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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 12-06-2005, 04:53 PM   #1 (permalink) standard67 Junior Member   Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 13 shipping of coins How do you guys ship coins where the other party does not allege one coin was missing or damaged? How do you protect yourself from the not so upstanding citizens amoungst us? SD   12-06-2005, 05:04 PM   #2 (permalink) lawdogct Coin Collector     Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,072 Hmmm....I don't know the volume your talking about, but one cheap solution may be the digital camera. Include a digital image of the product shipped on the invoice. Helps you to know your shipping the right thing, can make for a more professional looking invoice, and sends a subtle message to those who may try to rip you off that way, that you have photo evidence of what was shipped.   12-06-2005, 05:36 PM   #3 (permalink) Leadfoot Numismatist     Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,896 My Mood: Registered, Insured mail from the US Post Office is the best way to ship coins, IMHO...Mike   12-06-2005, 05:37 PM   #4 (permalink) happycobra Senior Member     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 305 It’s non-coin related but here at work we use an old Polaroid camera. Take a few pictures of all the item packed it a crate. It’s hard to fake with the crater’s well-tattooed arms in the pic’s. It’s saved us $100,000’s over the years.   12-06-2005, 09:32 PM   #5 (permalink) Conder101 Numismatist   Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,905 A photo of the items in the shipping box means nothing because items could have been removed after the photo was taken and before the package was sealed. Just ship insured through the PO and if he tries to claim something was missing or damaged just have him fill out the claim forms. (If you really think he maybe trying to pull afast one you could remind him of the penalties for committing mail fraud by lying on the claim form.) After that it is the PO's problem. __________________ Slab collector and researcher reported as of 12/29/06 132 companies 332 production varieties   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Liberty $10 Gold MS63 | doubled die » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Coin Grading/Authentication Services Reid Goldsborough Coin Chat 65 12-28-2009 11:22 PM !!Poll!! You choose the story winner! dak Contests 44 05-24-2007 05:31 PM Mintmarks on the Euro coins. Aidan Work World & Ancient Coins 17 04-11-2007 06:29 AM I need advice and opinions about selling off some of my error coins! huntsman53 US Coins Forum 16 01-13-2007 08:52 AM Future coin appreciation Kleyman97 US Coins Forum 19 09-23-2004 12:02 AM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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