Why a Minimum Order?

The $10 minimum order amount is to limit the ridiculous number of enquires for items that only total a few dollars, almost never result in a sale once shipping costs are considered and simply end up wasting time.

Even if an occasional small sale does result, it's simply not worth spending the time required to calculate shipping costs, reply to emails, package items, drive to the post office, etc. for less than $10 which becomes even less after PayPal deducts its fee and small orders have actually ended up costing me money with what packaging materials and gas costs.

Most orders are from the U.S. where postal costs are lower, but I'm in Canada and my min. shipment cost to the U.S. is $10 (2010) where a few inexpensive new items can usually be purchased and shipped for less than similar used items from me, especially with the discounted shipping rates large mail order suppliers receive.