Lost CGC/JSA Order

[oldjudge]

I agree with some of the prior posts.You’ve already stated that the value of your card was $700.I don’t think that there is any way in the world that you can ever recover more than this. It you submitted three cards why was the order dividend up for return shipment?

[Eric72]

Will CGC upcharge?

Did they upcharge here or did the consider the OP's $700 estimate to be an accurate one?

[tha-rock]

I rarely use FedEx, but have used them successfully in the past, however my last experience with them about 2 months ago was a bit disappointing. I sent a package worth several thousand dollars to CA and they told me at the sales counter that the max that I could insure my package for (FedEx liability) was $1,000 per package in the event of loss or damage. They told me anything greater than $1,000 I could file a claim with my homeowner's insurance. I have never heard such a thing from anyone.

My package took a full week to get to it's destination, but it was delivered successfully.

USPS Registered Mail has a max liability of $50,000 per package, so if you are sending high value items, Registered Mail is the better way to go.

So I would say, if you file a claim with FedEx at most they are only going to pay what the sender insured it for, up to a max of $1,000.

Good luck with it.

[balltrash]

The $500 offer is likely standard protocol as a first step in the hopes that a problem will just go away. That said, at very best you will be compensated at $700 per card if that is what you declared. Kind of hard to expect anything more if that is what you put in writing and I am sure that the legal verbiage on the submission form limits their exposure to that level. The situation is very unfortunate and I do hope that your material turns up at some point.

Edited to add: small claims court is likely going to be an exercise in frustration. I don't doubt that signing the submission form subjects you to terms that clarify what jurisdiction any legal disputes get adjudicated in. And I would have to imagine you will still be limited to your declared value in "damages" anyhow. Not a lawyer but this is my guess. I learned a semi expensive collectibles related lesson recently and it is likley that you are in the same boat.

[bobbyw8469]

I am dumbfounded why people always shortchange themselves. They value high dollar cards extremely cheap just to get a lower grading fee. You would WANT to be compensated at the true value should an order get lost. Take it from someone with experience with "lost orders".

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by tha-rock

I rarely use FedEx, but have used them successfully in the past, however my last experience with them about 2 months ago was a bit disappointing. I sent a package worth several thousand dollars to CA and they told me at the sales counter that the max that I could insure my package for (FedEx liability) was $1,000 per package in the event of loss or damage. They told me anything greater than $1,000 I could file a claim with my homeowner's insurance. I have never heard such a thing from anyone.

My package took a full week to get to it's destination, but it was delivered successfully.

USPS Registered Mail has a max liability of $50,000 per package, so if you are sending high value items, Registered Mail is the better way to go.

So I would say, if you file a claim with FedEx at most they are only going to pay what the sender insured it for, up to a max of $1,000.

Good luck with it.

From the FedEx Service Guide (https://www.fedex.com/content/dam/fe...Guide_2025.pdf)
"G. Shipments (packages or freight) containing all or part of the following items are limited to a maximum declared value of US$1,000:...11. Collector’s items such as coins, stamps, sports cards, souvenirs, and memorabilia."