Meeker's www.Patented-Antiques.com
Ordering / Sales Information
& Guarantee

• Ordering  To order any antique that is listed for sale on this site simply click any Order Now button to bring up an email window with our email address---just tell us which item(s) you are interested in purchasing, where you live, your phone number, and the method of payment you want to use.  We will email or call you back to confirm the availability of the item(s) and the shipping cost.  Or give us a call at 530-620-7019 PST. 
  
  We are happy to answer any questions you may have or give you more details on any antique we have for sale. 
  
  All items are subject to prior sale.  With notification we will hold any item for 10 days, pending the arrival of your check or money order for any antique you want to order.  Layaways are cheerfully offered with a 30% down payment.  California residents must add 8.5 % sales tax or provide a CA resale number. Shipping and insurance are additional, and are figured  for both domestic and international sales at the best possible rate.
  
  
  
• Our Guarantee  As both real world and Internet antique dealers and collectors we strive to offer for sale the very best antique merchandise possible in the very best condition and at the best prices possible.  Our reputation is important to us, and our guarantee is simple.  If you are not happy with your purchase you get your money back---no hassles, no hoops, no problems.  The rules are simple too-----if you are not happy, email or contact us ASAP, send us the same piece back in the same condition, and you will receive a full refund of your purchase price, less shipping.
  
  
• Condition & Descriptions   In antique collecting we have continually witnessed  the overriding  importance of the role played by quality and condition in relation to  the often misused concept of rarity in determining the value of antiques or vintage collectibles and their overall enjoyment in a collection.   In other words, CONDITION, CONDITION, CONDITION is of the utmost importance.  Therefore, our goal is to bring you only the best antiques in terms of quality and condition that are for sale, and to help you build a collection that you can be proud of.  Accurate descriptions are essential to this process. In describing our antique merchandise and assigning condition values to it, we attempt to adhere to The Fine Tool Journal's Condition Chart, copyrighted by Clarence Blanchard.  We apply this rating system's spirit and basic criteria to all of our merchandise that we sell, not just tools.  In other words, when we call something excellent, it really is excellent. Or when we say something was made by Lietz for example, you can be assured that it was in fact made by them, and not some knockoff, fake or otherwise misrepresented.  Our photos are never meant to deceive, over-embellish, or hide flaws, and if you need more photos or better details on a particular item, just ask.

Click here to see the FTJ Condition Chart which is at the bottom of this page.

• Selling Your Antique Items We are actively seeking quality antiques to sell on a consignment basis.  We are always actively and enthusiastically seeking quality single antiques or quality collections of antiques to add to the Antique Sale Pages at this site. We have bought and sold numerous collections of antiques over the years, both large and small, and can provide numerous references upon request from satisfied consignors, clients, collectors.  We also manage and consult on estate sales in Northern California.  Especially those that are made up of specific collections of antiques related to what we sell.   
  
   If you have a single antique or an entire collection of antiques for sale please contact us at  LCM@patented-antiques.com  and include your phone number and we will get back to you ASAP. Please see the FAQ page as well for more general info on this subject.  Thanks!!
  
  
  
• Antique Rental Service