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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;expat, post: 25255528, member: 111067&quot;]Grand Master</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Supporter</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2.1k</p><p><br /></p><p>Posted 1 hour ago</p><p><br /></p><p>I won a common coin of Postumus from Astarte auction in the middle of Feb. It was only 24 CHF, was shipped on 22nd, and two days later was impounded by Customs. There it sat for a week. I got an e-mail from Customs Friday asking me to provide proof of payment, the invoice and why such an item was shipped by registered post. Now Switzerland is not in the EU so I knew I would have to pay an import charge, normally it would be around 7 Euros. I sent all these documents along with the reason for buying it was for personal use. This morning I received an e-mail stating that I would have to pay a customs fee of 35 Euros within 5 working days otherwise the coin would be sent for destruction. So, the end result after speaking to the &quot;official&quot; involved about how they came up with a fee of 35 Euros plus tax, for a 24 Euro coin, was that I had to do a bank transfer to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately the coin has cost me</p><p><br /></p><p>Hammer total&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 24.00 CHF</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Buyer&#039;s commission (+18.50%)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.44 CHF</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Subtotal&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 28.44 CHF</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Payment fees (PayPal [+5.00%])&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.42 CHF</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Shipping costs (Registered mail [+1.00%, +15.50 CHF])&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 15.78 CHF</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Total&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 45.64 CHF</p><p><br /></p><p>Converted to Euros this is 47.52, And now on top of this a fee of 43 Euros, giving a total of 90.52 Euros. To say I am disgusted is an understatement. I will never order anything or participate in an auction from outside EU again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rant over[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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