A Bit About Becki
I am blessed with 2 wonderful teenage daughters and a fantastic husband who not only tollerate my on-line book business, but are huge helpers. I have been doing the eBay thing for several years now and have gotten pretty good at it. I have built up a nice inventory so I can be selective when I purchase my stock. I try to only buy books that have only minor flaws. There are some older out-of-print titles that are hard to come by in any shape so I may deal with that but over all, you get great quality books here.
Lets talk about shipping!
First let me say that I have no control over how fast packages reach their destination and the rates in which the Post Office charges. There is only a $1.00 handling charge tacked on to each auction which includes delivery confirmation and only some of my shipping costs, the rest is the USPS actual rate. Books are heavy to ship so it's good that we can take advantage of the Media Mail rate. Unfortunatly, it tends to be slow. If you live really close to Michigan, you will probably have your package in a few days. Everywhere else, count on at least a week, and if you are on the west coast, 2 weeks is more the norm. I usually ship the same day as payment is received (by noon) or the next day when the Post Office is open. I print my labels directly from Paypal and when I do that, you get an email with a link with your delivery confirmation number. Save that and you can click it and it directly takes you to the track & confirm page at the USPS page so you can see where your package is. It does work most of the time but I have seen some where there have been no activity until delivery.
Let talk about Feedback!
Feedback is very important to us sellers. Especially the DSR's (detailed seller ratings, the little stars). They affect many aspects of a powersellers account. Remember, when filling those out, you are only rating the seller, not the post office that delivered your package after 2 weeks even though the seller shipped it the same day you paid. Also, the costs. Since I sell mostly books, they are heavy and appear to be expensive but Media Mail is a great deal. As I stated before, I only charge a $1.00 handling fee which really only covers part of my shipping expenses. The balance is what the USPS charges so when the DSR's ask about fair shipping prices, again, you are rating me, not the $20 cost of shipping a 50 pound box of books (which you may think expensive).
Attention International Buyers:
With all of the recent rate increases, Priority International is the least expensive means of shipping so I no longer offer the M-Bag. Please use the shipping calculater for the rate to your country prior to bidding.
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