Paul: I have worked for 25+ years as a governmental purchasing official. Your
explanation of "FOB- Shipping Point" is exactly
correct. It means that title to the goods being shipped transfers from the
seller (you) to the buyer when the goods are picked-up by
the carrier at the point of shipment (Jacksonville) . In this case the carrier
is United Parcel Service. Therefore; once the goods
were picked-up by the carrier, title transferred from the seller (you) to the
buyer. Therefore, you were not the legal owner of the
goods when they were being transported by the carrier. The goods were owned by
the buyer. Therefore, any loss of the goods is the
buyer's responsibility, not the seller's (your's). Common business practice
dictates that you are not liable for the alleged loss
because the goods did not belong to you. They belong to the buyer and it is the
buyer's responsibility to handle alleged losses with
the carrier. - 73's- Sherrill W. k4own
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