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Delawhere Jack
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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 Posted - 09/05/2008 : 17:30:20
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Found my USPS call slip in the mail when I got home from work. Looks like I'll be braving Hanna's fury to go to the Post Office tomorrow.
Ordered last Sat., shipped Wed. here on Fri. Thanks APMEX, and let's here it for the USPS, they're really competing with FEDEX and UPS well these days!
BTW, My two orders with Kitco in the spring never went as smoothly as this one with APMEX. |
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." Thomas Jefferson
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
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Posted - 09/05/2008 : 17:44:56
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New message in Red on the J&M website (Vancouver based major RCM dealer with good reputation) You must be logged in to see this link.
NOTICE: Due to the massive shortages of physical (real) precious metal bullion, the prices shown may not always be 100% accurate. We apologize for any confusion of inconvenience. We sincerely hope normal supplies will resume soon.
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“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw.
Why Copper Bullion ~~~ Interview with Silver Bullion Producer Market Harmony
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kavajava
Penny Collector Member
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2008 : 18:15:33
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Originally posted by Delawhere Jack
and let's here it for the USPS, they're really competing with FEDEX and UPS well these days!
yes--you are right--USPS Priority mail is usually working pretty well these days and is usually a great deal... |
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Delawhere Jack
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1680 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2008 : 22:04:57
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Originally posted by kavajava
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Originally posted by Delawhere Jack
and let's here it for the USPS, they're really competing with FEDEX and UPS well these days!
yes--you are right--USPS Priority mail is usually working pretty well these days and is usually a great deal...
Amazing what a little competition will do, heh.  |
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." Thomas Jefferson
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Nickelless
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USA
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
3788 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 00:03:57
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| I even bought into the iTrade SLV ETF in the current dip. They claim to hold real silver, and track the price of silver pretty close. Hope to make back some money in my retirement account with this. Of course I'm loading up on real silver too. |
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw.
Why Copper Bullion ~~~ Interview with Silver Bullion Producer Market Harmony
Passive Income blog |
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Nickelless
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USA
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2555 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 02:39:55
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| mine came today. No signature required! sitting at the office when i got there this afternoon. This was good for me, but why didnt i get a pink slip making me go back in the morning? |
"99% of all lawyers give the rest of them a bad name" 
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kavajava
Penny Collector Member
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 07:58:09
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Originally posted by moboman
mine came today. No signature required! sitting at the office when i got there this afternoon. This was good for me, but why didnt i get a pink slip making me go back in the morning?
Did your box have the big bright neon yellow "signature required" sticker on it? Maybe someone else signed for it?
BTW--mine was not sent registered mail, just signature required--which probably sped up the delivery--my understanding is that registered slows things down quite a bit... |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1664 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 12:39:06
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| hey do you think its better to have 25 maple leaves or 1 25 oz bar |
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kavajava
Penny Collector Member
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 13:11:32
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Originally posted by daviscfad
hey do you think its better to have 25 maple leaves or 1 25 oz bar
25 individual Maples--especially if they are in the new, yellow top tubes. |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1664 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 13:24:16
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| they sell easier or something |
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kavajava
Penny Collector Member
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 13:34:26
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Individual ounces because they can be sold individually or in bulk as needed (or bartered easily if it comes down to it)...also because they are easily recognized and don't need to be assayed (which realistically a 25 oz bar shouldn't need to be but you never know).
The big 25 oz yellow top tubes are just cool and have some heft when you hold them...was surprised how much bigger than a tube of Eagles it feels like.
With a 25 oz bar you have to sell/trade the whole thing at one time (well you don't have to but it would seem foolish to cut it up). |
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kavajava
Penny Collector Member
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 13:38:36
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| Oh yeah--forgot to mention--there are not a lot of easily recognized, big name 25 oz bars that I am aware of--did you have a specific brand in mind? Personally would not want a no name brand for an odd size bar -- but there are probably many here who do not feel the same way -- "silver is silver" --which is not quite true as you can see by the various premiums for different forms of the metal. |
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natsb88
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 09/06/2008 : 13:51:11
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Originally posted by kavajava
Did your box have the big bright neon yellow "signature required" sticker on it?
Mine had that sticker for the first time on my latest order, but I've always had to sign no matter what. |
Nate
The Copper Cave
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2555 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 16:07:24
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Originally posted by kavajava
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Originally posted by moboman
mine came today. No signature required! sitting at the office when i got there this afternoon. This was good for me, but why didnt i get a pink slip making me go back in the morning?
Did your box have the big bright neon yellow "signature required" sticker on it? Maybe someone else signed for it?
BTW--mine was not sent registered mail, just signature required--which probably sped up the delivery--my understanding is that registered slows things down quite a bit...
all it had was a stamps.com shipping label. The postage was $6.62. |
"99% of all lawyers give the rest of them a bad name"
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Ant
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
894 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 16:21:59
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Originally posted by moboman
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Originally posted by kavajava
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Originally posted by moboman
mine came today. No signature required! sitting at the office when i got there this afternoon. This was good for me, but why didnt i get a pink slip making me go back in the morning?
Did your box have the big bright neon yellow "signature required" sticker on it? Maybe someone else signed for it?
BTW--mine was not sent registered mail, just signature required--which probably sped up the delivery--my understanding is that registered slows things down quite a bit...
all it had was a stamps.com shipping label. The postage was $6.62.
To clarify, a package can be sent via registered mail without having signature confirmation. The signature confirmation option is available, as is delivery confirmation, but the shipper has to select one of these options.
Within the time frame that I received two packages from APMEX (delivery confirmation only), I also received two packages with signature confirmation, from the same postal carrier, so the carrier does follow the proper procedure when a package is marked "signature confirmation". At least in my case, the mistake is on the shipper's end, since neither APMEX package was marked with "signature confirmation," only "delivery confirmation". The fact that some packages are being shipped from APMEX with signature confirmation and some with only delivery confirmation leads me to believe that the problem is not systemic or intentional on APMEX's part. |
Lovely dimes, the liveliest coin, the one that really jingles. --Truman Capote
Coins are the metallic footprints of the history of nations. --William H. Woodin |
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PennehChaos.
Penny Collector Member
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2008 : 18:05:33
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Originally posted by dmccarty
Ant,
Dave here from APMEX. very strange to hear about your delivery being left on your doorstep. That is highly unusual. EVERYTHING we ship is fully insured and sent registered mail - so you HAVE to sign for it.
Apparently it's not as unusual as you think!
$3.22 in postage, left in my mailbox on a rural road... at least if somebody had grabbed it, the post office would be able to tell me it had been "delivered"  |
Considering Verizon Business service? Perhaps you'd like to consider a nice drain cleaner enema instead? |
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2555 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2008 : 21:52:27
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Originally posted by kavajava
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Originally posted by Delawhere Jack
and let's here it for the USPS, they're really competing with FEDEX and UPS well these days!
yes--you are right--USPS Priority mail is usually working pretty well these days and is usually a great deal...
I realize this is a little off topic. But I just sent a 4.2lb package to a forum member here. The cost was going to be $8.14 if I print a label online w/o insurance from USPS. The package was $8.50 to ship FedEx home delivery with $100 insurance.
USPS would have been a ripoff in this case. |
"99% of all lawyers give the rest of them a bad name"
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natsb88
Administrator
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2008 : 21:57:27
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Originally posted by moboman
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Originally posted by kavajava
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Originally posted by Delawhere Jack
and let's here it for the USPS, they're really competing with FEDEX and UPS well these days!
yes--you are right--USPS Priority mail is usually working pretty well these days and is usually a great deal...
I realize this is a little off topic. But I just sent a 4.2lb package to a forum member here. The cost was going to be $8.14 if I print a label online w/o insurance from USPS. The package was $8.50 to ship FedEx home delivery with $100 insurance.
USPS would have been a ripoff in this case.
Would it have fit in a Flat Rate Envelope? I've been using those a lot for the Copper Cave. I can get 4-5 pounds in there for $4.80. |
Nate
The Copper Cave
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2555 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2008 : 22:30:54
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Originally posted by natsb88
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Originally posted by moboman
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Originally posted by kavajava
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Originally posted by Delawhere Jack
and let's here it for the USPS, they're really competing with FEDEX and UPS well these days!
yes--you are right--USPS Priority mail is usually working pretty well these days and is usually a great deal...
I realize this is a little off topic. But I just sent a 4.2lb package to a forum member here. The cost was going to be $8.14 if I print a label online w/o insurance from USPS. The package was $8.50 to ship FedEx home delivery with $100 insurance.
USPS would have been a ripoff in this case.
Would it have fit in a Flat Rate Envelope? I've been using those a lot for the Copper Cave. I can get 4-5 pounds in there for $4.80.
They were rolls of nickels. I'm not sure if they could have or not. I wouldnt have wanted to take a chance with an envelope, I dont think. I've only used envelopes for documents, and one time I shipped a couple of jerseys inside one. |
"99% of all lawyers give the rest of them a bad name"
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natsb88
Administrator
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2008 : 23:02:16
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Originally posted by moboman
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Originally posted by natsb88
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Originally posted by moboman
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Originally posted by kavajava
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Originally posted by Delawhere Jack
and let's here it for the USPS, they're really competing with FEDEX and UPS well these days!
yes--you are right--USPS Priority mail is usually working pretty well these days and is usually a great deal...
I realize this is a little off topic. But I just sent a 4.2lb package to a forum member here. The cost was going to be $8.14 if I print a label online w/o insurance from USPS. The package was $8.50 to ship FedEx home delivery with $100 insurance.
USPS would have been a ripoff in this case.
Would it have fit in a Flat Rate Envelope? I've been using those a lot for the Copper Cave. I can get 4-5 pounds in there for $4.80.
They were rolls of nickels. I'm not sure if they could have or not. I wouldnt have wanted to take a chance with an envelope, I dont think. I've only used envelopes for documents, and one time I shipped a couple of jerseys inside one.
I just sent 5 pounds of nickel and 2 pounds of copper to Italy. Divided it up into two Flat Rate Envelopes (there's a 4 pound limit for sending internationally). I usually use some combination of tyvek and the smaller cardboard envelopes to secure everything (and bubble wrap if needed), and then place that inside the Flat Rate Envelope. Then I run packing tape along all the outside edges to reinforce the cardboard envelope. Haven't had any problems yet... |
Nate
The Copper Cave
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2555 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2008 : 23:18:33
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Wow, the coppercave has gone international!
thanks for the help nate. |
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Edited by - moboman on 09/08/2008 23:18:53 |
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