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My name is Daniel Kainer. I am a biology and biotechnology professor at Lone Star College - Montgomery, which is just north of Houston, Texas. I love selling on ebay and even teach a class helping others do the same!

My main niche is books, but I sell other types of information products as well. I sell audios and videos, digital products, home study courses, etc. I am a former Power Seller in the woman's clothing niche, and you might see me, from time to time, selling some items in that category as well!

I love bargains, an that is another reason I love ebay so much. There are so many good deals to be had! I mostly buy books, videos, and electronics, but am now finding that ebay is also an excellent place to do my Christmas shopping.

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I enjoy computers, especially building websites. I build many websites for business-related purposes, but have built many just for fun as well. I love reading books and watching movies. My latest escape is Family Guy. Very sophisticated stuff, I know.

Probably my all-time favorite is the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I love anything written by Carl Sagan, Paul Davies or Timothy Ferris (the science writer - not the four hour work week guy). I am currently reading the newly-released biography of Albert Einstein by Walter Isaacson. Oh yes, I can't forget - I have read all 7 Harry Potter books twice each, and loved them all!

Contact and GATTACA are my two favorite sci-fi movies. The Lord of the Rings trilogy was incredible. Dead Poets Society might be my favorite inspirational movie. Field of Dreams and Hoosiers are my favorite sports movies. A Beautiful Mind, the Truman Show, and Meet Joe Black are among my favorite dramas. Indiana Jones is my favorite action movie series.

I'm a big Johnny Cash fan. I also like Elton John and Bob Dylan. Quite a variety, eh? Overall, I'm not a big music fan because I prefer listening to audiobooks, sports, and podcasts to music. I do like having some good classical music on in the background while I'm working.

I'll get this out of the way right up front, so everyone knows it about me - I'm a Trekkie. I grew up on Star Trek and still love both the original series and the Next Generation. I never really got into the other series, but there is always DVD collections, right? By far my favorite current television show is House, M.D. Hugh Laurie is fantastic in that role, and I love to discuss some of the plots with my biology students.

I LOVE the subject of Astrobiology. Many people have never heard of this subject, possibly because it has only existed officially since 1995 when NASA coined the term. Briefly, it is the study of origin, evolution, and distribuition of life in the universe. I love it because it is perhaps the most interdisciplinary of scientific disciplines. Astrobiology explores questions related to astronomy, biology, geology, atmospheric science, paleontology, psychology, philosophy, theology, anthropology, chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science, and a wide variety of other subjects. I love science and I love astrobiology because it forces me to become literate in so many different scientific disciplines. I was a philosophy major in college, and astrobiology can raise some fascinating philosophical issues. Fun stuff!

My company is known as Tundra Educational Enterprises. I sell books and other educational materials on ebay and other online venues, including Amazon, Half.com, Alibris, ABE Books, and a few of my own websites. I work full time, but have been involved in ecommerce since 1998.

I currently accept PayPal, money orders and personal checks.

I strive to ship all orders within 2 business days, most of them either the same or the next day. I use the U.S. Postal service almost exclusively, except for the occasional large bulky item that I sell. In those cases, I generally use UPS. I ship most of my books either first class, media mail, or priority mail, depending upon what is either practical or requested by the customer. I take great care and great pride in providing excellent customer service, not the least of which involves careful packaging and rapid delivery of my customers' orders.

I offer a no-questions-asked 30 day, 100% refund policy. If a customer is not satisfied for any reason, they are welcome to ship the item back to me and I will immediately refund their money. I am always willing to listen to customer concerns, complaints (and compliments of course!). I have found that good communication very frequently resolves difficulties and/or misunderstandings. That is a good lesson not only online, but in life in gerneral!

I can be contacted most easily via email: book-sales@comcast.net.

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