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If you buy more than one of our items and we can ship them together we can usually reduce shipping costs. This also applies to multiple item shipments involving any combination of purchases from our ebay listings and any of our other selling venues.
After each purchase I will send an invoice listing all your items purchased so far with combined shipping. When you are finished just pay the invoice we send after your last purchase and we will ship your items.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS: We'll ship to most countries - shipping rates to many countries can get pretty high, and may have a significant impact on your cost of getting the item, especially if its heavy. We will comply fully with any restrictions and customs requirements. Contact us for rates to your country before you bid or buy.
We prefer to list the shipping cost of an item separately from the purchase price - we think this is more fair, since you can see the true cost of the item and the shipping separately, and you can save the entire shipping cost if you pick up the item here since shipping cost is not hidden in the item price.
All orders are packed with care, usually in corrugated packaging. Some small, thin, lightweight items may be sent in padded or regular envelopes. Small lighter weight items are generally mailed via US Postal Service, unless you request otherwise. Larger, heavier or high value items will usually be sent via UPS or FEDEX. Books, tapes, CD's and the like will usually be sent via USPS Media Mail unless you request otherwise. If you have a shipping preference, let us know - we'll do what we can to accommodate any special requests.
Shipping charges quoted in our listings may include a handling fee to help cover the cost of boxes and other materials and labor, usually somewhere between one and two dollars. Larger, heavier or delicate items may involve extra handling charges. This fee applies to each shipment, not each item, so multiple items in one shipment will generally not be charged additional handling fees. If there is a handling fee, it is included in the quote you see with the item, not added later.
Shipment will be made to the address you specify, usually within a day or so following receipt of payment. If you pay via Paypal we may, at our discretion, restrict shipment to certain addresses, because of Paypal policies.
US POSTAL SERVICE
The shipping rates we'll quote for items sent via US Postal Service Media Mail, First Class Mail or Parcel Post do not include tracking information or shipping insurance.
If you purchase insurance we will add delivery confirmation to the shipment so we can track shipments which fail to arrive in a reasonable time, and we will replace or refund items in a shipment which is lost in the mail. Tracking information is not available unless you purchase the insurance option. If an uninsured shipment doesn't show up we can't track, replace or refund it. We will, at our option, purchase insurance from the Postal Service or some other source, or guarantee safe arrival - either way, you're covered.
Items sent via USPS other than books or media will usually be sent via Priority Mail, and we'll include tracking and insurance on these shipments.
According to our feedback, most of the items we've mailed via Media Mail arrive within a week or so, but a relatively small number have taken over ten days. We have seen mailings take as much as six weeks to be delivered, but that's pretty rare. We'll be happy to mail via Priority Mail at additional cost, which may increase your chances of getting it sooner.
If an insured shipment has not arrived in ten days or so, let us know and we can check the tracking information or provide it for you. Because many shipments which are slow do eventually arrive, we need to wait about six weeks before initiating a claim.
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