Payment must be within no more than FIVE days of the auction closing. I usually ship once or twice a week. The high rates of international postage are due to it being impossible to send items of this value without registered shipping - it is not an option and I will not ship without a tracking number. Past experience!
Please check my other auctions.
There is a culture on eBay where sellers are criticised for the shipping being more than the stamp. When you buy a concert ticket, you're charged silly money for the 'booking fee' and people pay it to massive companies so please don't have a go at me, 'the little guy' because without covering my costs, there is no point in selling items at all - this item would therefore not be available on my listings at all.