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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 22679749, member: 77639"]I never sell via eBay; always through auction companies or direct to dealers. I’ve bought only one expensive coin through eBay. Learned I could contact the dealer on expensive coins and always get a better price.</p><p><br /></p><p>I use private insurance for coins I ship. Has several advantages: 1. choice of carrier … USPS, FedEx, USPS. I use FedEx when possible … the local store has much broader hours than the PO … can even submit packages on Sundays. I never put FedEx or UPS packages in a drop box. I hand them to a clerk or driver and verify the label scans correctly. However, some grading services and auction companies insist on USPS, so I have to stand in line to send registered mail.</p><p> 2. it’s forbidden to describe contents and must write value of zero on outside of package or any carrier documentation … much less likely to attract a thief. 3. it’s irrelevant whether contents are considered cash or collectibles … covered in either case.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 22679749, member: 77639"]I never sell via eBay; always through auction companies or direct to dealers. I’ve bought only one expensive coin through eBay. Learned I could contact the dealer on expensive coins and always get a better price. I use private insurance for coins I ship. Has several advantages: 1. choice of carrier … USPS, FedEx, USPS. I use FedEx when possible … the local store has much broader hours than the PO … can even submit packages on Sundays. I never put FedEx or UPS packages in a drop box. I hand them to a clerk or driver and verify the label scans correctly. However, some grading services and auction companies insist on USPS, so I have to stand in line to send registered mail. 2. it’s forbidden to describe contents and must write value of zero on outside of package or any carrier documentation … much less likely to attract a thief. 3. it’s irrelevant whether contents are considered cash or collectibles … covered in either case. Cal[/QUOTE]
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