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Message:: [QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 58689, member: 51"]Kard, I can feel your pain on some of this.  I sold a set of 8 Gorham sterling goblets a year or so ago (was thrilled, break out the champagne!) great finish at $1,300, then Ack!... winning bidder was in China. (Was suddenly in a panic about insurance, how to ship safely, etc. as I'd never shipped to China before.) If it was me, I'd follow Nuff's advice to the letter.  This is exactly what I did, Express International, fully insured. For the kind of money you are making, you can afford to upgrade the shipping, even if it costs $100+. And pack it so the finished package will withstand a drop of 8 feet onto bare concrete. (A postal clerk told me that once.)  If it was mine, I would triple box.  I did not know about the adding the phone number, but sounds like a smart idea.  I also copied the address on all boxes, even internal boxes. Since USPS has an insurance max w/International Express, I think ($2500??) you might be able to add on to that with a 3rd party insurance to bring it up to 4K.  But please confirm all of this.  I'm no expert. A side note, my Chinese buyer also requested that custom's declaration be $149, but I just told him that Ebay prints the declaration amount on the shipping label, and I'd have to stick with that.  He agreed, goblets arrived safe and sound.  Happy buyer.[/QUOTE]