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Accepted payment methods VisaMasterCardAmerican ExpressDiscoverPersonal CheckMoney OrderWire Transfer TERMS TERMS & CONDITIONS 1. Prior to auction, all bidders must register with "Emipre-online auction" AND charge credit card as deposit. Any questions please call us 0085291217855 or send email at "info@empire-auction.com" 2. The Auctioneer and the Consignor assume no risk, liability or responsibility for the authenticity or the authorship of any property identified in the online catalogue (that is, the identity of the creator or the period, culture, source or origin as the case may be, with which the creation of any property is identified herein). All property is sold "As Is" and neither the Auctioneer nor the Consignor makes any warranties or representations of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall be responsible for the correctness or any implied warranty or merchantability or any implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose as it relates to description, genuineness, attribution, provenance, safety, reliability or condition of the property. If any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose can be construed from the catalogue, auction, or bill of sale, such warranties are disclaimed by the Auctioneer and the Consignor. No statement in the online catalogue or made at the sale or in the Bill of Sale or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty or representation or an admission of liability. Moreover, the Auctioneer will not be held responsible for any variations in appearance of online photographs. 3. All information in the catalogue concerning authenticity is guaranteed for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Within that time, prior to payment to the consignor of the work, the buyer may submit, at his own expense, an opinion in writing from a recognized expert on the work at issue regarding authenticity. In the event the work is judged inauthentic by the expert, the work may be returned in the same condition as at time of sale and the buyers full purchase price will be refunded. Refunds shall not include costs of transportation, insurance, or other expenses that may have been incurred by the buyer. It is the buyers responsibility to make payment in a timely fashion such that the property can be released and inspected within this thirty (30) day time frame. This warranty does not cover any item description that states As Is. This warranty does not cover any typographical errors. This warranty does not cover wear on furniture. This warranty does not cover flakes, surface scratches, or manufacturing flaws in glass or ceramics. No warranty is made regarding the condition of artwork frames. No warranty is made regarding the working condition of watches, clocks, electronic or mechanical devices of any sort or that any such item is in working condition or without defects, restorations, or working parts. All measurements are approximate. The auction house makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the merchantability or fitness for any purpose except as otherwise expressly stated in these Terms and Conditions. The absence of any statement as to condition does not imply the lot is in good condition or otherwise free of wear, defect or effects of ageing. No statement whether written or oral, made in the catalog, advertisement, invoice, gallery posting, announcement or comment by the auctioneer, or otherwise, shall be deemed to create any warranty or assumption of liability except as expressly stated herein. Empire-online auction co.ltd. makes no warranty that a buyer acquires any copyright, trademark or reproduction rights as to any lot purchased. Empire-online auction co.ltd.. reserves the rights to reproduce any image of any lot sold at auction. Except as stated herein regarding written authenticity Empire-online auction co.ltd., does not accept return of items purchased at auction. 4Unless otherwise announced by the Auctioneer at the time of sale, all bids are per lot as numbered in the catalogue. The Auctioneer reserves the right to reject a bid from any bidder. The highest bid acknowledged by the Auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the Auctioneer shall have the sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder, or to re-offer and re-sell the article in dispute. If the Auctioneer determines that any opening bid is not commensurate with the value of the article offered, he may reject the bid; and if, having acknowledged an opening bid he decides that any advance is not sufficient, he may reject the advance. The Auctioneer reserves the right to acknowledge an auction floor bid before acknowledging an internet and/or phone bid regardless of the maximum bid amount provided by the bidder before and/or during the auction. 5Please Note: There is no online link or pay button, you will need to call the auction house to make a payment over the phone with one of our representatives or you may go ahead and email your payment details to info@empire-auction.com Payment must be received within 5 days following the auction and no later than 7 days to avoid receiving an unpaid item strike. We also accept payment via bank wire transfer. We reserve the right to void the sale of the item(s) to that bidder, and make the items(s) available for sale to the underbidder.