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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3995472, member: 31620&quot;]I have noticed a steady increase in charges and costs with this hobby across the board over recent years.</p><p><br /></p><p>I use Tranferwise where supported but predominately use PayPal as this is more widely accepted.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen a steady increase in shipping costs too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am based in the UK and can no longer afford to buy any books from North America as the shipping for books now generally exceeds the value of the books being shipped. I am averse to paying $20-40 shipping for a $50 book.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen a steady increase in shipping costs and the &quot;handling of customs charges&quot; for low value coins, which is generally what I buy. I will give an example. I saw a coin for sale that was familiar as it had been part of my collection back in 2004 and was part of a forced down-sizing at the time. The photos didn&#039;t do the coin justice and I would be happy to be reunited with and the bidding was at $20 (I sold this coin for $100 back in 2004) but the shipping was $16 and they were going to charge me over $11 import charges as part of the Ebay Global Shipping Program. VAT rates in the UK are set at 20% but these charges are leveed at over 50 here. This often means that I simply cannot buy my low end coins from North America any more. Many European dealers are now charging Eur 15.00 to ship to the UK and I have been informed by a few small dealers in Germany that I have had dealings within the past that that new legislation means that they are no longer shipping ancient coins to the UK (I haven&#039;t been able to find out what this legislation is yet).</p><p><br /></p><p>It is generally getting harder for me to collect.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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