Weird Shipping Case For Your Perusal

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jgfindring Rest in Peace United States 1380 Posts	Posted 04/25/2016 2:54 pm So I bought a 2016 Anniversary Australian mint set on ebay for my Oz type set. I bought it from an Australian seller (edlins1) who seems to sell all or almost all Australian items, listed as being in Australia. No problem with the product, exactly as advertised and pictured, reasonable shipping time and cheap shipping cost. So what is my weird? The package containing my nice new Aussie mint set came from Germany. German postage. German customs declaration. German address. Report this Post to the Staff

SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 04/25/2016 3:08 pm Didn't you know, Australia moved to Germany. Report this Post to the Staff
jgfindring Rest in Peace United States 1380 Posts	Posted 04/25/2016 3:10 pm That's right! I forgot. Austria, Australia, they're the same place, right? Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 04/25/2016 4:26 pm All puns aside, this is interesting. Keep us informed JG. Report this Post to the Staff
qxy Valued Member Netherlands 74 Posts	Posted 04/25/2016 4:40 pm The only reason I could think of is that he uses a contact in Germany to make use of the (much) lower international shipping rates in Germany compared to Australia. I know Dutch people sending their stuff from Germany because it's cheaper there, and shipping from Australia to the Netherlands is double what you'd pay to ship the same thing from the Netherlands to Australia. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 04/25/2016 5:34 pm Maybe take up philately? Seriously, though on one of the recent ancient coin threads, there was a similar situation where a German seller was shipping from Hong Kong. https://goccf.com/t/259455 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Edited by Spence 04/25/2016 5:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 04/25/2016 5:50 pm Interesting. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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