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harley1960 Valued Member United States 376 Posts	Posted 06/22/2018 5:45 pm hi, I may be buying a coin from LEEDS, United kingdom( first time buying from outside USA, besides CANADA),i was just wondering if anyone can shed some light on the pros and cons of ordering over seas,and are there are any extra shipping costs involved,i live in the USA. thanks Report this Post to the Staff

BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4591 Posts	Posted 06/22/2018 6:57 pm It's up to the seller, but international shipping with insurance and tracking is pretty expensive. Relatively. https://www.royalmail.com/personal/...nal-delivery They have a pricing calculator, but a quick play with is seems to show a bubble envelope with a 2x2 in it worth up to 1000 pounds and signature required is 82 pounds. Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed with a value up to 50 pounds is 6.35 -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
harley1960 Valued Member United States 376 Posts	Posted 06/22/2018 7:03 pm thank you BStrauss3, your answer was very helpful. thanks Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 06/22/2018 7:57 pm If you are buying from outside the U.S. Canada and the UK are most reliable. Report this Post to the Staff
harley1960 Valued Member United States 376 Posts	Posted 06/22/2018 9:24 pm thank you moxking for your advice. Report this Post to the Staff
Aoraki Valued Member New Zealand 148 Posts	Posted 06/23/2018 02:40 am Welcome to my world! Report this Post to the Staff
nautilator Valued Member United States 330 Posts	Posted 06/23/2018 11:30 am Are you buying it through ebay? Some UK sellers are incredibly obstinate and insist on ebay's international shipping program, which is highly reliable but costs around 12 pounds per item with no combined shipping. Others stoically refuse to do any kind of shipping adjustments and feel like the shipping cost is completely out of their hands. But most British sellers will post through regular, unregistered mail for 3-5 pounds if you ask them for that method. There's always a risk but it's perfectly fine for things that aren't particularly valuable. Over the past few months, I've bought a whole bunch of things from the UK with this shipping and I don't think I've had any incidents. Report this Post to the Staff
owatchman Pillar of the Community United States 1494 Posts	Posted 06/29/2018 02:20 am Since I'm into world coins, I buy a lot from overseas. I've never had a problem, except for one seller and that really was my bad for not researching that... person. Just make sure to look at the shipping costs and if you don't like it, move on. Chances are that you'll be able to get what you're looking for at a reasonable cost if you're patient. Report this Post to the Staff
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