Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions

• All prices are in British Pounds.  Approximate Euro and US conversions are available.  All prices exclude VAT and sales taxes.   Currently, I am not registered for VAT and therefore VAT will not be charged.
• You are responsible for any VAT, Customs Duties, clerarance charges etc. that may be imposed by your country of residence.
• All orders are processed on a first come, first served basis.
• The shell you see in the photograph is the shell that you will get
• There is no minimum order limit.
• I will combine orders from eBay (seller: cypraeamanUK) and shellauction (seller: cypraea) and have them shipped together.  To reserve shells they must be paid for, postage will pnly charged when shipped.
• All shells that do not meet your standards can be returned (within 7 days of receipt) and will be replaced or refunded.
• We ship orders within 2-3 days after payment for the order.
• Payment can be made in British pounds (GBP), Euro or United States Dollars (USD) – see payment page for details.
• I accept paypal (No transaction fee charged to you) and bank transfers (EFTs) buyer pays sending bank fees.  There is a 2.5% discount when paying by EFT.

Postage/Shipment is extra.  Shells are shipped using the UK Royal Mail.  I use a fully trackable service.   Orders from China and Itay will be shipped by fully tracked and signed for mail service. Orders can be shipped by international courier for the cost of the buyer. 

I charge actual packaging and shipping costs.  Packing and shipping costs are subject to a 5% levy when paying by PayPal and no discount applies to the postage and pavking portion when paying by EFT..

I do not ship to certain countries such as Russia, Israel, South American Countries and The Middle East (excluding UAE) and Africa (Excluding South Africa).  Buyers resident in those countries must contact me before ordering to see if an exceptions can be made.

Indicative postage rates are as follows:

United Kingdom

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Note that the shipping costs shown include the costs of the shipping box plus wrapping.  The shipping and wrapping varies from  GBP1.00 to GBP 3.00 depending upon the size and weight of the package.