MY GOAL FOR SHIPPING IS FOCUSED ON YOUR PACKAGE ARRIVING SAFELY
AND MINIMIZING MY LOSSES THRU OVER CAUTIOUS PACKAGING.
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.
So, I won't ship international anymore.............................
If you want to purchase items on eBay from me, one method is to set up an
account with a mail forwarding service (just do a google search) to get a US based
shipping address (NOT A P.O. BOX). An added benefit of mail forwarding services is discounted
international shipping rates. A second method is to have friends in the US purchase
eBay items on your behalf and then ship them to you. A major benefit from setting up either method
is being able to purchase from thousands of eBay sellers in the United States.
Please note: I do not provide package sizes and weights in advance of actual shipment.
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 REFUND for combined shipping on
the day I ship your items. You may have to log into your account to see the refund as you might not
receive notice, otherwise.
If I determine the best shipping method is Fedex or UPS, Buyer must change their eBay address to a physical shipping
address because Fedex/UPS will not ship to a USPS P.O. Box. In the event Buyer does not change their eBay address
to a physical address in a timely manner, Seller may cancel the order at it's option and refund Buyer's payment
in full.
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.
* If the shipping dimensions and weight are not specifically stated in the listing, I have intentionally left them out because
I do not wish to ship the item via freight. On ALL inexpensive items, freight is not worth the time and trouble to prepare a shipment.