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<p>[QUOTE="Victor_Clark, post: 2635306, member: 10613"]<b>"Shipping Time </b>(the time it took to arrive)"</p><p><br /></p><p>Are dealers responsible for the speed of delivery? As much as I would like to, I can't control the USPS. All control a dealer has stops when a package is handed off to the post, UPS, FED EX etc. The only thing that should be mentioned for dealers shipping time is how long did it take for the dealer to actually get the package mailed (same day, next day, two days) and was the shipment updated with tracking information.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>"Received Shipment via Registered Mail?"</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Did you pay for registered shipping? Is it an option at checkout?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>"Did you negotiate and receive a better price?"</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Is this a strike against dealers if they don't give a better price? I will give one example of a possible issue with this. Two weeks ago, someone asked me for a discount ( this guy always asks for deep discounts) and I explained that I was only selling the coin for five dollars more than I paid for it. Should I be penalized because I did not want to lose money on this sale? This concept of negotiating also makes assumptions that the prospective buyer knows the market fairly well and that the dealer is overpricing coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>how about how it was packaged?</p><p><br /></p><p>Was it professionally packaged. Was it secure, were new materials used or was it a recycled mailer with coin wrapped in newspaper etc.? Was a shipping label used or handwritten address?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Victor_Clark, post: 2635306, member: 10613"][B]"Shipping Time [/B](the time it took to arrive)" Are dealers responsible for the speed of delivery? As much as I would like to, I can't control the USPS. All control a dealer has stops when a package is handed off to the post, UPS, FED EX etc. The only thing that should be mentioned for dealers shipping time is how long did it take for the dealer to actually get the package mailed (same day, next day, two days) and was the shipment updated with tracking information. [B]"Received Shipment via Registered Mail?"[/B] Did you pay for registered shipping? Is it an option at checkout? [B]"Did you negotiate and receive a better price?"[/B] Is this a strike against dealers if they don't give a better price? I will give one example of a possible issue with this. Two weeks ago, someone asked me for a discount ( this guy always asks for deep discounts) and I explained that I was only selling the coin for five dollars more than I paid for it. Should I be penalized because I did not want to lose money on this sale? This concept of negotiating also makes assumptions that the prospective buyer knows the market fairly well and that the dealer is overpricing coins. how about how it was packaged? Was it professionally packaged. Was it secure, were new materials used or was it a recycled mailer with coin wrapped in newspaper etc.? Was a shipping label used or handwritten address?[/QUOTE]
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