MY GOAL FOR SHIPPING IS FOCUSED ON YOUR PACKAGE ARRIVING SAFELY
AND MINIMIZING MY LOSSES THRU OVER CAUTIOUS PACKAGING.
If you want to purchase items from me on eBay, you need to obtain a US shipping address.
It just costs too much and takes too much time to ship internationally and I don't want to
perjure myself on customs forms so buyers can reduce the import duties and taxes owed.
More importantly, I can not see paying return international shipping costs plus a full
refund on any item in a dispute on eBay.
I discontinued offering international shipping in January 2019 on all new eBay listings after
a dispute was initiated by an eBay buyer in Italy that I could not agree with nor contest adequately
by email in Italian.
And finally I will not sell and ship internationally any of my current eBay listings in
an off eBay transaction. So, if you want to purchase items from me on eBay, you need to
obtain a US shipping address.
For items that actually ship in one package, I offer Combined Shipping.
The second (and subsequent) smaller item(s) ship at 50% of the quoted rate. If "Request a Total"
does not work than "Buy It Now" and I will issue a PAYPAL REFUND for combined shipping on
the day I ship your items. You may have to log into PayPal to see the refund as they
often do not send any notice.
Since I take a lot of road trips thruout the eastern half of the United States and Canada to obtain
new inventory; I can guarantee to ship all orders within 5 business days. To be efficient, I process
numerous shipments at one time before I make a delivery run to the Post Office and Fedex.
If you need faster shipping than you should probably look for another vendor. Typically, eBay will
automatically notify you with tracking numbers when I ship. Please log into your eBay account to check the SHIPPING STATUS if you have any questions.
Everything I ship has TRACKING (a Paypal requirement).
USPS TRACKING sometimes does not pick up and track an item after it is delivered to the Post Office.
I can't really account for this but it can be frustrating not knowing where a package is. As an experienced seller, I
keep substantial records on shipment dates and tracking numbers. Once, I shipped a package overseas that was not posted as received
by the US Post Office, not posted as shipped out of the country by US Customs and finally posted to tracking after two anonymous weeks
on the actual day of delivery in Europe. Since the Post Office doesn't trace a package when you file a claim until 3 - 4 weeks have elapsed
for domestic (and 4 - 6 weeks on international shipments), there's little that actually gets done "WORRYING" a packages status
until the suitable amount of time has elapsed.
We ship most of our items in Reused and Recycled packing materials. Some would call it trash but there are no food products
in the box. This re-use is good for our land fills in Michigan.
I have to pay eBay and Paypal about 15% of the money I collect from you for shipping. Then I have to pay for
actual shipping costs, packaging, insurance, wages and travel costs to the Post Office to get your purchase out the door.
I don't offer freight as an option on eBay. Large items are marked "PICKUP ONLY".
Freight shipment can be arranged but all freight on these large items is Buyer arranged shipping ONLY.
It's CHEAPER that way since I don't have to charge you eBay and Paypal fees for shipping.
Everything you need to get a freight quote is typically in the listing. I will provide the pallet
and band the item to it. You send me the BOL and I will attach that to the shipment as well.
PICKUP is near Ann Arbor, MI 48103. A Liftgate is required.
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