Hot shipping by Heritage

TopographicOceans · June 15, 2016 6:47PM

I won a 1785 H10c on the 12th and I haven't mailed a check yet.

But I get an email from them saying:

Status:
Your item departed our USPS facility in NORTH TEXAS PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER on June 15, 2016 at 10:14 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination

It's a $6800 coin so I'm surprised they shipped it before they got paid.

I've been a customer for years but I don't buy that much from them.
I wouldn't send me a $6800 coin before I got paid for it.

Maybe somebody else paid it for me.

ShadyDave · June 15, 2016 11:23PM

I have heard other say recently that they have been shipping before payment was made. They must have hired interns or something in the shipping department

ricko · June 15, 2016 11:25PM

Wow... that is unusual... although I have had it happen from people I have dealt with frequently.

Cheers, RickO

chumley · June 15, 2016 11:41PM

apparently.you have an extremely honest looking face.....sounds like a great coin to be waiting for

oih82w8 · June 15, 2016 11:49PM

Happens to me quite a bit, but not that amount of a purchase (less than $1K) through Heritage. I may have built up a trustworthiness rating with them. I normally settle-up right away, but this last round (a little over $800) was sent out the same day I made payment.

You must be on the "good list" with the Heritage folks!

Crackout · June 16, 2016 12:11AM

I actually was going to delay my payment to Heritage on my last win because I was going to be out of town for a few days and didn't want the coin showing up when I wasn't there.

But because I'm such a 'good customer' they shipped the coin right away without me paying first!

So I had to get someone to go to my house to get that expensive coin out of my mailbox!

steveben · June 16, 2016 12:26AM

they do the exact opposite to me. the last two times i paid for coins they did not ship until weeks after payments were cleared. i am a legacy customer too. before they have me legacy status...i used to get them right away.

brg5658 · June 16, 2016 1:20AM

Originally posted by: TopographicOceans

I won a 1785 H10c on the 12th and I haven't mailed a check yet.

...I wasn't aware H10C were minted in 1785...

Barndog · June 16, 2016 1:30AM

Originally posted by: brg5658

Originally posted by: TopographicOceans

I won a 1785 H10c on the 12th and I haven't mailed a check yet.

...I wasn't aware H10C were minted in 1785...

the package must be empty

MrHalfDime · June 16, 2016 1:33AM

Originally posted by: brg5658

Originally posted by: TopographicOceans

I won a 1785 H10c on the 12th and I haven't mailed a check yet.

...I wasn't aware H10C were minted in 1785...

Yes, I'd like to know more about this '1785' half dime. It just may be worth much more than $6800.

TwoKopeiki · June 16, 2016 1:42AM

It's unusual. I've experienced the opposite with HA lately - not shipping for 6 days after the auction.

TopographicOceans · June 16, 2016 2:14AM

Oops.

I had to wait a decade and bought the 1795 version instead.

1TwoBits · June 16, 2016 2:44AM

Heritage shipping was a little too hot for me this time.

They shipped earlier lots that I won so quickly prior to invoicing and payment that they are now going to have to send me a second shipment with the later lots.

As a Legacy Customer I'm used to coins shipping out right away before I even pay for them, but I would prefer they at least wait until the end of the auction so all lots can be shipped together. I don't want to pay shipping twice.

Regarding the OP's 1795 H10c, nice Scarface!

1TwoBits

jt88 · June 16, 2016 9:06AM

Originally posted by: steveben
they do the exact opposite to me. the last two times i paid for coins they did not ship until weeks after payments were cleared. i am a legacy customer too. before they have me legacy status...i used to get them right away.

The did the same to me, that's why I cut down buying on HA now. Treat me well buy more not well buy less.

BillJones · June 16, 2016 1:21PM

Heritage just sent a $2,500 + item to me before they had even emailed an invoice to me. I guess you are not alone.

That's a big improvement over another auction house that had my cleared check and still had not shipped the goods more than a week and a half later.

BryceM · June 16, 2016 2:41PM

HA has treated me very nicely these past few years. Some of the other nameless auction houses - different story.

pennyannie · June 16, 2016 3:03PM

I have always received fast shipping from HA sometimes before I pay. I won a presidential autograph earlier this month and I saw they had mailed it out on thrusday afternoon, as I was leaving my driveway Friday I noticed some " trash" in my pasture. Upon another look realized it was a package partly in standing water. USPS pitched it over the gate. No damaged due to the excellent packaging they sent it in.

BLUEJAYWAY · June 16, 2016 4:26PM

Always gives one a good feeling to be trusted in such a manner.

2ndCharter · June 16, 2016 9:05PM

HA has treated me very nicely these past few years. Some of the other nameless auction houses - different story.

Same here - with Heritage, I always get the item before I have to pay for it.

With the "other major firm", it's usually two weeks after my check clears.

joebb21 · June 17, 2016 12:04AM

How much did they charge for shipping?

DCW · June 17, 2016 1:13AM

For me, just the opposite. I paid immediately and have yet to receive any notification about shipment.
I mean it's only been a few days I guess, but I thought Id throw it out there.

TopographicOceans · June 17, 2016 2:03AM

Originally posted by: joebb21
How much did they charge for shipping?

$42

1TowBit
Regarding the OP's 1795 H10c, nice Scarface!

Thank you sir!

I sent them a check yesterday

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