Actually, FedEx and the USPS have both been good to me. My USPS experiences were many years ago, though, and since then I've used FedEx Ground. I pay extra to insure the piece to its full value, and I require a signature. I also photograph carefully exactly how the piece is packed in its Airfloat strongbox, with a piece of foam board cut to the outer dimensions of the front face of the frame in order to protect the painted surface from any incursion, and before that, I take good photographs of the piece both in its frame and out of the frame, front and back, to document the quality of the artwork. I haven't yet had a problem. So I don't know how either FedEx or USPS would deal with me if there were to be a problem. I just try to take all the steps I can in order to avoid one. The problems I have had so far have all had to do with damage to frames during the exhibition hanging and repacking process. Don't get me started on those. šŸ˜² B

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On Oct 20, 2016, at 5:45 PM, Jennifer Keller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Several of you have referred to shipping your artwork, with added insurance. What are your favorite and least-favorite carriers? I nixed Fed Ex when they insisted that my artwork was only insurable for the cost of the paper it was drawn on. Would love to hear others' experiences and advice.
Jenny

On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 9:39 PM, Karen Ackoff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Iā€™ve been entering a few exhibitions lately, and itā€™s troubling to find that more and more galleries do not insure the work while it is in their possession. They want the right to use your images in their publicity materials, some require the work be for sale and of course they get a percentage of the sale price, and there is an entry fee. All of that is fineā€¦ and I am used to paying shipping/insurance there and back. But they donā€™t insure it while it is in their possession.

My choice would be to get private insurance or not to submit. I did look into private insurance, but my homeownerā€™s will only insure artwork up to $1000, and my work is priced higher than that. Iā€™m sure I could pursue other insurance companies, and Iā€™m sure it wouldnā€™t be cheap. If I can submit a print, then insurance is less of an issue, but there is still the cost of the frame and museum/plexi (no glass as the work is shipped).

The galleries profit from the exhibition and take no responsibility other than ā€œreasonable careā€ (which is conveniently vague).

Iā€™m surprised that this seems to be more and more common. Wondering what you have experienced, and what you think about this.

Karen

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