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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 10374947, member: 37&quot;]I used to work for a jewelry store and we always sent jewelry in oversized FedEX boxes.&nbsp; Had thought about that for metals but Registered Mail is very picky about how things are packaged and is expensive to begin with.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Registered Mail does not allow plastic tape.&nbsp; They have a paper tape you use to seal all the edges.&nbsp; They then go back and stamp all edges with a red ink stamp overlapping the edges to be able to identify areas where the seal has been tampered with.&nbsp; I have a labeled and taped inner package with addresses that is put inside a USPS cardboard mailing package.&nbsp; This package costs $2.50 but it is self-sealing, requires less paper tape, and is quite convenient. </p><p><br /></p><p>The label to the refinery is a dead giveaway of what is inside the package.&nbsp; No real way around this. Just have to trust the Registered Mail system to handle your package properly.&nbsp; I am sure that Registered Mail is a pain for the Postal Service but it is the only really secure way to ship with them.&nbsp; You do pay through the nose for the service so you expect the system to work for you. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have had poor experiences with both UPS and DHL. FedEX has always been great for me.&nbsp; They have been my go-to shipper with paintings for years.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good point.&nbsp; I think I will stick with the USPS for this reason.&nbsp; I am done shipping gold for now but have quite a bit of silver to send.&nbsp; Not nearly as valuable so I may not go to the expense of Registered Mail with it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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