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There are few things you can try :
The issue here is that since it is pretty old, it could be that the repair cost is more than the residual value of the luggage. So DHL might tell you : ok it costs 250 β¬ to repair it but the residual value is 30 β¬ so we give you 30 β¬. I am taking fake numbers here as I have no clue on what the values involved are...