www.medievalbookshop.co.uk
Bargain books on the Middle Ages and all related subjects
Contact by email or post & phone
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Payment
methods
To avoid
disappointment,
please
have availability and the total amount of your order and postage costs
confirmed before sending any form of payment.
Credit cards
Please note,
medievalbookshop does not have any facility to process credit cards, so
please do not send your card details, whether by email or otherwise. You can find advice about online
security at www.cardwatch.org.uk.
The cheapest and most convenient method is usually to use Paypal (see
below).
If you are unable to use Paypal, or do not wish to, it is possible to
load items onto the Amazon.co.uk
website. This will enable you to pay by credit card, but you should
note that your order will be more expensive, as Amazon charges a
commission for providing this service. They also charge a flat rate for
postage, which can be more expensive for smaller items.
PayPal
You can use PayPal's
secure payment
facilities to send a money transfer or to pay by credit card. If you
pay
by credit card, your order must be sent to the cardholder's registered
address. Currencies accepted are U.S. Dollars ($), Canadian Dollars
(Can$), Euros (€),
Pounds Sterling (GBP), and Yen (¥). Using PayPal involves a
third-party transaction,
and is subject to the terms and conditions listed on the PayPal
website. No surcharge is added to your order for using PayPal.
You should make your
payment in sterling (GB Pounds)
- Paypal will debit your card in the currency of your choice, using an
automatic conversion at that day's exchange rate.
Please do not send your
credit card
details to medievalbookshop by email or conventional mail - use
PayPal's
secure online facilities.
Cash and postal
orders
Cash and open postal
orders
should never
be sent by ordinary post, though you may wish to send them by
registered
delivery.
In the UK
You can send personal
cheques in sterling
drawn on a UK bank account.
Alternatively, you can
buy a postal
order from any post office - when buying them, make sure they are made
"account payee only". Postal orders are sold in fixed amounts, but they
can be made up to any intermediate amount by adding postage stamps to
them
(ask for details at the post office when you buy them).
Outside the UK
Customers with a UK bank
account can
send a sterling cheque. If you don't have a UK bank account, PayPal is
the cheapest method. However, the following alternatives are available
if you prefer:
If you have an account
with a non-UK
bank you can ask them to issue a sterling draft. A currency charge will
be payable when you buy this, but you can usually shop around: they
should
be available from most currency dealers.
Many countries will
also issue postal
orders in sterling - you should make sure these are made out to
"account
payee only".
Personal cheques in
currencies other
than sterling (GBP) are acceptable, but:
- a) there will be a
currency conversion
charge of 10.00 GB Pounds;
- b) cheques drawn on
a non-UK bank take
extra time to clear (the period can be up to 8 weeks, depending on your
own bank's location).
Some small print stuff
You may wish to note the
following items
from medievalbookshop's terms and conditions
page:
Currency.
medievalbookshop quotes all prices in sterling - other currencies can
be
accepted, but customers may have to meet any extra banking or other
charges
if they arise. Any such costs will be included in the total price when
your reservation is confirmed. You then have the option to confirm or
cancel
your order - see the "how to order"
pages. Currency
conversions are obtained from xe.com
when your order price is calculated and may differ from any conversion
you perform yourself; a fresh conversion will be made if you amend or
make
a new reservation. You will be told the conversion rate at which your
order
has been calculated and this rate will be used for any other
conversions
relating to the same order.
Should a refund
be necessary, and except where the book is not as described or was
damaged
in the post, if you choose any currency other than sterling, any
banking
charges will be deducted from the amount of the refund.
Customs
duties and local taxes. medievalbookshop is not currently
V.A.T.
registered, as books are zero-rated for V.A.T. in the United Kingdom.
Goods
are supplied on the understanding that the customer will meet in full
any
V.A.T. or other duties or taxes that might arise, and that the customer
indemnifies medievalbookshop against any demand whatsoever for any
duties
or taxes in any form that might arise.
You may
have seen announcements
that online sales to countries outside the European Community will
attract
V.A.T. in the future. It is not currently clear if this will affect
medievalbookshop
but details will be posted here once they are known.