Melon

Beyond me how someone can try to sell a twenty six thousand pound coin with this image! 😂
 

Beyond me how someone can try to sell a twenty six thousand pound coin with this image! 😂
 

Ah well, I can always fall back on the 4 Ducat as my investment piece 😁 
Looking forward to the pics in April! 

I think there was a mark above the eye and there were noticeable marks on the coin that may just have been dust but hard to say. 
Can't complain though, probably worth more than the price I paid regardless. 

I guess at the time it was the right decision to keep, given the information you had at the time- I would have done the same.  
I’m extremely surprised I’m getting one to be honest, when the lady rang back I thought she was going to say that I was getting a refund. 

I could see people being uncomfortable with being photographed on their front door step to be fair.
 
Personally I think a unique code should be generated for signed mail and electronically sent to the recipient either via SMS or email. OTP services are a dime a dozen, so all this really requires is a bit of integration and the collection of one additional item of information about the recipient. 
 
That code isn’t known to the postman and is unique to the individual parcel. That code gets entered on the device we typically sign today, as the recipients unique e-signature. If the code is wrong, the parcel isn’t delivered. It’s pretty much what we’re used to doing for banking already. If the recipient gives the code to a family member, friend, neighbour etc, that’s fine, but that’s at their own risk. 
 
The only downside I see to a solution like this would be the additional time to deliver the package. People would inevitably not be ready with the code, so it would maybe add 30 seconds on average to the drop off time on signed mail. That would add up when you consider the amount of signed mail that must be delivered daily. 

Don't you just hate in when you accidentally leave your 4 Ducat at the bottom of your big pile of gold? Absolute nightmare! 

Don't you just hate in when you accidentally leave your 4 Ducat at the bottom of your big pile of gold? Absolute nightmare! 

Well, as you can see @Melon is behind the stack wondering the best place to put it.
"I'll put the Ducat over here so it doesn't look like I'm showing off to much " 😂

Ha!  
Can’t see the 4 Ducat! 
That Ducat is looking very inexpensive now 😉

What the hell?! How did you get inside my safety deposit box?! 
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What the hell?! How did you get inside my safety deposit box?! 
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Unbelievable...Note the time (US Eastern Time). I received an email Alert at 3:52.
 

Why is that an issue if it's declared and he has receipts? I don't see the concern given he's done nothing wrong personally. 
There is a risk of people overthinking this a little bit. People walk around wearing watches worth more than this lol (not me!). 
Edit - nevermind, I see Shaolin has clarified the cash vs gold bit, your post makes more sense now! 

I'm angry on your behalf! That's such a scum move by the buyer. And I say that knowing well that they are probably reading this.
To guarantee the deal then demand a discount when you've already invested in the travel... unbelievable. Plus there's no way they are a collector of the calibre to buy this coin but don't own any other gold other than the one coin they gave you - so I don't believe for one moment they couldn't cover the shortfall in the agreed price if they wanted to. In fact I don't believe for one moment there was a partner at all. Disgraceful behaviour. You're a calmer man than me, I'd have told the lousy git to get stuffed and taken my coin back home 😣
In my opinion when someone deliberately screws you over like that you should have no qualms about naming and shaming (their forum name that is...). May help others avoid a similar situation. But your call of course. 
Still, c.450 grams of gold for 2oz isn't a bad outcome at least! 

Yes I missed the point about the gold ! It would have been more concerning  if it was cash

Ran out of reactions but thanks on the previous post. If my wife wasn't preg and I didn't have an 11 month old 99% I would have told him to pound sand. Live and learn. I was super worried coming back in with the bullion myself but they literally could care less. I was in shock at how cool they were. The world fair of money was in Germany that weekend so I had a whole story if they hassle me but they literally said nothing just thank you sir.

I'm angry on your behalf! That's such a scum move by the buyer. And I say that knowing well that they are probably reading this.
To guarantee the deal then demand a discount when you've already invested in the travel... unbelievable. Plus there's no way they are a collector of the calibre to buy this coin but don't own any other gold other than the one coin they gave you - so I don't believe for one moment they couldn't cover the shortfall in the agreed price if they wanted to. In fact I don't believe for one moment there was a partner at all. Disgraceful behaviour. You're a calmer man than me, I'd have told the lousy git to get stuffed and taken my coin back home 😣
In my opinion when someone deliberately screws you over like that you should have no qualms about naming and shaming (their forum name that is...). May help others avoid a similar situation. But your call of course. 
Still, c.450 grams of gold for 2oz isn't a bad outcome at least! 

Totally agree with everything you're saying. I shouldn't have been so trusting. In the end it all worked out and I ended up with the a similar amount I would have with paypal minus my travel fees (but I did have a really nice 5 day trip to Bavaria). I had spoken with him alot before leaving and he seemed very honest. I had his name address ect. I came prepared to deal with a criminal by not giving flight or hotel information. Only meeting at location of Major bank near police station. Arrived early and informed Management of the transaction. Left securely with escort to my vehicle through the banks elevator. (Tried to dot my lower case j in that sense)
As for customs $10,000 is not the limit. It is the limit if you do not wish to declare. Gold bullion has 0 VAT import fee or any taxes into the USA. Neither does Germany. Google it. Always best bet to declare rather than risk seizure. Customs was super cool literally no problems at all. They were indifferent and asked no questions. Right away I was like I have a decent amount of gold. Response was "and......."  Most of the currency exchange places in Airports will convert to gold bullion. I had my receipts for the gold from the shop in case. They never asked to see them Really good experience. $25 grand is really not much in the world these days. I did my research and declared everything both ways
 

Yeah it really pissed me off because I demanded $1000 up front to cover plane tickets in case he tried some thing like this. He swore and swore that there wouldn't be any issue. I land after a 14 hour flight to him saying "his partner backed out" even though  there was no mention of any partner up to this point.
But as you said not the end of the world, and still over all positive. He was a nice guy and all. So not going to out him by name or anything. Munich was a pretty awesome place to visit for the first time. I took a few days to explore. So got a nice mini vacation out of it.

@Paul @sovereignsteve
Yes, sale went through. I ended up canceling the Ebay auction and flying to Munich Germany to deliver the coin for cash. After thoroughly reading the ebay and paypal policies. Neither of us felt safe going through either of them. Turns out the buyer is a member here on the forum, and was reading this thread as we were discussing it. Transaction went well... Other than upon landing in Munich. The buyer messaged me saying that "his partner backed out of the deal and he could only pay me $24,000 and a 2018 Netherlands Gold Lion dollar($2000 in my Estimate) $26,000 total(19,950 Pounds)" instead of the agreed $29000(22,255 Pounds). I was really upset, and felt taken advantage of a bit. As he promised me multiple times he already had the money. After travelling half way across the world I decided to give him the coin at the price. After Flight, Hotel, food, and 3 days missed work I ended up taking home about $23,000. Before leaving Germany I converted the $$ to 4x 100G gold bars and 7 Victoria Jubilee sovereigns. Came home and sold 1- 100 gram bar to pay the CC from purchasing the coin. All, and all worked out pretty well other than the last minute stiff on a few thousand. I figure that with the $750 I would have paid Ebay and the 4% I would have paid Paypal kinda broke even.(I'm guessing thats what the buyer was counting on as well)

I do worry about that mark over the queens eye. I don't see that on any other images, so that could be a big issue 😔 
Sigh - maybe I should roll the dice and try to get a new one, but I just don't think I'll get it. Unfortunately the mint require people to send back the existing coin without guaranteeing a replacement. 

If that's the only issue I think that's about as good as you can get from the RM
Probably 9/10 have an issue similar or worse 
I'm scared to recheck mine to find it's spotted 😅

Are you wanting to send the coin for Grading?
NGC use 5x Magnification- what magnification are you using here Melon? Is it really noticeable to the naked eye?
I think what looks like a tiny flaw, that was clearly caused during the minting process won't stop this coin getting a top grade- unless there are other flaws caused post production.  
NGC say this about the criteria that makes for a top grade: 

If it isn't going to NGC- I would be keeping it- but its not my coin.
I am not hopeful that I will get a decent replacement for the damaged one I sent back.