Curious if anyone else has had a similar experience...



I ordered a coin off Ebay from Canada. I received delivery today in a bubble mailer envelope. I was feeling the package to see where the coin was before I cut into it... but I couldn't find where the coin was. Then I went to open the envelope where there was some tape, and I find the tape has come undone and there is a slice in the envelope underneath the tape. I looked inside and there wasn't a coin... it must have fell out during shipping. I wasn't paying much attention to the details of the package as I had other coins to look through as well, so I messaged the seller on Ebay to tell them that the coin fell out.



Several hours later, no response from the seller yet, I looked at the package again. I see that the tape over the slice is green and reads "U.S. Department of Homeland Security"/"U.S. Customs Border Pro..." (cut off)



Apparently there is a law which allows random inspection (opening) of private mail by the government. I have personally never felt my privacy so invaded.



I probably don't really have a case with the seller, nor am I really sure I want to charge them for something that was not their fault.



It's shameful that this even happened imo.



P.S. it was only a $10 purchase of an 1897 Swiss 10 Rappen. However, I did like the coin. But the price and coin is beside the point.

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