BIRMINGHAM SILVERPLATE on copper COFFEE TEA SERVICE COMPLETE VINTAGE SET.

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PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
BIRMINGHAM SILVERPLATE on copper COFFEE TEA SERVICE COMPLETE VINTAGE SET.  All pieces are in excellent shape, no dents, dings, scratches, or repairs to note in my inspection.  At time of listing, this set is beautifully shined and ready for display but you may want to spruce it up a little for holiday presentation when you receive it.
Berry pattern on finial, each piece is marked Birmingham Silver on Copper.
Please see photographs for approximate dimensions.
Inventory general shelf
Hang on a second.
I need you to read this rambling wordy disclaimer before you buy from me or send me a message that can be answered by looking closely at the photos.
WARNING: IF YOU ASK A QUESTION THAT CAN BE ANSWERED BY LOOKING AT PICS OR READING MY LISTING, SNARK WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN.
Sure, I could just answer you, and maybe I will, but being occasionally snarky brings me joy.
You might get mad and huff off, but guess what?
At least I prevented heartburn by irritating someone I don’t want to sell to, so everybody wins.
Read all the words and look at all the pretty pictures.  I know it's sometimes a lot to ask, you're busy, life is hard, but I have faith in you; know that once you buy this, it's yours.
If you decide you don’t want it, SELL IT.
I won’t cancel purchases once made unless I decide I don’t want to sell to you
(I’m looking at YOU, buyer from somewhere other than the USA not using ebay’s global shipping program.)
Sales are final.
That means no take-backs or do-overs unless I made a mistake in the listing.
I stopped taking returns about the time somebody said "I changed my mind," when they got that “free shipping” item I paid to send them.
Heck with that.  I no longer offer free shipping, either.
At first glance, it might seem I’m overcharging on shipping, but listen: there’s a crazy meth-head chicken that works at the post office, and that chicken picks prices at random while coked-out crazies in DC place bets on which square the chicken will choose to determine shipping costs.
True fact.
You can look it up, the internet will support this theory, because the internet supports any idea.
Never let facts stand in the way of a good theory, just ask a politician.
Anyway, those random prices sometimes are higher than you’d expect, so I have to charge a rate that actually covers my costs.
SOMETIMES, I don’t actually charge enough, and shipping costs eat into my profit margin, and that wounds me deeply.
I’m not in this gig to give stuff away, I’m here to make money, but I do NOT profit on shipping.
Do you want to buy multiple items from me and have combined shipping for a lower cost?
Then pay attention, here’s how it works:
First, buy everything you want from me all at once using your shopping cart.
Then, pay the total tab ebay says to pay.
I’ll do my thing, pack up your stuff, and then I’ll REFUND YOU the extra money you paid if it’s above my actual costs.
Sometimes, there’s no refund, because the price is what I had to pay.
Other times, the refund is significant.
There it is.
That’s how it works.
Now you don’t have to ask.
Keep in mind that this is an online garage sale, a seedy virtual flea market, a shady backalley swap meet with sweaty dudes selling questionable stuff out of rusty car trunks.  You pay me, I ship it to you, we’re done, the end.  One way trip from Coolsville to Yourtown.
This aint Amazon.
This here is fleabay.
You’ll want to clean your items that you buy from me, because they are probably dirty, maybe even filthy.
Or, maybe it’s fine.
DOES THIS ITEM LOOK GOLD IN THE PHOTOGRAPH?
Chances are good it’s actually BLACK PLASTIC,but sometimes the light tent combined with your screen give it a golden hue.
If you think whatever is pictured is gold in color, ASK ME before you buy.
IF THE ITEM ARRIVES BROKEN due to the games of pickup soccer played by bored Postal employees, please take the time to reach out to me and let’s chat before you start an official return.
DID I MAKE A MISTAKE?
Defecation happens, but there’s no reason for us to let it hit the oscillator.
TALK TO ME BEFORE YOU EVER INITIATE A RETURN, REGARDLESS OF REASON.
I AM A REAL PERSON, TAKE THE TIME TO SPEAK INSTEAD OF CLICK ON ‘RETURN’.
Give me a chance to set stuff right before you drop a negative feedback on me; yeah, I might tell you to kick rocks, but at least check in to see if I’m going to be a jerk first.
If you’re a decent human being and talk to me, I’ll likely resolve the situation to everyone’s satisfaction (so long as “I decided I didn’t want this” isn’t your excuse to try and return something.
Safe to say I’ll tell you to kick rocks on that one).
Are you based outside the USA?
Then use the Global Shipping Program, because I might cancel orders being shipped to freight forwarding services.
If you buy items from me with a total value of around or more, I will probably make you sign for the package.
If that’s a deal breaker, move along.
I intentionally set my shipping to “media mail” to manage shipping timeline expectations, not because I actually use media mail.
I might use UPS or Fedex at my discretion, you don’t get a say in that unless you chip in premium costs to offset my expenses.
Yeah, I hate FEDEX and rarely use them, but I gotta do what’s best for my bottom line. As such, I might need you to provide something besides a PO Box; I’ll message you if this is the case.
Refusal to cooperate with me on that will result in a cancellation of your order.
I
price things so you get a bargain and I get some positive cashflow.
Don’t whine to me about having to pay taxes on the stuff you buy.
That ain’t my fault.
Blame Congress and eBay and the devil, because sometimes they’re all one and the same.
Finally, PLEASE don’t message me asking where your package is
& don’t ask ebay.
THEY DON’T KNOW EITHER.
We all have the exact same tracking information you do; I do not have a magic ebay seller connection at the Post Office to suddenly un-disappear your gear.
Pack your patience and manage expectations, and we’ll make it through this together, I promise.