The items in this sale will be sold via absentee auction. Closing date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 10:00 p.m., EST.
American Glass Gallery has made every attempt to describe correctly the property being sold. Descriptions are guaranteed to be accurate as regards to authenticity, age, condition, and measurements to within one-fourth inch, as represented in this catalog. Items in this catalog are not shown to scale. In describing damage, exterior wear or manufacturer’s flaws that in our opinion, do not significantly detract visually or monetarily from the value of the item are not listed and will not be considered for refund. The Auctioneers reserve the right to make verbal corrections and provide additional information at any time during the sale.
Items may be viewed by appointment from November 26, 2024, through December 3, 2024.
You may submit your bids by mail, phone, FAX, email or through our on-line auction site. If bidding by mail or FAX, please fill out the absentee form and return it to us. Your bid, either written or oral, grants American Glass Gallery the authority to protect you up to the amount of your stated bid. Your bid will not be removed once executed.
Bidding Times: You can submit your bids anytime after receiving your catalog. Bids may be made by phone, daily, until closing day, December 4, 2024, from 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. Eastern Time. Incoming phone bids will be accepted on the closing day (December 4, 2024) until 10 P.M. Eastern Time. No exceptions. You may also place your bids through our on-line auction service 24-hours a day once the site has opened for bidding, on or about November 25, 2024, continuing until 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time, December 4, 2024.
Please do not wait until the last day or two of the sale to place your bids! Because many collectors wait until the final few days of the sale to place their bids, we anticipate the telephone and internet bidding to be very busy during that period, so please plan accordingly. In the event of a tie bid, the earliest received bid on the lot will take precedent. We would welcome your bids by phone so that we can answer any questions and assist you in your bidding. You may also telephone us at any time during the auction, prior to the closing of the sale, to check the status of your bids, to find the current bidding level, to open a bid, or to raise a bid on an auction lot.
Bidding Increments are as follows:
Bids submitted between the above increments, whether by mail, FAX, email or on-line via the internet, will automatically be lowered to the closest lower increment.
This is a minimum bid auction. Bids below the printed minimum will not be accepted.
An example of how our absentee bidding system works: You bid $1000.00 on a lot which is the highest bid received to date. The second highest bid is $800.00. The current high bid level would be yours at $850.00, one bid increment higher than the other collector’s bid. Any additional bids submitted by others below $1000.00 will automatically be topped on your behalf by a representative of American Glass Gallery, up to your stipulated high bid amount. If no further bids on this lot are received beyond the $800.00, then you would have won the lot at $850.00, not the $1000.00 that you were prepared to pay.
American Glass Gallery will at NO TIME disclose bids pledged by others; only the current “High Bid” level of a lot will be stated upon request. The highest bidder as determined by American Glass Gallery shall be the purchaser. It is the sole right of the auctioneer to settle any dispute between bidders and to regulate the bidding procedure. The auctioneer reserves the right to refuse any bid he believes not to have been made in good faith.
Auction closes 10 PM Eastern, Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
How it works: If any Lot receives a bid within the last 10 minutes before the 10 PM closing time, an additional 10 minutes will be added on to the bidding time for that Lot - at the time the bid is entered. For example, if a bid is entered on Lot #95 at 9:58 PM, an additional 10 minutes will be added to the closing time for that Lot, i.e. the Lot will close 10:08 PM, unless another acceptable bid is received prior to 10:08 PM. If the same Lot receives another bid 5 minutes later, i.e., 10:03 PM, the 10 minute timer will be restarted. Thus, an item will not close until it has received no bids for 10 minutes. At the end of that time, the Lot will automatically close and the highest bidder will be the winner.
No phone bids will be accepted after 10 PM, or during the timed closing portion of the sale.
IMPORTANT: When the auction is in the last 10 minutes, (after 9:50 PM EST, Wednesday, December 4), you must refresh your screen to see any updated bids and remaining time on the Lots. You may refresh your bid page by hitting “Enter Bids”. A time left column will appear on the right. The time will go down every time you refresh unless an acceptable bid has been placed, then the timer will be reset to 10 minutes.
When a Lot closes, your bid sheet will show either (parentheses only when there is a left bid):
Example: You WIN for $400 (Left Bid $500) or: Won by another for $600
Note: Normal email notifications will still be sent during the Timed Closing. However, we recommend that you actively refresh your screen for the latest updates, or changes, as the email notifications may not always get through (i.e., may sometimes be intercepted by email blockers or spam filters).
If you are unable to watch, or be actively involved during the closing time, you may always submit an Absentee, or “Left Bid” which will be executed competitively up to your stipulated high bid should any bids come in during the Timed Closing Period.
Successful Bidders, Prompt and full payment is due immediately upon receipt of our invoice. Absolutely no exceptions. Anyone failing to pay for items won will for- feit all rights to bid in any future American Glass Gallery sales. Any late or delayed payments may result in loss of return privileges for items purchased in the sale.
No Items Will Be Mailed Before Full Payment Is Received.
Buyer Premium: Our buyer premium is 17% if paying by cash or check, discounted from 20% if paying by Credit Card or PayPal (PayPal payment account: jpastor@americanglassgallery.com). This buyer premium will be added to the hammer price as part of the purchase price. For example, if you purchase a lot for $100.00, you will receive an invoice for $117.00 if paying by cash, check or money order, plus any applicable sales tax or shipping charges.
Taxes: If you are a Michigan resident, a 6% sales tax will be added to your bill unless you have a valid resale number registered with us.
Shipping: Shipping, handling and insurance are extra. We ship insured via U.S. Mail or UPS. These charges will be added to your bill unless the lots are picked up in person. Oversize packages (boxes with dimensions over 12”), may incur ad- ditional shipping charges based on the postal zone of destination. Our charges for shipping (excluding foreign shipments and oversized lots) are $18.00 for the first item, $9.00 for each additional item together with extra insurance costs (we use current U.S.Postal Service insurance rates).
Please allow two to three weeks for delivery after receipt of your check.
Payment: American Glass Gallery accepts Cash, Money Orders, Personal Checks, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and PayPal. If paying by Credit Card or PayPal, an additional 3% will be added to the invoice total.
Refunds will be given at the discretion of the Auctioneers. Items purchased must be examined and request for refund made immediately upon receipt of the item or items. Since opinions can differ, particularly in the matter of condition, the Auctioneers will be the sole judge in the consideration of refunds. Refunds requested on the grounds of authenticity must be made within 15 days of the date of the auction, and such refund requests must be accompanied by at least one supporting statement in writing from an authority recognized by the Auctioneers. It is the Auctioneers sincere intention to consider any reasonable request for a refund. Absolutely no returns for any reason after 30 days following the closing of the sale.
John R. Pastor
P.O. Box 227
New Hudson,
Michigan 48165
Phone: 248.486.0530
Fax: 248.486.0538
email: jpastor@americanglassgallery.com