Bidding Increments
| From: | To: | Increment: |
|---|
| $0 | $49 | $5 |
| $50 | $199 | $10 |
| $200 | $499 | $25 |
| $500 | $999 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $4,999 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $9,999 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $49,999 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $99,999 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $199,999 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $299,999 | $25,000 |
| $300,000+ | | $50,000 |
Terms and Conditions
DIRK T SOULIS ANTIQUES LLC DBA DIRK SOULIS AUCTIONS:
1. Unless otherwise stated in advertising and sale day announcement, the sale price will include a Buyer's Premium of 10% to be added to the final bid accepted by the Auctioneer aka the final hammer price. This % premium may be reduced to 5% for payment by cash or check. All in-house purchases must be paid for at the end of the sale. We will accept cash, MasterCard, Visa and Discover credit cards. We may accept personal checks with bank letter of guarantee, but we charge, and Buyer must pay, $250 for any "NSF" check returned. In dispute over payment, we may recover, and Buyer is liable for any expenses, costs or attorney fees we incur in collecting payment.
2. We make every attempt to provide an accurate description of each lot as a courtesy to the buyers. We will have all items offered for sale available for inspection before the auction. It is the sole responsibility of the Buyer to carefully inspect any item he may purchase, prior to bidding and purchase.
3. The auctioneers, Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions, shall be the sole determinant of winning bidder and sale price of any and every lot - regardless of any third party electronic records.
4. Unless otherwise stated, all items are sold as-is where is and all sales are final.
5. Payment made be made by Cash, Visa, Mater Card or Discover Credit Cards per auction terms, approved Check and or Check with Bank Letter of GUARANTEE. Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions reserves the right to hold any merchandise until satisfactory payment has been made. This may include holding merchandise won at auction for up to 10 business days to allow any and all forms of checks to clear after deposit.
6. At the auctioneer's declaration of SOLD, title for each lot passes fully to the Buyer and Buyer accepts full responsibility for timely payment and the security and safety of that lot.
7. Bidding on any item indicates the bidder's acceptance of the above terms and conditions.
8. Invoices will be sent to the successful INTERNET bidders within TWO HOURS OF THE LAST AUCTION LOT.
9. All bidders agree that they are responsible for all won lots including those bid on mistakenly or impulsively.
10. No Guarantee. Artfact does not guarantee that live auction technology, the Artfact site or any related services will meet Company's requirements or be uninterrupted or error-free. Artfact does not guarantee real-time performance of any service or that Artfact will execute all absentee bids.
11. At their discretion, Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions may offer shipping of manageable items for a handling fee of $4.00, plus the actual cost of postage/shipping and insurance. Large or fragile items will be referred to professional third part shippers not connected to Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions in any way. All third party shipping will be the buyer s decision and executed as a result of an agreement between the winning bidder and their chosen shipper. Connection is made with local shippers at least once a week and upon receipt of the item, the chosen shipper will handle all packing, insurance, shipping etc.
Estimates, charges and payments are arranged between winning bidder and shipper. Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions is responsible only for the chosen shipper receiving the item(s) in good condition. Since we have a limited in-house shipping department this may be a much faster and more professional shipping method for large and or more fragile items.
Contact information for those we have worked with in the past is as follows: The UPS Store 816.812.4828, Lee s Summit MO, email: shipitups@sbcglobal.net And Roy at Craters and Freighters 816.505.2223.
Dirk Soulis Auctions in-house shipping inquiries should be directed to 816.225.7716.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS: Bidding on any item indicates the bidders acceptance of the above terms and conditions.
Payment
Payment terms are Cash, Check (see terms below) and for payment amounts up to $4000.00 - Paypal, Visa, Master Card and Discover. No payments of over $4000.00 by Paypal, Visa and Master Card. Note: Paypal Echeck payments take up to 4 days to clear. Checks are accepted as follows: Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions Auctioneers reserves the right to hold items purchased by check of any type (including Cashier's Checks) for a minimum of 10 business days before releasing item(s) for shipping. Successful internet buyers, as determined solely by the auctioneer, will receive an invoice within a few hours of the auction's finish. We will be unable to answer emailed requests for payment instructions that are recieved prior to invoicing. Thanks!
Shipping
At their discretion, Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions may offer shipping of manageable items for a handling fee of $4.00, plus the actual cost of postage/shipping and insurance. Large or fragile items will be referred to professional third part shippers not connected to Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions in any way. All third party shipping will be the buyer s decision and executed as a result of an agreement between the winning bidder and their chosen shipper. Connection is made with local shippers at least once a week and upon receipt of the item, the chosen shipper will handle all packing, insurance, shipping etc. Estimates, charges and payments are arranged between winning bidder and shipper. Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions is responsible only for the chosen shipper receiving the item(s) in good condition. Since we have a limited in-house shipping department this may be a much faster and more professional shipping method for large and or more fragile items. Contact information for those we have worked with in the past is as follows: The UPS Store 816.812.4828, Lee s Summit MO, email: shipitups@sbcglobal.net And Roy at Craters and Freighters 816.505.2223. Dirk Soulis Auctions in-house shipping inquiries should be directed to 816.225.7716.
Taxes
No Local Taxes Apply
Contract
Your bid is a contract.
Place a bid only if you're serious about buying the item. If you are the successful and winning bidder, you have entered into a legally binding contract to purchase the property bid on from the seller. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding.
When bidding absentee or proxy you may experience one of two confusing outcomes. First, it is possible that due to the random nature of bidding patterns, a live bidder may win an item for an amount equal to the maximum amount authorized by a bidder before the sale (known as both proxy bid and absentee bid). For instance, if you place a bid of $250 any time prior to the auction and the bidding begins at say $110, the outcome could occur as follows: INTERNET Bidder 110 INTERNET Bidder 120 Competing Bidder 130 Competing Bidder 140 Competing Bidder 150 INTERNET Bidder 160 Competing Bidder 170 Competing Bidder 180 INTERNET Bidder 190 Competing Bidder 200 INTERNET Bidder 225 Competing Bidder 250 In this scenario, the competing bidder won the item for an amount equal to maximum bid placed by an Internet bidder. While any number of patterns could occur, the point is the same. First bid placed is not given precedence by the Artfact system when a live in-house bidder is involved. And the bidding pattern could occur in such a way that an alternate bidder wins the bid at a price equal to an absentee bidders max amount. With the second potentially confusing scenario, things are, for some reason, different. This system does grant precedence to the bidder who placed their bid first when the bidding is between an Internet bidder bidding live from a computer against a proxy or absentee bid. In this instance, when a live Internet bidder bidding from a computer attempts to bid an amount that is less than or equal to the previously placed bid of an absentee bidder, the system will award that amount to the absentee bidder because their bid was placed first! Thus the bid history will show multiple bids in sequence by what appears to be only one bidder. This is actually the system granting that absentee bidder precedence at each attempt by a live Internet bidder to place a bid. This awards the absentee bidder consecutive bid amounts but then leads them to believe that they were advanced time and again without competition.
Condition and related
Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions guarantees the authenticity, age and origin of a lot AS DESCRIBED IN THE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS TITLE OF THE AUCTION LISTING for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of the auction except those lots listed in the title as: "in the style of", "attributed", "attributed to", "the school of", "in the manner of", or "after" and only to the original purchaser of record at the auction and only if the purchaser provides payment within 7 (seven) days of the auction sale day. It is the policy of Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions to have the purchaser obtain, at the purchaser's expense, the opinion of two recognized experts in the field, mutually acceptable to Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions and the purchaser, before any consideration to rescind the sale under the above guarantee. If it is determined to the satisfaction of Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions that the all capital letters listing for an item is incorrect, the sale will be rescinded provided the lot is returned to Dirk T. Soulis Antiques LLC, d.b.a. Dirk Soulis Auctions Auctioneers in the same condition that it was at the time of the auction. The purchasers sole remedy in the event of disputed authenticity of origin of any lot shall be the rescission of the sale and return of the original purchase price and premium paid by the purchaser. Otherwise there are no other guarantees, expressed or implied, all items are sold AS-IS.
