1951 SOUTHERN RHODESIA 1/2 CROWN KM-24 PART OF SET BREAK SEE PIX & DESCRIPTION

Description

PLEASE READ THE
ENTIRE
ITEM DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING THE FINE PRINT BELOW
BEFORE
PLACING A BID.
Welcome to the disbursement of my 45-year plus (lifelong) collection of coins and banknotes. I will be listing multiple items weekly as time allows. Please read the entire item description; if you have questions, please ask!
Yes, I am happy to combine shipping for multiple items – read the fine print below for limitations
. While my "fine print" may at first glance appear abrupt or brusque, I am serious about providing excellent service, and the opportunity to bid on coins and banknotes with a 99 cent start price and no reserve. No games, clear pictures, and an upfront approach to my shipping charges and how the items will be packaged.
1951 SOUTHERN RHODESIA 1/2 CROWN, KM-24, COPPER-NICKEL. CIRCULATED, HIGH GRADE WITH SUBDUED LUSTER, SEE ALL IMAGES, BID ACCORDINGLY!
PLEASE NOTE
: THERE ARE ALSO EXCERPTS FROM KRAUSE FOR VERIFICATION / ATTRIBUTION. PLEASE SEE ALL IMAGES BEFORE BIDDING!
SHIPPING IS VIA USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL IN A PADDED ENVELOPE WITH THE COIN IN A FLIP BETWEEN TWO CARDBOARD STIFFENERS. SHIPPING COSTS ARE CALCULATED BY EBAY BASED ON YOUR ZIPCODE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT BELOW - IT ADDRESSES COMBINED SHIPPING.
THE COLD, BOLD, FINE PRINT IN ALL CAPS FOR EASE OF READING FOR THE “SELECTIVELY LITERATE”:
YOU GET EXACTLY WHAT IS PICTURED. I PROVIDE PICTURES OF ALL "RAW" / UNCERTIFIED COINS ON A WHITE PAPER BACKGROUND, SHOWING BOTH SIDES OF THE COIN, WITH ANY ISSUES I AM AWARE OF CLEARLY POINTED OUT IN MY ITEM DESCRIPTIONS. I IMAGE THE COIN IN THE 2X2 (UNLESS IT IS A LARGER COIN AND IS IN A 2 1/2 X 2 1/2 OR LARGER FLIP); IF THE COIN IS IN A CAPSULE, I IMAGE IT BOTH OUT OF THE CAPSULE TO SHOW THE SURFACES OF THE COIN CLEARLY (CAPSULES AND FLIPS CAN HAVE SCRATCHES), AS WELL AS IN THE CAPSULE SO YOU KNOW HOW IT WILL BE HOUSED FOR MAILING.
U.S. BASED BUYERS AND ADDRESSES ONLY.
NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS
.
DO NOT ASK ME TO SHIP INTERNATIONALLY, OR TRY TO PURCHASE MY ITEMS FROM A U.S. BASED ACCOUNT AND NEGOTIATE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING.
NO, I DON'T ACCEPT OFFLINE OFFERS TO END AUCTIONS EARLY; I WILL NOT END AUCTIONS EARLY. DON'T INSULT MY INTELLIGENCE AND ASK ME TO, ESPECIALLY IF AN ITEM ALREADY HAS BIDS. IT'S RUDE AND UNETHICAL.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE OR ARE INTERESTED IN, BID ON IT.
MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW THE SHIPPING CHARGES AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE WITH THEM
BEFORE
BIDDING. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING SHIPPING OR COMBINED SHIPPING, THE TIME TO ASK IS
BEFORE
YOU PLACE A BID.
IF YOU DO MAKE A BID AND WANT TO RETRACT IT, READ EBAY’S BID RETRACTION POLICY FOR THEIR FINE PRINT; THERE MAY BE NOTHING YOU OR I CAN DO IF THE AUCTION IS TOO CLOSE TO THE TIME IT ENDS. I'VE HAD SEVERAL IDIOTS (YES, I CALLED THEM IDIOTS) WANT ME TO CANCEL THEIR BIDS WITHIN HOURS (AND IN ONE CASE - MINUTES) OF AN AUCTION ENDING.
I WILL NOT CANCEL BIDS ANY MORE FOR PEOPLE WHO EITHER CANNOT OR WILL NOT READ MY ITEM DESCRIPTIONS.
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PLACE A BID AND CHANGE YOUR MIND, YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO RETRACT YOUR OWN BIDS. I WILL LET THE AUCTION RIDE, AND THEN I AM HAPPY TO CANCEL YOUR ORDER IF YOU WANT TO RENEGOTIATE OR COMPLAIN AND PROTEST THE SHIPPING CHARGES AFTER THE AUCTION ENDS - RIGHT AFTER I BLOCK YOUR BIDDER ID FOR “SELECTIVE ILLITERACY” AND FLAGRANT STUPIDITY.
I TRY TO SHIP ONCE A WEEK ON MONDAYS DUE TO OTHER OBLIGATIONS. THE SOONER YOU PAY, THE SOONER I SHIP! IF YOU PAY BY NOON ON MONDAY, IT WILL GO OUT ON MONDAY, AND MOST BUYERS HAVE THEIR ITEMS BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
IF THIS IS A PROBLEM, OR YOU NEED IT YESTERDAY, PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS – AND PAY FOR WINNING BIDS BY NOON EST ON THE IMMEDIATE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE END OF THE WEEKEND’S AUCTIONS IF YOU NEED IT IN A HURRY. AND SINCE THIS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE, I'LL ADDRESS IT HERE - NO, I DO NOT SHIP ITEMS UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN PAID FOR, I DO NOT SHIP ITEMS WON AT AUCTION "ON APPROVAL". YES FOLKS, IT'S BEEN ASKED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THAT "BUYER" WAS BLOCKED FOR NON-PAYMENT.
I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE MULTIPLE ITEMS IN ONE SHIPMENT.
MY AUCTIONS WILL CLOSE ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS
. I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING FOR ITEMS ENDING WITHIN TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EACH OTHER (EXAMPLE - SATURDAY AND THE IMMEDIATE NEXT DAY SUNDAY)
. I WILL NOT LEAVE INVOICES OPEN INDEFINITELY OR CARRY ITEMS FROM WEEK TO WEEK. IF YOU’RE BIDDING ON ITEMS FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND THE CONSECUTIVE, IMMEDIATE NEXT DAY SUNDAY, YES, I’LL COMBINE SHIPPING. IF AN AUCTION CLOSES ON A SATURDAY OR A SUNDAY AND YOU SEE AN ITEM YOU WANT TO BID ON THAT ENDS THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, NO, I WILL NOT HOLD THE INVOICE OPEN FROM WEEK TO WEEK.
I'VE HAD MULTIPLE QUESTIONS REGARDING
SHIPPING COSTS AND COMBINED SHIPPING
, SO I'LL TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT HERE:
YES, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPPING AND SHIP ALL ITEMS WON IN ONE SHIPMENT. I CAN TYPICALLY FIT
EIGHT
(8) SLABS INTO A USPS PRIORITY SMALL MAIL FLAT RATE BOX FOR THE STATED .45 FOR 1 (ONE) FLAT RATE SHIPPING CHARGE. THE MOST I'VE HAD TO CHARGE ANYONE WAS .10 FOR A MEDIUM FLAT RATE BOX, AND THAT BIDDER WON A BIG OLD HEALTHY PILE OF MY ITEMS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT IT OUT THERE NOW: I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET THE POST OFFICE TO GIVE ME FREE SHIPPING, AND NO, I CAN'T JUST EAT THE SHIPPING COSTS; IF YOU EXPECT ME TO,
DON'T BID
. IT'S AS PLAIN AS THAT. THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAPPY TO BID ON MY AUCTIONS AND PAY FOR SHIPPING; I AIN'T AMAZON OR WAL-MART, AND NO, I CAN'T AFFORD TO JUST EAT THE SHIPPING. THE
MOST
ANYONE WILL HAVE TO PAY ON
ANY
OF MY AUCTIONS WILL BE .10 FOR A MEDIUM FLAT RATE BOX, AND I WILL SEND THE INVOICE WITH AN EXPLANATION OF WHY BASED ON THE QUANTITY OF ITEMS WON. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO GET ALL FROGGY AND BUY ENOUGH IN ONE WEEK THAT IT REQUIRES MORE THAN A MEDIUM FLAT RATE BOX WILL HOLD, SURE, I'LL PAY THE DIFFERENCE AND COVER IT.
I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CALCULATED COSTS FOR SHIPPING RAW / 2X2 COINS. I KNOW THAT FOLKS ARE ON A BUDGET (I AM TOO), BUT AGAIN, I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET THE POST OFFICE TO GIVE SHIPPING TO ME FOR FREE. I LET THOSE ITEMS GO OUT IN A PADDED FIRST CLASS ENVELOPE BY WEIGHT. I AM HAPPY TO INVOICE FOR ITEMS AFTER THE AUCTION ENDS, AND I'M HAPPY TO PACKAGE THE ITEM AND WEIGH IT AND CALCULATE THE COST AND INVOICE ACCORDINGLY. IF YOU WANT AN INVOICE AFTER YOU'VE FINISHED BIDDING FOR THE WEEK, PLEASE, SEND ME A REQUEST; I'LL GET THE INVOICES PREPPED AS QUICKLY AS I CAN BEFORE I CRASH SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER ALL AUCTIONS END.
A WORD ABOUT RETURNS:
SURE - I ACCEPT RETURNS. THE
BUYER
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURN SHIPPING CHARGES. ONCE I RECEIVE THE ITEM IN QUESTION AND CONFIRM IT WAS INDEED THE ITEM YOU WERE SOLD AND IT IS RETURNED IN THE SAME CONDITION IT WAS SENT, I WILL GLADLY REFUND YOUR WINNING BID AND THE SHIPPING YOU PAID TO GET THE ITEM TO YOU. AGAIN -
THE BUYER
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURN SHIPPING.
A WORD TO NON-PAYING BIDDERS, BECAUSE THIS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE
:
EBAY GIVES ME A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO SHIP ITEMS ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PAID FOR. I TRY TO SHIP SAME DAY OR NEXT BUSINESS DAY AS A RULE. EBAY ALSO GIVES BUYERS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO PAY FOR ITEMS THEY HAVE BID ON AND WON BEFORE THE SALE IS CANCELLED. THAT WINDOW OF PAYMENT IS TYPICALLY 4 DAYS. I KNOW THAT E-BAY SENDS A REMINDER TO WINNING BIDDERS, AND I INVOICE ANYONE THAT HAS NOT PAID BY THE END OF MY DAY ON SUNDAY NIGHTS. IF YOU WANT ANOTHER INVOICE ON TOP OF WHAT I ALREADY SEND, ASK - I'M HAPPY TO SEND ONE.
HOWEVER - WE ARE ALL ADULTS HERE, IF YOU BID ON AN ITEM, IT MEANS YOU AGREE TO EBAY'S TERMS TO PAY FOR IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. IF I HAVE NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT WITHIN THAT 4 DAYS TIME (ESPECIALLY WITH NO CONTACT FROM THE WINNING BIDDER, AND ESPECIALLY IF IT IS AT THE 11TH HOUR WITH A LAME EXCUSE OR "HOLD MY, ITEM, I'LL PAY YA NEXT WEEK", I'M CANCELLING THE ORDER - NO MATTER HOW LARGE, OR FOR HOW MUCH, AND YOU ARE
BLOCKED
. PERIOD. I'VE HAD SEVERAL "BIDDERS" NOW TIE UP MY INVENTORY FOR A WEEK AND HAVE KEPT SERIOUS BUYERS FROM WINNING AND RECEIVING ITEMS THEY WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR SEND ME A "WAIT FOR MY PAYMENT TIL NEXT WEEK, I'M GONNA BID ON MORE". NO CAN DO, AND I WON'T - THAT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE TO OPEN-ENDED INVOICES THAT NEVER GET PAID. I'VE STATED CLEARLY -
I DON'T AND WON'T CARRY INVOICES FROM WEEK TO WEEK.
IF A SALE IS CANCELLED DUE TO NON-PAYMENT BY A WINNING BIDDER, ALL ITEMS INVOLVED IN THAT ORDER (BE IT 1 ITEM OR 50) WILL BE RELISTED. THE NON-PAYING BIDDER WILL ALSO BE BLOCKED FROM BIDDING ON ANY MORE OF MY AUCTIONS. NO EXCEPTIONS. TO THE BIDDERS WHO PAY, AND ESPECIALLY MY REPEAT BUYERS - A SINCERE THANK YOU AND MY ASSURANCE TO YOU THAT I AM PAINFULLY AWARE THAT NON-PAYING BIDDERS WASTE EVERYONE'S TIME; THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO DO IT ONLY ONCE.