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Nasty Belgian Surprise

harashaharasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Received a packet from Belgium that looks like it was torn open. The original packet and the remaining medal of the two won in ebay, were, in turn, placed in some sort of official Belgian plastic mailer.
Of course, the missing medal was the more desired and valuable of the two. It was to be partnered with a similar medal in my collection, commemorating the author of the Marseillaise.

Now I await the vendor's response to this issue.

Honors flysis Income beezis Onches nobis Inob keesis

DPOTD

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  • DesertDwellerDesertDweller Posts: 75


    << <i>Received a packet from Belgium that looks like it was torn open. The original packet and the remaining medal of the two won in ebay, were, in turn, placed in some sort of official Belgian plastic mailer.
    Of course, the missing medal was the more desired and valuable of the two. It was to be partnered with a similar medal in my collection, commemorating the author of the Marseillaise.

    Now I await the vendor's response to this issue. >>



    Did you take photos of the package before you opened it?
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  • OzzyAndyOzzyAndy Posts: 344
    Sounds like the postal service.
    Still thinking of what to put in my signature...
  • harashaharasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Did you take photos of the package before you opened it?

    No. I needed to open the official Belgian post wrapper to find out if the contents were there. The vendor's original mailer was enclosed, so I could not tell if the other item was within.
    Honors flysis Income beezis Onches nobis Inob keesis

    DPOTD
  • harashaharasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The packet and the enclosed note:

    image

    image
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  • AndresAndres Posts: 977 ✭✭✭
    it reads:

    (Belgian) Post
    Limited company

    Industrial sorting center (city) Gent
    Quality department
    your contact person:

    Dear Customer,
    During the handling of this letterpost, the shipment was damaged unintentionally.

    friendly greetings,
    Quality Control

    postmark date = 7 september
    collector of Greek banknotes - most beautifull world banknotes - Greek & Roman ancient coins.
  • coverscovers Posts: 624 ✭
    OT - Unfortunate incident. Do you happen to have an image you can post of the medal? As it turns out, I am a decendant of Roget de Lisle was actually looking around to see what, if anything, exists commemorating him (other than stamps with which I am familiar).
    Richard Frajola
    www.rfrajola.com
  • nicholasz219nicholasz219 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭
    This makes me even more leery of the post I am waiting on from Greece for the last month. The seller has been evasive. Great. It was only like $10, but it just pisses me off. He claims to have posted it. So, I am giving him until exactly one month has gone by and a courtesy email to the seller before I report it to Ebay. Ridiculous.
    My Collection
  • harashaharasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Do you happen to have an image you can post of the medal?

    I could not copy the image, so I sent a link to you privately.



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    DPOTD
  • CoinCrazyPACoinCrazyPA Posts: 2,899 ✭✭✭✭
    I had a similar problem from South Africa. Some proof coins that never arrived, seller states sent Registered, but no coins.
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