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BUYERS NOTES and CONDITIONS
NOTES
AUCTIONS Sales are
held on the First and Third Saturdays of each month. (there is
no Auction on the Third Saturday of December, or the First
Saturday of January), commencing at 10am sharp.
VIEWING
Viewing is from 8am until 6pm the day previous to the Auction,
and from 8am on Auction Day.
CATALOGUES
are available, from Thursday prior to each Sale, by clicking
on the Link above, or from the Salerooms (Cost £1).
REGISTRATION All
buyers must Register at the Salerooms prior to Bidding, when
they will be given a Bidding Number. There is a £1
Registration charge.
How
to find Us
Car Parking.
there is ample on-site parking available to customers
Refreshments
Light refreshments will be available on Sale Days
TERMS OF SALE
BUYERS PREMIUM of 10% + VAT will be added to
your Invoice
CASH - BANKERS ORDER - CHEQUE - DEBIT or
CREDIT CARD. It is regretted that cheques cannot be
accepted from purchasers unknown to, or without personal
written recommendation to, the Auctioneers. Cheques will,
however, be accepted to the limit of their respective cheque
cards.
Please Note - There is a Surcharge of 5%
for all Credit Card transactions.
BIDDING Each buyer
should procure a "BIDDING NUMBER" under which they
bid to buy. At the fall of the hammer, the successful
purchaser should clearly identify their number to the
Auctioneer.
COMMISSION BIDS. we
will be pleased to execute bids on behalf of buyers unable to
attend Sales, and no charge is made for this service. Lots
will be purchased as cheaply as permitted by other bids and
reserves. Commission Bid Forms for completion before the
commencement of each sale, are available from the Salesroom at
all times. Bids left by telephone or facsimile will be
accepted only on the condition that they are at the senders
risk.
PAYMENT When you
have concluded your purchase/s you should hand your Bidding
Number to the Sales Office; pay for the items purchased;
obtain a receipt for the goods purchased, and report to the
Collection point. hand the Pink copy of your receipt to a
Porter, who will collect and hand your goods to you.
Please do not collect your own goods, as
mistakes can occur, and you may well be challenged by staff
which, of course, may cause offence.
N.B. THERE IS A "NO
SMOKING" POLICY THROUGHOUT OUR SALESROOMS
CONDITIONS
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The highest accepted bidder shall be the
Purchaser. If any dispute arises between the bidders, or
any mistakes be made, the lot will be put up again at the
bidding immediately prior the dispute, or the Auctioneer
may declare the Purchaser.
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The advance in the biddings to be
regulated by the Auctioneer, who is to be the sole arbiter
in the matter of dispute or mistake. He also reserves to
himself the right to refuse any bidding, to bid on behalf
of the Vendor in the case of lots (if any) upon which
there is a reserve; to withdraw, consolidate or divide any
lot or lots; to submit the lots in any order, without the
regard to the position of the same in catalogue; as
may be deemed advisable.
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Each and every lot shall, at the fall of
the hammer, be considered as delivered, and no lot or lots
can be removed until the whole amount of the Purchasers
account shall be paid in full, and payment is to be made
to the person appointed to deliver. No warranty is given
or to be implied by the description in the catalogue, and
no guarantee is given with any lot. The lots having been
on view are sold with all faults, imperfections and errors
of description.
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All lots must be paid for and cleared away
from the premises at the Purchasers expense and risk, no
later than 5pm on the day of the sale, unless prior
arrangements have been made, in default of which the
Auctioneers will not hold themselves in any way
responsible if the lots be lost, stolen, damaged or
destroyed and they will remain at the sole risk of the
Purchaser.
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Any damage caused by removal or otherwise
must be made good by the person committing the same,
principals being considered responsible for the acts of
their servants, such damage to be assessed by the
Auctioneers.
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The Auctioneers reserve the right of
making an allowance for the whole, or any portion of, a
lot not delivered from any cause whatsoever - at the same
rate at which such lot was purchased, inasmuch as the
Auctioneers act only as Agents for the Vendor, they shall
not be considered personally responsible for any default
on the part of either the Vendor or Purchasers.
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Any lots uncleared by the appointed time,
agreeably with the conditions, will be forfeited, and may
be resold or warehoused at the expense of the Purchaser,
any deficiency arising for Re-Sale, together with
warehouse charges, and all attendant expenses, shall be
made good by the Purchaser.
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The Auctioneers reserve the right to
refuse any cheques.
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Value Added Tax will be charged on lots as
advertised, at the current rate.
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All articles designed to be powered by
electricity are required to be tested and if necessary
repaired before they are put to use. No warranty as to
Condition or Age is given by the Auctioneer or Vendors,
nor is any to be implied.
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Purchasers of computers and related items
are reminded that the Auctioneers and their Vendor Clients
are selling the Hardware only, and NOT any Propriety
Software.
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Prosepective Purchasers are reminded that
Sales By Auction are not Consumer Sales for the purpose of
the Unfair Contracts Terms Act, 1977. They should
therefore inspect the goods in which they are interested
before bidding.
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The acceptance of all the above conditions
as terms of comntract of sale is and to be a term of
and/or a condition prededent to bidding af any lots
receiving delivery of the said goods so auctioned and/or
sold.
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HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK ACT
1974
It is expressly brought to the bidders attention that, at
the time of sale, any items of plant, machinery or
equipment contained in the lot(s) may not necessarily
comply with health & Safety at Work Etc. Act 1974 or
any other Act or Regulations thereunder governing the use
of that plant, machinery or equipment in a working
environment. Successful Bidders for any such plant,
machinery or equipment at a place of work within the
United Kingdom does not contravene such relevant Act or
Regulation thereunder applicable thereto.
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