Shipping/Removals: General delivery information available from the auctioneer.
Please note we now charge a fee for Shipping Insurance of 1.5% (plus VAT if applicable) of the Hammer Price. This covers the buyer for all risks meaning that if your item is lost in the post or damaged you will get a full refund of the amount paid after 28 days of the expected delivery (this excludes overseas for items stuck in customs in this case 60 days). This is regardless as to whether we have be paid our or not by the courier. If you pay by Bank Transfer it is possible to opt out of this on request but the risk is entirely yours as the buyer.
We offer an in-house packing and postal service at a cost dependent on the weight, size and destination of your purchase. This service will cost a minimum of £10 plus Vat and is based on the actual cost of shipping cost (through Royal Mail , Parcelforce etc ) plus a 50% additional charge on top of this for packing materials and packing labour (up to a maximum of £10) , plus VAT. Examples 1. A 100g large letter sent Royal Mail Signed for at a postage cost of £5.05 would be charged at the minimum amount of £10 plus Vat i.e. £12 2. A 2 kg package for Special Delivery with insurance of up to £750 at a cost of £14.05 would be charged at £14.05 plus packing cost of £7 plus VAT making a total of £25. 3. A 2kg Royal Mail Signed for Package to France costing £19 would cost £19 plus £9.50 packing total £28.50 with no VAT as export. 4. A 4kg package to Europe costing £30 would cost a total of £40 with the £10 packing cap and no VAT as exported. A quote for P&P will be added to your invoice - if you wish to collect your items in personby appointment , please inform us post-sale and we will remove the charge. Clients are also welcome to organise their own courier (if packing of purchases is required, this will incur a materials charge). If purchases are not collected, or postal arrangements made, within a period of 3 weeks after the auction, we reserve the right to charge storage fees based on the size and value of items.
