The Big Ten replicas

[Marc]

I always insure no matter what...Maybe that's more of why I have had no damage?
 If they refuse paying out....just ask them..." then why did you accept my insurance fee?"

[FishArt]

Marc, but they'll come back ad say that you didn't pack it properly. Not enough peanuts. Box should have been bigger. Etc. Unless they pack it OR you're Cabela's - good luck trying to make a claim. For me the USPS has been stellar. They're cheaper than UPS and they're batting 1000 on about 2 dozen (fish) packages. UPS on the otherhand is 0-1. They damaged ONE stinking musky I sent and it was screwed to a frame on the inside of the box. They HAD to toss it to damage it. Ironically, I had "fragile" marked all over it too - lol!

[Jknuth]

Here is the deal with UPS / Fed EX .................

They will reject the first claim! every time!
You need to make 2 or 3 to get them to pay for it. 

Also I have found that putting on a label from your business will help.
since I have started doing that it has reduced the number of dings and dents I was getting on my packages.
Alot of the guys who work these jobs hunt and fish, and couldnt live with themselves knowing they smashed some guys fish. lol
Plus I got a call a few months back from a truck loader for the ups in idaho who saw my label and looked at my website and ordered a trout from me. lol

[Marc]

I must just be one of the lucky few. never had damage. Like Josh says though....mark it as a "mounted fish "and they leave it alone. I put separate stickers on saying this as well as fragile..PLEASE etc. then add insurance too.
 Like I said though....Maybe I've just been lucky?

[FishArt]

I think it's a regional thing Marc. I've heard good things about UPS outside the Chicago area. But, around here they're pretty bad. I can always tell which courier a supply company has used by how banged up my box is...