[Jewelry making - Article 00008] - Re: [Orchid] Refining settlement fee charts

[Douglas]

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    The last time we sent metals to Rio we used USPS priority mail, with
    delivery confirmation and insurance. It was about 2.5 kilos, mostly
    silver, and it never arrived at it's destination. We filed a mail
    theft report and the insurance paperwork, but the problem was there
    was no way to prove what was inside the package and its worth without
    some kind of invoice or reciept. Obviously there is no invoice or
    reciept for scrap until it is refined, but considering our
    predicament, Rio very kindly provided an estimate of the price of the
    metals inside the box on an official looking letterhead and we
    submitted it with our insurance claim. To our great surprise, 6
    months later we got a check for the full amount. I know many people
    have not been so lucky with insured mail. 

    I guess my point is be careful not just where but HOW you send your
    scrap. Mail carriers who deliver to precious metals refiners know
    when they get a small heavy box it could be full of gold or silver. 

    We have a bunch of scrap again now and we're procrastinating on the
    refining because the last time was such a nightmare. Besides
    recommending hoover and strong for refining what is the safest way to
    send scrap (or other valubles) in your opinions? 

Thanks, Douglas.
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