Terms and Conditions

Terms

Hutchens Vintage specialises in military collectibles.

Our pieces are sourced with the idea of collecting for our own interest and benefit primarily.

The pieces shows are NOT under any financial agreement, constraint or obligation with other parties and are owned in full by Hutchens & Associates Pty Ltd or consigned with its associates.

Any questions regarding any of the instruments, feel free to contact us.

Conditions of Sale

If You Are Purchasing

Payment is made by direct deposit to the company Hutchens & Associates Pty Ltd. Shipping is additional to the price of a piece.

Once agreement to purchase a piece is reached, an invoice for the amount owing will be issued, and once payment is received, the guitar will be professionally packed and shipped using your preferred carrier and insurance conditions. We will organise shipping insurance in case of theft or damage.

A 24 hour acceptance period after the piece is delivered will be available. We will contact you after the piece is delivered to make certain that you are completely happy with your purchase.

If the piece is returned in exactly the same condition as it left, then a refund or store-credit of the same value of the piece will be made available. The purchaser pays the initial and return shipping cost during this process.

Photography of the internal components of each piece can be made at varying stages and will be provided to the purchaser after the sale has been finalised.

If You Are Consigning

We will ask you to provide the instrument to us during the consignment period to demonstrate it to customers, confirm the originality of the piece etc. We will not consign non-original pieces. As such, we may ask you to send the piece to an intermediary expert for validation before the piece is placed on the site.

Layby

Hutchens Vintage may offer Layby of pieces to customers in certain circumstances. The Layby Agreement involves three main points to note:

  1. A minimum 50% deposit is paid upfront by the customer to Hutchens Vintage to enter into a layby agreement;
  2. The customer then has 60 days following the intial deposit payment to pay off the remainder of the instrument;
  3. If the purchaser:
    • has not paid off the instrument 100% as per the layby agreement after 60 days, or;
    • chooses to terminate the layby agreement within the 60 day period;
    a default fee of 20% of the total invoiced purchase price of the piece is retained by Hutchens Vintage. The remainder of all monies received is then returned to the purchaser within 30 days.

The Layby agreement is entered into at the sole discretion of Hutchens Vintage and depends on the piece and amount involved.

Shipping

Shipping is not included in the price unless negotiated at the point of sale.

Unless otherwise specified by the client, the company will use Pack’n Send domestically and Fedex for shipping overseas with appropriate customs clearance etc.

All pieces will be insured at the sale price and packed appropriately to ensure the instruments do not suffer any damage in transit.