Sorcha- If it is a U.S. shipment, the shipping will probably be three to five dollars. If overseas, which I think will be the case, it will be somewhat more. Perhaps Emma could let us know how much the shipping is, via PM.

Maybe I missed it, but I'm unsure of the official Mudcat policy regarding shipping. But it seems fair to me that the winning bidders of an auction item should pay the shipping charge. I'm using my own twisted logic here, because I didn't think about shipping when I started to bid.

But it seems to me that JeZeBel has not only offered up the tea for the Mudcat's benefit, but seems to be willing to pay the shipping charges up front, and generously asks that we include that charge in our contribution. So Emma's contribution of tea and apparantly unreimbursed shipping, has magnified that contribution, which is what the auction is designed to do. I feel her contribution is probably more important than my bid.

Thanks, Emma. Can't wait to taste that tea! And definitely auction some more, if you can. I'll eventually run out. Thanks, BlueJay