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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 2787140, member: 20480&quot;]Packages CANNOT be traced in Customs, even with tracking information.&nbsp; If lost / misplaced / stolen there, it is virtually impossible to locate them . . . in other words, it&#039;s potentially a black hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought a gem quarter eagle from a Brit seller back before 2010, and the coin reached Customs in the US, disappeared and, in the 7+ years since, has never resurfaced.&nbsp; The seller neglected to insure the coin, so I lost big on that one, and chased an evasive Uncle Sam for probably a solid 20 hours of my time before splitting the loss with the very agreeable seller instead.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not doubt that there are unscrupulous workers in Customs (US and other nations) that pilfer packages they claim to be suspicious and, if valuables are found within, they make them disappear, and do not file paperwork for having inspected them.&nbsp; If nothing good is found, they almost certainly fill out the paperwork, and send the packages through, so as to continue to justify their existence.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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