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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 3422655, member: 82549&quot;]I live in the US and sell on eBay. After I had several coins go missing overseas and have to eat the cost, I now use eBay&#039;s third party shipping program. It&#039;s the only way I can protect myself from loss short of shipping everything international express. A lot of people in Europe get angry with me and accuse me a ripping them off when eBay charges them as much as $30 to ship a $15 coin, and yes, eBay does make a profit on this service (why offer it otherwise?), but eBay&#039;s profit is not as great as it may seem. As Ken Dorney noted, the shipping cost alone is $15. Then when you add in the cost of import duties and insurance, you&#039;ll find that the price is not too far out of line from what it would cost for me to legitimately ship the coin directly. And by &quot;legitimately,&quot; I mean filling out the customs form correctly and honestly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seems a lot of overseas collectors expect US sellers to lie about the object and/or purchase price to avoid paying import duties. From my perspective, if you can afford to buy the coin, you can afford to pay whatever additional charges your country assesses. Do not expect me to be dishonest--there are already too many dishonest eBay sellers as it is. Some people may feel it&#039;s okay to be dishonest if it benefits them but not if it hurts them. I disagree.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know many overseas collectors will not even consider buying a coin from a US seller who uses eBay&#039;s third party shipping system. To me, this seems like a more reasonable approach than encouraging dishonesty. Consider the cost of the coin and the shipping--which eBay makes clear in the listing--and if the total price is too high, move on. I regret the loss of their business, but I can understand why the shipping costs are off-putting, and I hold no grudge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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