Vintage Cream Separator Strainer Turned Bird House ?? Lot 21-64-12

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This listing is for a vintage cream separator strainer turned bird house
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Shipping
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Payment is due within 3 days.
I DO NOT PROVIDE MUCH OF A DESCRIPTION BECAUSE I TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES. AND A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. PLEASE LOOK OVER THE ITEM AND IF YOU WANT MORE DETAILS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THEM AS BEST I CAN. IF WE KNOW SOMETHING IS DAMAGED, MISSING, OR LOOSE, WE DO MENTION IT. We have many customers that will buy multiple items. We can combine shipping on many items but it depends on size or shape etc. Let us know which items you are interested in before buying and we can let you know what we can do. I usually have around 2,000  listings of mostly vintage, antique and unique items. If you like the old or unique stuff, like I do, keep an eye on my listings. I have new listings every week. I go to about 100 auctions a year looking for old and unusual items. Buy with confidence,  we are well over 27,000 overall positives with only a handful of impossible to please negatives (you know the type). We also have over 1,000 followers and most are repeat customers.  I am human and very rarely mistakes happen, just give me a chance to fix it if it does.  I love my California and Florida customers but California and Florida postal workers seem a little slow. Whenever there is a delay in delivery, it seems to happen in CA or FL. The package always shows up but sometimes there is a delay(small percentage). I just wanted to let you know I have more delays in those states than any others.
I have returns marked paid by buyer. That is just to cut down on buyer remorse returns. If an item is damaged or I am at fault on something I WILL pay for return shipping.
We have noticed lately that some packages are moving very slowly. Doesn't matter if they are first class or priority. Some 3 day packages have been taking 3 weeks! We cannot make USPS scan your package. If it shows that the package has processed through Huron SD I promise it is not still sitting there. It just has not been scanned through its travels. Not sure why.
eBay
is giving very optimistic delivery times and most packages are not meeting them. Thank you for being patient.
Okay, it's time to vent. If you are the kind of person to buy an item and then not pay for it and leave the seller negative feedback, don't buy from me.(yes, that has happened). I still don't understand how eBay allows that to happen. Also, if you leave negative feedback because the USPS takes their time with it, don't buy from me. I'll ship within 3 business days and then it is out of my hands. You never know about delivery speed so all my listings say can be up to 10 business days. Rarely, an item is permanently lost and then I'll just refund. Lastly, if you leave negative feedback because you don't like my shipping charges, don't buy from me. Yes, I can put free shipping on all of my items but I'll raise my listing prices and you will pay the same anyway. There are no hidden shipping charges. My price is clearly listed. Some people have higher and some have lower on similar items. I just try to break even with my fees.  I have flat shipping charges no matter where you live. Some states I lose a little, some states I make a little depending on how far away you are. Keep in mind eBay takes a percentage from me on shipping charges. I have thousands of happy customers and very few negative people. Hopefully, you can see that. Thanks for taking the time and putting up with the rant.  Sorry, I have some more below.
Every once in a while someone will message me after the USPS takes their time with a package. WHERE IS MY ITEM?? Do you honestly think I know?  Maybe if I was hand delivering it, I would know. If I am in South Dakota and you are in Florida my guess is somewhere in between. I can have my postal worker run a search but that is the best I can do. Like I said earlier, if it doesn't make it, I will refund.
I have been accused a couple times now of adding sales tax. I DO NOT DO THAT!   I have no control of that. That is your state and you need to complain to your local politicians. (okay, that was funny, probably not going to get you very far, but you can try).
Please keep in mind, I am away a lot.  I had a person message me 5 times in a half hour and seemed annoyed I did not get back to them immediately. I am on the road a lot going to auctions etc. I am really busy and will get back to you when I can. I also take one random day off each week. I will do no eBay business during this day. It is hard for some people to believe but I do have a life away from eBay. I definitely do not sit at my computer 24 hours a day.
What is in the water in Smithfield, North Carolina. Get a load of this. A guy from there just called me a m-eFer S.O.B. an A word couple of B words and that was just the first sentence. I had the audacity to charge him for shipping an item that cost to ship. Of course, I still lose money because of eBay fees. I am NOT making money on that. Not only that, I had the nerve to ship an item out on Monday after he paid on Friday and it was not delivered by Wednesday. Shame on me. How do I live with myself???
I live in South Dakota, I can read a map,  that is a long distance. Sometimes it takes a while.
I am extremely busy, that is why all my listings say ship in three business days and may take 10 business days to be delivered. Even after that time USPS is a little late.  He is lucky it went out in one business day and still not happy. I'm sure that negative is coming. A negative from this guy, I will call a compliment!! GMAFB
Believe it or not, I am actually a really nice guy and not a jerk that some may think with the rants. I'm just trying to save on future headaches for buyer and seller. I guess they are not really rants,  more like factual eBay experiences. Just communicate like a civilized human being and I will do my best to make sure you are a satisfied customer. Thank you to all my eBay customers for the 99% positive experiences.