HEADS UP! Australia Post enforce bullion/coins are prohibited rule on my domestic shipment

That's ridiculous. Australia Post literally gives bullion dealers commercial accounts.

Re insurance, it's covered through what's known as a Jeweller's Block policy, and is part of "sendings". The insurance companies know what they're covering. Australia Post insurance is not usable.
 
goldpelican said:
That's ridiculous. Australia Post literally gives bullion dealers commercial accounts.

Re insurance, it's covered through what's known as a Jeweller's Block policy, and is part of "sendings". The insurance companies know what they're covering. Australia Post insurance is not usable.
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There must be some kind of exemption that Aust Post has that allows them to grant a waiver to companies that can meet some set of standards.
 
Seriously..one parcel out of how many thousands over the past few years of bullion shipped just from this site alone gets pulled up and we need two threads for it?
Hush childrens
 
There’s probably a lot of bullion being posted back and forth at the moment with all the high demand. Seems like someone has decided to crack down on it.
 
One off is hardly a trend.
This is akin to chicken licken yelling out "the sky is falling" after being hit by an acorn

Move along...nothing to see here.
 
Silverling said:
I just clicked through to the Australia Post website to their > collectables > coins and banknotes section and placed a bullion coin into my cart. Took it all the way to checkout and delivery was by Australia Post. So how is it they can send bullion and we can't? Talk about misleading, confusing and double standards.

https://auspost.com.au/shop/collectables/coins-and-banknotes?SearchParameter=&@QueryTerm=*&ContextCategoryUUID=HNcK0EFCgy4AAAFsutAnVdUx&OnlineFlag=1&ProductVariationFlag=0&@Sort.CategoryPosition=0&@RelevanceSort=1&@Sort.UUID=0&PageSize=30&SortingAttribute=
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Sounds a little like the double standards of our governments/central banks.
It’s illegal for us individuals to print money, but they can print as much as money as they like!
 
For me its not just the metals. When mailing something I should have a reasonable expectation of privacy. To my knowledge Australia Post (and employees) have no right to open and inspect my mail. If they felt it was dangerous or prohibited as per terms of carriage they can refuse to deliver it and return it unopened. If they felt it was illegal it should have been referred to the AFP or Border Force. Some random at BNE shouldn’t be pawing through my stuff.
 
tongkat said:
I lodged three express post shipments of bullion and coins yesterday arvo. One to SA, another to NSW and third to TAS. All the same way. Box inside a pre-paid satchel.

SA and NSW boxes were both delivered today. TAS shipment with silver coins and bars was intercepted at the Brisbane airport, opened, inspected and then returned to me with note saying prohibited items. They even opened the sealed roll of PM coins.

To their credit, they did give me back several thousand worth of metal, but seriously folks.......
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The how come its ok when my Bullion Store sends me it?
 
Investing for kids said:
The how come its ok when my Bullion Store sends me it?
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Because many people think that Australia Post should have no say in what you send (as long as it's not dangerous/illegal), so everyone just ignores the rule. Or they simply don't know.
Anyone with half a clue marks metal as "machined parts" or similar, if a description is required. No description requirement for pre-paid satchels.
 
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