PayPal payment required at time of Buy It Now commitment or within 24 hours from End of Auction. In certain cases cash at time of pick-up is fine if you are picking up within 48 hours from commitment to purchase. 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.