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OFFERED FOR AUCTION THIS DELIGHTFUL SCHUCO/STEIFF? MONKEY/CHIMP IN HIS BLACK AND ORANGE CLOWN SUIT JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREATING. HE IS OLD, BUT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I AM NOT SURE OF HIS AGE, BUT HE CAME FROM MY MOM'S COLLECTION AND WAS IN HER HOUSE FROM WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG. THERE ARE NO TAGS, BUT HIS FACE IS EXTREMELY EXPRESSIVE AND SIMILAR TO OTHER OLD SCHUCO MONKEYS I HAVE SEEN, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE DRESSED AS THIS ONE IS. I WOULD SAY PROBABLY NOT STEIFF. I FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY BUTTON HAVING BEEN IN HIS EARS. HE IS COMPLETELY POSEABLE. HEAD TURNS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND ARMS AND LEGS CAN BE MOVED TO ANY POSITION. HAIR LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE MOHAIR. BODY STUFFED EITHER WITH STRAW OR SHAVINGS. EARS, HAND, FEET AND CLOWN SUIT ARE MADE OF FELT. HEAD IS HARD - ALMOST FEELS LIKE PAPIER MACHE. STANDING UP, HE MEASURES APPROX. 8" TALL AND 8" ACROSS WITH ARMS OUTSTRETCHED. THERE ARE A COUPLE SMALL SPOTS ON ONE EAR THAT ARE BARELY NOTICEABLE, BUT ARE HARD TO THE TOUCH (LIKE GLUE?) AND HE HAS SOME VERY MINOR SOILING ON HIS FEET FROM SITTING ON THE SHELF ALL THESE YEARS. OVERALL, HE IS IN GREAT CONDITION. LOOK AT THAT FACE! DOESN'T THIS LITTLE GUY LOOK LIKE HE IS JUST BEGGING YOU TO TAKE HIM HOME?
THANKS FOR LOOKING. GOOD LUCK BIDDING.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME.
PLEASE READ DESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY. (ESPECIALLY NEW BIDDERS). MY ITEMS, FOR THE MOST PART, ARE ANTIQUE, VINTAGE AND USED AND SOME ARE SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT. IF THERE ARE FLAWS, I WILL SAY SO AND I TRY AND DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I WANT MY BUYERS TO ALWAYS BE HAPPY WITH THEIR PURCHASES AND FOR THIS REASON, I DO ACCEPT RETURNS WITHIN 7 DAYS OF RECEIPT WITH BUYER PAYING SHIPPING. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WOULD BE IF I HAVE MADE AN ERROR IN LISTING, OR INADVERTENTLY MISREPRESENTED AN ITEM IN SOME WAY. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. IN THIS CASE, RETURN WOULD INCLUDE SHIPPING. IN ORDER TO KEEP RETURNS AT A MINIMUM, WHICH SO FAR THEY ARE, KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE BUYING BEFORE YOU BID AND ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS YOU LIKE TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. I AM ALWAYS GLAD TO RESPOND.
ATTENTION: CANADA INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS WELCOME, BUT PLEASE NOTE SHIPPING INSURANCE RATES WILL BE HIGHER THAN THOSE POSTED FOR U.S. ADVISE EMAILING FOR RATES BEFORE BIDDING. ALSO, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ONLY PAYPAL ACCEPTED FOR INTERNATIONAL SALES. KINDLY WAIT TO RECEIVE INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
FOR MY BIDDERS FROM ITALY! BEFORE BIDDING, PLEASE NOTE THAT SHIPMENTS TO ITALY HAVE BEEN VERY SLOW DUE TO DELAYS BY YOUR CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, AND IN SOME CASES, I HAVE HAD ITEMS RETURNED TO ME WITH NO PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION. I GENERALLY SHIP ITEMS SAME DAY OR NEXT DAY AFTER PAYMENT, SO, TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION AS TO SHIPPING TIME, ADVISE EMAILING FOR MORE INFORMATION PRIOR TO BIDDING.
ALL BIDDERS - PLEASE NOTE THAT INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL. I PACK MY ITEMS EXTREMELY WELL, HOWEVER, I CANNOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED DURING SHIPPING IF PACKAGE IS NOT INSURED. I WILL PROVIDE DISCOUNT ON SHIPPING UPON REQUEST WHEN POSSIBLE IF MORE THAN ONE ITEM IS PURCHASED AND PAID FOR WITHIN THE SAME AUCTION WEEK. IF REQUESTING SHIPPING DISCOUNT, PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE BEFORE PAYING, SO ANY ADJUSTMENT CAN BE MADE.
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