Please pay in full via paypal within 48 hours. All payments must be in American dollar amounts from USA accounts. If any fees are involved in converting currency, you must pay them. Non-paying bidder alerts are automatically filed for late payments. No cancellations and no returns; all items sold as is. All items have a long shipping turnaround time to account for my disabilities. 

Please understand that shipping/handling fees are not negotiable: Ebay and paypal both charge a percentage off the top of shipping fees. Packaging materials cost money--labels, bubble mailers, boxes, packing tape, bubble wrap, packing peanuts, printer ink cartridges. All fragile or high-priced items are insured, hence a somewhat higher shipping cost. All items well-packed. All buyers are required to provide any necessary information to insurers in case of a claim for items lost or damaged during shipment. 
The shipping turnaround times on my auctions are slow because I am usually unable to get to the post office more than once a week. I am disabled, and I work full time, so please don't expect your item to be shipped lightning fast. Please ask about shipping rates if you wish to combine similar single purchases within a 24-hour period; rates may vary and I may not be able to combine certain items (especially large or fragile ones). I cannot combine shipping on multiple vinyl record purchases--they often break if they are shipped together. Thank you for understanding!   

YOUR BID IS AN ACCEPTANCE OF ALL TERMS, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO READ DESCRIPTIONS: I describe each item to the best of my ability and my knowledge; if I make a mistake, it is truly out of human error and I accept no liability as vintage identification involves a lot of guesswork. I have no time for hassles and prefer auctions to be an easy, friendly process! Vintage or used items are not pristine or perfect unless noted as such in the description, so please don't look for "mint" items here. Please ask questions BEFORE bidding as all sales are FINAL, unless otherwise noted. Please remember that your bid is a legally binding contract to purchase an item as per ebay rules and is actually enforceable (see ebay terms and conditions for more information).  I do sometimes send out second chance offers if the winning bidder didn't pay. All legitimate offers will show up on your my ebay page.  I appreciate courtesy and easy, friendly, professional transactions; rudeness is not welcome in any business transaction! Any feedback shilling, feedback blackmail, harassment, or other dishonest practise will be reported immediately to ebay.  All other rules and notes on this page are included as part of the terms of sale that you are agreeing to when you bid on an item. I am selling off items from my personal collection to pay for student loans. If you are sympathetic, then feel free to bid! :) 

SHIPPING COST INCLUDES TRACKING AND INSURANCE.  VINTAGE "ODORS": I do not smoke or have pets in my home (I have asthma!) but all items are vintage and purchased from other dealers and therefore I cannot guarantee that they won't smell musty or smoky, because they are secondhand. 
VINTAGE ITEMS HAVE WEAR: Any and all vintage items may have storage soil and wear to finish, small nicks and fleabites or scratches to glass or stones, tarnish, patina, verdigris or rust spots, worn maker's marks, slightly loose parts, and so on. Vintage items are not perfect and you must accept this if you wish to bid. Items have not been cleaned unless otherwise noted. I will go out of my way to note significant damage in description but I usually don't bother selling items that are "broken" unless they have some special value as such. All items are used vintage or antique unless otherwise noted. I CANNOT GUARANTEE METAL CONTENT UNLESS IT WAS TESTED: I usually do not pay to have gold or silver tested when it has hallmarks; items have only been tested for metal content if noted in description. I do not guarantee the meaning of any marks on any pieces because I have no way of verifying them especially if they're old as I can't afford to pay for a COA on everything I have to sell; I can only guess based on the marks. You are paying for what I am selling as an object so please pay close attention to photos. Thanks for looking!