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December 15, 2024 price and inventory reductions

December 15, 2024

Update on reduced prices and quantities

Here are further changes in quantities and prices of each title still in stock. Many books are down to single digits in stocks remaining. Some titles have gone down in price, others have gone up, a few have stayed the same. There is no point in highlighting what books are scarce now because they all are!

No GST for two months!

As of today, we are not charging GST on Canadian sales for two months. That's a savings of 5% for you if you're ordering from Canada.

The Canada Post general strike

The Canada Post strike shows signs of ending this coming week through back-to-work legislation, but I won't hold my breath on that, and the operation here remains the same. If/when Canada Post resumes operations, I'll send out an email broadcast to indicate the effect on shipping rates and times, etc.

This email list will likely shut down this week in favour of another

In the next two or three days, I will be migrating this email list over to another service provider (Substack). Just before sending you a broadcast from the new provider, I'll send a final one from this provider (AWeber) to advise you.

Ordering alternatives aside from PayPal

As usual, for any Canadian readers wishing to remit funds by Interact e-transfer, kindly use the weekly posted prices as a worksheet and contact me (by email) for a shipping quote. Then we’ll generate a total for monies owed (with GST) and you can remit the funds while I package your publications for shipment.

For those readers wishing to remit funds by cheque/check, kindly contact me by email, indicating the titles you wish to receive, and I will set them aside pending arrival of your payment in the mail (don't send anything until the Canada Post strike ends).

This week’s prices and stocks remaining

These are the prices for all remaining publications. There will be two more price adjustments, on a weekly basis, until Sunday, December 29, 2024. Below follows this week’s roster of prices and quantities remaining. Each of the publication titles is a clickable link, so for your convenience click on that link to go immediately to the page where you may place your order with a PayPal button:

Prices shown in CAD/USD (shipping and GST, where applicable, will be added)

Speed Graphics and Steam 1958! vol. 2 $69.95/$59.95 $59.95/$47.95 4 copies
Speed Graphics and Steam 1959! $69.95/$59.95 $29.95/$23.95 4 copies
Steam Echoes of Hamilton $69.95/$59.95 $24.95/$19.95 7 copies
Steam Encounters at Montreal vol. 2 $39.95/$34.95 $14.95/$11.95 8 copies
Steam at Washago $19.95/$16.95 $7.95/$5.95 9 copies
Steam Scenes of Stratford $24.95/$21.95 $9.95/$7.95 10 copies
Steam Encounters at Montreal $39.95/$34.95 $11.95/$8.95 10 copies
Steam Scenes of Northern Ontario $24.95/$21.95 $9.95/$7.95 13 copies
King's Highways & Steam Trains vol. 1 $24.95/$21.95 $6.95/$4.95 13 copies
Steam Memories of Lindsay $69.95/$59.95 $29.95/$23.95 15 copies
Speed Graphics and Steam 1958! vol. 1 $69.95/$59.95 $19.95/$15.95 15 copies
The Secret of the Old Swing Bridge $19.95/$16.95 $4.95/$3.95 15 copies
Speed Graphics and Steam 1957! $69.95/$59.95 $19.95/$15.95 17 copies
Steam at Allandale $69.95/$59.95 $17.95/$14.95 18 copies
Steam Scenes of Allandale $69.95/$59.95 $17.95/$14.95 18 copies
Steam in Northern Ontario $69.95/$59.95 $19.95/$15.95 18 copies
Steam Encounters in Ontario vol. 2 $39.95/$34.95 $18.95/$15.95 19 copies

Thoughts for this week

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