The Stein Auction Company

1^st You can bid by submitting your absentee bids directly to us, by email: ajandre136@gmail.com

Please include your name, address and phone number in the email.
We will need the lot number and maximum bid amount for the items of interest.

The in-house buyer’s premium. Bids submitted directly to us will have a 20% buyer’s premium added to the hammer price.

Illinois residents will be charged Illinois sales tax. Illinois residents providing a signed resale certificate and a copy of their current resale permit are exempt from sales tax. Residents of other states who have their purchases shipped out of Illinois will not be charged Illinois sales tax. Our sales are conducted in Illinois, all disputes will be resolved under applicable Illinois rules, regulations and/or laws.

We provide in-house shipping. We do not use outside shipping companies. All of the carriers charge primarily based on the size of the box. We use only very good quality and strong boxes. Our rates cover materials, shipping charges and a nominal amount for labor. For example, a .5 liter stein will range from $25.00 to $40.00, more if going to the West Coast, Alaska or Hawaii. For an estimate to ship to other countries, please inquire.

Insurance is required for all domestic shipments. The rate is $2.00 per $100.00 value.

Export shipments will be sent without insurance. If insurance is needed, it must be specifically requested.

Payment in full is required before your purchase is shipped, no exceptions.

Pay by credit card (a 4% service fee will be added), please call 847-991-5927.

Pay by check, mail to: The Stein Auction Co., P.O. Box 136, Palatine, IL 60078

Pay by Zelle, please direct payments to this email address: ajandre136@gmail.com

European customers can pay by transfer to our bank account in Germany.

We guarantee the merchandise offered in this sale to be free of repairs or damage unless noted in the description of each listing. Please refer to the DEFINITIONS for terms used in this catalog for clarification of our terminology. Sizes may be approximate. Should you need additional information about an item that we are selling, please contact us. If the condition is found not to be as stated, the item may be returned within one week of receipt, but not more than 30 days after the sale date.

2^nd You can bid by submitting your bids with LiveAuctioneers.

To bid in our auction using the LiveAuctioneers system, you are required to have an active account with LiveAuctioneers. Your account must have an approved credit card linked to your account prior to the start of the auction. Account verification may not work if attempted close to the start of the auction.

Payment for purchases made at our auction, using the LiveAuctioneers system, must be paid directly to LiveAuctioneers. Your credit card will be charged 24 hours after invoices are sent to successful buyers. LiveAuctioneers charges a transaction fee for credit card payments. It is not possible to pay LiveAuctioneers by check. It is possible to pay LiveAuctioneers by ACH transfer. This must be done prior to the auto payment by credit card being completed. It is not possible to pay us directly if your purchase is made using the LiveAuctioneers bidding system.

LiveAuctioneers buyer’s premium. Bids submitted using LiveAuctioneers will have a 25% buyer’s premium added to the hammer price.

LiveAuctioneers offers their shipping system for purchases made through their bidding system, unless you opt out. Shipping rates with LiveAuctioneers are frequently reported to be noticeably more expensive than our rates. You can opt out and have us handle the shipping.

Foreign buyers may experience delays with shipping when using the LiveAuctioneers shipping system. Shipping is also significantly more expensive than the rates charged when purchases are made by submitting an absentee bid directly with The Stein Auction Company.  

Purchases made through LiveAuctioneers will be charged all applicable sales taxes unless required forms are signed and submitted to LiveAuctioneers before the auction.

The Stein Auction Company cannot make corrections or changes to your account or any transactions that you have made with LiveAuctioneers in our auction.