Bricklink Seller Review - Favorite Things

If Rogers and Hammerstein were LEGO aficionados, perhaps they would have penned:

Plates stacked in rowses and wizards in Kingdoms;
Bright copper statues and old wooden box sets;
Brown cardboard inserts tied 'round with strings;
These are a few of my Favorite Things.

Or maybe they would have been so engrossed in the addictive plastic that the world would be a poorer place for lack of their classics.

Profile
Seller: Favorite Things
Store: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=musicaldramamom
Feedback (at time of writing): 814
Feedback Ratio: 100%
Location: USA, Oregon
Prices: Slightly above 6 month average

My Order
Order Size: 14 lots, 148 pieces
Condition: 97% Used
Shipping Charge: Actual cost
Extra Fees: $1 flat fee for packing materials
Final Cost per Part: $0.12

Timeline
Order Date: Feb 18 (final batch submitted)
Invoice Date: Feb 18
Payment Date: Feb 18
Shipping Date: Feb 19
Delivery Date: Feb 21

Order Details
Why this store: Needed a few particular rarer parts to finish a MOC for a convention.  This store had enough at a reasonable price and was only a couple hundred miles away.  I knew I could count on it arriving in less than a week.
Packaging: Bubble mailer, lots packed in baggies.  Smaller lots combined as appropriate.
Part condition: Good
Communication: Great response time, very friendly.
Feedback left: Positive.
Odd telltale signs: none
Issues: Shorted one part.
Issue Communication?: I didn't bother.  It was a filler part and the seller had been very helpful on every other count.
Issue Resolution?:

Recommendation
Prices are a touch high but communication is great.  Be aware that you'll be overcharged for shipping but once the package is sent, any overage will be refunded.  I was charged $3.33 for shipping alone on 5 oz.  But $1.29 was refunded making the shipping charge $2.04 which is dead on with Paypal's ComBase rates.  Shop here.  Lots of older parts at reasonable prices with great service.

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