Conditions of Sale
**Please note, before you are approved to bid in this auction, you will be required to supply a SCANNED COPY of your PASSPORT or equivalent IDENTITY PROOF, together with your full credit card details which may be used for payment if you are the winning bidder.
IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO SHARE YOUR IDENTITY with the Auction House please do not sign in for our auctions.
Please contact m.zannoni@czernys.com with this information to expedite this process.
The credit card you enter on registration is only used to verify your identity. Once entered, this information is 100% encrypted and it is not shared with Czerny's International Auction House.**
1.The auctioneer acts as an agent for unnamed consignors.
2. Every lot can be examined before the auction. Consignments for approval cannot be sent. You may request further photos and/or condition report. All lots are sold as they stand with any fault, imperfections and errors of description. All descriptions are made conscientiously by our experts but without any warranty.
3. The auctioneer has the right to separate, rearrange, withdraw or leave any lot without any declaration. He has also the right to exclude persons from the auction sale without giving any reason.
4. We accept mail bids (also e-mail and fax bids, if the client is known). All these bids will be handled with care but without any guarantee. Please indicate your preferred method of dispatch of the purchased lots (airmail, customs declarations, and special insurance). Minimum prices are starting prices as well as reserve prices. Underbids cannot be accepted.
5. Czerny's is not responsible for any eventual restrictions on export. Please always check the availability in import lots in your country.
6. The lots are knocked down to the highest bidder. Unknown bidders have to give a satisfactory reference and have to place either a deposit before bidding or a proof of identity (Passport, ID), otherwise the auctioneer may not accept their bids.
Should two bids have reached the same maximum price limit, the auctioneer has sole discretion to award the lot to the high bidder of his or her choosing; he may also declare the transactions at issue annulled, and repeat the bidding, at the very same auction session or the one after, for a starting price equal to the highest bid received in the hall or in writing and uncontested.
7. From the time that a lot has been knocked down, all risks lie with the buyer, but all lots remain the property of the auction house until full payment has been effected. The buyer must wait for a paper or digital invoice from Czerny's after the auction's end before any payment is made. The invoice is automatically generated and it includes the total amount due, including buyers premium (25.5%) + Platform
Transaction Fee (5%). PLEASE NOTE THAT 30.5% BP INCLUDES ITALIAN TAXES EVERY CLIENT HAS TO PAY.
Once received the payment of your purchase, you will receive a new pro-forma invoice for packaging and shipping costs exclusively. In case you do pay with Credit Card please note we'll add 2.9% on top of your total invoice. The full amount has to be
paid immediately in Euro. Foreign mail bidders must pay within ten days after receipt of the invoice. Checks are accepted only by special agreement and must cover also bank charges. If a buyer acts as an agent for third parties, he may be hold responsible, even if the name of this third party appears on the invoice.
8. All lots of an invoice will remain in the auction house until the whole amount has been fully paid. Delays in payment may cause extra charges and legal interest.
The auction house may store or resell lots at the expenses of the buyer if the invoice has not been paid in time.
9. Consignments are made at the buyer's risk and expense. In case of damage or loss of a package the buyer must file a claim at the post officer, airline, shipping company etc. immediately. Without these official papers the insurance company cannot be held responsible. After an auction the purchased lots have no insurance.
10. If any misunderstanding would result from mail bids, phone calls, faxes, letters, telegrams, e-mails etc., they are at the vendor's and the buyer's risk. Invoices written during or right after the auction may be corrected later.
11. Any condition statement about a lot is given as a courtesy to the client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Czerny's International Auction House has no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effect of aging.
12. Please be aware that delivery time for purchases shipped by our premises is approximately six weeks from receipt of payment. In case of lots considered arms for Italian law, we need an official permit from the local bureau before sending the items.
13. If you want to bid live with Internet applets and dedicated websites please note we will be selling about 100 lots per hour; Czerny's International Auction House is not responsible for internet connection problems or third parties applet problems
during the online auction. We strongly suggest our internet bidders to always leave an absentee bid on our
website for the lots they want to bid online first. We are not responsible if we do miss bids during the live auction or skip lots. Please note that the bid increment as shown on your screen may vary from the bid increment in the floor. The Auctioneer is the only one determining the bid increment at the time of the auction.
14. Czerny's will facilitate the shipping of purchases to out-of-town buyers at an additional charge for packing, shipping and insurance as included in the attached, but will not be responsible for any loss, damage or delay resulting from the packing, handling and shipping thereof.
Unless specific instructions are received, Czerny's is the sole judge of the method to be used for shipment. Packing and shipping costs will be noted on the final invoice sent to successful bidders after the sale, and are based on the actual costs involved. Be advised that a full commercial invoice must accompany any purchase shipped outside Italy.
In case of lots considered arms or antiques for Italian law, we need an official permit from the local bureau before sending the items and delivery time for purchases shipped by our premises is approximately six weeks from receipt of payment.
We ship worldwide!
BUT
things get messier when it comes to shipping Antique FIREARMS outside the European Community. We can do it for you, it is just more expensive than it used to be.
For firearms shipped to USA and Canada:
We'll be shipping through a firearm specialised courier to Pittsburgh airport where a broker will clear the parcel and deliver it to your house through FedEx. The cost is Euro 350 for the first part of the journey to be paid to us plus clearance and US internal delivery costs to be paid directly to the broker. This price is for any parcel containing 1 or more items and weighing up to 20 kg (from 0 to 20 kg, fixed price).
For firearms shipped to the Rest of the World (excluding Europe and North America, including Norway, Switzerland, Malta, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand etc):
We'll be shipping through a firearm specialised courier, please contact us for an estimate.
In case you wish to personally pick up your paid items please contact us before.
Please be mindful that only people authorised by the Italian police can transport arms (including but not limited to swords, daggers, firearms, poled weapons) through Italian territory.
15. The items presented in this sale are complete with all documentation necessary to be sold; however, we recommend you to check limits and regulations that your Country applies for the import of this kind of collectibles. An exhibition featuring all lots presented will anticipate the sale, during it the director and the staff of the auction house will be available to provide any additional information or guidance; the exhibition gives clients the opportunity to examine the authenticity, the attribution, the provenance, the state of preservation, the type and the quality of any piece presented and, where necessary, to suggest corrections to inaccuracies found in the catalogue.
Before taking part in the auction, everyone interested in buying a lot undertakes to inspect it accurately, if necessary with the support of en expert, in order to assess the features mentioned above. Once sold, the auction house does not accept any claims; the seller and Czerny's International Auction House will have no responsibility for any error or omission included in the catalogue.
Customers placing bids without a previous personal examination of the lots of their interest do that at their own risk.
For detailed condition reports or further info about the lots: info@czernys.com
After buying at auction, complaints about the state of preservation, classification, description, allocation of items purchased, or defects, whether recognisable or hidden, will therefore not be eligible, except in the case of Seller's wilful misconduct, and this wilful misconduct must be rigorously demonstrated by those who inferring such a matter. Outside of such cases, the purchaser buys at his own risk and peril, without reserve, and any exception is waived. Shipping costs can't be refunded in any case.
The buyer has to pay in full the shipping costs in case of returning goods to the auction house.
16. All conditions of the TERMS OF SALE apply accordingly to the sale of remaining
(unsold) lots.
19. Place of jurisdiction is in any case and for all parties Sarzana/Italy.
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Shipping Terms
We ship worldwide!
BUT
things get messier when it comes to shipping Antique FIREARMS outside the European Community. We can do it for you, it is just more expensive than it used to be.
For firearms shipped to USA and Canada:
We'll be shipping through a firearm specialized courier to Pittsburgh airport where a broker will clear the parcel and deliver it to your house through FedEx. The cost is € 350,00 for the first part of the journey to be paid to us plus clearance and US internal delivery costs to be paid directly to the broker. This price is for any parcel containing 1 or more items and weighing up to 20 kg (from 0 to 20 kg, fixed price).
For firearms shipped to the Rest of the World (excluding Europe and North America, including Norway, Switzerland, Malta, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand etc):
We'll be shipping through a firearm specialized courier, please contact us for an estimate.
Please note for firearms or edged weapons we do need permits by the Italian Police / Customs before shipping them. From the moment we receive the full payment this paperwork we do in your behalf might take up to 6 weeks.
Condition
The items presented in this sale are complete with all documentation necessary to be sold; however, we recommend you to check limits and regulations that your Country applies for the import of this kind of collectibles.
An exhibition featuring all lots presented will anticipate the sale, during it the director and the staff of the auction house will be available to provide any additional information or guidance; the exhibition gives clients the opportunity to examine the authenticity, the attribution, the provenance,
the state of preservation, the type and the quality of any piece presented and, where necessary, to suggest corrections to inaccuracies found in the catalogue. Before taking part in the auction, everyone interested in buying a lot undertakes to inspect it accurately, if necessary with the support of en expert, in order to assess the features mentioned above. Once sold,
the auction house does not accept any claims; the seller and Czerny's International Auction House will have no responsibility for any error or omission included in the catalogue.
For detailed condition reports or further info about the lots: info@czernys.com
