PCGS submissions, Grading Opinions

[trout]

dude it sucks that you may have to pay gst on a service not available in australia

I can't see why I SHOULD have to pay GST on a service that wasn't provided in Australia:dodgy:

[trout]

Just got off the phone to Customs.
It took me a good 20 min to get to talk to someone that was NO help whatsoever :dash1:

I sent them  a copy of my PCGS invoice with the N10 form via email, I hope that this should be enough information to allow these Morons to release my coins.
Aw Crap, I will probably have the same dramas when my 100 coin submission comes back :cray:

[nealeffendi]

dude it sucks that you may have to pay gst on a service not available in australia

The Customs department would dispute that and use APCGS as a grading service in Australia.
Does the Customs department only make these hoops for larger submissions or for all submissions? IIRC they don't collect GST on imports under $1,000 so has anyone had these hassles with smaller (say 30 coins) lots as the slabbing fee/insurance/postage would be under a grand.

[oh my florin]

APCGS shouldn't be used it is in no way comparable to PCGS and reputable TPGs anyway if customs brought it up could dispute it as it isn't a third party nor good at grading therefore it is different? Believe me in studying law you have massive cases decided on the most trivial thing imaginable honestly it is ridiculous.

[nealeffendi]

APCGS shouldn't be used it is in no way comparable to PCGS and reputable TPGs anyway if customs brought it up could dispute it as it isn't a third party nor good at grading therefore it is different? Believe me in studying law you have massive cases decided on the most trivial thing imaginable honestly it is ridiculous.

I agree that PCGS and APCGS is comparing oranges and lemons (you can guess which one is a lemon) but Customs controls the fruit bowl and has possession of your coins. They have in-house lawyers and a massive budget and they know that us peons cannot afford to spend 100 grand (plus) to take our case to court. Wait a year or three, have our day in court and if we win we save a few hundred dollars and they hand over our property (assuming they have not lost or damaged it in storage).
So we have to bend over and pay for our goods.:cray: unless we want to fund a barristers latest sports car.

[stevo1962]

Some results just in.Nothing spectacular but some
were better than expected
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435038.html
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435107.html
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435108.html
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435112.html
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435114.html
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435120.html
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435124.html
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435127.html
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435133.html
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435135.html

[stevo1962]

Check out the photo.PCGS are on the ball

http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435033.html

[Fr45h3R]

Don't worry about the photos
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435095

[serial]

did you want to sell/swap that 1910 shilling? I need one for my set

[wwwww]

We've got a nice 1910 shilling in our upcoming auction:
http://www.numisbid.com.au/Browse/1910_Shilling_PCGS_MS64/10815

[serial]

I didn't notice that. it is hard to have to scroll through so many listings to do my research so I was going to give this auction a miss. looks like I will have to attend now, I have put a bid in on it in the mean time
I really wish you would do a printable lists!!
"insert begging emoticon here"

[Fr45h3R]

I wasn't expecting this.
I'm horrible with Silver, always a grade or more too harsh on them.

http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/30435070.html

[oh my florin]

Well I must say that is a pretty nice shilling there Fr45h3R good pick up and great grade

[trout]

I got a bill from Customs and had to pay a Tax on the shipping and insurance of $48.85 WTF.
I've had 335 coins either graded or waiting to be graded this year and now the Customs ratbags want a cut of the pie as well :dash1:
It's not just the extra cost that annoys me it is the extended delay of getting my coins back.

[ausjack]

come on trout some one has to pay for abbott's huge pay cheque and the massive increases to asio and the like and not to mention the 80 new highly trained :police_badge: to bust home grown terrorists at the airports :scratch_one-s_head: but to me as soon as they leave the country cut up their passports and tell them to go :whistle2: and we don't care where they go but they're not allowed back here as they obviously don't want to be australian so why should it keep costing us to then keep them locked up in our gaols..now wouldn't that save heaps on having to train, arm and pay these officers that customs should already be doing so then you might not get stung so hard at customs..sure it's not just extortion because it sounds like it to me..give me more money and you can have your goods :mafia: yep that sounds like it to me :angel:

I want to know if the country is so broke and budget blown out and has no money to support the weak or medicare any more how come we can find all this money to do things like this and build roads to nowhere and don't start me on the pollies and their entitlements as I don't see why they should get paid a squillion, get huge super AND pension with all the other lurks and perks and all at tax payers expense and screwing aussie workers all at the same time and say they are here for us and the country..AMAZING :dash1: bunch of bloody :pirate: 's if you ask me :derisive:

:police_car:                                                                  :scared: Sorry for going :off_topic: gotta :bye2: