## I
have been a small private seller on eBay for the past ten years seeking good
homes for my spares or surplus stamps
***In
all cases, the stamps or sheets offered are similar to or the same as those in
the photographs but may not be the exact same items. The offer is for stamps
& the presence of borders baring Printers notations or of interesting
postmarks is purely coincidental & does not form part of the offer unless expressly
stated in the item description***
**********For items valued under £10.00,shipping by standard 2nd Class
post is at the Buyers risk. .For items over £10.00 Signed For with tracking as
recommended by eBay is applied at extra cost. Overseas buyers please note that
shipping charges are based on both size & weight. Larger heavier items are
unlikely to ship as an airmail letter & may be classed as a small parcel
Shipping by standard airmail is at the buyers risk, & limited to
destinations in Western Europe
********** indicative inland shipping charges (without
tracking)from 4 April 2023; DL letter under 5mm thickness is £1.20. Large
letter is £1.55, three or more items is £2.45 with six or more items being
£2.60 & a Small 2nd Class Parel up to 2 kilos is £4.35. Inland
shipping charges with tracking or Signed For Service( items of £10.00) are £2.80,
£3.35, £4.30, £5.30 &£6.30 respectively. Overseas shipping charges based on
standard international postage (without tracking) are £3.90 or £5.80(for large
items). Overseas shipping with international tracked service for items over
£10.00 is £9.60 or £13.00(for larger items). Consolidated shipping can
only be applied before payment.
I can only ship to overseas destinations outside Western Europe
if the Buyer pays for International Tracked service irrespective of the value
of the items.
The practice of consolidating shipping
charges for two or more items will continue.
********* I now have an eBay
shop “TOPCAT STAMPS” which specialises in GB; Channel Islands; Isle of Man;
Australia; Canada; New Zealand; Bahamas; Gibraltar; Malta; Ascension; BAT;
Falklands; St Helena; Tristan da Cunha & South Georgia & South Sandwich
Islands. If you cannot find the item(s) you seek in my shop always
e-mail me & I will be pleased to check my stocks for you.
**********Items that have been on offer for 10 days or more are often
reduced & these bargains are denoted in the item description as RP1 to RP10
with each RP unit representing a 50pence reduction in the Selling Start Price.
As of 3 March 2019 eBay reduced the
monthly free listings allowance by two-thirds & increased the final value
fees. The effect of these changes has been to force me to reconsider my pricing
policy. In future sets will be grouped into offers, the majority of which, will
now range from £1.29 to £4.99. As of June 2021, payment is normally by
eBay direct,
*********** eBay has revised the
Buyer Guarantee as of 30 September 2020
which means sellers are at greater risk of losing out twice; once if the item
is “lost” and again when surcharged by eBay to refund the Buyer. Accordingly, I
have been forced to apply tracked shipping for packets valued £10.00 & over
as from 30 September 2020..
*************UK postal rates increased by approx. 10% from 4 April 2023.
I have therefore been forced to increase my shipping charges both for inland
& overseas shipments.
eBay
now levy commission on the shipping charges, which has to be reflected
in the rates I charge. Having experienced a number of reports of “lost”
shipments, I have decided to apply tracking to purchases of £10.00 or more for
both inland & overseas Buyers.
***********In view of the ongoing health emergency I have decided to
restrict my visits to my local post office which can mean a small delay in
delivery for which I apologise in
advance..
4
April 2023