I have ordered and paid via wire several times without issue. I usually add a little extra funds to cover banking fees on their end. I prefer paying with BTC when it is available.
Shipping into the US I have had best luck using DHL. When I use UPS I always get a bill for additional customs brokerage fees after delivery. I haven't had any additional fees due with DHL.
DHL is the way to go. I live in Canada and have no problems with DHL. Great service and they bill me after the fact for brokerage and duties. UPS screws up every delivery
Here in the mid-west USA I've had decent luck with Fed-Ex. Their custom charges (for packages over $2500) are about half of what UPS rips me off for.
O great...there's that angle! I don't even remember what I chose for shipping. O well, after this cluster is resolved I will be glad to have any shipping of any kind. Or maybe I will get my obamacoin back and I can forget the whole incident and move forward w/
BTC. Seems everyone thinks bitmain is an evil company...that may be true, but when dealing w/my bank and bitmain at the same time I have found the lesser of the two evils to be bitmain by a long shot!