Annette Himstedt - Bill ' S Journey Around The World Hardcover Book - Germany
Item History & Price
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I OFFER COMBINED SHIPPING - PLEASE READ FAQs!! After reading the FAQs...scroll down for this week's installment of an on-going tale about Jamie, Henry, and our eBay business.Henry's Doll Em-purr-iumUp for auction is a "Bill's Journey Around The World" Hardcover Book by Annette Himstedt. The 14.25" x 12" x 1" book is from Germany and features large colorful pictures. The book is in very good condition. The binding is intact. There is a small crush mark on one side of the cover (see phot...o). Will ship in original shipper box.
FAQs Does this item have any stains or odors? - We do our best to describe the item's condition as we see it, items come from a smoke-free home with no pungent odors (unless stated above). All items are sold AS-IS, please ask any questions before bidding. Buyer assumes the risk that new-NRFB items may have flaws once removed from box or undressed. Do you accept anything other than PayPal? - No, I accept PayPal only and immediate payment is much appreciated. An automatic unpaid item case will be opened if payment is not received within 4 days. Do you offer combined shipping? - I happily offer combined shipping on multiple items. If you win/purchase more than one item, please use the "Request Total from Seller" button on the checkout page OR wait for me to send your combined shipping invoice (which, either way, is usually done the following afternoon). If you go ahead and make payment without waiting for a combined shipping invoice, I can only assume this is your way of donating a "little extra" to cover the cost of cat food. If you are allergic to cats, this is a warning that Henry, the CEO of this little operation, is a cat! Cat hairs are sometimes included at no additional charge :)Can you offer a cheaper shipping option? - The shipping option(s) listed is/are the choice(s) for this item. International Buyers - Please do not ask me to lower the declared value of the item or mark it as a gift. I do not use the Global Shipping Program. Be prepared to pay the customs taxes that will be due upon arrival of your item.What's the meaning of life? - Good friends, belly laughs, random adventures, and birthday cake!
Installment #27In December 2007 I attended my very first Tonner Doll Company factory sale. It was held at the John A Coleman Catholic High School across the street from Tonner‘s offices on Hurley Avenue in Kingston, New York. I was informed that I should arrive early as people start camping out the night before. I found this so hard to believe but nonetheless I arrived bright and early that cold winter morning with three close friends; we were each willing to invest a few hundred dollars in whatever goodies we could grab and afterwards I would do all the work listing the items for sale on eBay and take a percentage. It felt like a great win-win for everyone involved; they had no knowledge or experience with dolls whatsoever, just very good friends who were willing to go along with my hair-brained plan to keep a steady income streaming in while I searched for a “real” job. The night before we all congregated in the living room of one friend as I schooled them on what kinds of dolls and doll items to keep their eyes out for, even though I had NO idea what would be offered or what I would even be looking for. I showed them photos from the Tonner website and they diligently took notes to prepare themselves for the early morning insanity. As we waited in line, in the chilly high school hallway outside of the gymnasium doors, we sized up our competition and listened in on conversations about previous year’s factory sales. When the doors finally opened we moved swiftly into the gymnasium with the rest of the bargain shoppers, single-file, one by one; luckily we weren’t too far back in line and got a decent opportunity at some top-notch items. Let me tell you, that factory sale was crazy; I’d never seen anything like it! When I was told that it was comparable to a wedding dress sample sale, with people grabbing and kicking…they weren’t kidding. There was no time to think, you just had to get in there and you had to grab whatever you could get your hands on and stuff it all into the giant, lawn & leaf garbage bag that the Tonner staff provided you while you were waiting in line for the doors to open. If you got out alive and without injury you were considered lucky; ok, I just made that up for affect but it certainly does paint a very vivid picture of what a madhouse that factory sale truly was. Most people rushed in like they were on a mission to snag that last loaf of bread on the shelf before a winter storm hits. They filled their giant black bags with everything the could get their hands on, then they would go over into a corner and sort through everything, setting aside the items that they really wanted into one pile and those they decided against into another. This eventually led to Tonner having to change the rules about how their factory sales would run and operate. My three friends and I came home with lots of goodies and over the next few months I filtered them into my eBay store and we all made a decent profit. To heck with old records, model cars, and humungous artwork…more dolls is what I needed to find!
There are photos that go along with all installments on my blog, which can be found on brodjam . comIf you follow brodjam on FB, the weekly installments will be shared there as well.
FAQs Does this item have any stains or odors? - We do our best to describe the item's condition as we see it, items come from a smoke-free home with no pungent odors (unless stated above). All items are sold AS-IS, please ask any questions before bidding. Buyer assumes the risk that new-NRFB items may have flaws once removed from box or undressed. Do you accept anything other than PayPal? - No, I accept PayPal only and immediate payment is much appreciated. An automatic unpaid item case will be opened if payment is not received within 4 days. Do you offer combined shipping? - I happily offer combined shipping on multiple items. If you win/purchase more than one item, please use the "Request Total from Seller" button on the checkout page OR wait for me to send your combined shipping invoice (which, either way, is usually done the following afternoon). If you go ahead and make payment without waiting for a combined shipping invoice, I can only assume this is your way of donating a "little extra" to cover the cost of cat food. If you are allergic to cats, this is a warning that Henry, the CEO of this little operation, is a cat! Cat hairs are sometimes included at no additional charge :)Can you offer a cheaper shipping option? - The shipping option(s) listed is/are the choice(s) for this item. International Buyers - Please do not ask me to lower the declared value of the item or mark it as a gift. I do not use the Global Shipping Program. Be prepared to pay the customs taxes that will be due upon arrival of your item.What's the meaning of life? - Good friends, belly laughs, random adventures, and birthday cake!
Installment #27In December 2007 I attended my very first Tonner Doll Company factory sale. It was held at the John A Coleman Catholic High School across the street from Tonner‘s offices on Hurley Avenue in Kingston, New York. I was informed that I should arrive early as people start camping out the night before. I found this so hard to believe but nonetheless I arrived bright and early that cold winter morning with three close friends; we were each willing to invest a few hundred dollars in whatever goodies we could grab and afterwards I would do all the work listing the items for sale on eBay and take a percentage. It felt like a great win-win for everyone involved; they had no knowledge or experience with dolls whatsoever, just very good friends who were willing to go along with my hair-brained plan to keep a steady income streaming in while I searched for a “real” job. The night before we all congregated in the living room of one friend as I schooled them on what kinds of dolls and doll items to keep their eyes out for, even though I had NO idea what would be offered or what I would even be looking for. I showed them photos from the Tonner website and they diligently took notes to prepare themselves for the early morning insanity. As we waited in line, in the chilly high school hallway outside of the gymnasium doors, we sized up our competition and listened in on conversations about previous year’s factory sales. When the doors finally opened we moved swiftly into the gymnasium with the rest of the bargain shoppers, single-file, one by one; luckily we weren’t too far back in line and got a decent opportunity at some top-notch items. Let me tell you, that factory sale was crazy; I’d never seen anything like it! When I was told that it was comparable to a wedding dress sample sale, with people grabbing and kicking…they weren’t kidding. There was no time to think, you just had to get in there and you had to grab whatever you could get your hands on and stuff it all into the giant, lawn & leaf garbage bag that the Tonner staff provided you while you were waiting in line for the doors to open. If you got out alive and without injury you were considered lucky; ok, I just made that up for affect but it certainly does paint a very vivid picture of what a madhouse that factory sale truly was. Most people rushed in like they were on a mission to snag that last loaf of bread on the shelf before a winter storm hits. They filled their giant black bags with everything the could get their hands on, then they would go over into a corner and sort through everything, setting aside the items that they really wanted into one pile and those they decided against into another. This eventually led to Tonner having to change the rules about how their factory sales would run and operate. My three friends and I came home with lots of goodies and over the next few months I filtered them into my eBay store and we all made a decent profit. To heck with old records, model cars, and humungous artwork…more dolls is what I needed to find!
There are photos that go along with all installments on my blog, which can be found on brodjam . comIf you follow brodjam on FB, the weekly installments will be shared there as well.
