Originally Posted by klswift

Those of us who sell online (whether ebay, etsy or whatever) try to be very clear as to shipping times and expected delivery dates. For a seller to give the date of delivery by the 31st, there is probably a good reason. Perhaps it is because of a work schedule or maybe they knew they would be out of town for a week and not be shipping orders. For whatever reason, they said the 31st. Assuming they are cross country, that means the could ship around the 23rd. If they have not sent you an email with a tracking number by this friday morning, then send them an email requesting information. (Reminder, this weekend is a holiday so do this early friday and a 7 day shipping would mean 8 days - example ship on wed, delivery next thursday.) I realize that you are excited to get your purchase, but please understand their side of it also. If they have excellent reviews and gave you a date, they are probably a legit seller.