"The timing of the closing of this item made the ... " (more) application of both Listia's rules (ship within 5 days) and the seller's rules (ship on the 10th or 25th) lead to doomed shipping on this item from the get go. Lesson learned, I'll take it as a lesson to buy items that follow Listia's 5 day rule."
"Description was clearly not read as ... " (more) my ship dates are clearly stated. The 25th was Christmas so next mailing date would be the 10th. Stated in all my auction descriptions."