Best Los Angeles vintage service?

[studioal]

That's fair, and I have had numerous positive USPS experiences, but I've had some negatives. My point is that if you ship overnight you'll probably be just fine. Those services tend to have a much higher degree of care than say UPS Ground or USPS first class something like that. Just trying to help OP shift their opinion on shipping in order to open up more service possibilities.

[Dan S]

Originally Posted by studioal

My point is that if you ship overnight you'll probably be just fine. Those services tend to have a much higher degree of care than say UPS Ground or USPS first class something like that.

My point is that everyone has their anecdotal stories, but honestly, I don't share the general opinion that private couriers are better than USPS, apples to apples. I don't think anyone is talking about regular first class or UPS ground, but I have had great experiences with USPS Priority/Registered and also with overnight shipping from various couriers, but I've shipped many more using USPS. In fact, given the massive numbers of packages shipped by USPS, I have heard of relatively few problems. IIRC, we just heard two stories about thefts from couriers. I tend to think that USPS gets a bad rap because some people like to criticize anything with a connection to the government.

And unless you have a commercial account, you are extremely limited with respect to insurance from the private couriers. USPS Priority can be insured to $5k and registered to $50k. Of course, you can't insure sentimental value.

[springer]

Originally Posted by Dan S

My point is that everyone has their anecdotal stories, but honestly, I don't share the general opinion that private couriers are better than USPS, apples to apples. I don't think anyone is talking about regular first class or UPS ground, but I have had great experiences with USPS Priority/Registered and also with overnight shipping from various couriers, but I've shipped many more using USPS. In fact, given the massive numbers of packages shipped by USPS, I have heard of relatively few problems. IIRC, we just heard two stories about thefts from couriers. I tend to think that USPS gets a bad rap because some people like to criticize anything with a connection to the government.

And unless you have a commercial account, you are extremely limited with respect to insurance from the private couriers. USPS Priority can be insured to $5k and registered to $50k. Of course, you can't insure sentimental value.

Some good points Dan, but I tend to lean toward FedEx myself.

I prefer FedEx shipped to a FedEx location for a hold. If you want to ship via registered insured through USPS, then that is an option also but it is not a guarantee that it won't go missing or be stolen. I found that out about 10 years ago when I had a watch stolen at a mail facility in Chicago. I did get paid but took about three months.

For me, an insured watch with Inforsure and shipped to a FedEx location is the best, quickest route for shipping. Ridley is able to send any customer a shipping label for a delivery to a FedEx location where he is located.

The longer anything shipped remains in a carrier's possession increases the likelihood for it to go missing or end up stolen. Overnight shipping works best for most occasions.

[ronricks]

Originally Posted by springer

The longer anything shipped remains in a carrier's possession increases the likelihood for it to go missing or end up stolen. Overnight shipping works best for most occasions.

Agree 100%