Frequently asked questions pertaining to orders from 2Neat Magazines

Want to learn more about 2neat Magazines before ordering?
Visit our "About Us" page to read about us, to see our extensive and positive customer feedback from Ebay,
and to be amazed at the world-wide appeal of our inventory. Too Neat! Join the crowd of happy customers!

What does the RESERVED button mean? When you see a reserved button, it means that the magazine is not available. In most cases, we are holding it on reserve pending the arrival of a mailed payment.

Are all the items on the website currently available? Yes, each item with a simple "Buy It" button should be available - we update our site multiple times a day. Items with a button are NOT available. On rare occasions, two persons will order the same item at the same time. Should that happen, we will contact the second person with a refund and an apology.

ORDERING:

MISC.:

How should I take care of my vintage magazine? In general, these classic magazines are not fragile. However, the following tips will help preserve your magazine for years of enjoyment.
1. Continue to store the magazine in the acid-free, archival-quality plastic bag in which it is shipped to you.
2. Store the magazine flat in a dry place out of direct sunlight.
3. Avoid pressing the magazine entirely flat when open. It is better to allow the center to retain the slight curve.
4. If the magazine has a slight odor when it arrives, this can be eliminated by a few days of airing while opened out..
5. Page edges, especially where the paper is tanned, may be more brittle - handle page edges gently.

I need an invoice, will one be sent? In most cases, the automatic order confirmation email works well as an invoice. If you need more than this, please let us know.

A special message for AOL users. AOL is more likely than any other email server or internet provider to arbitrarily block incoming emails. If you are an AOL user and haven't heard from us in a timely fashion, PLEASE email again and we will contact you from a different email, a different web server, or by telephone - whatever it takes. Most typically we receive your emails, but ours to you vanish and we have no idea that this is happening until you let us know. If all else fails, you may try to reach us by telephone : 719-539-6687 - Please ask for Brenda. NOTE : I DO NOT accept solicitations over the phone for the sales of magazines. If you have magazines to sell, please describe them via email.

I have magazines to sell, are you interested in purchasing them? We are purchasing only LOOK magazines in bulk from 1930-1959 now. We usually purchase LIFE magazines in bulk, but our storage area is completely full at this time. I make an exception for issues with Climbing or Skiing covers - I purchase those at any time. When we are purchasing ... The magazines must be in Good or better condition and must be intact (all pages present, etc.) - please see the condition page for more. We will need to know exactly how many you have, the overall condition of your magazines (e.g. all in Good condition, except two in poor condition with water damage) and the approximate years/ decades. We will also need you to email two digital photos, one of the entire group (to prove you have it) and one of a magazine in average condition.

Will you scan something for me and email it? NO. We are sorry, but we no longer have time for this service..

Is my satisfaction guaranteed? We guarantee your satisfaction - if you have a problem, please email us and we will do our best to fix it. We carefully examine, grade, and store our magazines, but we are human and a mistake is possible. We do ask that you read our condition page carefully before placing your order and ask any questions prior to ordering. If you order a magazine in Poor condition, we expect you to be happy with a magazine in Poor condition. Should you feel that we have incorrectly graded your magazine and are unhappy with it because of that, you may return it to us in the same condition within ten days for a refund. Should this become necessary, please alert us ahead of time. We cannot guarantee delivery dates, sorry - that is in the hands of the US Postal Service.

Is a return or exchange possible? We no longer make exchanges or accept returns for "Wrong Issue." Too many of our customers abused this service to make copies or read articles, treating us as if we were a lending library. If you need to verify that the issue you ordered contains a certain photo or article, please ask for this in the comments section on the order form. Please note : If we mailed you the wrong issue by mistake, we are very happy to correct the problem.

What is your privacy policy? We never share your information with anyone. The only emails you will receive from us will pertain directly to your order.

Is Sales Tax applicable to my order? If we are shipping to an address in the state of Colorado (USA), a sales tax of 2.9% will be applied to your order.

May I use your magazine descriptions and photos? This website and the content of the website are protected by copyright - we do NOT grant permission to reproduce our website content. It took us many months to personally examine each magazine, select items of interest, and type original descriptive paragraphs for each issue. We also devoted considerable time to photographing the magazines. We continue to expand and enhance written descriptions and photographic content. Both current and past variations on our content are protected by copyright. We actively watch eBay and the rest of the internet for infringing uses of our material and also ask our customers to alert us if they see this content in use elsewhere.

VARIATIONS ON LIFE :

The Original Life Magazine : The true FIRST "Life Magazine" was a weekly humor publication known for its cartoons, art, amusement, news, personalities, sport, theater reviews, and more. It was published from 1883 - November of 1936. For most of it's run, it was a weekly magazine in small format, changing to monthly just before the name "Life magazine" was sold to the more common LIFE magazine. To read more about the Orginal Life, visit this page on our website.

Life Magazine International Edition : These issues were distributed in various countries other than the US, typically in the UK, Europe and Asia. Each biweekly issue contains selected content of international interest from the previous two "regular" Life Magazine issues. There is very little advertising content, so these issues tend to be thinner. The cover may be one of the previously published "regular" Life covers or another photo relating to the international stories featured in the issue. The International Editions began as early as 1946 and as late as 1966. International Editions are much less common than the regular editions.

Life Magazine Australian Edition : I have not yet handled any of these to be able to compare them to "regular" editions.

Life en Español - Spanish Language Version : These issues were published for distribution in Mexico, Central and South America. The First Spanish Language version of Life Magazine was published in January of 1953. Spanish Language Editions are much less common than the regular editions. An issue from 1966 listed distribution countries as Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Espana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and others (hidden by label). Content appears to be selected from at least two issues of the English language version published a month earlier, plus some new content of specifically hispanic interest.

Brenda@Woodenski.com or Info@2Neatmagazines.com