Regarding Classes of Mail and Delivery Times:
We are a small operation and unless the item is large, walk to the post office daily. Larger items may not ship until Saturday. Normal turn around time is 1-2 days. When items are shipped Media Mail it sometimes takes 10-14 days for your item to arrive. Media mail is a cheaper but slower way to ship. Normal priority mail arrives in 2-3 days. Long gone are the days of next day delivery unless you want to pay hefty shipping costs.
Regarding Shipping Costs:
Ebay continues to try to drive the small seller out of the market. They already take, between them and Paypal 20% of the amout an item sells for. Now they say that the shipping costs are also a profit for the seller (I'm guessing they don't go to the post office) and they are taking 10% of that amount, which is at least 50 cents per pound, of every sale. For this reason you will see many sellers leave ebay once and for all, and most others will be "adjusting" their p&h, or not accepting the best offers they used to accept for items that weigh more than 13 oz's. I appologize on behalf of all the small sellers for none of us want to do this. Ebay tells us we should simply raise the price of an item to cover this additional 10%. I for one am not doing that. The ebay shareholders (along with the CEO and others) are taking the hard earned money out of our pockets faster than we can make it.
In most transactions we use the shipping calculator so you can determine the cost of having the item shipped to you prior to placing a bid or making an offer. Shipping is not only based on the weight of an item but also on the dimensions of the item after packaging as well as where you reside (an item shipped from the east coast to the west coast will cost significantly more than an item sent within the same state). Keep in mind that while some of our shipping prices may seem higher than other seller’s we take pride in our packaging. Take into consideration that the majority of the items we ship are boxed. We use bubble mailers only when they are suitable for safe delivery.
Returns:
If there is a problem with your shipment please contact us first and allow up to 48 hours for response (maximum). Give us the chance to solve your problem prior to taking your issue to ebay or to feedback. We're here to help.