Autographs and Authenticaty (3)
This question is easy to answer: yes. Of course.
Each signed item which is ordered via this website, will automatically receive an unique, signed, numbered and hologrammed Certificate of Authenticity.
With this CoA, we guarantee the authenticity of the item/signature. And in case you are ever in doubt about the authenticity of the item you purchased, then worry not, because we provide a 100% money back-policy for the original buyer without any questions asked. For our return policy, see “Return Policy” at our FAQ section.
Sadly: yes, all the time.
There are quite a lot of fakes out there, we come across them regularly. We find fakes on eBay on a daily basis, where it seems that the majority -but definately not all- of signed F1 items are fake.
Most of the time fakes are easily spotted, but it has happened that, upon receiving a signed item, we only then spotted the fake. If that happens, we have a very strict operating method on how to handle those fakes: it’s called the “Tear and Trash’-method.
Yes, we destroy any fakes we might receive, even if we paid serious $ for the item. So we are confident we only offer authentic items on our website and we offer a life time guarantee on authenticity on all items – no questions asked.
We understand you only want to buy authentic items and no fakes. That’s how we operate too.
So we’d like to share a bit more insight on how we obtain the items we sell on this website.
Obtaining these items can be divided into to ways of operating:
1) Search and buy already signed items
2) Use our network to get items signed by drivers
3) If we’re lucky: get items signed ourselves!
On the first method: we’ve been doing this for quite some time now and are always on the hunt for items that makes our heart rate go up. We do a bit more than only looking on eBay – we have a list of a lot of country-specific local online resources which our country specific. We love to talk to people who have inherited signed collections, because apart from the items, there is always a good back story to listen to.
So each week, we spend quite sometime looking for items worldwide, and pro-actively reach out to people who might have items we are looking for.
On the second method, we have been successful in creating a network of people with close ties to Formula 1.
This includes F1 journalist, team member/affiliate, track marshals, F1 TV crew member, sponsors and also some of the more well known dealers in F1 memorabilia. We’re pretty proud of this network, because not only do we receive signed items first hand, but we occasionally are also able to get specific items signed, such as race gear or scale models. And…of course we also visit multiple races a year and F1 events ourselves!
We’re always happy to extend our network, because we love to share our passion about Formula 1 with other enthousiasts.
Other (2)
Payments (1)
All our payments are being securely handled via Mollie (Mollie.com). As payment options upon check out, we offer: iDeal Paypal Creditcard Bank transfer Bancontact
Return policy (1)
Of course. It’s quite simple. On authenticity of our signed items (autographs), we provide a lifetime 100% money back guarantee to the original buyer on purchase price (excl shipping costs) of the item. All we ask is that your purchased item has been well taken care of and is in the same state as it was upon purchase. If this isn’t the case, then do reach out to us, and we will provide you with a solution. As of now, we have never had any disputes about the authenticity of the items we sell, but if you aren’t convinced, drop us a line and we will provide you with shipping details. You will receive a full refund within 3 business days upon receival – no questions asked.
Shipping (7)
Yes. Upon sending out your purchased item, you will receive a Track & Trace code via e-mail
We are not a regular shop and unfortunately we do not have a showroom. However, If you prefer to make a personal appointment, feel free to drop us a line via our contact form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Yes, we do. We ship to most countries world wide.
All of our products are being shipped from The Netherlands. If you order from within EU, no import duties apply. If you order from outside the EU, import duties may apply, depending on destination country.
In case of import duties, buyer is always responsible for payment in the case import duties are being applied by your country of residence.
All our packages are being send out via PostNL. If you would like to know more about average delivery times, you might want to check out this page: https://www.postnl.nl/versturen/pakket-versturen/pakket-buitenland/bezorgtijd-naar-buitenland/
You will find the appropriate shipping costs upon check out. We calculate them based on your location and weight/dimensions of the package.
We will do our best to package your purchase carefully and send it to you as soon as possible. Due to the fact that Racingexclusives is born out of our passionate hobby for F1, we are not always able to send your purchase on the purchase date. However, we will do our best to send it as soon as possible. Usually this is within 2 working days.