I was pretty pleased with the whole thing. I guess I was the repondee who mentioned "excellent packaging." I ordered three items of varying sizes (book, newspaper supplement, magazine) and they were nicely protected. And they arrived in the condition stated. It was sort of a fun afternoon with the whole "unveiling" concept. A fair amount of anticipation, expectation, etc.
Two items of concern: I'm surprised that George's items were not adequately packaged for shipping. Sharon is not a novice at this. She has long maintained a presence on ABE as Book Magician. Whether or not that is a physical store or just an online business name I do not know but she has obviously been shipping out books for quite some time and really should do an adequate packing job on every order. I'm really surprised to hear of George's problem. Maybe it was the fault of the postal service? They can destroy even the most carefully packed box.
The other was the request for additional funds after the PayPal transaction had been completed. It is generally the seller's burden to absorb transaction costs associated with the sale unless stated otherwise at the beginning. I was taken aback by the request to send additional money after the transaction was done. I didn't make a stink about it since it wasn't all that much money but still......
But, on the whole it was a well done event and I was happy to add some new items to my collection.