Chainsaw
Super Freak
That's my understanding of how insurance claims via USPS work. Now if he'd shipped by UPS, his instructions would make more sense, but since he didn't, I think he's trying to scam ya.
Agreed. He would need my cooperation to file an insurance claim, i.e. I file, he keeps my money as long as P.O. honors claim. So the insurance excuse is likely a lie, no insurance after all. He's likely just an inexperienced seller that's trying to pass along some damaged goods and once he realized it would not fly, now he just wants it back and is trying not to get stuck with the shipping charges.
He needs to come to terms with reality, which is agree to pay for shipping, or else I am just going to keep his figure and file A-Z stating that we could not reach an agreement, and he'll lose the money AND the figure. That's an unsavory victory, not one I would choose, but I will take that road vs. paying shipping fees on this stinky deal. Maybe he'll think twice next time about using an envelope to ship something to a Joe fan...