What if I dont have the original receipts? serial #'s?

[vieque]

When filling the enrollment of DEPP insurance forms they ask for serial #'s of the articles to be included. (Im not sure but I think they also ask for sales reciepts) I have the serial number for my BCD and my first stage regulator but no sales receipts. I have an idea of the price paid, but no evidence. I bought these about 3 years ago (when I wasnt thinking equipment insurance). Am I supposed to look for similar priced products for these entries? *

Has anyone bought this insurance? Which is the way to go here?

Also, what about the other products that dont show any serial numbers (ie mask, fins, etc)??

thanks in advance,

vieque

* For example I own a Mares Frontier BCD which is no longer available in shops I've searched, thus no way of having a real price there.

 

[5615mike]

take some pictures of your gear if you can't find the serial numbers.

 

[Scubamedicjoe]

take your mask , fins ect small stuff not worth anything , off your insurace keep your rate down and most time wont cover that stuff

 

[pt40fathoms]

5615mike is correct. Most insurance companies will accept photographs as proof of ownership. But try and follow the following tips, just to avoid any problems later.

Get a local newspaper, and make sure that everything that is photographed is on the paper. Most often people will use a colored cloth as a backdrop for the item. If you use a newspaper however, the date of the photograph can then be easily confirmed. Just make sure that it’s the front page of the paper, and at least part of the text is visible. Just for good measure, take a picture of the front page by itself as an index shot. By doing this you have established not only date, but to some degree location if it’s a local paper.

Remember, its not art, it a documentary, so try to get model numbers and serial numbers if possible in the pictures. More than one shot may be needed in order to document the item. If you have a digital camera, make sure you burn the images onto a CD-R and not a CD-RW, and close the session on the disk so it cannot be overwritten.

Hope this helps.

 

[vieque]

If you use a newspaper however, the date of the photograph can then be easily confirmed. Just make sure that it’s the front page of the paper, and at least part of the text is visible. Just for good measure, take a picture of the front page by itself as an index shot. By doing this you have established not only date, but to some degree location if it’s a local paper.

Remember, its not art, it a documentary, so try to get model numbers and serial numbers if possible in the pictures. More than one shot may be needed in order to document the item. If you have a digital camera, make sure you burn the images onto a CD-R and not a CD-RW, and close the session on the disk so it cannot be overwritten.

Thanks for the tips! really appreciate these!
vieque

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