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Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 1:40 pm Quote: https://www.coinsupplyexpress.com/C...upplies.html This is what they look like. Very first item on the top left. Commonly called Safe-T-Mailers (that may also be a brand name) They are quite good. I have even received coins from dealers in them where they just put the coins in (in 2X2's) sealed it, put an address label and stamps on it, and dropped it in the mail. Report this Post to the Staff
Classic Coins Pillar of the Community United States 940 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 2:51 pm Hail24 This is an interesting question, and a useful topic. Thanks for starting it. Mailing lower-priced coins cheaply is tricky thing. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. Quote: Also if anyone can help me how do I reply to a single persons post? I am new and don't know how to do that yet any help would be appreciated. Hail24, To answer your question, I quoted you to show an example. Go to the FAQ at the top of the page, and scroll down to "Quoting Another Member in Your Post" Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7624 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 4:11 pm I received a "package" in the mail today .... 5 Weir Farm "W' quarters. Bought on ebay from a Seller in the upper midWest. They were shipped in a plain white envelope, with tracking, at a cost of $3.95 (PVI Imprinted postage). Each coin was wrapped in a small piece of bubble wrap and then taped. The coins were then placed in a 3x5 ziplock baggie with a happy face note from the Seller. No address, no receipt. The envelope was pretty much hammered and the coins had breached the ziplock bag and were loose in the envelope. THAT is not the way to ship coins! That Seller was about as close as he could have got to getting an INR dispute against him .... just by cutting corners on shipping supplies. A kraft bubble mailer would have worked much better. A cardboard insert should have been used at a minimum! Just be careful how you ship. The automated postal processing equipment is very good, but not perfect! Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7955 Posts	Posted 04/30/2020 07:25 am Really good to have shared that experience to show what happens if you expect too much from the lowest tech PWE approach. Shipping 5 coins that way is a little crazy in my opinion. Why didnt the seller use a bubble mailer? The most I have shipped that way is two small (dime sized) coins. Beyond that, they go between cardboard. I've shipped Blue Ikes in original mint package in PWE with "non-machineable" with no problem. Though I think the postal clerk cut me a break on the 1/4" thickness limit (and I think due to the weight it was in somewhere around 90 cents postage). That was probably the riskiest. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189115 Posts	Posted 04/30/2020 10:16 am Quote: The envelope was pretty much hammered and the coins had breached the ziplock bag and were loose in the envelope. 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
Hail24 Valued Member United States 155 Posts	Posted 05/04/2020 03:54 am I would never ship more than one coin at a time with PWE that is for sure and if it went over a $12 value I think I would just stick with the bubble mailer. I will be cutting up some cereal boxes though and sending some single more inexpensive coins PWE and see how it goes. I mean if a $5 card gets lost then I refund the guy and move on. That is just for coins in 2x2 flips though. Thank you to everyone for all the responses and recommendations they are all appreciated. Also I will go read the FAQ section to figure out how to quote on some one elses post. Thanks again Chris Report this Post to the Staff
Hail24 Valued Member United States 155 Posts	Posted 05/04/2020 03:58 am Quote: Commonly called Safe-T-Mailers (that may also be a brand name) They are quite good. I have even received coins from dealers in them where they just put the coins in (in 2X2's) sealed it, put an address label and stamps on it, and dropped it in the mail. Good I ordered some so it should make it nice and easy for me to ship out some lower priced coins. Edited by Hail24 05/04/2020 04:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
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