All About MeWhat everyone should know about me
I try to be honest, courteous, patient and friendly.
I love Dogs, Cats, Plants, Photography, Fleamarkets, Books, Computers, Writing Music, Hiking and Geocaching! I believe in God and that one should treat others as they would like to be treated back
Things I sell
Things I buy
Things I collect
Languages spoken:
English
InterestsHobbies
Favorite Books
Favorite Movies
Series movies,
Back to the Future,
Jurassic Park,
Indianna Jones,
Tomb Raider,
Star Treks,
old B&W corny scifi movies,
adventure type,
like national treasure,
Sahara,
etc.,
End if the World type scifi movies,
HG Wells,
Jules Verne Stories...NO Blood,
Gore,
Adult,
Violent or too much Foul Language type movies. Favorite Music/Bands
Favorite TV Shows
AFV,
APL,
Meerkat Manor,
Ugly Betty,
How it's Made,
Dirty Jobs,
Jeopardy,
Wheel of Fortune,
Weather Channel,
Macguyver,
A-Team,
Columbo,
Quatumn Leap,
Sliders,
Star Trek,
Storm Chasers Favorite Things
Pizza, Lasagna, Salads, Chocolate, Coffee, Tacos, Steak, Buffettes.
Jeans, T-shirts, Tennis shoes, my Jeep, Autumn, Thunderstorms, Landscaping, Fleamarkets, Bowling, Nature, Honesty, E-mail Friends, my sunroom in the winter.
Business InformationHistory/background
started out as a buyer. now I sell more than I buy. I don't make much, maybe just enough for a birthday or to fix something that breaks around here, it's not really much of an income. I average $10 a day...outside of back to school season. I go to auctions and book sales to maintain my stock. occassionally I may find something else unique or handy to sell..but mostly it's books. at Christmas I try to change my inventory a bit. I have way more inventory than I can LIST, if you are looking for something, email me, and I will be happy to List it. If i do not have it, most likely I CAN locate it for you. Read my FEEDBACK, you will see, nearly all of my customers are happy with thier merchandise.
Payment policy
looks like Ebay is leaning towards Paypal only. so Please keep in mind when us sellers must add a buck or two for handling, that we sellers must pay increasing ebay and paypal fees, where it is free to buyers. we try to keep it fair and reasonable...just a little to help out. I am on the EAST Coast. I pack orders paid by midnight, my time, the night before I ship, any payments after midnight, will go out the following shipping day. I have no employees, so therefore I must have time to clean and pack the books. thanks for understanding.
Shipping information
Ebay is discouraging the use of Flat rate and wants us to offer actualy postage by weight. so I may tack on, again about a buck ..usually just gives me just enough to cover my used packing tape, envelopes, or box, fuel to post office etc...to cut down on raising my prices, I ship twice a week. Mondays and Thursdays. BUT if you need it right away for a nominal fee, I can ship it priority and make an extra trip to the post office. be sure to email me, before you go thru check out. media mail does take up to 10 weekdays and can be brutal to packages. priority mail is 3x's the costs but quicker and less likely to cause damage to books. I ship now in tear proof envelopes, unless it is a big order, because buyers were frowning at paying extra for shipping boxes. but if you would like a sturdy BOX, add $1.50 to your order.
Return policy
not really worth returning books, the cost of postage just doesn't make it worth it, I usually try to work something out with buyer. ask questions before you buy ..I can send snapshots to your email address. ebay's message system does not support attachments. RST- return to sender books, that is, if you have an incorrect address on your account or do not pick up your package at a po box box in time and is returned to me, I HAVE to pay return shipping charges to collect my merchandise. Which that cost plus your original shipping and fees will be deducted from your refund. SO I strongly urge you make certain your address is correct.
Contact information
I try to check my messages often. Please do yours as well. I always send the tracking numbers the night I ship. after it leaves my hands, any further inquiry should be made to the USPS using that number. Samples of books are JPG's and will be sent to YOUR personal email address, Ebay's message system, does not handle attachments. Please supply your email when requesting samples and TOC. and adjust your spam filter to accept and email with attachment from sherrie_atk@juno.com. Thank You
FEEDBACK
Please keep in mind, the Ratings, esp on the Delivery speed, are not to reflect the USPS shipping time. the USPS has nothing to do with Ebay and their rating system, it for the Seller. If you chose MEDIA Mail, it is cheap and very slow up to 2 weeks. .sometimes the USPS messes up and can take longer, this is when you need to contact your local post office branch, I have found 90% of the cases ...it is a local postal carrier - recipient problem. Maybe they left you a NOTICE, because it didn't fit in your mailbox? Maybe Someone else at your home, collected the package and did not inform you? Did you Move and not Update your shipping information? These are problems on your end . Please keep in Mind...You are rating me, my communication, if the product is as described, and if I charge reasonable for S&H and if I ship when promised. If you rated in error, thinking you were commenting on the Postal services speed, and not me personally, please contact ebay and have it retracted. Thank You
BOOK CONDITIONS
NEW - may or may not have shrink wrap. not previously signed to any student. -new books will be box shipped to prevent damage.
LIKE NEW - May have or may not have been used by a student, clean, cover is crisp, no doodling...but book is several years old. -shipping may cause some cover damage if USPS drops package. GOOD - some cover corner edge wear, maybe a bent page, some doodling inside cover. ACCEPTABLE - used by Many students, Cover wear, but I usually try to laminate any frayed areas, doodling here and there, some wrinkled or bent pages, however book will be sturdy enough yet for several years. - IN some cases I may make a notation that a few pages, might be missing, this usually pertains to workbooks. most of workbooks are UNUSED and intacted. Compared to the costs of NEW TEXTBOOKS from a Publisher which run from $50 - $175, I think my prices are quite fair. I clean them with bleach or alcohol. photos are Samples, not the actual book in the listing, but a close representation