I thought I had better have one of these somewhere.
All comments apply to sales by auction on the Ebay system, and any other online auction I might use.
All sales
are without reserve and start at one dollar first bid.
All sales
are final unless specifically stated to be otherwise, unless the item is
in some
major respect not as described in the listing.
Such things
as a gold item not being of the gold standard advertised, a jewel being
other than it's description, a watch being not the genuine article or a
coin being a forgery or of lower grade than described, would all be
major mis-statements
of fact. Minor quibbles about condition will be dealt with sympathetically,
but at my discretion.
In practice
it usually takes a month or more after sending out the end of sale notice
to notice if things have not been paid for , but it is appreciated if,
in the absence of any special arrangement, postal payments could go into
the mail within a week of the end of the sale.
We are always
willing to make any special arrangements that may be useful , to allow
for holidays, business trips, time in jail, etc., but please let us know
If you
live in the USA or Britain, please pay by cheque (Check), as I am trying
to cut down my CC turnover and am reserving it for those buyers who cannot
conveniently pay in Dollars or Sterling by Cheque.
If you
live in the UK or USA do not wish to pay by check or Cash please
do not bid .
Personal
or bank checks get the same treatment, the lots are shipped on receipt.
Credit card sales are charged at a conversion rate that closely approximates the London spot market dollar=pound rate, but the final amount you pay will also have a charge from the credit card company for the foreign exchange which will typically be about 1%-2% depending on the card issuer so the dollar amount on your card statement will not be exactly bid plus postage. We are not scooping in an extra buck or two, this is the credit card company charging for the service they provide
In the event
of a refund being agreed, this will be by US cash in the post or a credit
card refund.
Cash will
be sent immediately if the notes are available, I usually have some knocking
about that I have not changed, but if I have just cashed in my cash , it
may take a few days to a week to assemble the funds required from incoming
cash. Credit card refunds will be submitted at once , but they seem to
take longer than charges to to reach the relevant account and are
subject to the credit card company's service charge.