Fine Furnishings, Rugs + Art & Antiques

Important Message: Please use the link attached to your invoice and choose a payment method offered by the auction platform. We no longer accept Paypal for payment due to recent policy on issuing business accounts a monthly limitation on in-coming payments which we have no control over and cannot predict. Please disregard all Paypal references until further notice. Make sure that you have a verifiable shipping address listed on your Paypal account. Make sure that this address is current and correct. We urge you to check your Paypal account before processing your payment. Your Buyer's Protection as well as our Seller's Protection depends on this. If we discover that there are issues regarding this matter it will delay shipping and complicate the payment process. Paypal is very strict about this policy. If you like you can always pay on our corporate website which accepts all major credit cards as well as Paypal. www.cc-digital.com TERMS & CONDITIONS 08.20.15Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms listed below and all other terms announced at the time of sale. International biddings over $500.00 U.S Dollars must perform a bank wire transfer unless an acceptable reason exists than we may bypass this amount for a higher limit requirement.We reserve the right to require a bank deposit for any winning item at any time both for Domestic & International Bidders. ( For your satisfaction: We offer an Appraisal by GLA or CRG laboratory in Los Angeles California on silver, gold or platinum items for a reduced rate of $35.00 )Picking-up Merchandise Due to the nature of our business we are not open to the public with exception to Large, Heavy or Valuable items arrangements can be made by emailing info@cc-digital.comArrangements can be made by emailing info@cc-digital.com Monday-Saturday 11-4pmApplies as of 09.22.15RETURN/EXCHANGE/CREDIT POLICY All sales are final. There are no cancellations, returns or refunds. Under certain circumstances, we may make an exception and allow a cancellation, re-listing, return, merchandise exchange or approve a bidding credit at our discretion. Bidders may not return items without our official permission and will be provided a special address to ship items back to. In most cases we will provide the shipping label. However, in these cases a 20% re-stocking fee is charged and the Buyer's Premium, Taxes/Credit Card Charges as well as Shipping & Insurance Cost will not be refunded. A written dispute with clear, valid and documented justification for a return must be submitted for consideration. In the case of jewelry and/or gemstones/precious metals, mineral specimens, coins, comic magazines, carvings, art and watches a GIA, or GRS SWISS LAB, AGS Major Accredited Report proving contradictory information would be required for example in the case of Gemstones or Comic Books (GIA, GRS SWISS LAB, AGS OR CGC REPORT). In other words, we will not accept the opinion of a neighborhood ? Mom & Pop Shop? or any other single entity that is in direct or indirect competition in terms of sales or appraisals.RETURN/EXCHANGE/CREDIT POLICY (prior to 09.22.15)All sales are final. There are no cancellations, returns or refunds. Under certain circumstances, we may make an exception and allow a cancellation, re-listing, return, merchandise credit or approve a bidding credit. However, in the case of a return the Buyer's Premium, Taxes/Credit Card Charges as well as Shipping & Insurance Cost will not be refunded. If a special offering was given than that would be reversed and added to the list. A written dispute with clear, valid and documented justification for a return must be submitted for consideration. In the case of jewelry and/or gemstones/precious metals, mineral specimens, coins, comic magazines, carvings and watches a GIA, or GRS SWISS LAB or other Major Accredited Report proving contradictory gemological or other information would be required,Re-lists Occasionally you may notice that an item is re-listed. This can be due to a variety of reasons such as a winning bidder in a previous auction not paying for the item, multiple types of the same item or it is one of the few items listed with a reserve and the reserve was not met.Disclaimer Appraisals Ancient Art & Antiques, Inc utilizes Retail Replacement Value Appraisals, which are the most common. These types of evaluations are written for insurance needs. This would be the cost to replace the item with an item of equal quality and kind, considered to be the current market price or the replacement value. This type of appraisal is done to protect you in the event of damage or loss of a valuable item. Our appraisals are conducted by and independent 3rd Party appraisal firm that utilizes Certified GIA Gemologist, if more information is needed you are welcome to contact them directly: CRG Laboratory - cs@certifiedraregems.com. Appraisals should be used for verification of gemstone and/or metal weight, size, and grade only, not actual value. Appraisal value should be considered for insurance purposes only, not actual value, as price varies greatly from retail locations through-out the world. Items should not be purchased with the expectation to resell for appraisal price or for profit.Ancient Art & Antiques, Inc Reserves the Right to Reject or Limit any bid(s). Ancient Art & Antiques, Inc decision to refuse any bid, withdraw a Lot, determine a successful bidder, to cancel a sale, re-offer and re-sell an item in dispute, is conclusive, absolute and final.Reserves Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price, below which the lot will not be sold agreed upon by The Consignor and Ancient Art & Antiques, Inc. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed.Breach of Sale If the buyer fails to pay in full with good cleared funds or fails to comply with the Terms and Conditions of the Sale as set forth herein, Ancient Art & Antiques, Inc reserves the right to exercise one or more of the following remedies, in addition to any other remedies available to Ancient Art & Antiques, Inc by law:a) Hold the defaulting buyer liable for the full purchase amount due.b) Cancel the sale.c) Forbid the buyer from participating in any future auction.d) Add your name to the auction platforms List of Non-Paying Bidders Cancelling a winning bid If a winning bid is cancelled for any reason and the winning bidder wishes to back out, a 7% fee will be charged to the winning bidder to cover the costs associated with listing and the non-performer may be blocked from future bidding.Liability In no event will the liability of Ancient Art & Antiques, Inc to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.International Bidders must perform a bank wire transfer within 3 business days of Auction End ($500.00 and over) unless bidder has applied for approval otherwise. All goods must be paid within 3 working days from close of auction. If you are unable to pay by the 3rd business day please notify us immediately by email info@cc-digital.com to inform us of the date you guarantee payment. We are reasonable but if you cannot pay by the 10th day then we will be forced to notify the On-line Company due to the fact that we are charged in-advance on all winning bids and have paid our Consignor?s In-advance. This may affect your ability to bid in the future on items on most major auction platforms such as but not limited to LiveAuctioneers, Auctionzip, Invaluable, EPASIA and or Ebay Live Premier Auction Houses in the future.All winning bidders will be notified via email of their total amount due (shipping & insurance charges will vary depending on weight, size, destination and value determination for insurance) so the total for shipping/insurance may or may not be included on the invoice. If it is not included on the invoice a separate invoice will be sent. If you prefer to pay all total charges at one time you can message us via the website vaultgems.com or email info@cc-digital.com to make that request and include Auction End Date and lot #. Self-paying on our website is the safest way to pay so we strongly suggest paying at www.vaultgems.com OR www.cc-digital.com. We accept all major credit cards or paypal via our website which is secured by Bank of America Merchant Services. If your total charges exceed $1,000.00 we will require a bank a wire transfer (unless you have applied and been approved for a different amount). You should call us in-advance to receive our bank wire information 213-478-.0503International Bank Wire Transfer Information as of 08.120.15 are as follows: PLEASE CALL TO VERIFY213-369-3797 MOBILE 747-500-9797 OFFICE ISSUE TO: CC DIGITAL, INC ROUTING# 026009593SWIFT CODE# BOFAUS3NACCOUNT# 325048423418Please feel comfortable and pay directly on our website www.vaultgems.com or www.cc-digital.com (Exception: large transactions where we require bank wire transfers or consigned items or International shipping you must complete a bank wire transfer to our special account at Bank of America. Your invoice should include the information that you will need at your bank) You may pay by phone as well by speaking directly with a representative but you will be required to provide further verification that will enable us to secure your identity such as a form of picture id and/or a utility bill or other conventional statement by email or fax info@cc-digital.com or fax:213-689-1778 in-order to process a credit card by phone. 213-478-0503email: info@cc-digital.comCall (213) 478-0503Handling Charges depend on various factors: item type, destination, weight, insurance value, customs requirements etc.Handling fee's if any will be charged on the shipping invoice Standard Handling fee is $10.00 (i.e a book or a gold ring which fits in a standard UPS box)A framed painting, a large Persian Rug, a 50pc China Set, a 50 lb large solid wood statue or an antique chair are examples of non-standard handling.Handling fee ranges from $10.00-$500.00 per item but fee's charged may increase depending on factor's such as quantity, size, weight, unusual dimensions, fragility of the item, value, packing material, transportation of the item to and from packing facility, transportation to and from consignor location, number of people needed to lift, pack and/or deliver item to shipping facility etc.If you would like to know in-advance please inquire.Multiple purchases by the same bidder may receive a discounted rate at Auctioneers Discretion.IF YOUR ITEM IS NOT PAID WITHIN 3-5 DAYS AFTER INVOICE IS SENT YOU MAY RISK WINNING BID FORFEITURE AND THE ITEM MAY BECOME LISTED ON A CURRENT OR FUTURE EVENT. THIS DOES NOT RELINQUISH YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO PAY YOUR INVOICE.After payment has cleared we will wait to be contacted by the winning bidder regarding initiating shipping estimates. We cannot start this process without confirming the shipping address and an adult will have to be available to sign for the package so we must know best days available for this to occur.

As of January 15th 2016 we no longer accept Paypal for payment due to recent policy on issuing business accounts a monthly limitation on in-coming payments which we have no control over and cannot predict. Please disregard all Paypal references until further notice.

After payment has cleared we will wait to be contacted by the winning bidder regarding initiating shipping estimates. We cannot start this process without confirming the shipping address and an adult will have to be available to sign for the package so we must know best days available for this to occur.

A minimum handling charge of 10-15% will apply to all winning bids (Not limited to for example, 5% for the Listing Fee payable to Liveauctioneers plus 4% for credit card merchant fee if applied)

IF YOUR ITEM IS NOT PAID WITHIN 3-5 DAYS AFTER INVOICE IS SENT YOU MAY RISK A WINNING BID FORFEITURE AND THE ITEM MAY BECOME RE-LISTED AT A DIFFERENT PRICE/RESERVE ON A CURRENT OR FUTURE EVENT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT LIFE IS UNPREDICTABLE SO IF YOU FORESEE ANY FINANCIAL DELAY IT IS BEST TO CONTACT US ASAP & LET US KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU WILL NEED & WHAT DATE YOU AGREE TO PAY BY. CC4USC2001@GMAIL.COM