of consequences for those involved, when the box is declared for 40K, rather then for $40.00.

There's a cost/benefit vs. risk analysis involved.

That may be true, but unfortunately, most people shipping something probably don't know that and figure there's a better chance of something disappearing if they say it's worth $40K.

Yoda · #4 01-25-2025, 02:31 PM

I agree with Peter here. Russ should contact Fanatics for compensation, which you have already done. But top management should be aware of this, and if there here have been similar instances, change carriers, while remunerating you for your loss. Fanatics can then subrogate for their loss, as Fed Ex clearly has negligence here, and be reimbursed. They might even have some kind of bailees' policy which would cover your item when shipped. I would not let this sit with a lower level employee.
IMO the driver stole the item and provided a bogus delivered-signature card. If I am right, you should bring in the police.

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