I would have maybe taken you up on your suggestion to phone, but have just found out that the Montreal I-N girl(s) will be coming here so don't want to miss out and have to set some $ away for that.
We judge a book by its cover as that's all we have to go on initially, so given her unusual ad about "no trades' whatever that means and lousy spelling and grammar, I don't have good vibes about her. Of course, the book may just have an unappealing cover and the inside is terrific.
On another note, as reviewers don't seem to be getting trashed by other reviewers as much on this board, I will now start to share some of my experiences with everyone who has been kind enough or brave enough to do it for people like me. I've been doing this hobby/addiction for probably 30 years and go for quality over quantity if possible, but Ottawa generally isn't great unless via visitors from other cities.