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Old 03-18-2025, 03:32 PM
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What is a fair price for shipping and insurance? I am not a customer of Lelands, but I spoke with a friend today who just won an item in their auction in the $20K range and was charged nearly $200 for shipping and insurance. The item is small and weighs less than a pound, so the standard UPS shipping portion of it is negligible.

He asked me my opinion and I said that I thought that 1% seemed exhorbanant to me, but I do not play in that league.

I was just curious as to what other's opinions are on this subject.

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Old 03-18-2025, 03:42 PM
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I am no shipping expert, but I think the cost is for the insurance.
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Old 03-18-2025, 03:47 PM
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I am no shipping expert, but I think the cost is for the insurance.
Yes, I corrected my post. I should have been more clear and said that the fee was for shipping and insurance. My guess is that shipping is probably on ly $20 for his item, but the insurance is nearly $200. The insurance portion is what he was questioning.
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Old 03-20-2025, 05:23 AM
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Yes, I corrected my post. I should have been more clear and said that the fee was for shipping and insurance. My guess is that shipping is probably on ly $20 for his item, but the insurance is nearly $200. The insurance portion is what he was questioning.
UPS insurance cost on $20,000 would be $230 (though of course they only honor insurance on cards up to $1000)

Postal Registered would be the way to go, the insurance is much cheaper on a registered packaged. Declared value of $20,000 would be postage plus $42.10

I imagine, like most auctions, they have private insurance, so guessing costs is tough, but if you know the other options you at least have an idea.
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Old 03-22-2025, 09:42 AM
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Hi Scott,
Is there any reason for an auction house to have a separate % insurance coverage if they have a policy covering their entire operation like Collectibles Insurance?
Mailing and Shipping – For shipments to your customers anywhere in the world. Temporary and permanent shipping coverages are available to accommodate your delivery needs.
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Old 03-22-2025, 04:45 PM
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Is there any reason for an auction house to have a separate % insurance coverage if they have a policy covering their entire operation like Collectibles Insurance?
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Because that policy isn't free so why would you get the coverage for free? It costs thousands of dollars a quarter, even for our coverage which I am sure is lower in dollar value than the huge companies. We basically figured out, over the course of a year, what the insurance cost us compared to using postal or carrier insurance per package and pass along a HUGE discount (less than 50%) compared to the various carrier rates.

We lose a good amount of money on shipping every auction (we charge actual postage or shipping plus the discounted insurance rate plus $5, which in most cases doesn't even cover the supplies let alone the labor) so the idea that now we're going to insure for free is a non-starter. But I get it, half of the posts I respond to seem to take the point of view that auctions don't deserve to make money because they make too much money...
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Because that policy isn't free so why would you get the coverage for free? It costs thousands of dollars a quarter, even for our coverage which I am sure is lower in dollar value than the huge companies. We basically figured out, over the course of a year, what the insurance cost us compared to using postal or carrier insurance per package and pass along a HUGE discount (less than 50%) compared to the various carrier rates.

We lose a good amount of money on shipping every auction (we charge actual postage or shipping plus the discounted insurance rate plus $5, which in most cases doesn't even cover the supplies let alone the labor) so the idea that now we're going to insure for free is a non-starter. But I get it, half of the posts I respond to seem to take the point of view that auctions don't deserve to make money because they make too much money...
Come on, Scott, didn't you know? Auction Houses are supposed to be nonprofits.

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Old 03-23-2025, 02:22 PM
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Scott, thanks for the insight. I appreciate it. But understand that many other auction houses line item the insurance at 1%(which is comparable to USPS as you stated) on top of very high shipping costs(sometimes stated with listing)-and buyer %'s that are higher than yours, and in some cases, much higher...

Because that policy isn't free so why would you get the coverage for free? It costs thousands of dollars a quarter, even for our coverage which I am sure is lower in dollar value than the huge companies. We basically figured out, over the course of a year, what the insurance cost us compared to using postal or carrier insurance per package and pass along a HUGE discount (less than 50%) compared to the various carrier rates.

We lose a good amount of money on shipping every auction (we charge actual postage or shipping plus the discounted insurance rate plus $5, which in most cases doesn't even cover the supplies let alone the labor) so the idea that now we're going to insure for free is a non-starter. But I get it, half of the posts I respond to seem to take the point of view that auctions don't deserve to make money because they make too much money...[/QUOTE]
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