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General Terms and Conditions Half Time Scores is based in England, and all items are originally priced in Pounds Sterling. For your convenience, items are also priced in US Dollars, though we do not reprice regularly to reflect currency movements, so there may be some inconsistencies in conversion rates. We will happily reconvert based on the current exchange rate on demand. Items can normally be posted from the UK immediately on receipt of payment, but arrangements can be made to post items in the USA - this will usually take an additional two or three weeks, and you will be advised of the timing when you place an order. Nevertheless, this is still likely to be cheaper and quicker than an immediate surface dispatch from the UK.
Our normal language for all communications is English. Nous pouvons accepter aussi des communications écrites en français et allemand. Wir können auch geschriebene Kommunikationen auf Französisch annehmen und deutsche.
Items are offered subject to them being unsold, and will be sold on a 'first-come-first-served' basis, but we will hold items for up to 10 days pending receipt of payment, which should be in advance. Orders will be accepted by EMail, by post, by telephone or fax, though we can make no guarantee that the phone will be answered!
The phone/fax number is +44 1423 536776. Our postal address is: Half Time Scores, 25 Kent Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2LJ, England.
We can accept credit cards only through Paypal. For customers with a UK bank account, we can also accept payments directly through Nochex. In both cases, the EMail address to use is: richardamorris@lineone.net. Payment will be accepted by a cheque or Euro-cheque in Pounds Sterling. Payment can also be accepted by a check in US Dollars. Cheques or checks should be made payable to "Richard Morris". Payments in cash in Sterling, US Dollars or Euros (cost calculated on receipt of order) are at the sender's risk.
Post and Packing Unless otherwise stated, postage and packing is extra. Note that we do regularly visit the USA, so items can normally be posted to addresses in North America from there (which will be much quicker and usually cheaper than surface mail from the UK), though there may be a delay depending upon the timing of our next trip. In the UK, the first book is charged at a rate of £4.00, subsequent books at an additional £1. Scores will be charged at £1 each. In the US the first book is charged at a rate of $4, subsequent books at an additional $1.50, with scores charged at $1.50 each. Post and packing for postcards is 50p in the UK (1$ US) for up to 5 cards. Cards will be normally be supplied in a plastic sleeve in an envelope stiffened with cardboard. Postcards bought with books or other heavy items are post free, as are cards bought in quantities of more than 5. Items will not be insured in transit unless this is asked for and an additional charge paid. We will take into account appropriate postage for small items or large orders and advise on receipt of order. Heavier overseas orders will be shipped via surface mail unless otherwise requested, post and packing will be advised on confirmation of order.
Availability of Items Items marked with the 'on hold' icon have already been ordered or enquired about by a customer, and we are awaiting payment or resoultion of the enquiry. Since we operate on a 'first-come-first-served' basis, prior orders always take precedence. However, sometimes such orders and enquiries do not complete, so if an item you would like is shown as 'on hold' it is always worth enquiring, just in case. Note that from time to time, we do offer items from our stock on online auctions. When items are listed on auctions we do not immediately mark them as on hold, though we do try to do so once they have attracted bids. This, together with the fact that we cannot always update the site immediately when orders have been received, means that occasionally some items that are not shown as being on hold, may not actually be available.
Descriptions of Items For second hand items, we take care to describe items with a degree of accuracy commensurate with the age and value of the item, and will always describe any major flaws. Any item which you feel has been described innaccurately or inadequately may be returned within 7 days of receipt for a full refund, though at the time of writing (July 2001) no customer has ever needed to do so. Note that our descriptions do not usually mention writing on the face of postcards where this was normal practice at the time. Cards which are stated to have an 'undivided back' were produced at a time when only the address could be written on the back of the card (the rules and timings varied from country to country, but the change over from undivided to divided backs was approximately 1905-1910). Used cards with undivided backs will usually have writing on the face of the card (many were deliberately designed with white space to be written in), and in most cases this will be visible in the scan of the card.
Item Pictures and Variants Note that we handle significant numbers of postcards, magazines and other items. Pictures given on this site are pictures of an individual copy of an item. Please read the descriptions carefully - the picture may not be of the exact item offered (especially with magazines and postcards on Schubert or other composers), and the descriptions will include any significant flaws. In some cases we will show a single picture for several items which are 'the same'. If you require a scan or picture of a particular item, please ask. We generally do not identify particular variants of Schubert cards (see our Schubert Postcard Catalogue) in these listings. If you want a particular variant, please contact us with the details. Postcard and other item images take up a lot of disc space. To prevent extremely long download times, we may show 'thumbprint' images on the listing pages. Clicking on a thumbprint image will show a larger (usually either full size, or approx. half size) image of the item. Listings without a thumbprint, or with a broken link symbol, do not currently have images loaded onto our site, although we do intend to provide pictures of most postcards and all other items. At your request, any card may be placed 'on hold' and a full size image of any card may be supplied by email, unless we are prevented from doing so by copyright restrictions, as may be the case with more modern cards. In some cases, where we have many postcards to list (a long and tedious process - this is not a way to get rich quick !), a general description of the cards available for a topic is given. Full catalogue details, and scans will be available on request.