Is mailing new unexposed film via regular post safe?

Sirius Glass

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I have been mailing film for decades for processing in the US and never had a problem.
 

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Agulliver said:
Has anyone here on Photrio had any problems with photographic material they ordered via mail, UPS, Fedex or similar?
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No, I haven't, but that is just my experiences here in the US. Someone else probably has. I would think about paying for it w/ Paypal or a credit card, just in case. You could file a claim if something goes wrong.
 

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momus said:
would think about paying for it w/ Paypal or a credit card, just in case. You could file a claim if something goes wrong.
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Think this through. Film has been shipped from USA to Australia and days (probably weeks) later you claim it was delivered ruined. Possibly because it was X-rayed by a foreign government. And you can prove the problems were not from development or operator error. OK, right.........
 
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momus said:
No, I haven't, but that is just my experiences here in the US. Someone else probably has. I would think about paying for it w/ Paypal or a credit card, just in case. You could file a claim if something goes wrong.
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Here in Germany at buying from private persons shipping is on the risk of the buyer. Thus not covered by Paypal or such, to my understanding.

Moreover a parcel service has no contract with the addressee, making claims against them a nightmare...
 
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