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About Me: lucena624( 1402Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) About Me

I'm finding out ... the hard way ... to take my own advice!

Just a bit of advice [after another frustrating experience]: READ FEEDBACK ABOUT A PERSON ... NOT JUST THEIRS ... BUT WHAT THEY'VE GIVEN TO OTHERS!

Due to a very recent incident, I've been forced to change my policy a bit. I'm no longer accepting personal checks unless the buyer has excellent feedback ... and lots of it!


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A little about me ...

Originally from Ocean City, New Jersey, I've always loved to make new friends. My mother used to own and operate a small hotel on the island and summertime was always the best, and busiest time of the year. She believed and lived by an old saying, "Make new friends, but keep the old: Some are silver, some are gold." It kinda grows on you over the years.


Just so you all realize, I'm a one-person operation and this is my only source of income. Since I ship worldwide, items at auction are never wrapped prior to the end of the auction. I wrap as carefully as possible and it does take time, so please understand that I will not be able to give you actual shipping costs right away. I do send out emails to let winners know that they have won ... just please allow me the time to package your item safely for shipping before I get back to you. The exception is Jewelry, for which I use a standard rate for all.
I refer to myself as a "picky packer" and if you check my feedback you will see that it shows. I usually ship via Priority Mail when it comes to fragile items. This may cost a little bit more, but I have not received any complaints about anything being broken.



Here's hoping that everyone finds all the goodies they are searching for on ebay, and hopefully I'll have something that you'll feel you just can't live without! I try to offer a wide variety of things ... all in very good to excellent condition. Combining winning auctions is not a problem.
Keep checking back as you never know what you may find. Good luck with all the auctions you bid on.
From past experience I've found the best thing to do is bid only what you feel the item is worth to you. Bid once ... bid what you can afford ... and pray. Of course, I guess like me, you've found that a quarter or fifty cents can make a big difference!


I love to write poetry so I thought I'd share this with you:

My Personal Thoughts
All those of us who have finished school
Were brought up with the Golden Rule.
Now our children, some so young
Can't raise a voice to Him in song
Unless they're in His "House of Prayer";
I thought that God was everywhere!
Must our prayers in silent flight,
All be said to Him at night?
Our "Land of Freedom" has a flaw
It's time for us to change the law!
"In God We Trust" ... all others pay cash:
Sound familiar? Why didn't it last?

Our world today has changed so much. I don't believe things will ever be the way they used to be. We can only pray that things will get better and maybe someday, maybe not in our lifetime, but in that of our children's children ... all men will live in peace and harmony.







User:rodach99( 133Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:May-17-08 13:00:48 PDT
Praise: Perfect Seller. Excellent packaging/shipping/communication. A++++++!!
User:rocky_acres2( 636Feedback score is 500 to 999)  Date:May-17-08 04:01:00 PDT
Praise: Fast Service. Great Communication. Exactly as advertised.
User:zw9969( 651Feedback score is 500 to 999)  Date:May-17-08 01:17:07 PDT
Praise: wayyy overcharged for shippin
User:stargoddess7( 189Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:May-14-08 17:42:59 PDT
Praise: Great collectible vintage piece reminds me of Great-Grandma, fun to wear!
User:civilwarsewgirl( 61Feedback score is 50 to 99)  Date:May-13-08 13:40:26 PDT
Praise: What a beautiful broach and earring!Perfect transaction and super fast shipping!
User:spiritandbride( 8400Feedback score is 5,000 to 9,999)  Date:Apr-20-08 12:25:50 PDT
Praise: Great eBay buyer. Fast payment. Thanks!! <><
User:ninabayles( 6 )  Date:Mar-05-08 13:08:33 PST
Praise: very nice person. Thank you
User:corrillb( 704Feedback score is 500 to 999)  Date:Mar-04-08 21:02:51 PST
Praise: Just delightful. Speedy safe arrival to Australia.A great eBayer THANKS+++++++++
User:ugems( 42705Feedback score is 25,000 to 49,999)  Date:Mar-03-08 15:17:28 PST
Praise: Hope to deal with you again. Thank you.
User:sweat_dreams( 829Feedback score is 500 to 999)  Date:Feb-25-08 20:26:27 PST
Praise: Thanks!

To see all feedback for this member, go to the Member Profile page.



For those of you who have gotten this far down my page, I would like to share one more thing with you. It is in memory of those who were lost on 9/11

Our Mighty Nation Will Prevail

"My God!" we say. "How could this be?"
"Are You not watching over me?"
The pain we feel does not subside,
We grieve for all of those who died.
Perhaps we do not know each name -
That matters not, each loss is pain.

The living who must travel on
In spite of those who now are gone
Must raise their voices and cry out,
"We'll make them pay!" And there's no doubt
That there will be a simple way.
The choice is theirs, what can we say.

Our mighty nation will prevail.
There is no mountain we can't scale
To right the wrong the terriorists did.
We'll not give up until we're rid
Of scum that cares not for a life.
Our victory will end in strife!

Helen L. Berry
September, 2001


GOD BLESS AMERICA!
HER COLORS WILL NOT RUN!


This poem will only be "retired" from my page when the war is over and our soldiers have returned home to their families.



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