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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 2417988, member: 13307&quot;]Personally (and this is just my opinion, take it for what it&#039;s worth) - I ship items worth $500 or more via Registered Mail.&nbsp; Yes, it can be nerve wracking a bit, but if you&#039;re going to sell $500 coins on eBay, and you want the money, you&#039;ll need to learn to take a deep breath and CYA properly.</p><p><br /></p><p>You cannot select Registered Mail through eBay&#039;s shipping system because you have to take the package in to your local PO.&nbsp; You&#039;ll have to fill out a short form including your address, the recipient&#039;s address, and the declared value of the item.&nbsp; I usually will put as little packing tape around the box as necessary to ensure it won&#039;t accidentally open (usually one strip around the outside) because the USPS employee will be required to put their paper tape around each seam of your package.&nbsp; This paper tape&#039;s glue is pretty poor, so it won&#039;t stick very well to the packing tape, but it WILL stick to paper/cardboard, so don&#039;t worry about taping the heck out of the package before you get it there.</p><p><br /></p><p>After they put their tape on, they have to date stamp and initial ALL OVER the package to make sure no one tampers with the contents during shipment.&nbsp; It will then go in a safe and be signed for at every stop along the way.&nbsp; The ONLY time I&#039;ve ever had issues with Registered Mail was in the Salt Lake City USPS system (by FAR the worst I&#039;ve ever come across) where the mail carrier assigned to my delivery area would occasionally leave the packages OUTSIDE and on top of the apartment complex mail boxes (not inside the building, and didn&#039;t leave a note for me to come pick it up since I wasn&#039;t present.)&nbsp; That&#039;s a major violation of Registered Mail accountability rules, and even though I reported it, it happened again and again...but only in Salt Lake City.</p><p><br /></p><p>Save.&nbsp; Your.&nbsp; Receipt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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