This is a bit lengthy, so please read carefully. This will explain how I calculate the postage on my items.

If you are paying with PayPal, then the postage amount will be equal to the sum of the amounts of the
postage quoted for each item. For example, if you buy two items and one has a postage of $5.00 and the
other has a postage of $3.00, then your total postage is $8.00. THERE IS NO DISCOUNT OR COMBINATION OF
POSTAGE PROVIDED IF YOU ARE PAYING WITH PAYPAL. However, if your purchases total over $100 you only have to
include ONE insurance amount for the entire purchase. So, if you buy (5) items and each one of them require
insurance, Ebay will automatically adjust your insurance amount to $2.75 x 5 or $13.75. But, you only have
to pay $2.75 for insurance and you may adjust Ebay's invoice accordingly. You may pay right away using Ebay's
checkout.

If the total postage on your Ebay Checkout Invoice seems high, then I URGE you to wait for my personal invoice
which will be sent shortly after the sale of the last item that I am selling for that day. Many times you can
save on Ebay's postage quote by paying for your items by check or Money Order. If you are fine with paying with
check or Money Order note that I typically charge $1.50 ($2.00 for overseas shipments) for the first item (except
for sheets and other larger items) and 50c for each additional item (except for larger lots). Again, this ONLY
applies if you are sending payment in the mail.

Additionally, if your invoice totals over $100, you MUST include $2.75 for Insurance or Certification. I do carry
private insurance and all packages mailed are privately insured. I prefer, though, to send all packages valued at over $100
with tracking using Insurance or Certification. This applies ONLY to U.S. buyers as our Postal System does not offer
sufficient insurance for mail outside of the U.S. For overseas buyers, if your total invoice is over $100, then you MUST
add $10.25 for Registration. However if you would like to WAIVE sending your shipment using Registered Mail, then you agree
to be completely responsible for any loss or theft that occurs PLUS you agree NOT to file a complaint with PayPal (if you
paid using that method) for the loss. Failure to abide by these rules will result in your being blocked from further
participation in my auctions.

If you would like to know why my postage quote is so high it is, quite simply, that I am trying to recoup some of the expenses
imposed by Ebay on both ends of the transaction. That is, they take a commission when this item is sold and then, if you pay
using Paypal (which is owned by Ebay) I get hit with another commission. This is excessive to me. I believe that sellers on Ebay
should not have to pay an additional commission if their buyer uses Paypal. So, I had several ways in which I could have dealt with
this problem. One was, I could have set my starting bids high, like some other sellers do, and incorporated the fees into the starting
price. I tried that and found that too high a percentage of my items did not sell. And, I'm not in business to have my items go unsold.
So, the only other place I could make this up was in the postage. But, I did not want to make this mandatory for all buyers so I offer
the discount if you pay by mail. If you don't mind waiting a few extra days to receive your purchases then save yourself a few dollars
and send me a check. If you like to have your purchases sent right away then feel free to use Paypal. I leave that decision up to you.
If you need clarification on any of the above statements, please feel free to ask.

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