Since I sell many items on a consignment basis, I pay my consignees 10 days after listing ends. After this payment has been made, it would be unfair to involve the consignee in a return of merchandise. This gives you, the buyer, an adequate period to review the item and evaluate your purchase. If I have missed some problem with the item or misled you in some way, I will gladly refund your payment. Holding the return for a month prior to returning it is unfair to me and my consignee, thus the time constaints. If you paid by PayPal, a full refund of purchase price (incl s&h costs portion) will be credited to your PayPal account. If you paid in any of the other acceptable payment methods, my check for the purchase price (incl s&h) will be mailed to you as a refund. If original item is returned without authorization, or in an unapproved manner, it will be refused and all "return to sender" shipping costs become your expense.