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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 7688387, member: 77639&quot;]It would be next to impossible to achieve some collecting goals for world coins without buying outside the US.&nbsp; I’ve bought scores of world and ancient coins from outside the US and haven’t had a significant problem yet.&nbsp; So far, I’ve bought from western Europe, eastern Europe and central Asia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ya gotta be careful checking-out the seller and pay close attention to shipping costs.&nbsp;&nbsp; If paying via wire transfer, there can be added-on fees beyond what your bank charges … check it out first.&nbsp; For me, there is a mysterious 10 Euro fee that gets added between my bank and European banks.&nbsp; It does show before I confirm the transfer though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Minor problems I’ve had:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Slow transit times.&nbsp; Occasionally a little longer than advertised.&nbsp; Last coin came from Belarus via registered mail and arrived in less than a week.&nbsp; I’ve had registered mail completely in the US take longer.</p><p>2.&nbsp; Rarely, US customs will tack on 1% tax.</p><p>3.&nbsp; Once, there was a messed-up address by the seller.&nbsp; I got the coins eventually.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once big advantage in buying overseas … no state sales tax is charged!</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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