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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 7871055, member: 59677&quot;]Also if you are buying internationally, you will add two customs brokers to the mix. One in the sending country to make sure the forms are correct to export the goods. One in the receiving country to make sure the forms are correct to import the goods. With the way things change so frequently these might actually be worth paying.</p><p><br /></p><p>You might have another set of courier companies... where many individual shipments are aggregated, sent internationally in a single big package, received in the destination country and then sent out individually.</p><p><br /></p><p>And everybody gets their fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pack &amp; Post or Shipping &amp; Handling - not only the direct charges but the insurance, packing supplies, salary for the person packing the shipment. Rent, utilities, security, etc. - these days everything is run as a profit center and has to cover their costs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, I understand it, but I don&#039;t like it, especially when heritage is under 30 miles away and a couple of blocks from where I used to work.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But it all adds up. The coin you win just under catalog value for 100 Euro may end up costing you $200 or $250 when all is added together.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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