... Things change if you are located in a weird place ...
off-topic: just curious, can you please elaborate on that
It happens from time to time - some countries just don't have safe/reliable shipping options that support shipping values that could very well buy you a house in most places.
I've had packages stolen in India - there's a bhCoin in Argentina in recent threads here that is iffy to ship without personally flying it out.
I know folks who have had things stolen in tier 1 countries straight out of the box and had empty boxes delivered.
I've shipped a lot of things internationally over the years, and have occasionally run into issues with customs and inspections (even in countries items are just transiting through!)
Personally, I wouldn't want to ship anything loaded with more than 0.01 BTC or so through most countries, but each to their own.