On 11/10/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right. Maybe not a tightwad...insurance is just another form of gambling. > The insurance company is gambling that in most cases the item will arrive > safely and they'll get to keep your money. An individual that doesn't > insure for the full amount is also gambling that it will arrive safely and > they'll save some money.
Understating the value of items can depending on the destination countries import laws often save the receiver a considerable amount of cash. For instance I can bring anything into Oz which has a total vale (item plus shipping and insurance) of up to AUD1K however beyond that I may need to not only pay taxes but also to employ a customs agent to lodge the clearance and pick up the item from customs. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
