PayPal payment required at time of Buy It Now commitment or End of Auction. In certain cases money orders are accepted; please contact us first with regards to this. Please read shipping terms located in auction description as well as toward end of listing page, smaller items traveling UPS and Reg. USPS usually take 5 to 10 business days till shipment date. Larger furniture items usually take 10 to 15 business days due to these items being much larger and more challenging to correctly pack. Listings with Greyhound take a little longer because I only go one a week to Greyhound. If you are concerned about receiving your item by a certain date, please communicate this prior to commitment to purchase.