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Shipping

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Remember how auctioneers quickly adopted to the internet. Their audience expanded from local to national. Were they happy! Of course, they had to ship customer's purchases, however it was a fair trade for the higher prices realized.

Now everyone complains about the "cost of shipping". What happened?

A number of vendors successfully sold the idea that shipping could (or should) be a profit center. They showed auctioneers how they could profit on the actual shipping cost (while still offering their customers a discount from 'retail' rates), charge for materials, and charge for handling aka labor and / or time. It isn't working for a lot of buyers. (And, we'd add, for consignors who realize lower prices when buyers reduce their top bid to compensate for the higher cost.)

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Your Shipping Options

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  1. Pick-up. We are located in the Chicago metropolitan area. You may pick-up your purchases by appointment. Unless paying with cash, receipt of good funds will be verified before scheduling a pick-up appointment. Please call or email us 2-days after making a Zelle payment, 7 business days after a check clears your bank, and 7 business days after a wire transfer.
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  2. Show delivery. We'll deliver to the antique advertising & breweriana shows we attend at no charge (assuming we have space to do so). We actually prefer pick-up or personal delivery of expensive and fragile items. A list of conventions / shows we'll be attending follows:
    • July 16-19, AAAA / Antique Advertising Association of America, Dublin, OH
    • July 22-26, NABA / National Association of Breweriana Advertising, Kalamazoo, MI
    • September 11-13, BCCA / Brewery Collectibles Club of America, Milwaukee, WI
    • September 27, Indy Ad Show, Lebanon, IN
    • October 5, Westmont Stroh's, Elk Grove Village, IL
    • October 12, Prison City, Joliet, IL
    • October 24-25, Chicagoland Coin-Op Show, Schaumburg, IL
    • October 26, CBS, Elk Grove Village, IL
    • November 2, Brew City Beer Sign Show, Waukesha, WI
    • November 22, Windy City, Carol Stream, IL
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  3. International shipping. We do not handle international shipments, including Canada, in-house. You may have a friend pick up your purchase (Self-arranged shipping), use one of the Third-party Shipping Companies listed below, or select another carrier of your choice.
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  4. In-house shipping. We offer in-house shipping as a service to our customers. It is not run as a "profit center". If you are an out-of-town bidder, we'll add a shipping estimate to your invoice. If not feasible (or we can't ship the item you purchased, as indicated in the catalog), we'll provide a shipping quote after you pay your invoice. You can acccept our quote, pay the invoice, and we'll handle shipping or you can get a competitve quote from another shipper. A list of third-party shippers is below.
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  5. Self-arranged & Third-Party Shipping. You may arrange your own transport or ask a third-party shipper to handle shipping. Because it's common in the collector community to have a friend pick-up an item and deliver it to you for free, we have a release form appointing them your agent and relieving us of liabilty should damage occur in transit. Please call / email us if you'd like another individual to pick-up your purchases.

    6. Local Shipping Companies
    FedEx Office Print & Ship Center, Northbrook, IL - (847) 205-2540
    The UPS Store, Winnetka, IL - [email protected] - (847) 446-6899

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  6. LiveAuctioneers' LiveShipping. At check-out, you may select LiveAuctioneers as your shipper. They work with us and / or a third-party shipper (selected by them) to facilitate shipment of your purchase(s).
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