Antique, Advertising & Train Auction

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE Stantons Auctioneers & Realtors 144 S. Main Street, Vermontville, Michigan 49096 (517) 726-0181 office, (517) 726-0060 Email stantonsauctioneers@sbcglobal.net PLEASE READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE BIDDING WITH STANTONS AUCTIONEERS. ALL WHO BID IN A STANTONS AUCTIONEERS EVENT ARE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHIPPING - NOTE: Shipping has become very expensive please take this into consideration before bidding. Winning bidders are responsible for all costs to pack and ship the items. Shipping is not included in the price of your auction items. If no other arrangements have been made within 24 hours after payment has been received your items will be taken to a third-party shipper who will contact you directly with the costs involved in shipping the items to you. Stantons Auctioneers will ship USPS Priority with insurance if size and weight allow.(US bidders only). ALL International Shipments will be handled through PakMail Freight,30 E. Columbia Ave., Ste. F-1, Battle Creek, Michigan 49015. Contact 269-660-1985, Email - ship@pakmailbc David or Heather. Note: Please be aware it can sometimes take 2-3 weeks for your item to ship by Pakmail or other third-party shippers. Unless prior arrangements have been made with Stantons auctioneers, any items not removed within two weeks will be subject to a storage charge. Any items not removed within 45 days of the sale date will be considered abandoned and becomes the property of STANTONS AUCTIONEERS. TERMS OF SALE - When bidding on a lot offered by Stantons Auctioneers, the bidder indicates acceptance of the following terms and conditions. Participation in the auction binds you to agreement of these terms whether you have read or understand said terms. CONDITION OF ITEMS - All items are being sold in as is, where is condition with no expressed or implied warranty of any kind. All descriptions and information are offered only as a guideline. It is not supplied with a warranty of the item being sold. Stantons will be glad to do an inspection of the items that you have an interest in bidding on; however, that inspection is only our opinion and does not imply a warranty or change the fact that all items are being sold in as is condition. The final determination of the condition of any item, however, is the Buyers responsibility. All sales are final. Again, the final responsibility regarding the condition falls upon the buyer and their decision to bid and participate in the auction. Any questions that you have will be answered the week of March 14th. Please email stevenEstanton@gmail or mcbleisch@gmail for a condition report and photos, if desired. Emails should be received at least 48 hours in advance of the auction. The auctioneers and the seller are not responsible for errors and/or omissions in the catalog, online listings, website, social media, or any other supplemental materials, whether written or verbal. BUYERS PREMIUM - There will be a 23% Buyer's premium for online bidders using the LiveAuctioneers Platform. The premium charged to on-site bidders is 10%. Absentee & Phone bidding are subject to a 10% buyers premium. The amount will be added to the purchase price of the item. A charge of 3% will also be added to persons paying with a credit card. Note information regarding the charge of sales tax, as all bidders are responsible for any applicable taxes. BIDDER REGISTRATION - If you are attending the auction, you may register to bid during the preview or on the day of the auction. We will need your Drivers License to complete the registration. If you are bidding on LiveAuctioneers, registration is required at least 48 hours in advance of the auction. By registering for an auction, you agree to all terms and conditions. Your registration is subject to approval by the auction firm. BIDDER INFORMATION - Anyone bidding at our auctions agrees to pay for all lots for which they are the winning bidder. Each lot in the auction is given a low and high estimate representing a range of values which is Stantons conservative auction evaluation. The actual prices realized can fall below or above this range. An estimate of the selling price should not be relied upon as a statement that this is the price at which the items will sell, or what their value actually may be. If identical absentee bids are left on an item, the first bid received will take precedence. Stanton's Auctioneers reserves the right to withdraw any property before the completion of the sale and will have no liability for doing so. Stantons reserves the right to accept or decline any bid. Bids must be for the entire lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced at a live sale by the auctioneer. The lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. For live auctions, the auctioneer will have the final discretion if any dispute should arise between bidders. The auctioneer will determine the successful bidder, cancel the sale, or re-offer to sell a lot or lots in dispute. Stantons Auctioneers will have the final discretion to resolve any disputes arising after the sale and in online auctions. If any dispute does arise, our sale record is conclusive. Subject to the conditions set forth, on the fall of the auctioneers hammer, title to the offered lot will pass to the highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer and the bidder will assume the full risk and responsibility for the item and will immediately pay the full purchase price. If any part of the Terms and Conditions is found by any court to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that part shall be discounted, and the rest of the conditions shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent of the law. We reserve the right to amend our terms and conditions at any time without notice. All International Bidders are responsible for knowing their countries laws on import, customs, and duties. All Duties and Tariffs are the responsibility of the BUYERS. PAYMENTS - Invoices will be sent by email to LiveAuctioneers and absentee bidders. All unpaid invoices with LiveAuctioneers will be charged to the credit card on file with LiveAuctioneers within 72 hours after the auction ends and will be subject to the LiveAuctioneers credit card processing fee. All invoices must be paid within 7 calendar days. All purchases must be paid in U.S. Dollars. PLEASE NOTE - The prevailing sales tax will be charged to all BUYERS participating in the online format unless you are reselling the items. In this case, IT IS REQUIRED that you provide LiveAuctioneers & Stantons Auctions with a CURRENT SALES TAX EXEMPTION LICENSE. If a copy is not provided, sales tax will be charged. Online bidders will most likely be charged the sales tax on all purchases. Michigan Sales Tax (to onsite bidders) is not charged to in-state participants on the sale of coins, silver, gold, and investment material. Checks are to be made payable to Stantons Auctioneers and mailed immediately to 144 S. Main Street, P.O. Box 146, Vermontville, Michigan 49096. All payments must be received with 7 days following the auction. We accept credit card payments (from buyers participating in the LiveAuctioneers platform) in the form of MasterCard and Visa, which are subject to a 3% handling fee. Post-Sale Onsite Pickup - Pickup of the items is available at the Barry County Fairgrounds on Friday, March 18th, 8am-2pm and Saturday, March 19th, 8am-2pm. After these scheduled pickup dates it will need to by appt. only with 24hrs. notice.

Online purchases from Stanton's Auctioneers & Realtors may be subject to sales tax. Please see the following for more details. If you are tax-exempt, you can submit your tax-exempt certificate to prevent the collection of tax. Learn more about tax-exemption.