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In lugnet.market.theory, Frank Filz writes:
<major snippage>
>
> Definitely add-ons (service or otherwise) are a good market, at least in
> some areas (though I've seen some analysis from the games industry [both
> paper and computer] that indicate that game add-ons are not cash cows).
> I doubt the insurance sticker has that much of an effect on pilferage.
> The class of goods which invite pilferage is pretty small. An insider is
> at a great risk of discovery if they take very much (which probably
> relegates some pilferage to the class of goods people won't be likely to
> complain about - I wonder how many x-rated magazines go missing as
> compared to say National Geographic?), and certainly is more likely to
> be caught if they pilfer goods which are tracked in any way ("gee, the
> insurance claims from Podunk You Post Office are 50% higher than any
> other Post Office, I wonder what's going on...").
Check this out...
<http://new.usps.com/cgi-bin/uspsbv/scripts/content.jsp?A=B&D=22812&K=B&U=X&U1=
B&U2=H> (and I can't get the url to post without something breaking the line)
scroll down and read that part titled 'Insurance'. Looks like the USPS wants/is-
about to up the price for basic 'unnumbered' (up to $50) parcel insurance to
$1.35. I guess they really like being in the insurance business :/
Delivery Comp is going from 0.35 to 0.40. More good news.
Ray Sanders
lugnetter #124
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