Yard Sales By Shellmarie is owned and operated by me, Shelley Marie. Many years ago, around 1994, Ed had this idea that we would supplement our household income by selling items on Ebay. Well, time passed and in our busy day-to-day lives we just never got around to it.He also had this idea in the early 1980's before ebay but the family thought what for.Now others got rich. lol
In early 2003 our son was told he was being transferred from Washington DC (he was working at the Pentagon) to Belgium. He would leave in July. Ed and I had been married 23 years and had never been on vacation, so we decided this would be the perfect time! We would fly to Washington and drive back to California with our son!!!! I was so excited! We were going to take a real vacation!
We arrived in Washington on June 1 and planned to spend 2 days there before heading home. While still in Washington, Ed started getting sick and had a lot of pain-especially when he sat. As we traveled through the states the pain got worse and then he developed a high fever. By Oklahoma it was so bad that my son and I begged him to fly home with me so he could go to the hospital. He wouldn hear of it. He didn want to ruin our vacation. We could only travel a short time each day, and when we arrived in Nevada on June 10 Ed was so sick, and in so much pain he finally agreed to go to the emergency room there. The doctor said that they couldn see anything but that the ednesson his rear was probably an abscess. They gave him some pain medication and anti-biotic and told him that if it did not clear up in a week or 10 days he should see his doctor. We finally arrived home in Paradise on June 12 and Ed doctor had said not to wait, but to go straight to the Emergency room. I thank God he agreed to go. Instead of coming to the surface, the abscess(they never new what it was) had traveled inside him from the right side of his rear, to the left side of his abdomen also the right side, destroying tissue, muscles and nerves. The infection eventually cleared, but according to his doctor, the damage it caused to his body will never heal. It has been 4 years and the pain, caused by the damage to the nerves, is still so severe that most days he cannot be up for more than a few hours throughout the day. Some days, its even worse, to the point that he cannot get up at all.
We have learned that he has also developed arthritis that is causing deterioration in his tail and hip bones and parts of his spine. As if this was not enough, he has also developed golf ball like tumors all over inside him.
Ed was a Certified Nursing Assistant for several years prior to the illnesses which have permanently disabled him. He had worked primarily in nursing homes caring for the elderly and disabled early in his career then in hospitals in surgical also med surg, and that work kept him physically active. Once he could no longer do work that required any physical activity he became very bored, and very depressed.
That is when the idea surfaced again, why not try Ebay!
During his ell spells Ed would help me when I got home from work creating our store. It took several months (I work full time outside the home), but finally we were ready to open for business!!! Our store has given Ed the opportunity to work when he is not in too much pain and helps keep some of his depression at bay. Ebay is something we enjoy doing together and helps to supplement our lost income! I would never have guessed that Ebay would be such a blessing in our lives!!
ABOUT OUR STORE
Ed and I believe that we are friendly, honest and reasonable people. We strive continually to maintain an excellent reputation by providing the best customer service we possibly can!even if it means we lose money.
We try, to the best of our ability, to provide you with an honest, accurate and complete description of all items we list. With the exception of some video games, the item pictured in our listing is the item for sale. We are not experts on all the items we sell, so if we missed something, or if you want more information regarding any item, we welcome your questions. If you find an error in our listing we sincerely appreciate being informed about it! Ed checks our email any time he is well enough to be up, and I check every night after work so that all inquires are addressed as soon as possible.
PC, Nintendo, Sega and other Video Games: We often use stock photos and information for our video games. When he is able, Ed checks a game web sites for information to include in our description. In the description I try to always include information such as:
CD only (comes in sleeve)
Guide (small pamphlet that comes inside the original jewel case)
Manual
Original Box (I try to list the condition of the box) if applicable
PC Software Compatibly is the buyer responsibility. As most gamers are aware, the older games often have downloadable patches which enable them to work with newer operating systems. I do not know enough about PC games to include the information in the description. Ed helps when he is able, but please be aware that we can not guarantee that a particular game is compatible with your system.
PAYMENTS, SHIPPING AND INSURANCE
United States: We accept Paypal, money orders and personal checks (items paid by check will be held for 7 to 10 days for the payment to clear).
International Buyers: We are happy to ship internationally but we can only accept Paypal or Western Union money orders.
All payments mailed to us must include the item number.
We do our best to ship within 1 to 2 business days of receiving your payment. On one occasion I was not able to get away from work and Ed was not well enough to get an item to the post office for 3 days after a payment was received. If this happens, we will notify you to determine whether or not you still want the item.
In most cases we use the USPS for shipping. Shipping Insurance is free for most of our items. However, we do reserve the right to require insurance on more expensive items. We are sorry, but we can not be responsible for lost or damaged items once left with the shipping carrier but we will work with you till your happy :).
RETURNS
If we sell you an item and you believe it is not as described please contact us immediately. You may return the item and we will be happy to refund the purchase price upon receipt of the returned item. If we have grossly misrepresented the item in our description, your purchase price and all shipping costs will happily be refunded, most sellers wont give back shipping.
In case of returns, please email us for a return authorization. This is simply a form of communication, a courtesy, to let us know to expect the item.
FEEDBACK
Once you have received your item and you are happy with the transaction, we would very much appreciate it if you would take a moment and leave us a positive feedback. We will return the kindness!!
Our customer satisfaction is of the utmost importance to us. If an imperfection is found that was not disclosed, please know that it was not intentional. We do our best to make sure our descriptions are accurate, but we may miss something. If this happens, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can work together to remedy the situation. Please do not leave negative or neutral feedback out of anger. We always go the extra mile to guarantee our customers are satisfied with their purchase.
WE THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ ABOUT US!
Your business is genuinely valued and appreciated!!
