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I only accept card payments thru Paypal now. They have a shopping cart type checkout portal if you do not have an account and accept all major credit cards. If you have a Paypal account then you probably know how to use it [if not you should]. For Parts orders I do not send Paypal Invoices or Money Requests, except in emergencies. I just do not have the time. For Guitar orders I'll gladly make the time to send you an invoice but would need your Paypal registered email address. If you do not have an account I cannot send you an invoice, you have to go thru the Paypal no account payment, email for a file explaining how [there are a couple trickies]. I could enter it all for you but if you won't trust Paypal to have a account [extremely useful in online purchasing] why would you trust me with your credit card numbers! ;o}

PAYPAL

NEW USER AGREEMENT - AS OF 1/2020 - THIS SUPERCEDES ANYTHING TYPED ANYWHERE ON THIS WEBSITE - PAYPAL IS NO LONGER REFUNDING THE FEES ON ANY REFUNDS, SO ANY REFUNDS TO A CUSTOMER ON ANY PURCHASE NO MATTER HOW LARGE OR SMALL CANNOT BE FREELY REFUNDED, YOU WILL LOSE THE FEES. MOST DEALERS CALL THIS A "RESTOCKING FEE", LETS CALL IT WHAT IT IS, IF YOU USE PAYPAL AND RETURN OR CANCEL, YOU LOOSE THE FEES THEY CHARGE ME.

Paypal has come a long way in securing transactions for both buyers and sellers. They are doing a great job of vetting out fraud on both sides, and guaranteeing both sides are protected. No processor will ever be perfect, but Paypal is my preferred method of payment and I no longer even have a card merchant account. Paypal offers a way for anybody without an account to pay with a typical shopping cart checkout page. If you have a Paypal account and are paying with a credit card or with cash in your account the payment will be "Instant" and your purchase can ship immediately. If you are paying with cash in your account you "can" save the Paypal fees I pass along to you by making a "Friends and Family" payment. You loose all Paypal protections with this type of payment and you should never used it unless you absolutely trust the other party, including me! 3% discount. FRIENDS AND FAMILY PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE TO MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT, NOT THE ACCOUNT LINKED BELOW! I will have to give it to you after arrangements are made. If your payment funds are drawn from your bank by either ATM or Debit card or direct access to your account, it will send as an "Uncleared" e-check. If I receive an e-check payment I will email to notify you that the payment will not clear for 5 - 7 days and is not guaranteed by Paypal so I will only mail e-check orders when the e-check has cleared. No exceptions.

Any Paypal transactions MUST ship to the address registered with Paypal, no exceptions. You can have anything shipped to an alternate address only if you instruct me to and include the specific address in the Purchase Detail field so it is on record with the transaction as Paypal will side with me on any "did not ship to registered address" claim.

I do not send Paypal Invoices for Parts orders, except in emergencies. I just do not have the time. For Guitar orders I'll gladly make the time to send you an invoice so the exact guitar and serial number are part of the payment record. I will need your Paypal registered email address to send the invoice to.

Please do not send any payments for anything without asking about availability and an accurate quote first. Otherwise, here is the payment file with instructions

Any Paypal payment where you have an account - the “ship to” address must be registered with Paypal and it must ship to that address. If you have more than 1 address registered you must choose the correct address when making payment.

Paypal Payment File

Enter the TOTAL to be paid, the final total, you will not have a chance to change it later. You may enter the description if you wish but you must email me after payment to sync the order and so I have your email address to send tracking to, so it is not necessary. If you have a Paypal account click the Paypal button. If you want to Venmo use that button [I have no idea how that works LOL], if you're paying with a debit or credit card hit the Checkout button and on the next page choose the Debit and Credit Card field.

CASH

There are several payment alternatives you may choose from. Your personal check gladly accepted for payments up to $100. Personal checks are typically for parts orders, and do not need to clear before your purchase is shipped. For payments over $100 [or for those that do not have a checking account], Money Orders and Cashiers Check are your best options. Money Orders and Bank Checks MUST have enough security features present to distinguish them as "real", otherwise they must clear before shipping [over $100]. Merchandise will be shipped the first business day following payment if these security features are present, unless it's a guitar purchase as I'm usually in a backlog of work [Silver package and under guitar purchases will ship next day or as soon as possible with my busy schedule]. Guitars go into tech line when payment is received. You may also choose to transfer the funds directly into my account. This usually takes 2-3 business days (Priority Mail is just as fast) and you must add in the $10 transfer fee my bank charges to receive the transfer, and your bank will charge you around $15 to send it. You will need to contact me for my account information.

Cash payments can be made thru Paypal if you are paying with cash in your account by making a "Friends and Family" payment. You loose all Paypal protections with this type of payment and you should never used it unless you absolutely trust the other party, including me!

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS

CREDIT CARD

Paypal has come a long way in securing transactions for both buyers and sellers. They are doing a great job of vetting out fraud on both sides, and guaranteeing both sides are protected. No processor will ever be perfect, but Paypal is my preferred method of payment and I no longer even have a card merchant account. Paypal offers a way for anybody without an account to pay [email for directions]. If you have a Paypal account and are paying with a credit card or with cash in your account the payment will be "Instant" and your purchase can ship immediately. If you are paying with cash in your account you "can" save the Paypal fees I pass along to you by making a "Friends and Family" payment. This also allows you to save on cheap non insured shipping on parts orders over $50. You loose all Paypal protections with this type of payment and you should never used it unless you absolutely trust the other party, including me! 3% discount. If your payment funds are drawn from your bank by either ATM or Debit card or direct access to your account, it will send as an "Uncleared" e-check. If I receive an e-check payment I will email to notify you that the payment will not clear for 5 - 7 days and is not guaranteed by Paypal so I will only mail e-check orders when the e-check has cleared. No exceptions.

CASH

Payments Under $500

International Money Orders or Bank Checks in US Dollars, International Money Orders and Bank Checks MUST be drawn on a US bank, and MUST have enough security features present to distinguish them as "real", otherwise they must clear before shipping. Under $500 only.

Western Union Wire Transfer. If you choose Western Union for an instant transfer add $10 for my receive fee. I have to drive 10 miles and put up with quite inept people working the computer receiving and printing the check. Time is money, and I charge for mine. Write for instructions. [Over $200 only!]

US Cash. Last but not least sending US cash is a cheap and effective way to pay, and US cash is available almost everywhere in the world. It is as reliable as sending mail, and no the postman isn't sniffing every envelope to try and sniff out cash. Be sensible and fold it up in a sheet of paper and NObody is the wiser, although I wouldn't recommend it for payments over $100 [or whatever you can comfortably loose], a cash payment has never gone lost yet, but the longer that streak stays alive the closer one comes to going wayward.

Payments Over $500

Bank to Bank Wire Transfer - If you choose the wire transfer you must add the $35 International transfer fee the banks in the middle steal as fees. This fee is the average of what intermediary banks take as fees along the transfers journey. Your bank will also charge you a fee for transferring the money, check with them first (I've got to pay $40 to transfer money overseas!).

Paypal has come a long way in securing transactions for both buyers and sellers. They are doing a great job of vetting out fraud on both sides, and guaranteeing both sides are protected. No processor will ever be perfect, but Paypal has actually become my preferred method of payment. If you are paying with a credit card the payment will be "Instant" and your purchase can ship immediately. If the funds are drawn from your bank by either ATM or Debit card, sometimes it will send as an "Uncleared" e-check. The payment will not clear for 5 - 10 days and is not guaranteed by Paypal. If your payment is an uncleared e-check it will not ship before I receive the cleared check notice.

Any Paypal transactions MUST ship to the address registered with Paypal, or noted in the Purchase Details field, no exceptions.

Western Union Money Order - In Australia you can buy Western Union Money Orders in USD from your post office

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Merchandise always shipped the first business day after payment is received, except as noted above. For an 'estimate' of the costs in your currency, check here to calculate. This will only be close as you will be transferring X amount in *US* Dollars at your bank or through Paypal and they will do the conversion on the day the transfer is actually made, and currency values fluctuate daily. Make sure to use the drop down menu to change the "Interbank Rate" to "Typical Cash Rate: +4%", the Interbank Rate is what banks charge each other to transfer millions of dollars. You can always write me with any questions here.

International buyers must remember, you will be charged Customs Fees and/or Value Added Tax and/or Import Duty by the Customs Dept. of your country. These are based on a percentage of the declared/insured value of the shipment and vary per country. Every now and then something will mysteriously slip through Customs without added Taxes but fully expect and be prepared to pay. I am collecting responses from countries I ship to and will get a page online at some point with the results, but right now I can only give you a few examples of how varied they are, see below.

International Customs Fees

Canada bills 7%GST plus whatever your local provincial tax is, plus 6% duty. Alberta will pay 13% taxes total, Saskatchewan they will pay 20% (7 GST, 6 Duty, and 7PST), etc. Use this site to estimate your Final Cost to Canada.

England bills 22% total VAT and Duty.

England bills 22% total VAT and Duty.

Finland bills 3.7% Duty and 22% VAT totaling 25.7%

Holland bills 3.2% Duty and 19% Consumer Tax totaling 22.2%

Spain bills 3.75% Duty and 16% VAT for a combined 19.75%

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