SHIPPING

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please note that Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or P&P charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs

office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as 'gifts' - UK and International government regulations prohibit such

behavior

POSTAL COSTS: Based on the weight of the item which is listed above we have shown two options (unless the item is likely to sell for more than

£46.00) for postage in the UK, one for European destinations and one for the rest of the world.

INSURANCE: Any item, or combination of items, that sells to one buyer for £46.00 or more will only be sent using an insured method of post.

Insurance for China, Stamps or Coins is only available in the UK using Special Delivery. If an item does not have an insurance option

(Recorded or Special Delivery in the UK - Airsure or Signed For outside the UK) then please wait for me to send you an invoice before making the

payment. If you are outside the UK and require Insurance on an item that sold for £46.00 or less then please ask me.

POSTAGE & PACKING PRICE PROMISE: Please see our feedback to confirm the items are packed well and please bear in mind that cheap

packaging is not good and good packaging is not cheap. The postal costs we show include a small cost towards the packaging used. This is usually £1.00 per item although for small items that will go in a jiffy bag or boarded envelope then it is usually £0.50. We have to guess the weight of packing

and therefore occasionally we incorrectly estimate the amount - if you think we have overcharged you please tell us and if we have, based on the

above, then we will give you a refund AND THAT'S A PROMISE. (N.B. This does not apply to Multiple Purchases unless you have requested

and/or been given a COMBINED price for the items bought).

SHIPPING TIME: Items purchased will be sent within 3 WORKING DAYS (this excludes weekends and Bank Holidays) after receipt of cleared funds.

I will email you when I send your item.

COMBINING ITEMS: If you are buying more than one item I will be happy to combine these where possible to reduce postage costs. Any item over 2KG will be expensive to send to addresses outside the UK and it may be

neccessary to send it in two parcels.

I will only combine Ceramic Items up to a maximum of 2KG as above this weight the cost (for UK Special Delivery) jumps from £9.05 to £22.70 and

the risk of breakage, in my opinion, increases dramatically.

We often list other plates in the same series at the same time so please look in our shop for similar ones to this

one.

Buying & Shipping more than one plate at the same time will always give you Cheaper Postage than if you buy them individually. To see the savings you can make please Click Here to go to our Multiple Plates Postage Guide which will

open in a new window. IF YOU DO BUY MORE THAN ONE PLATE PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE OUR INVOICE SHOWING THE "COMBINED" COST. If for any

reason the link above is not working then please go to our eBay Shop and click the link in the left hand column under

"Shop Pages".

Please note that any stand shown in a picture is for display purposes only and is not included in the sale.

However, we now have a good range of Plate Hangers and Display Stands in stock both as single and multiple items

that give you better value the more you buy.

BUYING AND SHIPPING MULTIPLE PLATES

If you are a Plate Collector you can save money by buying multiple plates in one transaction. Not only can you (in most cases) negotiate a discount on the cost of each plate but you will also save money on the Postage/Shipping cost if you buy more than one at a time.

If sending Plates outside the UK then the maximum cost effective weight (including packing) that can be sent by Royal Mail Air Mail is 2KG. It is usually more cost effective for you if plates weighing over 2KG but less than 4 KG are sent in Two Packages. However, if buying plates that weigh more than 5KG then an alternative courier can be cost effective and plates can be sent in one package - please contact us for a quote if you are buying this amount.

From April 2012 our Royal Mail Postal Service introduced FOUR Shipping Zones.

1.....UK

2.....Europe

3.....Australia & New Zealand

4.....North & South America, Canada, Asia and anywhere else.

The prices below allow for packing weighing 300gms which is why we only show the maximum weight of plates as 1600gms. Some plates that come in their own boxes can be shipped without any additional (other than brown paper) packing so it may be possible to send a slightly higher weight but please contact us to check.

1) TOTAL WEIGHT OF PLATES....................UK SHIPPING

300 Grams..................................................GBP £3.70

600 Grams..................................................GBP £5.30

900 Grams..................................................GBP £6.60

1200 Grams................................................GBP £7.50

1600 Grams................................................GBP £9.30

2) TOTAL WEIGHT OF PLATES....................EUROPE SHIPPING

300 Grams..................................................GBP £6.42

600 Grams..................................................GBP £8.22

900 Grams..................................................GBP £10.02

1200 Grams................................................GBP £11.82

1600 Grams................................................GBP £14.22

3) TOTAL WEIGHT OF PLATES....................AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING

300 Grams..................................................GBP £10.54

600 Grams..................................................GBP £14.38

900 Grams..................................................GBP £18.22

1200 Grams................................................GBP £22.06

1600 Grams................................................GBP £27.18

4) TOTAL WEIGHT OF PLATES....................USA, CANADA & ASIA SHIPPING

300 Grams..................................................GBP £10.20

600 Grams..................................................GBP £13.86

900 Grams..................................................GBP £17.52

1200 Grams................................................GBP £21.18

1600 Grams................................................GBP £26.06