I know what the rules state but I was letting whoever bids know what my mailing situation is, if you can't wait until I get paid for me to ship it out then your more then welcome to pay the shipping cost. But either way I informed my potential winners of the mailing situation I'm in. If you can't/don't want to wait then just don't bid on my auction. I don't have to offer free shipping but I do it because I enjoy using Listia.