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Message: <blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 6148652" data-attributes="member: 2193"><p>None of the shipments in the news story had any additional insurance purchased for them in spite of them being rare or one-of-a kind items.  It's always a good idea to have a duplicate ID/address label in the box in case the original address label gets ripped off or destroyed.  UPS will take pictures on many damaged items which are listed on an internal site.  If the original shipper is not found or no one claims the package after 9 months, it's sold at an auction and could very likely show up on eBay or a similar site.  Once UPS pays for an item that is lost or damaged, they own whatever is left over so they are going to try to make a few bucks to recoup their expenses.  FedEx, UPS and the airlines do the same thing with lost/unclaimed items.</p></blockquote><p></p>