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Exactly. And if people are curious about the type of pain that might drive people to a service like this, they can read about episodes like: >"After fighting t
by joshkpeterson 10y ago
Exactly. And if people are curious about the type of pain that might drive people to a service like this, they can read about episodes like:
>"After fighting through FedEx's rigorous claim process they declared that the package is not valuable beyond the cost of the paper it took to create this handcrafted, original artwork," Scofield and Shuey wrote. "Even though the package was insured, they aren't willing to pay the full $6,000 it cost to create the intricate set and are only covering the cost of the materials."
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/12/17/fedex-loses-enormous-hand-cut-setpiece-in-zoe-scofield-and-juniper-shueys-latest-show http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/12/17/fedex-l...
- whamlastxmas 10y agoI side with FedEx on this and it makes perfect sense. I doubt blackbox would handle it any differently. The problem is that $6000 is just an arbitrary price made up by a single person. There's nothing stopping me from drawing a stick figure, saying I charge $1 million for the labor that goes into this drawing, shipping+insuring it for a ton of money, then attempting to convince FedEx it was damaged during shipping to claim my money. Additionally, FedEx did tremendously more than just pay for the materials. A piece of Tyvek like that costs a few dollars, they paid out $1000 for it.
- joshkpeterson 10y agoIt's not that simple. Say you just bought an antique record player on ebay for $600. Say fedex lost it. Want them to just give you $30 for the price of the wood and metal? The value of something is more than just the sum of the raw materials. What you're describing is literally how art works. If you pay for the insurance according to a $1 mill item, then you should get your money. There should be other ways of protecting against fraud.