Prehistoric & Historic Artifacts

In publishing this catalog Old Barn Auction has endeavored to accurately describe all items being sold but all property herein offered for sale is strictly "as is" and it is the bidder's responsibility whether bidding in person, by mail, by phone, or internet to determine exact condition of each item. No statement in this catalog, bill of sale, invoice or elsewhere by any representative of or person in the employment of Old Barn Auction shall be deemed to be a warranty, representation, or assumption of liability with respect to age, condition, size, quality, variety, importance, provenance or historical relevance of any of these items. Any such statements are strictly matters of opinion. The Auctioneer will be the final judge as to which bidder is the highest bidder. In the event of any dispute in this matter, the auctioneer shall use his own discretion to decide to reopen the bidding or not. Title to all merchandise shall pass to the highest bidder at the fall of the Auctioneer's "hammer". The purchaser shall assume full risk and responsibility for the lot purchased once title has passed. The buyer must pay Ohio Sales Tax (6%) unless exemption is allowed under the laws regulating such tax. Out of state sales tax number will be accepted. You do not pay Ohio Sales Tax if items are shipped out of state. All accounts are to be settled by the end of sale unless other arrangements have been made. Payment may be made by cash or personal check if approval has been established with Old Barn Auction, or a bank authorization guaranteeing personal checks has been submitted. No items removed until paid for. Visa, Discover or MasterCard is accepted. (There is a small processing fee of 3% charged). We do NOT do PayPal. Old Barn Auction is not responsible for any typographical errors or omissions in this catalog or in the subsequent price key. Photographs in this catalog are of the actual objects being sold but exact condition of the objects offered is their condition on the day of sale. There will be absolutely NO returns or adjustments made 30 days after sale date. You may bid by Phone, Absentee, or Live Internet bidding. The bids will be given to an experienced bidder in the audience to execute competitively and buy as cheaply as possible. A down payment is not necessary, we will bill you if successful. It is not a foolproof system, but is 100% honest. All sucessful internet bidders will receive an invoice from us the following Monday or Tuesday after the auction. Payment is due within 15 days from sale date. If you plan to phone bid, please make arrangements during the week. Please don't wait until the day of the sale to send or call in your bids, we would need to have them by Friday. Also if you are absentee bidding, either call in your bids or fax (419)422-5321). If you need a better description of an artifact, please call the week of the sale. For live internet bidding go to liveauctioneers.com or ebay.com to register. An additional 5% will be added to the buyer's premium for internet bidding (15%). We will ship and insure items bought absentee according to your wishes. Shipped merchandise will carry a fee for packing, handling, postage, and insurance. We request that you make arrangements for pick up or shipping within 15 days after the sale date. We require 24 hours notice before pickup. Stored items are not covered by our insurance and must be stored at the owners risk. We look with pride at the success of our operation in the past and hope we will grow in the future.

Local Taxes Apply

This auction will start at 10:00 AM Eastern Time with Lot 1. We will follow our catalog in order thur Lot 551. In case of inclement weather on January 21, 2006, we have scheduled a back up date of February 4, 2006, 10:00 AM Eastern Time.