[ClodMaxx]

this particular company isn't very large at all - it's quite small. i don't think they'd be able to eat this cost any easier than i could. i did contact the company and got their sympathy, and a suggestion to contact the mail carrier. i don't think it's their responsibility either, and i do agree that it's a good thing it wasn't a larger order - there were more things i wanted and decided at the last minute to only get the $50 worth of things. it could've been a $150 order, and 3x the loss.

no one near me is into r/c that i know of, but watching ebay is a great suggestion.

brian - the package was insured, but it's no longer the post office's responsibility when their records show the status as 'delivered'. which makes sense i guess, although i had a friend in the same situation through UPS and they covered the loss.

thanks guys - i'll try talking to the postmaster one more time.