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John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/23/2009 11:21 am I am thinking about running an auction and need to know what method to use for mailing the coin to the winning bidder. In order to get delivery conformation I have to use Priority Mail that costs $4.95 plus $.70. Registered Letter cost $2.80 plus $.44. Then I was thinking of using Certificate of Mailing that costs $1.15 plus $.44. How do you guys mail them out. Then there is the whole thing about mailing to Canada and foreign countries. Help.....John1 Report this Post to the Staff

SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 09/23/2009 12:45 pm John1, If the item isn't high value I use first class with delivery confirmation (usually $1.39 + .75 = $2.14). So far all my shipments have arrived as fast as priority. Use a bubble mailer and make sure it's 3/4" thick (less and they can't offer delivery confirmation - randomly enforced). I offer free shipping in the U.S. If you want to open up to the world it will cost the buyer more. I have done this and charged actual shipping costs. I told international buyers in the auction that I would charge "actual shipping costs" and they should contact me after the auction for calculated charges. I would go on line to USPS.com for more information and restrictions on intl shipping. Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 09/23/2009 6:03 pm Hi John, well my preference is and has always been Registered mail with signature On higher valued items....Its 100% guarantied..Now when mailing from the US to Canada I( I'm in Canada ) always ask the buyer to ship registered..It takes a bit longer but is the safest with the exception of Global Priority or Express.. Then there is also Fed Ex , UPS ect... If I sell a very expensive coin I will ship via courier overnight at my expense... I figure the buyer has given me a lot of money and would like to have the coin ASAP....And beleive me when they receive the next day they are ecstatic.... Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/23/2009 6:10 pm Using online postage is a good way to save money on DC. When you print postage through PayPal, DC is only 19 cents and you can also purchase postage for a small flat rate Priority Mail box directly from USPS for $4.80 including DC vs. $4.95 + $0.75 from a post office. Of course, if you are sending a single low value coin, all of this is overkill. I use an item specifically designed for mailing coins in a first class envelope- it is a sheet of corrugated cardboard that is coated on one side with pressure sensitive adhesive. You fold it over and it seals in the coin(in a 2x2 or flip, not loose) nice and securely and fits right into a first class envelope. One thing to note is that any rigid envelope is considered to be nonmachinable by USPS and it is assessed a 20 cent surcharge so a 1 ounce mailing by my method costs 64 cents. Report this Post to the Staff
pierrot New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 09/24/2009 03:21 am biokemist6: I just received a coin from ebay in one of those cardboard sheets for the first time a few weeks ago. Had never seen anything like it and had a heck of a time getting it open because the adhesive was so powerful. Coin arrived safely, though, so I suppose I can't complain. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 09/24/2009 04:08 am G'day from The Land Down-Under, I've bought a lot of coins from U.S.A. In my experience - First-Class is a lot quicker than Priority. UPS are quite hopeless: couldn't find their own ... er, knees ... in forty grabs. One parcel sent to me per UPS was returned to sender, twice, before the seller acceded to my request to use USPS. Don't have experience of FedEx, but I remember a Tom Hanks movie where they took four years to deliver a parcel. I dread to think what the sequel will be ... Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 09/28/2009 7:38 pm Registered mail only for me. One experience where someone claimed they did not receive a coin was enough for me. Now I require signatures at the end of the route. Report this Post to the Staff
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