Category Archives: Customers

Lost in transit – to track or not to track?

Posted on November 28, 2014 by G. A. Michael Sims

Richard Moffatt, of Poor Richard’s Books just ‘down the road’ from me at Felixstowe writes in this week’s Sheppard’s Confidential: “I recently sent, by surface mail, two modern first editions, signed, and collectable, to a buyer in China. They never … Continue reading →

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Royal Mail – Visible economy shipping please!

Posted on September 1, 2014 by G. A. Michael Sims

Booksellers (and book-buyers), do you have customers (or relations) in Iraq, Iran, India or Pakistan? If so when you agree to ship using Royal Mail’s ‘International Economy’ (the old Surface mail), look up the rates on Royal Mail’s ‘Price-finder’ and … Continue reading →

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Olive Tout of Spain

Posted on March 13, 2010 by G. A. Michael Sims

To Olive Tout of Spain – hotmail tells me that the email address that you supplied with your query about ‘The Ka of Gifford Hillary’ is invalid. I have some details about the title you were asking about but now … Continue reading →

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