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| Terms and Conditions
| Combined Shipping - U.S. and Canada |
If you purchase more than one Buy It Now item, you pay the shipping charge for the heaviest item, and the other items ship for free.
Example 1: You buy four single postcards with a shipping charge of $1.95 each. The combined shipping is $1.95.
Example 2: You buy a set of 8 postcards with a shipping charge of $2.75, plus three single postcards with a shipping charge of $1.95 each. The combined shipping is $2.75.
For heavy Auction items such as large lots, the shipping charge is the actual shipping cost, based on the total weight of the shipment.
To get combined shipping, please wait for the email we will send you. If you pay separately for each item, the shipping cost cannot be combined afterward.
| | Combined Shipping - Other Countries |
In most cases, we charge the shipping cost of the heaviest item, plus 10¢ for each additional item. If the total weight is over 250 grams, the shipping charge is the actual shipping cost.
For any questions about the shipping cost, please email us, and we will tell you the cost for airmail and for surface mail.
To get combined shipping, please wait for the email we will send you. If you pay separately for each item, shipping is not combined.
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| Large Purchase Discounts |
There is a 10% discount for a purchase of Buy It Now items totaling over $50.00, and a 20% discount for a purchase of Buy It Now items totaling over $100.00. There are no discounts on auction items.
| | Payment for Multiple Items |
To get the correct shipping charge and any applicable discount, please wait for the email we will send you. (eBay’s checkout system may tell you the combined shipping is $19.50 when it is really $1.95!)
If you pay separately for each item, shipping is not combined.
| | Currency |
All amounts in our eBay store and auctions are in U.S. dollars. If you are in Canada, we can send you a PayPal invoice in Canadian dollars (at the current exchange rate) on request.
| | Payment - U.S. |
If you send a PayPal electronic check, it will usually take 3-4 business days to clear.
For items sent to the U.S., there is no sales tax, there is no customs duty on postcards, and there is no brokerage fee on shipments sent by the Post Office.
| | Payment - Canada |
If you send a PayPal electronic check, it will usually take 3-4 business days to clear.
On Buy It Now items, we pay the GST and any PST or HST. On auction items over $50.00, we charge 12.875% GST/PST in Quebec, 13% HST in NB-NS-NL, or 5% GST in any other province or territory.
| | Payment – Other Countries |
For countries outside the U.S. and Canada, we only accept PayPal.
If you send a PayPal electronic check, it will usually take 3-4 business days to clear.
The governments of some countries charge tax and/or customs duty on incoming shipments. We have no control over these charges, and we are not responsible for them.
| | Mailing Address |
Please address any mail correspondence to:
Peter Outerbridge
PO Box 1148
Pointe-Claire, QC H9S 4H9
CANADA
If you are in the U.S., please be sure to put two stamps on the envelope (or one 72¢ stamp).
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| Delivery Time |
All items are shipped within 1 to 3 business days of receiving cleared payment.
The mail between Canada and the U.S. is reliable, but it is often slow. It usually takes one to two weeks, and on rare occasions (especially in December) it takes 3 to 4 weeks.
| | Tracking and Insurance |
All shipments to the U.S. and Canada that weigh over 1 pound (450 grams) are sent by insured mail, with a tracking number, at no extra charge.
For smaller shipments and international shipments, the Canadian post office charges $7 to $10 for insurance and tracking, in addition to the regular postage cost. (There is no cheaper way to do it, unfortunately.) If you require insurance or tracking, please contact us for the cost.
Registered mail is available for $12.50. (This is the actual amount charged by the Canadian post office.) It is available only for mail weighing up to 500 grams (1 pound 1.6 ounces).
| | Other Shipping Information |
We ship to any country, worldwide.
Some countries have a high rate of shipments being lost or stolen while in the mail. For Italy, Malta, Brazil, and some other countries, we strongly recommend using registered mail.
We do not offer the option of local pickup.
| | Packaging |
Orders of 1 to 6 postcards are shipped in a postcard sleeve, in an envelope with a strong piece of cardboard for protection. It is very rare for these shipments to be damaged in the mail.
Orders of 7 to 100 postcards are shipped in a strong cardboard mailer.
Larger orders are shipped in a cardboard box, with bubble wrap and/or packing peanuts for protection.
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| Return Policy |
Your satisfaction is guaranteed. If an item is not as described, you can return it within 7 days of receipt for a refund or replacement (unless it is a large lot described as being 'as is'). Please email to notify us you will be returning it, and pack the item securely so it is not bent or damaged in the mail.
| | Feedback and Confirmation |
Positive feedback is left on the day your payment is received (or the day it clears, if it needs to clear first).
If you also want an email confirmation when your payment has been received, please ask us for this.
| | Reproductions |
Many of our postcards are reproductions of old photographs, old posters, old paintings, or old postcards. In many cases the originals are rare and expensive, and our philosophy is that these interesting, important, and often beautiful images should be accessible to the average person at an inexpensive price. (How else could you buy the Mona Lisa for $1.95?)
If a postcard is a reproduction, the description will clearly state the original date of the image and also the date the postcard was published.
| | Quality |
Unless stated otherwise, the postcards we sell are published by commercial postcard publishers, and the printing, card stock, coating, and backs are typical of standard-quality, commercially-published postcards. We do not sell home-made postcards.
If a postcard is not standard-quality or standard-type, the description will clearly state how it is different.
| | Buying at Wholesale |
Many of our postcards are available at lower prices for a quantity of 10 or more of the same postcard. Just use the "Contact Us" link to email us, and we will reply with the quantity price (if available), and then we will list it as a “Buy It Now” lot on eBay.
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