About Ridgewood General Store: 

Ridgewood General Store has been selling for over 12 years.  We start with quality items.  We pack and ship valuable, fragile, and collectible items in weight-bearing boxes to preserve their condition- not just bubble wrap inside a box like other sellers.  We typically give items to the shipper the same or next day - Monday through Saturday (check each auction for time frame).

Returns: 

Low-risk guarantee:  If upon receipt this item does not meet the description and, OR if item arrives after a promised specifically agreed-upon deadline date, buyer is eligible to return the item(s) within 14 days for exchange or refund of original purchase price with original shipping fee.  The address to which to return item(s) is not the same as what is on the package.  Before item(s) is returned, Ridgewood General Store must be notified, and Ridgewood General Store must approve the return regardless of if item is eligible:  If item is returned without notification, Ridgewood General Store may not receive the item then no refund may be issued.  Without notification, then if received, we may grant partial or no refund.

In any case where we allow a return after AFTER 14 days of receiving, buyer pays return shipping fee(s).  If the item is damaged or partially lost in shipping, an inquiry by the shipping company, and (if applicable) extra details in that item’s description will determine if we allow a return and the compensation.  If the buyer uses an item, this return policy may be partially or fully void, depending on the condition of returned item(s):  There will be a partial or no refund if item(s), its part(s); or its critical factory packaging are switched; stained; painted; marked; crushed; water-damaged; heat-damaged; or otherwise altered (deliberately or neglectfully) by the buyer or representative(s).  If item has serial number it will be checked to see if it is correct upon receipt by Ridgewood General Store.

There is no returns on part or all of this lot except as provided by Ebay with inaccurate description or late arrival.

Warranty:

There is no warranty on this item(s).

Shipping:

We pride ourselves on the quality of our packing, and the quickness of our shipping.  We will carefully handle, pack, and ship this item in a way that will minimize the chance of any damage.  If a valuable or rare item, we will place it in a weight-bearing cardboard container, which will be either double-corrugated, or heavily reinforced on the inside with cardboard and/or rigid styrofoam.  We typically pack shipping cointainers to the standard of being able to allow a 100-pound human to stand on the box without crushing it or the contents.  Tracking will be included, and insurance will be included if we deem it necessary based on the value of the item and the location to which it is being shipped.

If there are any shipping costs to US above the shipping company's shipping quote, we pre-calculated your shipping fee (in the available calculator) to cover extra shipping supplies; packing time; or forms- for example, an oddly-shaped item; and/or care for a more-valuable item; and/or extra security measures for multi-unit homes, business, or known security-risk destinations (check below for insurance/tracking inclusions in red type).

Choose from three services:

USPS Parcel Post [now called Standard Post] OR First Class [if 13 ounces or lighter] (save money):
Most US locations receive item within 6 days of payment
USPS Priority, OR First Class Parcel (get promptly, good value):
Most US locations receive item within 4 days of payment
FedEx, DHL, UPS, or other shipper (get promptly, good value):
Most US locations receive item within 4 days of payment

If the shipping service allows it, any item will be sent the same or next day-Monday through Saturday.

Item will be sent via the US Post Office, unless 1) occasionally we will use a different company but at our discretion an equivalent or better service will be used free of charge, or 2) the buyer messages us before or with payment with a special Inforwars info-wars alex jones nwo n.w.o. libertarian constitution constitutional jesse ventura tea party rand paul request for FedEx, DHL, UPS, or other shipper.

This item is eligible for a shipping discount when more than one item is bought from our store at the same time.  Ebay will automatically calculate shipping costs and subtract the discounts when either getting a quote on multiple of one listing OR when checking out with multiple items/listings.  If paying through another method and need an exact quote for you to prepare to pay, contact us.

Snail Ma!l:  Get 10% off total if buyer ma!ls payment (mony ordr, cheque, more..).  Message us for name to put on mony ordr/cheque; physical address to ma!l payment; and invoice with 10% savings.  Do NOT make payments out to "Ridgewood General Store". 

Tracking and/or insurance is included for significantly high-priced items and tracking is included for multi-unit, business, and known-security risk destinations.  Insurance and tracking information for this item:

For this item, insurance and tracking is included in the shipping fee.

Our Shipping Charges are fair:

We will never charge you more than what we pay for packing, handling and shipping.  When rating a seller, "shipping & handling charges" is supposed to be an evaluation of the seller's overall shipping charge.  We just pass on charges (from FedEx, DHL, UPS, USPS, etc ... ) They are out of our control, so we ask for the highest rating on "shipping & handling charges".  When buying two, and especially more items, we charge much less per item than the shippers charge us.

We determine our fair, and bulk-friendly shipping charges by adding (base charge) + (handling charge):

1) Base charge:  An estimate of the actual cost the shipper will charge us.  This is based on the actual size, weight, the package shape, and distance (based on USPS calculator).  Then we subtract about 1/3rd from from the actual weight.  The effect is that as more items are bought at the same time, your actual shipping cost will fall farther than the cost the shipper will charge us.   +...

2) Handling charge: $1 to $12 for the first item, and 90% off each of the handling charges of all but the largest handling charge in any one order.  This charge helps to cover the 1/3^rd of the weight we already subtracted and any cost to US [the estimated cost of packaging materials; handling (especially of very valuable or fragile items); tracking or insurance; and/or extra paperwork (of items going out of the US)]. 

Ponder it:  This method results in the first item bought to be about equal to the shipper’s actual charge.  Then with each additional item you purchase from Ridgewood General at the same time, the base charge falls relative to the shipping company’s charges, while the handling charge has less of an effect on the total cost.

Result:  The more you buy, the more you save on shipping. 

If all this seems complicated, there is an easy way to verify that it’s fair: Go up to the "shipping and payments" tab.  Then plug in some different quantities and your zip code.  Then click on “Get Rates” to get exact quotes…you’ll see it’s fair.