Terms and Conditions
for Mike Boessen's Radio Attic
General. I DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY! Prices shown do not include shipping and handling costs.
Also, please feel free to contact me with questions or if you would like additional pictures.
Sales and Payment. I will sell to the earliest email received
stating the intent to buy. Your email stating you intend to buy constitutes a
sale. I will reply with an email requesting the ship to address and payment
preference. I will accept personal checks and PayPal. I prefer PayPal. PayPal
will ship right away. Personal checks require a waiting time (until it clears my
bank, approx 5-10 days) before shipping. For local pickup, payment must be made in cash or prepaid as described
above. Payment must be received in full within ten (10) days of the sale.
Guarantee. All radios, if restored and stated as working, are
guaranteed to work for 90 days after receipt. If the radio fails in that time
span please contact me and we will work together to solve the problem or if
necessary ship it back for repair. I will either repair and return it or refund
the purchase price, whichever I decide is the best course of action. A buyer
shall not attempt a repair without contacting me first. Failure to contact me
will void the warranty! Shipping expense both ways is the buyer's
responsibility, unless I determine that the failure is a restoration error on my
part. For larger sets, it is usually more prudent to try to find a mutually
agreeable local restorer, if possible, to evaluate/repair a set, as shipping a
30 pound radio several times is risky and expensive. Upon receipt, it is the
customer's responsibility to inspect the package immediately and notify the
shipper promptly if damage is apparent, as I cannot be held responsible for
inordinately rough handling by the carrier. Take photos of damaged packaging. Be
sure to take several photos as you unpack a radio to verify damage. On one thing
you can rest assured. I am a meticulously honest person and will give every
benefit of doubt to the customer.
Shipping. The customer pays shipping and insurance costs. I have
shipped many radios with great success. I use heavy duty boxes (often double
boxed), large bubble wrap, Styrofoam peanuts and in some cases, cloth wraps and
foam rubber. I will do my best to protect your purchase from the rough handling
of the shipping company gorillas. I will try to find the best shipping price,
but prefer FedEx Home Delivery. The service used is the buyer's decision, and
must include insurance. Special packaging/crating can be arranged at customer
request, for an additional fee. Upon receipt, the customer should inspect the
package immediately and notify the shipper promptly if damage is apparent.
Summary. I have been restoring radios for several years, but have
dedicated a lot more time to it since retiring in October 2017. I do this out of
love for these classic electronics. I will do my very best to make you happy
with your purchase.
I have been an electronics technician for over 40 years. I hold a Federal
Communications Commission radiotelephone service license. I perform all of the
work, so you only have one person to deal with if problems occur. Problems
rarely occur because of the procedures I use in restoration. With few
exceptions, I replace all wax/paper and filter capacitors with new modern ones.
Resistors and tubes are also checked and replaced if out of spec. This is
followed with proper tuneup and alignment so all stations appear on the dial as
near as possible to where they should be. Speakers are re-coned if needed. I
strive to make the radio inside look as good as possible within the framework of
radio value. Stripping and refinishing the metal chassis is extremely expensive
and time consuming and I usually do not do it. If a customer wants this service,
I will provide it at a fairly significant increase in cost. I take pictures of
the restored electronics and am happy to provide them.
As for cabinetry, I usually refinish the cabinets. When I do, I use proper
sealers and tinted nitrocellulose lacquer, same as was done originally. I will
re-veneer cabinets if the original veneer is too damaged to restore. I do my
best to estimate the color of the original finish and match it as best I can.
(The buyer should understand that it is not possible to know exactly what the
color of an 80 year old radio was at time of manufacture. ) I do my best to get
accurate color rendering of my sale photos, but the customer should be aware
that the appearance of color varies quite a bit with the type of lighting. I
will never use polyurethane or other modern finishes. This kind of attention to
detail will cause my prices to be a bit higher, but you get what you pay for.
These days a lot of people try to pass off dings, scratches, and deteriorated
finish as "character." I call it "damage" and I want my radios to look as near
to new as possible, within the constraints of the value of the radio. I'm
honestly doing this because I want to save as many of these amazing pieces of
American history as I can, so they can bring enjoyment to their new owners just
as they did for their original purchasers (and also to keep myself out of the
bars).
I do not install Auxiliary Input jacks as part of a restoration. Some people want their sets to be absolutely original. I will install an aux input at buyer's request, for an additional charge, which will vary. This is a fairly easy procedure for some sets and very difficult for others. If you have several sets, I believe it is much more prudent to purchase one of the many RF transmitters available on the market that can broadcast to any number of sets you have.
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