Opinions and wishes are useless here. Only the Legal contract says who is responsible.
This contract is basically the Postal Service Act (US) and almost every country has one.
If there is a business to business deal or business to customer or even a C to C if you use a postal service the same law applies.
You cannnot make your own terms that rule against the law. What is fair and just is a whole other subject.
Most cases end before any ruling is given. The legal cost and effort to get justice if something went wrong are steep.
Luckely if you pay by credit card or PayPal you as buyer has some extra leverage. They have applied the postal act in there own terms.
They hold the sellers responsible until you have received the package in good condition. Some Risk involved here when the package is in good condition but the goods inside are not. Different subject.
If you did not revieve the goods you can file a claim and in most cases you as buyer get your money including shipping cost back.
As private seller that I have been many thimes I will think twice about shipping a valuable package to any one. Pick-up is preferable.
Companies will account shipping losses in there cost price.
The risks are low these day’s. We have door to door tracking and realible companies at least in most parts of the world.
I feel quit safe safe as buyer. As seller I am less protected by law.
This contract is basically the Postal Service Act (US) and almost every country has one.
If there is a business to business deal or business to customer or even a C to C if you use a postal service the same law applies.
You cannnot make your own terms that rule against the law. What is fair and just is a whole other subject.
Most cases end before any ruling is given. The legal cost and effort to get justice if something went wrong are steep.
Luckely if you pay by credit card or PayPal you as buyer has some extra leverage. They have applied the postal act in there own terms.
They hold the sellers responsible until you have received the package in good condition. Some Risk involved here when the package is in good condition but the goods inside are not. Different subject.
If you did not revieve the goods you can file a claim and in most cases you as buyer get your money including shipping cost back.
As private seller that I have been many thimes I will think twice about shipping a valuable package to any one. Pick-up is preferable.
Companies will account shipping losses in there cost price.
The risks are low these day’s. We have door to door tracking and realible companies at least in most parts of the world.
I feel quit safe safe as buyer. As seller I am less protected by law.