Comments on: US Mint Offers Free Shipping for Online Orders

By: jim

jim — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:10:30 +0000

As long as I can go buy $100 worth of merchandise with a $100 bill I don’t care what they print it on or what they mint it out of.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:18:38 +0000

In reply to sean7k. Sean7k, they can print stuff on worthless paper and sell it at a huge profit. I guess we're all suckers, but I still like the stuff.

By: sean7k

sean7k — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:40:38 +0000

Joe, that’s because they are selling paper at above premium prices. They save out certain numbers and then release them at triple the face value? Let alone being colored paper? Colored paper that will require 50 years to be worth much of anything?
Free shipping is the least they can do..

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:37:28 +0000

In reply to RonnieBGood. Hey, the BEP doesn't charge shipping. I think the mint should make the free shipping permanent.

By: RonnieBGood

RonnieBGood — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:26:49 +0000

I am glad they are finally trying this and hope they make it permanent across all ordering. There have been many times that I have waited to place an order until another coin is issued only to have the coin or set become no longer available. I know it is only $4.95 but this has cost the mint more than a few sales from me (and others) over the years. By the way… I order all of my products on-line.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:06:08 +0000

In reply to John. John, I agree with your comment, but you and I know it isn't going to happen.

By: John

John — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 01:24:04 +0000

Joe, It appears to be more proof that corporations are not people and because of that ,we are not on equal ground. To promote equality, I feel the U.S. Mint should limit the first day of sale to 2 per-household, than maybe 5 for the rest of the week and unlimited after.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 19:31:57 +0000

I guess I got lucky from what I’m hearing. I received my AE 2 coin sets on July 24th. What I want to know is how did the TV hawkers get their sets over a month ago, graded, and selling them for $399.00?

By: jim

jim — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:49:26 +0000

And if you bought everything on it’s date of issue only 7 different products are covered by this offer (not counting products offered on the same day.) Not a big financial risk this is to the US Mint so as a trial run hopefully they’ll expand to a larger population of products, like everything containing precious metals or orders over $100, for example.

By: bubba

bubba — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:32:56 +0000

RFK, it doesn’t matter when they ship your 2 coin set, free shipping is only for web orders placed during the dates they mentioned. It isn’t based on shipping date for things already ordered.