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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3947566, member: 75525&quot;]The costs you describe are high relative to the hammer price, but they look about normal for buying internationally. I use a spreadsheet to estimate the costs added to the hammer price of something I buy on-line. The fees are a good reason to buy from a coin show or coin shop. Most of us who collect ancient coins have limited choices when buying locally.</p><p><br /></p><p>The buyer&#039;s fee and postage / handling charges you describe are listed in auction terms. There is no way around the exchange rate plus someone&#039;s premium for making the conversion. </p><p><br /></p><p>Paypal hides their buyer&#039;s fee by adding a few % to the exchange rate. Paypal charges the seller: &quot;4.4% transaction fee plus a fixed fee based on currency received&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Postage seem about right. This package 16.85 EUR for a coin similar to yours from San Marino. The mailing pack cost a few cents and there is time to prepare the package. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1040201[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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