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Message:: [QUOTE="OldGoldGuy, post: 2133758, member: 72697"]Man oh man! I started this thread due to the initiql lack of transparency with Spain's tracking system I experienced. Oh.My.Lord. The USPS should be embarassed. I ordered 2 coins from Australia, and they have been sitting at customs in LA for 2 full weeks now. What.The.Heck.Man?????? When I first starting buying coins and bullion online I stuck to a very strict set of rules; regarding price, speed of delivery, risk of purchase, etc. When I started dabbling in Ancients, I swallowed the fact that maybe Americans just don't have every single coin I want, and that I would need to expand into international markets. When I order off of eBay, domestically, I would say the average transit time is 3-5 postal days; with 5 days being a real stretch but not unheard of. I have had purchases made on a Sunday evening in my hand Tuesday. But this is crazy. I have called twice, once at 7 days sitting at the port, and again at 10 days, and the monkey at the USPS who answers each time lied. One said it had cleared the port, the next said it was still there. 3 days apart. So it left and came back. I don't get it. My advice from this thread; buying internationally can be a real pain in the tuchas.[/QUOTE]