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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 835407, member: 22331&quot;]<b>Sadly True!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>It is a sad fact of our postal system, but it is true that coins disappear in the postal handling process. Over decades of sending coins through the mail system, I&#039;ve &quot;lost&quot; many coins, even some that were registered. The fault generally is with the sender, and the postal handling equipment which will easily destroy a package with unsecured contents. Postal employees are theoretically required to inspect all packages to ascertain &quot;non-machinable&quot; items, and charge a separate amount for &quot;non-machinable&quot; shipments. Senders often know better, and place their shipments into the &quot;drop boxes&quot;, avoiding the surcharge, hoping for the best. My system has evolved to where I send the coins in an envelope, secured between two cardboard &quot;sheets&quot;, with all edges of the envelope taped to a min. 1/2&quot; from edge. After shipping thousands of these envelopes, I have never had one of these shipments destroyed, and if a &quot;questionable&quot; buyer states that they haven&#039;t received the package,&nbsp; I refund their payment, and exclude them from future purchases. Sellers are skeptical of &quot;lost&quot; claims, as many eBay buyers have learned how to receive both a refund and the auction item, by fraudulent claims. I have even notified eBay in advance, of individuals who will be making these claims, but an eBay seller hasn&#039;t recourse other than to refund, and &quot;black-list&quot;.&nbsp; A credible seller will refund or deliver a replacement, but hopefully buyers understand their skepticism.</b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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