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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 5407562, member: 81887"]Frank Robinson's most recent auction closed on December 8, and checking the winning bids showed that I had won a very nice Sasanian coin. Frank always ships promptly, and I usually receive his coins within a week of auction end. Well, the week came and went, then another, then another... I emailed Frank, who confirmed that he had shipped a package to me, and advised me to keep a lookout. Well, yesterday (January 11), I finally received a USPS envelope from Frank! It was rather crushed-looking and a bit dirty, but thanks to Frank's good packing the contents were secure. And, not only did I have the Sasanian coin, a "family portrait" drachm of Varhran II with queen and child (think [USER=26302]@medoraman[/USER] 's avatar), but I had also won a very nice little Parthian bronze of Pakoros that I had forgotten about! A nice little bonus for my patience.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, the package took 34 days to travel about 300 miles, with no international borders intervening. I guess the moral is not to despair, packages are being delivered even if it takes a while. My longest ever shipping delay was actually not on a coin; I once bought (over eBay) a monkey skull from a seller in South Africa, and it took three months to show up in my mailbox. The package was crushed on one end... fortunately the skull was safe and intact in the un-crushed portion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 5407562, member: 81887"]Frank Robinson's most recent auction closed on December 8, and checking the winning bids showed that I had won a very nice Sasanian coin. Frank always ships promptly, and I usually receive his coins within a week of auction end. Well, the week came and went, then another, then another... I emailed Frank, who confirmed that he had shipped a package to me, and advised me to keep a lookout. Well, yesterday (January 11), I finally received a USPS envelope from Frank! It was rather crushed-looking and a bit dirty, but thanks to Frank's good packing the contents were secure. And, not only did I have the Sasanian coin, a "family portrait" drachm of Varhran II with queen and child (think [USER=26302]@medoraman[/USER] 's avatar), but I had also won a very nice little Parthian bronze of Pakoros that I had forgotten about! A nice little bonus for my patience. So, the package took 34 days to travel about 300 miles, with no international borders intervening. I guess the moral is not to despair, packages are being delivered even if it takes a while. My longest ever shipping delay was actually not on a coin; I once bought (over eBay) a monkey skull from a seller in South Africa, and it took three months to show up in my mailbox. The package was crushed on one end... fortunately the skull was safe and intact in the un-crushed portion.[/QUOTE]
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