India post

What's it like from India then ? Trust worthy enough ? I might be getting something from there..

It does depend on whom you are swapping with...but of course there are scammers everywhere.

Yeah true.. I'm actually buying via eBay, at least I suppose I'll have buyer protection.

OK - I am from India and my experience so far has been excellent and problem-free. All of my packages have reached successfully and I have received all successfully. Although time is sometimes a problem. One parcel took 10 days and another took 36 days  

Hello,

Is India safe enough to send unregistered mail to.

Regards

It's hit and miss - I've sent 3 packages all three got there - 1 of them without contents
I've received more than 30 packages from India - only one went missing

Citeer: bam777It does depend on whom you are swapping with...but of course there are scammers everywhere.

I  wasn't meaning to sound amazingly negative. So, I apologise if it came across like that.

Suppose it's just how it's posted. I've had 3 coins fail to get to me all in "damaged" envelopes but none had any card backing or were in jiffy bags ! I always send in a jiffy bag with the coin cut into some card then another piece over the top lol !

Citeer: @josephjkIt's hit and miss - I've sent 3 packages all three got there - 1 of them without contents
I've received more than 30 packages from India - only one went missing

Hello,

Were they all sent unregistered.

Regards

yes all of them were unregistered - the registered packages can be tracked

I bought some really nice billon Princely States coins from a seller in India. They took over a month to arrive and the Indian version of eBay defaults to some weirdo payment system... Star Pay I think. I tried to open an account so I could transfer money but they don't recognize US routing codes!

Fortunately the seller opened a PayPal account. He was the absolute epitome of politeness and patience and I would have no hesitation in buying from him again.

Don't be all down on India, its a problem for anywhere. I shipped $60 in coins to France, t could have gotten nabbed in the US or France.
 I guess its one of the down sides to swapping valuable things, eventually it will happen.

I was meant to ask by regular un recorded post lol

Citeer: redsmithstudiosDon't be all down on India, its a problem for anywhere. I shipped $60 in coins to France, t could have gotten nabbed in the US or France.
 I guess its one of the down sides to swapping valuable things, eventually it will happen.

I agree - I lost about $10 worth of coins I sent to France by unregistered mail - it's not isolated to any one country

I have received 3 empty letters before in the UK which were internal letters, suppose it's luck of the draw of who processes your mail, it's also down to the packaging. I always send with cardboard and coins secured down so they don't clink and sound like coins and the card is to lessen the feel of coins ha !

Citeer: Mark240590I have received 3 empty letters before in the UK which were internal letters, suppose it's luck of the draw of who processes your mail, it's also down to the packaging. I always send with cardboard and coins secured down so they don't clink and sound like coins and the card is to lessen the feel of coins ha !

 Yes, I learned this on my $60 parcel, very expensive lesson, pack very careful! I also wrap mine in tinfoil so x ray cant see the coins!

Citeer: redsmithstudios

Citeer: Mark240590I have received 3 empty letters before in the UK which were internal letters, suppose it's luck of the draw of who processes your mail, it's also down to the packaging. I always send with cardboard and coins secured down so they don't clink and sound like coins and the card is to lessen the feel of coins ha !

 Yes, I learned this on my $60 parcel, very expensive lesson, pack very careful! I also wrap mine in tinfoil so x ray cant see the coins!

Now that raises an interesting question.... if the TSA goon squad can't xray a parcel because it has a layer of foil over the coins do they tear it open to search for rocket launchers? I've always been of the view that it's better not to attract the attention of these wanna be Gestapo types. It's a sad reflection of the times in which we live that such measures are needed to send a few collectors coins from one address to another.

Citeer: bam777It does depend on whom you are swapping with...but of course there are scammers everywhere.

This statement is so true. You can get scammed right at home.