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<p>[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 8169375, member: 88"]Well, we started out the morning with a request to lie about the value & to ship it directly to her in China. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie19" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie19" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I told her I would not lie on a government document & say they only paid $30.00. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They then went back to using the shipping service but asked me to ship it in a "wood or iron box". <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I am hoping the iron part is a language translation thing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I told them I did not have either one but promised to box it up to withstand the very long journey ahead. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I want to publicly thank everyone who has furthered my education because, without this forum & the old eBay boards, I likely would have never been able to spot these pieces as potential Chinese export silver. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 8169375, member: 88"]Well, we started out the morning with a request to lie about the value & to ship it directly to her in China. :jawdrop::facepalm::facepalm::banghead::banghead: I told her I would not lie on a government document & say they only paid $30.00. :p:rolleyes::rolleyes: They then went back to using the shipping service but asked me to ship it in a "wood or iron box". :wacky::wacky: I am hoping the iron part is a language translation thing. :hilarious: I told them I did not have either one but promised to box it up to withstand the very long journey ahead. :happy::happy: I want to publicly thank everyone who has furthered my education because, without this forum & the old eBay boards, I likely would have never been able to spot these pieces as potential Chinese export silver. :kiss::kiss::kiss:[/QUOTE]
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