eBay My World: musicmarie74( 297)

Music has been a part of my live for decades. I learned minor instrument repair due to necessity & study. I do music locally & in Church. Breast Cancer Survivor two times over.

Finds at auctions, stuff around the house from spring cleaning and selling years of accumulation from many aspects of our lives. Mostly items that have to do with music in one way or the other.

English

Gospel, older folk music, classical, instrumental bands.

I live with daily pain and have physical problems that prevent me from working full time now. This is a way to put a little bit of food on the table or help with other necessities. I keep up with the music as much as possible to keep life worth while. Am presently going through more medical stuff after the 2nd battle with breast cancer. Enjoying family and the farm while I can.

Grew up with music in my life from taking piano lessons early on to teaching myself to play guitar. Played flute, trumpet and French Horn in school bands. Some college for music education. Exerience as USAF First Soprano Solo Bugle and Assistant Bugle Seargeant at USAF Biloxi, MS Base. Teach some guitar, piano, French horn and some voice. I worked in retail for years inclusive of cashiering, stocking & ordering merchandise, supervising, & having management training. Fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis prevents me from enjoying full time work of any kind. We attend auctions occasionally. My two children also work in some sales, although, they mostly spend time doing farm work. My husband did some retail work years ago. He prefers hands on work. Some items I sell I try to study the history of. There is not enough time to find all the exact history on items. I hope to find special things others might be searching for. I prefer to work with music. This is not a full time job nor will be.

Please acknowledge your win at the end of the auction. Pay Pal is the only method of payment for all purchases and must be US funds only. Payments are expected within 5 business days of the auction end with immediate payments much appreciated. Buy it Now and Fixed Price items are due immediately at the close of the auction. If payment is not made within the time frame alloted then the listing will go back up for aution or will no longer be available. I would rather end the auction mutually but if necessary a non payment strike will be added. Please do not ask for overseas bidding and buying if it is not listed on the item. I very rarely list for overseas due to the many complications & extra time needed with such sales. If by some chance I list for overseas then the payment must be by PayPal and with US funds only. Overseas buyer will pay their own custom fees, taxes, tarrifs, etc. Items are sold only to the winning bidder of the listing. Please do not ask to buy with other methods.

Please note any reasonable packing requests with your payment. Both eBay and I recommend you pay for shipping insurance. Your proper street address is required. There is a small fee, which varies by item size, to cover packing time & materials. Please understand that I have disabilities that prevent mailing more than twice a week. Weekends are very busy with family and other work so please understand this will affect shipping. If your address is non-confirmed and you do not give me notice of the proper address then the listing will go to that unconfirmed address. You then risk not getting your item. Not all shipping services work with the same rate of speed so please choose your method of shipping carefully. I only use USPS or UPS. I am not a major business that can afford free shipping so winner of the listing pays the postage. On the rare occasion I allow over seas shipping you will pay all tariffs, duties, export taxes, customs fees, & whatever else they dock on to the shipping.

Please ask questions about an item BEFORE bidding. Items are sold in used condition as in a live auction so the items are sold AS IS and are not refundable. According to eBay written helps the description & pictures are to the best of my abilities. Known, visible, flaws or damage are described and pictured when possible. I can not guarantee I see all the flaws including hidden flaws within an item. I am not an expert so please ask all specific questions before bidding and within reasonable time before the auction ends. I will try to answer to the best of my abilities. Once an item leaves our home I am not responsible for loss, damage, or delayed delivery by the mail services. Returns are only accepted if item is totally misrepresented. Item MUST be returned within 7 days in original condition! You will pay for all return postages & fees. According to eBay policies I suggest you insure your item. Once it leaves our home the delivery service has control over how the item is handled.

I answer REASONABLE questions about items through the eBay contact page of the listing. Please use the Contact Seller drop down window to contact me when necessary. I try to answer reasonable questions via eBay written response before the listing ends. The listings are set to directly notify me of questions through email. I try to check regularly to see if there are any REASONABLE questions that need answered. Necessary answers will be posted on the listing so others can view them. Please acknowlege your winning bid. I do my best to notify people when their item has been shipped. Please understand that our phone line is considered private and for family, especially medical needs, home schooling, and farm business. We do not have money to run up long distance phone service bills. Please do not ask me to sell items in other ways than is listed. And, especially, please do not ask me to sell an item off of eBay. I leave good feedback after your item has arrived and all is well.

Items are described as best as possible with known visible flaws mentioned. If any history of the item is known it will be mentioned in the description. Used items will have wear and tear from age and previous use. Those of us in the music world like to call usage marks “Character Flaws”. In other words, flaws are expected because they show the item was well used. Flaws give items their own individual history and give our minds something to speculate as we try to imagine what the previous owner used the item for, where it might have came from, how old it actually is, etc. Within reason flaws will be pictured. Pictures are taken to the best of the cameras, and camera takers, abilities. Some items are from “Spring Cleaning” & others are from local auctions and sales that we are able to attend in hopes to find special items that others might be searching for. Items that are in perfect & pristine condition are very, very rare to come by let alone much too expensive for my pocketbook.

I do not use percentages and degrees because my opinion might not agree with another persons opinion. I might consider a 50 year old item in good shape for something that old when someone else might think it looks like junk. I do not have time to totally research all vintage & antique items. If any knowledge of the item such as it's previous use, who made it, or what it is made of is known it will be listed in the description. A professional appraisal is out of my reach financially. I do have some information books to study from to help with some listing descriptions. By heart, I am a musician & music teacher and that is what I put my time into. Items are sold AS IS because of their used, & sometimes abused, condition. If there is any problem before you leave feedback please contact me so issues can hopefully be resolved. I answer by the Contact Buyer on listing. I prefer to leave feedback after you have received your item & all things are taken care of & you have left your feedback.