Shipping Art To Mexico

I used to correct international exams, they always sent DHL or some other carrier, FedEx et. Priority to get delivered and intact. I do the same when I send originals. Of course you'll have to charge for it, you should look into insurance (the carrier can provide this).

If anyone complains originals with shipping costs are too much I point them to FAA for a cheaper print option.

A rough calculation: Send 10 regular post, lose one, that one will wipe out my profit for all ten.

Send with a package carrier, insured, sell 8 (price difference), no worries, any loss refunded to me and payment refunded to customer. Overall no net loss.

The only exception I make is small items on postal routes I know to be reliable, neglible loss.

When I ship anything valuable or to a customer, I insure it for whatever the value is.USPS does offer insurance but don’t know how that works when shipping to Mexico. Nothing has ever gotten lost or damaged so far.

Thank you both very much. Until now I've always used Canada Post without any issues. Customers already complain about my prices, so shipping with UPS, DHL, or Fedex will cost them even more.

In the past I've used UPS but they told me that the declared value I came up with, wouldn't work, because it was 'just' a drawing, and they would only calculate the costs of the paper and pencils used to create it in case the package got lost or damage for insurance reasons. So I stooped using UPS.

Just buy the insurance you just have to charge enough to be able to pay for.

" ... but they told me that the declared value I came up with, wouldn't work, because it was 'just' a drawing, and they would only calculate the costs of the paper and pencils used to create it ... "

With this useful point of view I will buy some Monets and van Goghs tomorrow !

Technically everything has a value, they paid you the price, that is the price you add into shipping. Because if it worked like that, then everything in the mail would be worth their base parts. It will cost a little extra though, and always have it signed for, it doesn't work every time but there is a better chance... Of course i've seen people sign it as gardner, and I think once - dog, which is less than ideal.


----Mike Savad

" ... but they told me that the declared value I came up with wouldn't work because it was 'just' a drawing, and they would only calculate the costs of the paper and pencils used to create it ... "

I have been doing this for 50 years and have shipped thousands of packages worldwide, some worth thousands of dollars. I have used all the major shippers, including USPS, FedEx, DHL, Maersk, and UPS.

I have never had the declared value challenged.

I never had one signed for either. That creates other problems in getting the package delivered.