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Originally Posted by TMCerebus

Do others have this "problem" or am I doing something wrong?

If I make multiple eBay purchases (Buy it Now) from a Seller ... I can make a request of the Seller to combine shipping cost.

If I make multiple eBay (Make an Offer) from a Seller ... As soon as the Seller accepts each Offer, I am charged. There is no opportunity to request combined shipping from the Seller. This means I have to ask the seller, through messaging, to please reimburse me for the extra

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Originally Posted by TMCerebus

Buying all panels (six-stamp) from the 1970/71 Esso NHL Super Saver set.

Originally Posted by TMCerebus

Buying all items from the 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee series.

Originally Posted by TMCerebus

I'm a Canadian who has been living in the US for many years.

My interest is 1969 O-Pee-Chee cards/4-in-1s/checklists/wrappers etc and 1970 Esso NHL Power Players ... pure nostalgia as these are what I remember collecting as a kid.

As a new collector, I am limited to eBay and FanaticsCollect for my searches. Since my interest is in Canadian made items ... are there any large Canadian online stores that I could search for my missing items? I'd like more resources than just

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Every collector knows the excitement of opening a mail day package or finalizing a trade. But nothing kills that excitement faster than pulling a card out only to find the top loader covered in a sticky, yellowed mess.
We see it all the time in the hobby community. Someone trying to do the right thing by sealing a card holder ends up completely destroying the presentation equipment.

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The Hard Reality of "Cheap" Tape
Take a look at this recent example from a trade:
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