XYLOPHONE 20s? German circus clown band orig box Start Price USD 99.99 Current Price USD 99.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 25, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 25, 2008 Location Murphysboro, Illinois See more about 'XYLOPHONE 20s? German circus clown band orig box' Description box is 4 x 13, top has definite edge wear, a couple of splits, rates solid good-vg, nice colorful clown band label is excellent; box bottom has a couple pushed in corners but still rates FINE, xylo appears to be glued into box bottom (original?) and it does not play in tune, has 2 malletts, frame is wood, keys are painted metal and paint is great but has age toning ============================================================================== THANK YOU TO THE PATIENT AND REALISTIC PEOPLE WHO MAKE 98% of EBAY DEALINGS A PLEASURE. I have had to make my ordering terms VERY SPECIFIC due to the other 2% . PAYMENT:I will invoice you DIRECTLY to your email address,not through the EBAY system so adjust your email or SPAM settings accordingly please. PLEASE do not use EBAY checkout or EBAY request total as it just gives me unnecessary emails to sort through. VISA/MASTERCARD accepted on orders OVER $100 ONLY. You can email, fax or call in your credit card info using the invoice I send DIRECTLY TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS when you win. I accept personal checks (see terms below), money orders, cashier checks. Illinois residents add 7.25% sales tax. Winner pays shipping. FOR PERSONAL CHECK PAYMENT: I wait 10 business days from the day I DEPOSIT your personal check (which is usually the same or next day as I receive it) for personal check orders to ship---example, if I DEPOSIT your personal check payment on Monday December 3, the SOONEST I will ship your order is TUESDAY DEC. 18. If you are not willing to wait that long, please pay some other way. Even though good checks DO clear in 1-3 days from deposit, I do not receive notice from my bank about bad ones until about 10 business days later. I have no way of knowing that a good check has cleared, only that a bad one has not, hence the waiting period for ALL personal checks. SHIPPING: As a rule, unless item is fairly small, light,and cheap, minimum shipping and insurance is $8.50 in the USA. Generally, I ship all items within the USA via UPS insured only. So, PLEASE DO NOT BID unless you can provide a street address! WHY UPS?? I ship via UPS because there are several advantages compared to shipping USPO--for example, UPS insurance is usually cheaper PLUS UPS insurance claims are much easier and quicker to resolve than with the USPO. In fact, many people do not know this BUT if a USPO item is damaged (but not destroyed), the USPO demands to take possession of the item BEFORE they will pay even partial damage claims AND THE USPO STILL KEEPS THE ITEM! So with the USPO, you lose the item even if it’s only partially or slightly damaged. I WILL NOT ship your item uninsured. UPS GROUND does take a little longer sometimes than USPO Priority Mail. However, Priority Mail is NOT as dependable as they would have you believe and the USPO does not guarantee delivery in 2 to 3 days-----it’s just a goal, not a promise. I can ship UPS 2nd DAY AIR or EXPRESS if you are willing to pay the extra shipping charges. Just ask!!! FOREIGN ORDERS:I . PLEASE figure out how to pay BEFORE you win the auction--this is becoming a problem lately! Canadian and overseas orders shipped by USPO AIR or EXPRESS ONLY! Please do not bid unless you are prepared to pay for these charges. The only items I will ship via USPO surface are my PEZ books. SELLER INFO: Offered by DAVID WELCH author of COLLECTING PEZ 1995 and Pictorial Guide to Plastic Candy Dispensers 1991. You will notice that the very few negative feedbacks I have received in over 9 years are from people either NO LONGER REGISTERED, non-paying bidders, sellers who RETALIATED after I left them a negative ( for selling me a bad item or giving extremely poor service) and those rare people who seem to never be satisfied no matter what you do! HOW I HANDLE FEEDBACK----- if I am the seller, I give feedback AFTER the buyer does. Why? When the buyer leaves me positive feedback, it indicates they are satisfied with the deal. I ALWAYS give return feedback in such cases. If I am the buyer, I leave feedback first and hope you will do the same. I do not beg, pester or threaten people over feedback and would appreciate the same from you. THANK YOU TO THE PATIENT AND REALISTIC PEOPLE WHO MAKE 98% of EBAY DEALINGS A PLEASURE. ATTENTION--I will combine shipping if you win multiple auctions AND in the case of small $ orders (under $35), if the item(s) are relatively small and light, I can likely reduce shipping below the $8.50 minimum stated below--but ask BEFORE the auction ends please! Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. On Oct-13-08 at 15:30:15 PDT, seller added the following information: If you buy multiple items from me, I do combine shipping. PAYMENT-General Info   PLEASE do not use EBAY request total. I normally invoice within 24 hours. I accept PAYPAL, personal checks (see terms below), money orders, cashier checks, credit cards (through my own credit card processor). VISA/MASTERCARD accepted with my processor on orders OVER $100 ONLY (you can email, fax or call in your credit card info). Illinois residents add 7.25% sales tax. I usually try to invoice you through the EBAY system BUT sometimes I need to invoice you directly to your personal email address SO adjust your email or SPAM settings accordingly please. PAYPAL- payments over $200If you win an item (or items) totaling over $200 on EBAY, PLEASE consider using the E-CHECK method of paying as it saves me being charged fees over $5. For example, a $500 order paid through PAYPAL will cost me about $16. But an E-CHECK has a maximum fee of $5.....even if the order is for $4500 ! The E-CHECK takes 2-4 days to clear in the USA, a little longer for foreign. If needed, I can explain to you how to pay with the PAYPAL E-CHECK. PERSONAL CHECK PAYMENTFrom the day the auction closes until you receive the item, the time will be close to a month (4-10 days for me to get your $ check, a 10 business day wait--2 calendar weeks-- after depositing the check and then 2-10 days for you to receive the package). If you are not willing to wait that long, please pay some other way. Even though good checks DO clear in 1-3 days from deposit, I have no way of knowing that a good check has cleared. No bank informs you that a good check has cleared that I am aware of. Banks only notify you that a bad one has NOT cleared, and I do not receive notice from my bank about bad ones until about 10 business days after deposit, hence the waiting period for ALL personal checks. PAYMENT-FOREIGN ORDERS Due to the increased work and fees involved, I am adding a 5% handling fee to all foreign orders so if your order is $100 + $10 shipping then the additional 5% fee would be $5.50. PLEASE NOTE: I also charge for shipping a MINIMUM of 1 pound regardless if your package weighs less (some exceptions can possibly be made for paper items). Please do not bid unless you are prepared to pay for these charges. SHIPPING & INSURANCE SHIPPING-USA I PACK VERY WELL. I HAVE BEEN AN ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE MAIL ORDER DEALER FOR 30+ YEARS. As a rule, unless item is fairly small, light, and cheap, minimum shipping and insurance is $8.50 in the USA. It is very rare that an item can be shipped for under $5.00 in the USA. I will try to be flexible (within reason) regarding shipping method BUT generally, I ship items INSURED a) under $300 with the Post Office via Priority Mail b) over $300 within the USA via UPS (insured) only. So, PLEASE DO NOT BID unless you can provide a street address for UPS or have made arrangements with me otherwise BEFORE the auction! c) over $1000 to $25,000 with Post Office Registered Mail (insured)  SHIPPING-FOREIGN Here are sample foreign postage rates (does NOT include insurance) to the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, UK: 1 pound box- $11, 2 pound box-$17, 3 pound box-$24 Canada: 1 pound box- $6, 2 pound box-$10, 3 pound box-$14 NOTE- I charge by the FULL POUND, so a 2 pound 4 ounce box will be charged as 3 pounds. I PACK VERY WELL. I HAVE BEEN AN ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE MAIL ORDER DEALER FOR 30+ YEARS.Due to increased fees and work involving foreign shipments, I charge a 5% handling fee on all orders (that’s 5% of item cost and shipping cost combined) PLEASE NOTE: I will charge you for shipping at a MINIMUM of 1 pound regardless if your package weighs less (some exceptions can possibly be made for paper items). Please do not bid unless you are prepared to pay for these charges. I do not give refunds for uninsured items lost in shipping. So far this has only happened once in 10 years. ===================================================================== INSURANCE- I have an insurance policy with Collectibles Insurance Services, Hunt Valley, MD which covers my insurance on outgoing packages so you might, in some cases, see no evidence of insurance (tags, bar code stickers, shipping cost, etc) on the actual shipping box even though you paid me for insurance. ====================================================================== SELLER INFO Offered by DAVID WELCH author of COLLECTING PEZ 1995 and Pictorial Guide to Plastic Candy Dispensers 1991. You will notice that the very few negative feedbacks I have received in over 10+ years are from: 1-non-paying bidders who retaliated for me giving them a negative first 2-sellers who RETALIATED after I left them a negative (for selling me a bad item or giving extremely poor service) 3-those rare people who seem to never be satisfied no matter what you do 4-the occasional random psycho 5-people who do not READ the description or terms If you have questions about any negatives I have received, feel free to email me and ask. HOW I HANDLE FEEDBACK If I am the seller, I give feedback AFTER the buyer does. Why? When the buyer leaves me positive feedback, it indicates they are satisfied and the deal is completed. I ALWAYS give return feedback in such cases. If I am the buyer, I leave feedback first and hope you will do the same. I do not beg, pester or threaten people over feedback and would appreciate the same from you. 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