GENERAL EXPLANATION OF HOW A&M AUCTIONEERS HANDLES SHIPPING
Most Auctions by A&M Auctions are conducted Online Only and will feature and ending date on a Wednesday (Occasionally Tuesday & Thursdays if we have multiple auction in one week.)
Most Auction pickups will occur on a Saturday (Occasionally Fridays & Sundays depending on the time of year & if we have multiple Auctions in one week)
Auction Pickups are always conducted at the Location that the items were sold. We conduct Auctions at our Auction Facility in Parsonsburg, MD and many more onsite at a clients home or place of business through out the Delmarva Peninsula.
We can arrange delivery, for a fee, to one of three 3rd Party Shipper that we utilize.
A&M Auctioneers is not the Shipping Company, thus we can’t provide shipping estimates/quotes for you.
Upon Notification that you require shipping we will schedule to pick you items up at the designated Auction Pick Up site during the Scheduled date & time.
We arrive Approx. 1 hour before the Auction Pickup is scheduled to start to that we can get set up, organize items that were sold and load items that are being shipped/hauled back to our Facility.
We will pack your smaller items in Plastic Totes with bed pads/bubble or foam wrap to protect fragile items during the hauling process. Larger Pieces are wrapped in Blankets.
We load the items that are being shipped/hauled back to our Facility onto an enclosed trailer that we take to the Auction Pickup Site with us.
We return to the Auction Facility upon completion of the Auction Pickup. The items are typically stored on that Trailer unless you are picking your items up at the A&M Facility in which case they are unloaded into our facility.
At the beginning of the following week, once we determine how many bidders require shipping, we contact the 3rd Party Shippers to determine who can get the items out in a timely manner.
On a week that we have an auction, we normally deliver items to a shipper of our choice the following week on either Tue/Wed depending on our schedule. (Normally 2-3 days after the Auction Pickup)
On the delivery date we email individuals the Date, Time and Location of the drop off with the Shippers contact information.
A copy of your paid invoice including your contact information will be dropped off with your item(s).
Once the items have been dropped off at the respective shipper our part in the process will have been completed. At that point we will have no further information regarding the shipments status. You would need to contact the 3rd party shipper with any further questions. We do not follow up with the shipper on a daily basis so we will not have information about the cost of the shipping, the date the items will be shipped, tracking numbers or any other information.
A&M Auctioneers and Appraisers, LLC has no affiliation with any of the 3rd party shippers that we utilize.
A&M Auctioneers has no control over shipping/freight/postage fees, materials or Boxing fees, Labor Cost, Insurance fee’s or any other cost incurred through the 3rd Party Shipper.
Once the item is boxed and ready to ship the Shipper will attempt to contact you via phone/email. You will pay the 3rd Party Shipper directly for the shipping services.
IT SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE COST OF SHIPPING HAS GREATLY INCREASED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. AGAIN, A&M AUCTIONS HAS NO CONTROL OVER THIS.
If you decide not to have your item shipped by the 3rd Party Shipper, for what ever reason, once that items has been delivered to them you will be responsible for picking the item up from them.
If you want do not want to use the one of our recommended 3rd Party Shippers, please contact the shipper of your choice and have them pick the items up for you at the Auction Pickup Site during the scheduled Date/Time. If we bring your item(s) back from an onsite auction to our Auction Facility there would be a hauling fee. They can then pick the items up at our Auction Facility at 8000 Esham Rd., Parsonsburg, MD.
EXCEPTIONS TO OUR SHIPPING POLICY/RECOMMENDATIONS
A&M Auctions will ship ALL Firearms and High Capacity Mags as required by Federal/State law. We are a FFL (Federal Firearms Licensee) & MD State Police Regulated Firearms Dealer.
- Any Modern Firearms that require shipping must be shipped to a Licensed FFL Dealer in your State/Jurisdiction. You will have complete the paperwork required by your FFL to take possession of that firearm.
- Black Powder or Antique Firearms (1898 or Prior) can be shipped to your door as most are not regulated by Federal or State laws.
- All Modern Handguns for Non-Maryland Purchasers must be shipped to an FFL Dealer in your state to process the required paper work/back ground checks.
We will also ship High end Jewelry including Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Precious Gemstones. This is mainly due to fraudulent attempts to purchase these items. We will only ship to a Verified Address. If we suspect fraudulent activity we have the right to only accept payment for said items in Cash, Certified bank funds.
We recommend that all shipped items include insurance. We are selling used merchandise that belonged to a consignor. Most likely the consignor will have already been paid for said items by the time something is delivered to you. An insurance claim is the only recourse available if an item arrives damaged.
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