[Jewelry making - Article 00703] - Re: [Orchid] Shipping insurance policies

[Jim Small]

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    J. S. - When I ship cut stones I insure them for the amount which my
    customer has paid for the work. If the stones "go missing" (they
    never have yet, in over 10 years) my customer can produce the
    receipt showing how much they paid for them, and file the claim. All
    shipping agents treat artisans and crafts people like the IRS does -
    the only way you can claim more than the cost of materials is if you
    have incorporated, pay yourself a salary, and hence have a paper
    trail showing value added to the merchandise: evidence of "true cost
    of materials". It ain't fair, and it ain't right, it simply IS! 

Jim Small
Small Wonders Lapidary


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