Most of my miniatures are handmade by me.  I started making my own miniatures because the ones in stores were too expensive.  I have 4 dollhouses of my own and make miniatures to fill them up. 

After college I moved to Monterey, CA and started making miniatures to fill up my dollhouse while I looked for a job.  I made way too many and am slowly selling them off on here.

My Non-Miniature items are either used toys that I have from when I was younger, items I opened and displayed or brand NEW items I purchased and then store while I decide if I want to keep it or not.  I'm a huge toy fan/collector and am a sucker when it comes to toys, so I end up buying lots and lots of toys either for a gift or to possibly keep. 

However, I don't have a place big enough for all my collections (sometimes I even have multiples because I want one to open and one to keep in package), so I end up needing to get rid of some to make room for more.  That's how I end up selling so many different kinds of toys, so check back with my often for new listings!

I love hearing from happy buyers who have found something that is no longer being made or is hard to find becuase it's always great to hear that even though I can't keep it, someone is happy to have it.   

ATTENTION: I am happy to announce: In addition to my wide variety of items that I am clearing out of my own collection, starting in 2008 keep checking back for NEW items. I will launch the start of Marsmermaid's Grotto, which will include NEW hand made miniatures, Projects by Brittney and NEW toys (from vendors). Marsmermaid's Grotto items will be taxable in CA.

Shipping and contacting me:

I do combine shipping, so please contact me before you purchase items to make sure you are happy with my combined shipping rate.  My shipping rates are exact cost (they include the cost of shipping and the cost of the bubble wrap, tape, paypal lable and envelope if used).  For combined shipping, I package the items you are interested in and wieght them, the I use usps.com to get the shipping rate and email you that cost.  I know at times shipping can be expensive, so I try to eliminate any excess wieght when packaging by using paperbags to wrap boxes. 

I use USPS to ship my packages so during their Holidays there may be a slight delay in shipping due to the post office being closed, here are a list of USPS holidays:

2008 Postal Holidays

Tuesday, January 1 - New Year's Day Monday, January 21 - Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday Monday, February 18 - Washington's Birthday (President's Day) Monday, May 26 - Memorial Day Friday, July 4 - Independence Day Monday, September 1 - Labor Day Monday, October 13 - Columbus Day Tuesday, November 11 - Veterans Day Thursday, November 27 - Thanksgiving Day Thursday, December 25 - Christmas Day Thursday, January 1, 2009 - New Year's Day

Please feel free to contact me with ANY questions or concerns.  I do check my email at least 2 times a day (unless my vacation setting is on).  When your package goes out I leave you positive feedback letting you know when it went out.  If you pay with paypal and aren't considered international, I use paypal to print a shipping lable so you can track your item. 

If you don't hear from me, I probably didn't get your email.  For some reason sometimes emails don't go through.  You can try to contact me with my direct email address if you ever don't get a response from me: lilmermaidonmars@hotmail.com.

I love helping people, so please feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns or issues.  I don't mind answering questions and would rather you contact me and figure out how to solve any problems.  I strive for 100% feedback because I think it helps buyers gage a seller, but at the same time I also know you can't make everyone happy all the time, so in some instances not having 100% might not be your fault, especially since sometimes people tend to use it to lash out on people for no apparent reason.

I'm sad to say I no longer have 100% feedback, but in my defense, I never got emails from the buyer who gave me negative feedback and don't understand why he gave me negative feedback when the item arrived within 4 days (the day after he left the negative feedback).  No worries though, I'll still keep my goal of trying to keep it at 100% by doing anything in my power to help answer any questions.

Thank you so much for your time. =)  Marsmermaid