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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8197786, member: 110226"]That's a pretty stiff shipping fee, but we are in a time of uncertainty when it comes to shipping anything, and costs for sure have been rising. </p><p><br /></p><p>DHL is pricey and apparently there's an additional fee for the shipping of higher price coins. I've never experienced this fee from DHL, since I have very limited experience using their services, and when I do, they are for fairly low cost coins, around $500 and lower. Their shipping is fast, especially compared to the USPS. I have four registered packages in the Postal Service pipeline, all delayed by the weather, staffing shortages, the pandemic and flight cancellations. </p><p><br /></p><p>The reality is that the private shipping industry is dominated by Fedex, UPS and DHL, very much like Internet service providers. Competition is non-existent, so of course these guys can increase their fees, leaving the public to pay the piper.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8197786, member: 110226"]That's a pretty stiff shipping fee, but we are in a time of uncertainty when it comes to shipping anything, and costs for sure have been rising. DHL is pricey and apparently there's an additional fee for the shipping of higher price coins. I've never experienced this fee from DHL, since I have very limited experience using their services, and when I do, they are for fairly low cost coins, around $500 and lower. Their shipping is fast, especially compared to the USPS. I have four registered packages in the Postal Service pipeline, all delayed by the weather, staffing shortages, the pandemic and flight cancellations. The reality is that the private shipping industry is dominated by Fedex, UPS and DHL, very much like Internet service providers. Competition is non-existent, so of course these guys can increase their fees, leaving the public to pay the piper.[/QUOTE]
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