eBay My World: thetrumpetminchinhampton( 6281)

Although I am the registered ebay member, my wife Fanny and I operate as a team (well, most of the time anyway!). We have been in the Antiques business since 1979, and at The Trumpet, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, GL6 9JA, England, since 1984.

Almost anything! We fell into this trade due to my interest in clocks, watches, and instruments (disease common to ex marine engineers)

old watches and clocks, interesting motorcycles, advertising ephemera, anything a bit quirky and wepay more than many for gold and silver.

English, German

motorcycles and working, networking with people.

The bible, The war in the air, The First Men in the moon & The Time Machine H G Wells, The Shack, The orthodox heretic, AsI walked out one midsummer morning, Under the greenwood tree, old man on a bike, Enoch Powell's Simon Heffer biography, Sophie's world

As well as being a trader in hidden treasure, I am also a minister of it too, having had the privilege of being ordained a priest in the Church of England in 2004. Read the gospel of Matthew chapter 13 to really understand where I am coming from in my faith and ethical and moral code.

born 1952. Merchant Navy Engineer 1968-76, wallowing in the troubles and blame culture of shoreside employment 1977-79. 1979-present, delighting in the opportunities and joys of discovering more about our world past and present through the lens of the antiques business

Money is money, but some money processing schemes are more expensive to process into one's own pocket than others. Excessively expensive Paypal, UK bank Cheques, postal orders and cash sent recorded delivery are all accepted.

We do not deliberately make profits or losses on postage and packaging costs, however, both occur on a regular basis. However hard, we try to be accurate in how much something will weigh once it is packed. Please note that all postage and packing costs are listed upon every listing to all parts of the world. You do need to take these into account as a part of the total cost of any item we are selling.We try to be as reasonable as we can.

We operate a no quibble refund policy. Postage and packing costs are only refunded in a case where we have made a mistake. When items are returned due to a buyer just not liking the goods which have been accurately described, postage and packing costs are not refunded.

Through the ebay website, our username is; thetrumpetminchinhampton and our full contact details are at the bottom of every listing.