We will always combine items in order to reduce shipping costs, but there will be a small charge for each additional item to cover our packaging expenses.

For valuable specimens:  Royal Mail International Tracked and Signed with insurance up to £250 / €285 / $320 (delivery to Europe within 3 to 5 working days and within 5 to 7 days Worldwide) is recommended.

Our policy is to charge the shipping cost plus a fee to cover our packaging expenses: specimens are always wrapped with a foam bumper, bubble wrap layer, and a further foam outer wrap, and sent in heavy duty extra strong double-walled boxes with packaging peanuts to fill all voids in the box and to immobilise the specimens during transport and protect them from shock.  This does add extra weight, and therefore cost, to the final package but we feel it is worth it to protect the specimens.

We are not responsible for import or customs charges, all our specimens are sent as commercial samples under harmonized tarrif code 9705000091.

We are not responsible for the loss of any uninsured parcel sent via regular mail and can provide a proof of posting for any item we send, upon request.

For postage to Italy, all items MUST use a tracked and signed service.

Postage costs quoted on the auction page are always just for regular uninsured 1st class mail.  Depending on the final sales value, we may have to increase the charges to include extra insurance.  We will automatically do this on our invoices where total item(s) are over $100 in value but if you wish to use regular mail, you are always welcome to e-mail and ask to reduce the cost back to regular 1st class mail price, at your own risk.

Final postage costs are calculated after the specimens have been packaged so that we can weigh the parcel for the final package weight, our packaging is premium quality and thus will add on extra weight to the final package.

I'm happy to combine postage across multiple auctions but PLEASE let me know first if you wish to do this rather than just not paying your invoice.  I only post on certain days following the end of each auction and invoicing period, and immediate priority postage is always given to customers who pay invoices quickly and on time - if you pay very late - then you can expect late postage too, due to having to wait for the next postage run .  In adition, I reserve the right to cancel any invoice not paid within 7 days from the date of issue - if this happens and you pay your invoice anyway - I will issue a full refund.  This is due to me often having to leave for lengthy periods and I might not to able to post items paid very late, although I'll always be as accomodating as possible depending on the circumstances.

ESTIMATED SHIPPING COSTS (these may vary slightly) **Updated April 1st 2018, to reflect latest Royal Mail price changes**:

Shipping costs for a parcel up to 500 grams:

Shipping costs for a parcel between 500 grams to 750 grams:

Shipping costs for a parcel between 750 grams to 1KG:

Shipping costs for a parcel between 1KG to 1.5KG:

Shipping costs for a parcel between 1.5KG to 2KG:

Over 2kg, packages will need to be split over multiple boxes for regular mail as this is the maximum allowable weight for international small parcels, or we can send via courier (whichever is cheaper).

International Couriers such as DHL / UPS may be used in place of International Mail for more valuable specimens requiring higher insurance values (mandatory over $500), and therefore will incur higher shipment fees, but we will minimize these extra shipment fees by working with our courier brokerage company for the best quote.