Antique Estate Auction

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE: The property in the sale is offered according to the following terms and conditions and is applicable to all bidders, including Internet bidders. 1. All property is sold "as is", "where is", with all faults. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS, RETURNS, EXCHANGES, OR REFUSALS. There are no warranties or representations of merchantability, of fitness, nor of any kind, express or implied. Your bid will signify that you have examined the items as fully as you desire, or that you have chosen not to examine the item. Property is open to the public for thorough inspection during business hours 5 days prior to sale, and is the bidder's responsibility to determine condition, etc. The Auctioneer is not responsible for any variations in appearance of online photographs. 2. All statements contained in the catalog or in any bill of sale, invoice or elsewhere as to authorship, period, culture, source, origin, measurement, count, quality, rarity, provenance, importance, exhibition and literature of historical relevance, or physical condition ARE STATEMENTS OF OPINION AND NOT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES. No employee or agent of Antique Place is authorized to make on their behalf or on that of the property owner any representation or warranty, oral or written, with respect to any property. 3. A bid shall be conclusive proof that the person has made themselves acquainted with these conditions of sale and has agreed to be bound by them. 4. The buyer shall be the highest bidder. Should a tie or dispute arise between two bidders, the auctioneer may, at his discretion, reopen the bidding between the two high bidders until the property is sold. 5. The price recorded by the auctioneer and/or auction clerk takes priority and will be official. 6. To maintain the continuity of the sale, it shall be the duty of the auctioneer to advance the bidding at his own discretion, and may reject a nominal or fractional advance, should it, in his opinion prove injurious to the sale. 7. In the case of lots upon which there may be a reserve price, the auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the consignor. 8. At the conclusion of the sale, and before any purchases are allowed to be removed, full payment must be made in cash, money order, Visa, Mastercard, American Express,check or wire transfer. Unless exempted by law, the purchaser shall pay any and all applicable taxes. Auctioneer reserves the right to hold purchases where payment is made by check until notified by the bank that the check has cleared. The Auctioneer or Antique Place reserves the right to require a bank check for purchases in excess of $10,000.00. 9. Telephone, Absentee and Internet bids must be paid no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time the third business day following the conclusion of the auction. 10. Upon the fall of the auctioneers hammer, and/or when the Auctioneer says, "sold," title on the property shall pass to the highest bidder, who thereupon assumes full risk and responsibility. All lots shall be removed from the premises by the purchaser at his own risk and expense within the time period announced by the auctioneer, and if not removed, may be sent by Auctioneer to a storage facility, for the account, risk and expense of the purchaser. 11. Auctioneer shall, as a courtesy, undertake to make execution bids (or absentee bids) for responsible parties in their absence, yet reserves the right to decline to do so and in no case shall be responsible for failure to do so. Please leave payment (unless otherwise instructed not to do so) in the amount of the bid with the accompanying name and address. The difference between the sale price and the bid, or the whole payment if the bid fails, will be returned within 72 hours after the conclusion of the auction. Removal of merchandise shall be in accordance with other conditions listed herein. 12. Auctioneer reserves the right to pass or withdraw any lot before or during the sale. 13. Neither Auctioneer nor Consignor shall be liable for any personal injury on the premises where the sale shall be held. 14. Purchaser is responsible for all costs of shipping. Auctioneer may facilitate the employment of, or recommend carriers and packers as a convenience to purchasers, but assumes no responsibility for their actions. 15. If the foregoing conditions or any other applicable conditions herein are not complied with, in addition to other remedies available to the Auctioneer and the Consignor by law, including, without limitation, the right to hold the purchaser liable for the bid price. The Auctioneer, at his option, may either (a) cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages all payments made by the purchaser, or (b) resell the property publicly or privately, and in such event, the purchaser shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency plus all costs, including storage, the expense of both sales, Auctioneer commission at its regular sale and all other charges due hereunder, and incidental charges. 16. It is our policy to protect the identity of any and all bidders and Consignors at our sales, whether the bidder or Consignor is present or has left an execution (absentee) bid with the Auctioneer. 17. An 20% buyer’s premium will be added to the sale of each lot under $ 5,000.00 and 18% for each lot over $5,000.00, plus applicable taxes, unless exempt by law. 18. Without exception, in order to be considered tax-exempt, you must provide a fully completed, signed legible 2005 copy of your resale certificate at time of registration in order to obtain a bidding number. If not available at time of registration sales tax will be applied to all purchases. You can obtain a refund for the sales tax after providing a copy of the resale certificate. 19. The final authority in all matters related to authority to bid, and bidding rests with Antique Place and the auctioneer conducting the sale. This applies to bid increment (the auctioneer may, on occasion, change increments at any point during a sale at his discretion, and may employ different "standard" increments), absentee bidding, retracting a bid, re-offering a lot, or any other situation. Competing bids at the same level may be placed simultaneously in the salesroom. The auctioneer has sole discretion as to which bid is accepted during the sale. 20. All lots are offered with reserve unless otherwise announced or advertised as "Absolute." 21. Our sales take place on our premises and we have the right, exercisable at our complete discretion, to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at an auction.

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