1. Always write "Do Not Forward" by the sender's and addressee's addresses.
2. To verify contents, make a video recording whenever a package is opened or sealed. If you still lose a credit card (or other) dispute despite showing them the recording, submit the video to the recipient's county detectives and pursue criminal charges (you could also file a lawsuit if reasonably local).
3. Use extremely safe Registered Mail whenever possible. Always use a very large box to greatly speed up transit time (post offices hate having space-hogs in their safes).
4. Always pay extra for Signature Confirmation, even for Registered Mail, whose included signature is strictly internal and will not be accepted by online platforms.
5. Use a box in a box with lots of filler paper or other material.
6. Use fiberglass-reinforced packing tape. And lots of it, sealing every crack and opening.
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especially the space hog makes perfect sense.
The package must be taped on all “open” seams with post office approved tape that can be postmarked for security. To be safe I completely cover my packages in fiber mailing tape.
I forgot to add that if a Registered mailing is not delivered within seven days after its postmark date, a Missing Mail Search (MMS) should immediately be filed online. If after three days the mailing is still stuck somewhere, file another MMS and continue to do so every three days until delivery. Man, do MMS's speed up the process!
Over the years, I have sent tens of thousands Registered mailings yet never experienced even a single loss of any kind.
And what is "fiber mailing tape"?. I think that you meant "fiberglass".
After making video recordings of the packing and sealing process, we also record the drawing of lines with ultraviolet ink around every package. These lines prove tampering and come in handy for law enforcement officers.
We affix a proprietary security sticker to each box.
We use the fastest mailing method possible to decrease the time of USPS possession and thus the chance of theft.
We handwrite the addresses to make packages seem less important and thus less valuable.
We use other tricks but I have probably revealed too many already just in case a crook is reading this.
Let him try that with our firm. We make a video recording whenever a package is opened or sealed. His fraud will be reported to -- and investigated by -- law enforcement authorities. You would be surprised if you saw how crooks react after a cop or postal inspector contacts them about their fraud.
FYI, bullion gold is a common target for crooks.
Questioin: Do you need to mark DO NOT FORWARD if you ask for Signature Confirmation?
Another three questions:
1}The nature of registered mail is very slow and secure mailing. How can you speed it up? Doesn't sending it by 2 day priority mail or even priority mail overnight conflict with registered mail?
2)Also it seems overnight mail never arrives on time to destinations and my accounting clients end up getting refunds on full cost of overnight mail. Would that also work for overnight registered mail?
3)You stated: "We affix a proprietary security sticker to each box."
What do you mean by proprietary security stickers?
Always write "Do Not Forward" by the sender's AND addressee's addresses whether or not Signature Confirmation is included. Doing so will protect you for several reasons.
As noted in my original post, using a large box speeds up Registered Mail transit time. As will filing an online Missing Mail Search every three days starting seven days after the postmark date.
Last year, we neglected to use a large box and instead used a small envelope because it had to travel merely 30 miles. That Registered package took 4.5 months to arrive! The customer made a post about it on coincommunity.com. I think the coin sent was a PR66RB PCGS CAC matte proof Lincoln penny.
USPS claims that Priority versus First Class does not effect Registered Mail transit time. Express cannot be used for Registered Mail.
Our security stickers are one of our trade secrets. But you can use your imagination to devise your own. You might want to include "law enforcement authorities" on the stickers.
You can also hide an inexpensive tracking device in an item of value, such as a $29 Apple AirTag. You can even include a postpaid envelope to allow the customer to return the device to you.
David Akers stated that his firm (Paramount) had sent MILLIONS of Registered mailings yet never lost even a single one!
Thus far this year, most of our Registered packages arrived at their destinations in one to four days, a quick speed to which we attribute to the use of huge boxes. Those delayed were sped up via the aforementioned Missing Mail Searches.