Shipping

There is a minimum shipping charge of $5.50 PER BIDDER, not lot. The post office charges over $5.00 for envelopes / packages with tracking. We receive a discount by using Pitney Bowes software.

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.
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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:
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We do not accept payment at the time of a show delivery. Purchases being delivered must be paid in full in advance of their delivery.
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• Many Chicago metropolitan area shows
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• February 27-28, Cabin Fever Reliever, Mishawaka, IN - attending
• March 8, Brew City, Waukesha, WI - attending
• March 21-22, Nostalgialand Show, St. Charles, IL - setting-up
• April 9-11, Spring Thaw, Harrisburg, PA - setting-up
• May 28-30, Chicagoland Coin-Op Show, Schaumburg, IL - setting-up
• June, ABA / American Breweriana Association Convention, Springfield, IL - attending
• July, AAAA / Antique Advertising Association of America, Morgantown, PA - attending (may be setting-up)
• July, NABA / National Association of Breweriana Advertising, King of Prussia, PA - attending
• September, BCCA / Brewery Collectibles Club of America, Minneapolis, MN - maybe
• September, Nostalgialand Show, St. Charles, IL - setting-up
• October, Chicagoland Coin-Op Show, Schaumburg, IL - maybe
• October, The Big Collectibles Show, North Canton, OH - setting-up
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3. International shipping. We will ship to Canada (if it can be shipped by USPS). In general, we do not handle international shipments in-house. You may have a friend pick up your purchase (Self-arranged shipping) 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 bidders. We do not run our - shipping department - as a profit center. We charge for box(es) - anything fragile is double-boxed - and we pass-through the discounted shipping rates ( postage / shipping, insurance, and delivery confirmation ) that we receive by using Pitney Bowes software. The discount is often 30%-to-40% off the retail, over the counter / walk-in, rate. We do not charge for packing materials or our time. Because we can not add shipping / postage to a LiveAuctioneers invoice, we will bill it separately after receiving payment for your purchase(s).
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   If you would like an estimate of the In-House shipping cost - before buying, please email shipping@bastuteauctions
   with the lot number and your zip code. (If you live in a rural area, we also need your street address.)

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   The final cost will be different - always - because of insurance, the type of signature confirmation required, and your choice of carrier. We generally ship by US Post Office. We ship high value items - and those being sent to a business address - by FedEx or UPS with a direct signature confirmation requirement because of the higher theft risk.

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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.
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Local Shipping Companies: 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.