Hello!
Decided to play with the custom pages to hopefully answer a few most commonly asked questions!
Shipping Questions:
Yes! I do combine shipping and 99.99% of the items in the store or at auction! If I do have any exception I will note it in the ad. First though, when you see the special shipping prices on the beanz please note, E-Bay DOES NOT neccessarily get the shipping correct, when it goes to the flat fee. E-Bay only knows to keep charging .25 for each item! Also if you are buying anything in bulk, do not go thru checkout for each item, nor pay individually for each item! Just e-mail when you are thru, I will combine for you and send you an invoice! Or if you are savvy at Paypal you can take the discount yourself to make the shipping come out correctly!
If you are mixing and matching different items such as books with beanz, etc., keep in mind that books, video tapes, and DVD's can go media mail but the beanz can't. There is a really neat flat rate priority box, priced at 8.25 any and all I can shove in this box goes for that rate! Actually have used this to send stuff to my son in Iraq, filled almost 18 lbs of items, books, candy, etc, and it would have been close to 33 dollars otherwise. Now this box is not huge, but it will fit golden books and beanz items nicely!
US bidders...please do not get confused between US rates and International rates. In most cases with books and beanz I can usually add items for about .25 each, in some cases .50 each. When we get into heavier packages, we will always ship based on weight, and will give you the cheapest rate.
International and Canadian bidders....Yes, adding additional books seems an incredibly high price per book, but airmail rates went thru the roof on 1/9/6, and I wasn't always charging correctly to begin with. Keep in mind that yours will always be based on weight, and you will have a choice of either airmail or economy rates. The 1.00 per book is not set in stone!
Shipping time.....I know that E-Bay started doing this get it fast thing, and no, I have not listed any of my items with it....Why? In about 95% of the time I will ship next day after payment is recieved and verified. (Personal checks are the exception) but I am not a corporation, and I do this as a full time hobby while hubby drives. Life, (especially my granddaughter) does tend to intrude, and it might be a couple of days before I ship. International goes once a week, either on Mondays or Fridays. I try not to let it pile up on me though.
Feedback....Feedback is only left once you have left yours, no exceptions! This tells me the transactions was completed to your satisifaction. If there are issues to your order, e-mail me before leaving a negative or neutral, most problems can be solved in this manner. I can and will leave appropriate feedback as given to me.
Also, because I get items from a variety of sources, "smells" might be an issue. I try to do the best I can to fumigate, but if you are incredibly touchy please keep this in mind!
Ask questions....I am usually at my puter about 12-13 hours a day, about 7 days a week. Sometimes more sometimes less. I check the mail at E-Bay about once an hour and at yahoo about every 2 hours or so unless I have an ongoing dialogue with someone about items. No, I do not use yahoo messenger, I was getting tired of the idiots clicking on the name and talking dirty....only take that from my husband of 25 years!
Have Fun......My store is everchanging! I can have beanz, or books, or glass, or........new items, collectible items, antique items (depends on your definition of antique!) or just fun items! I usually put at the top of my pages a bit about what is going into the store, what is on auction, or any delays i may be having. So enjoy the store, it is always changing!
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