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<p>[QUOTE="Kaleun96, post: 8349464, member: 92635"]I've used a particular freight forwarder in the US (Vykingship) to ship maybe 6-8 coins from the US to the EU and I've never had a problem so I think you should be fine as well. I've even shipped some fairly expensive coins this way too. Mainly I do it to avoid Heritage Auctions outrageous shipping fees. I could have the shipping forwarder send it via FedEx for less than Heritage wants to ship it via USPS.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you say though, there are some risks. Once the coin is delivered to the forwarder, the dealer/auction house has done their job so any subsequent issues (missing or damaged items) may only be able to be resolved through the shipping forwarder.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, the reason I use Vykingship is because their product is simple and their customer service is amazing - they're very responsive, helpful, and friendly. In total I've used them for maybe 3 dozen shipments over 3-4 years. The one downside is that they're based in a sales tax state (Minnesota) so if you do have Heritage ship items there, you get slapped with the sales tax. Still, it works out much cheaper than Heritage's shipping...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kaleun96, post: 8349464, member: 92635"]I've used a particular freight forwarder in the US (Vykingship) to ship maybe 6-8 coins from the US to the EU and I've never had a problem so I think you should be fine as well. I've even shipped some fairly expensive coins this way too. Mainly I do it to avoid Heritage Auctions outrageous shipping fees. I could have the shipping forwarder send it via FedEx for less than Heritage wants to ship it via USPS. As you say though, there are some risks. Once the coin is delivered to the forwarder, the dealer/auction house has done their job so any subsequent issues (missing or damaged items) may only be able to be resolved through the shipping forwarder. That being said, the reason I use Vykingship is because their product is simple and their customer service is amazing - they're very responsive, helpful, and friendly. In total I've used them for maybe 3 dozen shipments over 3-4 years. The one downside is that they're based in a sales tax state (Minnesota) so if you do have Heritage ship items there, you get slapped with the sales tax. Still, it works out much cheaper than Heritage's shipping...[/QUOTE]
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