Well, at least Nick finally accepted his
liability for the insurance SNAFU, even though
he's yet to outline a course of action (if any)
he would take if the postal service doesn't come
through. Maybe another month of patience will do
the trick... or maybe not...
The claim I filed was definitely partial: still
well below a third of the package's full value; I
always said from the start that I only cared
about recovering the specific damages and that's
all. My claim was even for far less than
whatever number Nick is going by these days
(first he said it's $1500, now he says it's $750;
it doesn't matter anyway since my claim is still
far below either range). So even if he obtained
the insurance coverage for $750 instead, that
would have been more than enough to cover my
claim and his responsibility. Now I just hope
that with the invoices and payment receipts I
provided the post office, the modest claim will
convince the postal service to approve it.
The postal service is currently holding the
damaged cels. They will inform me what will
happen to those items once Nick's documents
finally arrive to them. But if they do decide to
keep and/or destroy the items in exchange for
approving the claim, I will be fine with that.
I have been collecting for years, and I agree
with many of you that any production art almost
always arrives with their minor dinks and dents.
But the damage on the items in question were
serious enough that I knew that it fell outside
the realm of normal wear and tear. They were not
what I expected nor paid for, and I have no
desire to keep them. The claims inspector (even
if Nick believes that he knows better than a
professional who assesses damage for a living)
agreed that the damage is unreasonable so I hope
that's a good sign.
But if the damaged cels ultimately stay with the
postal service AND I can only get the $150
amount, then it'll be interesting to see what
happens next. Obviously, I wouldn't be able to
sell off the damaged items like Nick suggested
while Nick himself... well, you'll have to ask
him again.
At least he admitted that he's accountable... and
that's a very important step in the right
direction. First, though, we'll both cross our
fingers and hope that the claim works out for the
best. I'm sure that Nick would prefer avoid
doing anything further, even if it's to resolve a
serious mistake that he admitted to, while I feel
justifiably queasy just thinking about asking him
for any help.
For now, it's just wait and see. |