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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 7979057, member: 78244"]Make sure the payment was not made with a credit card. Videotape the packing process. Then ship registered. Take a picture of the package after the tape has been stamped. This is what the big dealers and TPGs do to shift the culpability to the USPS or recipient.</p><p><br /></p><p>As [USER=118430]@Vertigo[/USER] said, open returns in front of the postmaster to ensure proof that a returned coin is the same or different from the one sent. This will require getting a PO Box.</p><p><br /></p><p>If there are instructions to rush shipment, don’t even bother. It’s a scam. Many dealers have been targeted by California individuals because theft is a misdemeanor for amounts less than $950.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 7979057, member: 78244"]Make sure the payment was not made with a credit card. Videotape the packing process. Then ship registered. Take a picture of the package after the tape has been stamped. This is what the big dealers and TPGs do to shift the culpability to the USPS or recipient. As [USER=118430]@Vertigo[/USER] said, open returns in front of the postmaster to ensure proof that a returned coin is the same or different from the one sent. This will require getting a PO Box. If there are instructions to rush shipment, don’t even bother. It’s a scam. Many dealers have been targeted by California individuals because theft is a misdemeanor for amounts less than $950.[/QUOTE]
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