Conditions of Sale
1. Purchasers in the room must bid by number and register before
bidding. Persons unknown must provide identification either driving licence
or passport, together with a copy of current utility bill. Bidders must
inform the Auctioneers if they are bidding for a third party.
2. A BUYERS PREMIUM OF 17.5% + vat will be charged on the hammer
price. (BUYING ON THE INTERNET HAS AN EXTRA 3% +VAT CHARGE)
3. All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk and neither
the Auctioneers, nor the vendors shall be responsible for any loss,
accident, and injury to persons or property, howsoever caused
4. In as much as the Auctioneers act as agents for a disclosed
principal they shall not be considered personally responsible for any
default on the part of the Purchaser or Vendor and the remedy shall be
against them only and not against the Auctioneers.
5. PAYMENT becomes due on the fall of the hammer. The following
methods of payment will facilitate the immediate release of purchases:
o a. Cash up to £5000
o b. Cheque together with a cheque guarantee card
o c. BACS inter bank transfer. Lloyds Bank TSB, Old Town Swindon,
Wiltshire. Sort Code: 30 98 41 Account No.04887132IBAN No. GB 09 LOYD 3098
4104 8871 32BIC LOYDGB21106
o d. Credit cards (up to £500) (2.5 % surcharge). Absentee credit card
payments may not be accepted - Please check with the auctioneer.
o e. Debit cards (no surcharge). Absentee card payments may not be
accepted, Please check with the auctioneer PURCHASERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR ALL BANK CHARGES FOR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS
6. Buyers shall at their own risk and expense take away any lots that
they have purchased and paid for not later than 2 working days following the
day of the auction, after which they shall be responsible for any removal,
storage and insurance charges. Goods can be retained by the auctioneer's
pending cheque clearance.
7. No items will be removed without an Auctioneers receipt which will
be checked on exit. Please make arrangements with the Auctioneers if you
cannot collect goods purchased prior to 5pm on the Friday following the
sale. Goods remaining on the premises are entirely at the risk of the
purchaser. and if not collected within 2 weeks will be subject to a storage
charge. all goods cleared within 3 working days. Unless prior arrangement is
made with the auction office, we will make a handling and storage charge of
£5 per lot per day.
8. Whilst goods are the responsibility of the purchaser on the fall of
the hammer, title does not pass and is reserved by the vendor until the
auctioneers have received payment either in cash or cleared funds.
9. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the description of
each lot and whether made in the catalogue or orally are expressions of an
opinion and not representation of fact. No employee of the Auctioneers has
any authority to make any representation of fact and the Auctioneers
disclaim on behalf of the Vendor and themselves responsibility for their
opinion of age, authenticity, condition and provenance of any lot and under
no circumstances will a sale be rescinded based on "differing opinion"
claimed by the purchaser.
10. Purchasers are deemed to have satisfied themselves by inspection prior
to the sale as to the quality, condition and description of each lot which
is sold with all faults and imperfections as seen. Purchasers should be
aware that the Auctioneers do not normally state any damage or restoration
because such implies that all other items are perfect. Notwithstanding this
condition, if a Purchaser claims any items to be a deliberate forgery or
other such reason, any claim must be made within 5 days of the Sale, after
which time the Auctioneers will not entertain any claim.
11. The bidding is to be regulated by the Auctioneer, the highest bidder
shall be the purchaser. If any dispute should arise between two or more
bidders, the lot in dispute will be immediately put up again and resold. The
Auctioneer will settle any dispute, of whatever nature either during or
after the sale, whose decision will be final and binding upon all parties.
12. Where items are subject to a reserve price, the auctioneer reserves
the right to bid on behalf of the vendor up to the reserve price and in such
cases the vendor may not also bid.
13. REMEDIES FOR NON PAYMENT or failure to collect purchases If any lot is
not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions, or
if there is any other breach of these Conditions, Kidson-Trigg as an agent
for the seller shall at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any
other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise all or any of the
following rights and remedies: to proceed against the buyer for damages for
breach of contract; to rescind the sale of that lot and/or any other lots
sold by Kidson-Trigg to the defaulting buyer; to re sell the lot (by auction
or private treaty) in which case the defaulting buyer shall be responsible
for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due(after crediting any
part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall
belong to the seller; to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of
the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Kidson-Trigg
premises or elsewhere; to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per
month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than
2 working days after the sale; to retain that or any other lot sold to the
defaulting buyer until that buyer pays the total amount due; • to reject or
ignore bids from the defaulting buyer at future auctions or to impose
conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; • to apply any proceeds
of sale of other lots due or in future becoming due to the defaulting buyer
towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien on any
of the buyer's property in Kidson-Trigg possession's for any purposes.
14. RELEASE OF GOODS .Goods will not be released until full cleared
payment has been received Goods will only be handed over on sight of a paid
invoice. If a paid invoice is not produced, written authority from the
purchaser and confirmation of all funds cleared for payment of the accounts,
will be required before release When goods are collected by a non recognised
courier, photo identification will be required a copy of which will be taken
along with a note of the registration of the vehicle used
The entire sale is conducted under the auctioneers margin scheme where VAT
on the buyers premium is not reclaimable.
Shipping Terms
Sadly we don't offer an in-house packing service, as there are so many good and competitive companies now offering it. We can recommend Mailboxes and other delivery services, please call us for details.
Payment
The following
methods of payment will facilitate the immediate release of purchases:
o a. Cash up to £5000
o b. Cheque together with a cheque guarantee card
o c. BACS inter bank transfer. Lloyds Bank TSB, Old Town Swindon,
Wiltshire. Sort Code: 30 98 41 Account No.04887132IBAN No. GB 09 LOYD 3098 4104 8871 32BIC LOYDGB21106
o d. Credit cards (up to £500) (2.5 % surcharge). Absentee credit card
payments may not be accepted - Please check with the auctioneer.
o e. Debit cards (no surcharge). Absentee card payments may not be
accepted, Please check with the auctioneer PURCHASERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL BANK CHARGES FOR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS
