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First, let me introduce myself as this is my first post, I am Bob Burke from Fontaine's Auction Gallery and I am here to help answer any questions you may have about the lots in this auction.
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You can feel safe in buying with Fontaine's Auction Gallery - Warranties and Guarantees: This is a guaranteed auction as expressly stated in this paragraph. General: All information in the Catalog concerning: age, authenticity, genuineness, quantity, period, culture, source, or origin is warranted for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of sale by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, inclusive of shipping and handling time periods, except as excluded below. All items are available for pick up at our gallery once cleared payment has been made & it is the responsibility of the buyer to acquire purchases before the guarantee expires. After 30 days, all sales are as is and there are absolutely no refunds for any reason. This warranty extends to only the original buyer of record (that is, the registered bidder). Size is approximate. If keys are present, they will be provided with the item. The terms “perfect,” “mint,” and “pristine” indicate that the lot is in the same condition that it was at time of manufacture. Exclusions and Limitations: This Warranty does not cover: a) Wear, wear to movements or bushings, minor imperfections or factory flaws b) Any description which states (or is bracketed in a section described as) “as-is” or “not guaranteed”; c) Subsequent owners or assigns of the Property. This disclaimer of liability on our part applies whether the information is included in the Catalog, advertisements, announcements, or communicated through our representatives, bills of sale, or elsewhere, and whether written or oral.
We have had other auctions of this type and offer our past auction data for free:
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March 29, 2014 – Coin Op, Musical, Advertising, Country Store & Banks, Auction – Prices Realized
This auction featured 350 items to include rare victrolas, gramophones, music boxes, phonographs, jukeboxes, automatons, coin-op, country store, advertising, slot machines, toys, doorstops, arcade games, vending and soda machines, trade stimulators, tin litho, baseball items, display cases, signs, posters, historical & political items plus more!
https://pastauctions.fontainesauction.com/march-29-2014-coin-op-musical-advertising-country-store-banks-auction/----------------------
September 21, 2013 – Musical, Coin-op, Advertising, Toys Auction – Prices Realized
2 private collections assembled over the last 35-years; one from Jerry and Doris Soldner of Kingston, N.Y, the other from a collector in the Elk Mountain region of northern Pennsylvania; both to be sold without reserve. To include musical items, (rare victrolas, gramophones, music boxes, phonographs, jukeboxes and speakers), automatons, coin-op, country store, advertising, slot machines, toys, arcade games, vending and soda machines, cash registers, wall phones, trade stimulators, tin litho, display cases, signs and posters, scales, figural canes, bicycles and more.
https://pastauctions.fontainesauction.com/september-21-2013-musical-coin-op-advertising-toys-auction-prices-realized/----------------------
Thank you,
Bob Burke
Fontaine's Auction Gallery
1485 West Housatonic Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
USA
Telephone: 1 (413) 448-8922
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Email:
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:40 pm