ABOUT PAYPAL

This page is intended for those customers who do not yet have a PayPal account.

PayPal was founded in 1998 with the objective of providing any individual or business with an Email address with the means to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online. PayPal already has over 40 million member accounts, worldwide and this number continues to grow as more and more people begin to buy and sell goods online.

Opening a PayPal account is easy and there is no charge for a basic individual account. All that is required is that you provide your contact details and details of the credit card or bank account which you intend to use to make the purchase. All major credit cards may be used including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover Card and many others. The process of opening the account should only take a couple of minutes and is protected by PayPal's Secure Server Encryption. The login name which you will be assigned will be your email address and you will be invited to select your own 8-digit password.

When your account is open you can simply click on the 'add to cart' button for the item(s) which you wish to purchase and then click on the 'proceed to checkout' button when you have made your selections. At that time you will be required to enter your PayPal login name and password and you will be on PayPal's secure server.

It is important to point out that one of the reasons we choose to use PayPal is because we do not wish to take personal and/or financial details from our visitors and hold them on our server. For us it makes much more sense to take advantage of PayPal's significant investments in security technology rather than do something ourselves with our much more limited means. The only information about the transactions on our website which we receive are the name, email address, mailing (shipping) address, item(s) purchased and amount of money received. We do not receive any bank or credit card information.

For the buyer there are no costs associated with using PayPal. There is a fee per transaction which is paid by us, the seller, and all that you will be charged is the cost of the item and any associated shipping and handling charges which are clearly shown with the prices of the various items on the site. It is also important to note that, although our items are all priced in $US, using PayPal it is possible to pay for goods in one of several currencies including Euros, $CAN, Pounds, $AUS and others.

For much more information about PayPal you should visit their website which has a very informative FAQ section. This link will take you there.

If you live in the US and would like to buy from us but are nervous about using a bank account or credit card online we can accept checks and money orders sent via the regular mail. Simply enclose a note detailing the item(s) which you wish to purchase together with payment for the item plus any shipping and handling charges. Alternatively, if it is easier, you can email details of the items and mail the check or money order separately. Our mailing address is 75-18A, Broadway, Unit 508, Elmhurst, New York 11373 and checks should be made out to P. Neil Ralley.

We would like to emphasise that you are dealing with real people here and, as many of our customers will testify, we strive hard to meet the needs and wishes of our customers and can always be reached by email, by phone and by mail.