***NOT ABLE TO SHIP TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO INSURE PACKAGES TO THESE COUNTRIES ANY LONGER (SEE ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES AND BUYER'S RESTRICTED BELOW THIS LIST!!):  The following international countries are excluded: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Papua/New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia-Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen.

***I ALSO WILL NO LONGER SHIP TO TURKEY, THAILAND, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG OR SOUTH KOREA, FINLAND, GREECE, CHINA, ITALY, FRANCE & SPAIN - DUE TO SEVERAL SELLERS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH "LOST" PACKAGES AND/OR THEFT!   Regular customers of mine are still welcome to bid if it is NOT a new id & with an email taking responsibility for the package after it has been shipped (and agreeing to cooperate with the insurance company) AND we have not had to file an insurance claim before.   **MUST EMAIL ME FOR APPROVAL FIRST.

GERMANY: ****ALMOST NO SELLER WILL SHIP TO GERMANY ANY LONGER DUE TO NEW GERMAN REQUIREMENTS & EBAY RULES GERMANY HAS INSISTED EBAY MAKE ALL SELLERS OFFER (very established buyers and regular customers of mine, may email me about this)!      

USING A SHIPPING SERVICE:  I will NO LONGER ship to an international customer, using a U.S. shipping service or even if using a new U.S. buyer id, then a shipping service (to try and fool us)!!!!!!!  PLEASE STOP TRYING!  The packages MUST ship directly from me to you and your information MUST be correct!   

^^^^^^ALL INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, MUST HAVE AT LEAST10 FEEDBACKS OVER THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS WITH NO HISTORY OF LOST PACKAGES OR OTHER PROBLEMS!!  I'm sorry, but there are too many NEW nonpaying bidders & fraudulent buyers opening new id's (we do keep track of problem buyers & addresses, who try to open new id's & we report them.

ALL INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:  I pay a monthly fee in order to even offer insurance on first class international (so you do not have to pay extremely high shipping charges to get the insurance), so I must have the buyer's cooperation or I lose the money too.  When you bid, you are agreeing to my terms.  You agree that you will not file with Ebay or Paypal in the event of a lost package and WILL cooperate with the insurance company.  A lost package is NOT grounds for bad feedback either!   

 **ALL BUYERS:  U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL, PLEASE READ! 

REGARDING SHIPPING TIMES:  I am shipping almost every day of the week, except Sunday.  I MUST prepare the packages, the evening in advance of the mailing date, so packages paid for VERY late in the evening, will NOT ship the following day - it will be the day after this.  So all packages ship within 48 hours during WEEKDAYS.    I DO request that payment be made within 3 days, unless still bidding, so I can make as few trips as possible to the post office (30 miles each way and gas is very expensive).  Thank you for your cooperation in paying promptly.  You may combine auctions for 7 days ONLY, IF still bidding, then payment is due immediately when that last auction ends and you must inform me that you are still bidding, please.  

***VERY IMPORTANT!!!

^^^^^The detailed seller rating system (star chart) is for rating THE SELLER ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THEIR AUCTIONS, NOT FOR RATING THE POST OFFICE OR CUSTOMS!!  If you are someone who gives all average marks, please be aware that our Ebay fees will be higher & now Ebay will even permanently suspend sellers, who do not maintain an ABOVE AVERAGE RATING IN EVERY CATAGORY!  Buyers do not understand that average, actually means there was a problem!!!!   For any catagory, 5 should be given unless there is a problem (again, if the terms of the auction state your auction will ship on Wed. or Thurs. and I ship it on this day, then the rating you should give IS A 5 since this is my store's policy, NOT an "average" or 3 or 4, just because you normally give all average ratings).  SEE DATE ON POSTAGE LABEL TO SEE WHEN I SHIPPED!  Shipping prices include postage, delivery confirmation and shipping supplies - see link, "how to have a smooth transaction" (international includes $2 per $100 of value for insurance too), so the shipping charges includes more than just the actual postage and 2.99 is NOT high for a lipstick!  Lastly, Paypal sends buyers a payment notification AND shipping notification, with tracking, and we pay them WELL to do this for us, so communication should be a 5 (I always respond to emails, so if you don't get a reply, check your junk mail or request my contact information because maybe your email system is not allowing the emails due to security or problem occur if you have AOL).  I also send all international buyers, a shipping notification, when I ship (because Paypal doesn't do this for international buyers since I use a private service for you), so watch for this and don't just delete the notice, then say that I didn't communicate shipping!  So please keep in mind that if you give less than a 5 in any catagory, be sure there was a reason for it (problem), or our fees are higher & we will not be allowed to list new items if we drop below 4.3 in ANY catagory (4.3 is just below perfect), and our fees are higher.  Thank you so much!   Honestly rating sellers, will keep the good ones on Ebay!

I am sorry for so much information, but it has become necessary.  I am really not a rude person, and hope I do not sound this way - but I must be stern because some buyers are not reading any of this information or they ARE reading it, but not abiding by the rules or my policies anyway.  I want EVERY transaction to be a great one for you - AND for me.  I am a very honest seller, and expect to have honest buyers.  Please, if you are not honest, go buy from someone with poor feedback who doesn't care if they do a good job.  I work too hard to be the seller, that I would want to buy from myself!