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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 22363, member: 1101&quot;]Not that any of the above is bad advice, but I thought I would share a couple experiences I had with two German sellers recently.</p><p><br /></p><p>In one case, one sent me the wrong items (beer tokens), and after I let him know about it, he sent me the right ones without asking for the wrong ones back.&nbsp; In the other case, the coins broke through the envelope and I got an empty envelope in the mailbox.&nbsp; I had bought two coins – the seller sent me FOUR as a replacement, at no additional charge.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These were low-end items ($5 or so), but the service was better than what many experienced sellers in the US would provide.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is true that there is little recourse for an American buyer against a European seller, but that is really almost as true if the seller is in the US.&nbsp; Unless you plan to go to his town and knock on his door, there isn’t much you can realistically do about a bad seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW – some of the coins I have bought in Germany are MUCH cheaper than they would be in the US.&nbsp; If you know a little German (or have a dictionary) you can use the German eBay site to do searches for German auctions, and maybe save a ton of money. This is not for the faint of heart, though as language uncertanties can be an issue at times.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I had been trying to get a French coin from the 19th century counterstamped SEDAN (a satirical jab at an embarrassing&nbsp; French military loss), and in the US I kept getting outbid in the $10 or $15 range.&nbsp; I recently got a nice example from Belgium for about $4.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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