Originally Posted by
shelbyfv
It's an annoying situation for sure, but a roll of the dice to not have insurance or better yet a hard case. I doubt you will get far trying to tweet the shipper into paying you extra but I'm told we learn by failure as well as success. Hope you get something you like even better as a replacement!
In the final analysis
Assurance is a far better investment than insurance. It's worth spending more upfront, both in dough and effort to assure zero damage. This spares you from living ending up with a damaged bike and arguing with folks about who's fault it is.
Of course there's also the risk of loss, so protect yourself by using 2 labels on the box, and/or adding a note on the outside ---- if found, please email
xx@iwantmybike.com.
Unfortunately there's still no protection against theft, but that's not all that common.