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SALES POLICIES
I am not a business. This is simply thinning of my personal collection. My selling is brought about by health issues, which have knocked me out of the work force far in advance of retirement years. Parting with these items helps pay some bills, with hopefully a few dollars left afterward for hobbies. Here is some railroadiana which was accumulated through a lifetime. Including train orders available at any time- No bidding against other collectors; no waiting to see if one day there'll be flimsies listed of interest for you. Pick and choose exactly what you want- Not what some sales lot forces you to buy.
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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: As of January 31, 2013, I will no longer ship to points outside of the USA. Sorry- But the fact is my sales are usually small dollar amounts, often well under $10.00 total. I cannot afford the time, nor the fuel to go into town, and spend time fighting the idotic bureaucracies as required to get items sent out to you. My health is fragile and this seemingly small added stress to you, is very bad for me.
Exception: I will sell, IF you have a definite drop point within the USA- A friend, family, whoever it might be.
NOTICE!!! Some folks seem to have an odd idea- That as I am not a business, I am expected to just sit on items, until they decide to send payment. Such a concept is unreasonable. I WILL NO LONGER DO SO. After 14 total days, any item(s) set aside are released and available for sale- First come, first served. If still there when you get around to paying, fine. If not, sorry. I am generally very easy to work with, but this has now simply become tiresome.
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All items are sold or traded as-is. NO returns. NO refunds. Before any purchase or trading, please look closely at any scanned item shown. If no scan, I will do so for one or two items, upon request. Please ask questions. Price shown is for ONE item only. From any station listed, there might be one piece available, or many. If curious about quantities, please inquire!
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=>I Would Consider Trading Some Flimsies For VERY Specific NEW In BOX N Scale Items!<=
=>I Would Also Consider Hydro Memorabilia Trades For Hydro Buttons & Tacks!<=
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PAYMENTS:
US Buyers- As form of payment, I accept personal check, cashiers check and mailed money orders. A verified United States Postal Money Order ships the first business day after receipt. Unless I know you, all other payments must clear my bank. Your item is held until that time. I will not accept wired payments, due to the fact I must then drive around chasing after them. (No thanks!) Due to past problems with such services, neither electronic payments nor any credit cards are accepted.
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Canadian Buyers- If other than US currency, please pay only using a US funds money order.
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All other nations- (If you have a confirmed USA drop point, otherwise I will not ship), I will accept the following payment methods: 1) Verified US currency in a registered letter, at your risk. 2) Either a cashiers check or money order in US funds. PLEASE NOTE= Method #2 requires that my bank receive actual funds from the source where you purchased the payment, BEFORE I will ship. This can require up to (8) eight weeks, or longer!
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SHIPPING:
I ship using only the United States Postal Service, and only to points within the USA.
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Total cost of shipping will be determined after I know what you wish to purchase!
Delivery Confirmation- As they continue to make inconvenient changes, USPS has made this option no longer available for flat First Class Mail, USA. (Most of my shipments are flimsies in a flat envelope.) It can still be applied to Media Mail, Parcel Post and Priority Mail shipments. For packages sent via a flat at First Class rate, your only option is Certified Mail, which starts at $2.80, without signature. But at least this provides a tracking number.
USA- Minimum shipping and handling charge, is $2.50 for First Class USPS. Most train order packages seem to go in the $2.00 range for First Class USPS. Priority shipping starts at $4.99. These amounts are for postage, and some packaging materials. With hopefully a few pennies left over for gasoline ($$$!!!) to drive your item to our post office. Note: Unless it's a book, which can go media mail, I only use First Class or Priority. I do not negotiate shipping costs. They are what they are- Nobody is cheap these days! Wherever possible, I recycle clean foam peanuts or bubble wrap. Whenever I must purchase packaging materials, that cost is passed along to you.
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Insurance is extra. I would urge you to purchase it. Shipments are all FOB my location- All responsibility for damage, or loss of a shipped item passes to that carrier. During the last 15+ years, I have seen a few packages delivered slowly. Otherwise, there's never been a problem. Yet...
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