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Hello, welcome to our "About Me" page. 

Leo and Patti live in Western, North Carolina, with an old cat & young dog.  

 We mostly sell postcards, however it's not what we set out to do. It just evolved. We started originally with collectibles & one of a kind items (Homer Simpson did very well for us), and we're starting to gravitate a little back in that direction. I like postcards, so they'll continue to be a very large part of what we sell, but we'll be adding non-postcard items here & there.

We are very serious about providing excellent customer service:

Our Promise

• We will answer all questions
• We do our best to describe our listing accurately
• We will acknowlege receving your payment - and let you know when we intend to ship your item
• We will ship your item ASAP after receiving your payment
• We'll send you a message when we ship your item

Postcard Shipping Rates & Policies

USA Domestic: $1.00 flat rate for the first card, all other cards on the same order shipped free (does not apply to 'lots'). Save big on multiple postcard orders. Usually ship USPS First Class Mail.

Non-USA International: Actual calculated cost, plus $1.00 for shipping and handling. Usually ships USPS First Class International Mail.

Non-Postcard Shipping Rates & Policies

This will be determined on a case by case basis. Normally it will be calculated, based on weight and shipping location. Check the listing or contact us if you arent sure. We combine shipping whenever possible. If for some reason we won't combine shipping with a particular item, we'll say so in the listing. We ship within one business day of receiving cleared payment.

Rating Postcards

Rating cards is frequently a judgement call, and mine may differ from yours. The best thing to do is look at the pictures I provide. Each card listed has a picture of front and back, and can be supersized. Its best to supersize the pictures, take a close look, and make your own decision. Pay special attention to corners and edges.

The following is how I go about rating postcards. I have no kind of training in doing this, I simply looked online to find some guidelines, saw how others did it & took it from there. One site I used was www.postcardy.com. There are several others.

Here is what I mean by my card ratings:

Mint - card is new or looks like it is fresh from the postcard factory, where they are made by elves. Perfect picture with bright colors & bright back, sharp corners, unused, no flaws. As of this writing, and most other of my writings, I have no mint cards.

Near Mint - card may be in mint condition, but I don't quite have the confidence to say so. I have a few of these.

Excellent - card has sharp corners, bright, clear picture, may be postally used or have writing on the back. No writing on front.

Very Good - card will have minor corner and/or edge wear, may have small creases but nothing that interferes with the picture. It may have writing on the back & be postally used, there will be no writing on front.

Good - card will have noticeable corner and edge wear. Corners may be rounded or blunt, there may be larger corner creases. It may be postally used, and it may have a small amount of writing on front. None of this will interfere with the overall picture.

Fair - These cards will be intact, but may have large creases, excess soiling, staining or other defects, and these may interfere with the picture. I don't normally sell cards which I think are in less than good conditon. If I do list one, I make it abundantly clear.