It's unfortunate that I have to give a bad review, as we generally have enjoyed going to the Antique Emporium and have made several purchases there over the years. And, full disclosure, reader: OUR MISTAKE. We should have researched the item better before purchasing it instead of trusting that our neighboring small-town shop would not be the type of people to misrepresent their products, or at least would do good on any mistakes they might have made regarding how their goods are represented. It was an expensive lesson for us when we discovered that the telescope we bought in a "US Navy...1943" box, with a tag that read "US Navy 1943 telescope," and a receipt that reads "1943 Navy Telescope," is not a 1943 US Navy Telescope. It is, in fact, a different telescope in the US Navy Telescope box.
Items are sold As Is with No Guarantee. No returns. No exchanges. This policy is not misrepresented at the shop. We contacted the store and the vendor's response as relayed to us by the Emporium was that s/he never claimed it to be a WWII telescope. (Not our argument, btw.) The end.
Shame on us for being trusting. The internet is for researching these things first; this is 2020. Small-town neighbors will burn you the same as anyone else. Life lesson learned. Thanks for that, vendor. read more