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Message:: [QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2145224, member: 71723"]I have to offer my $0.02 on eBay buying. Establish relationships. Don't be "slutty", cavorting with every coin seller you see. Expect a "getting to know each other" phase with each new seller where you get to know them, and they get to know you. And PLEASE, whatever you do, do NOT expect any seller to do what any other seller has done for you. Ask, don't presume. Volume sellers can be overwhelmed to the point that combining shipments may be just plain physically difficult for them to do. A 1:1 system of lots to shipments may be the best they can do. It literally may INCREASE their costs to combine shipments, depending on their help, their software and the items involved. I once had a seller tell me he could combine on lots near each other in the order, but not widely dispersed. It made sense. Just because you are a buyer, do not expect to be that seller's be all and end all. Sellers pay out the wazoo in fees and commissions to do business on eBay. The marginally good deal you get buying can easily turn into a seller's loss. Have a little compassion. eBay has "moved the goalposts" on sellers several times over, and not in the seller's favor.[/QUOTE]