4 THE GLEBE CLAPHAM BEDFORD MK41 6GA
DIRECTORS: CHRIS DICKERSON AND BRIAN
MOAKES
website:www.Sheffieldrailwayana.co.uk
Company
Registration: 5459762 VAT No: 866 7391 73
Registered
Office: Croucher Needham Hope Agar 27 St Cuthberts Street Bedford MK40 3JG
TEL/FAX/VOICE MAIL: 01234 325341or 01234 391459
E-MAIL:
SRAPOSTALAUCTION@AOL.COM
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
1 Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the
description of lots but we hereby give notice that all statements whether aural
or in writing are those of opinion only and we do not hold ourselves liable for
any errors or omissions. Obvious defects will be noted and, unless stated
otherwise, all items are considered by us to be in at least good to very good
condition. Customers are reminded
that certain lots may be fragile due to their age, wear, etc. When handling such material on viewing day
at Sheffield, they are asked to treat it
with the utmost care and attention.
2. Carriage and packing will be charged extra at cost
(subject to a minimum charge of £3).
Items will be sent by Royal Mail or any other carrier at our
discretion. If requested on the bidding
form, we will despatch items by Special Delivery (with insurance up to
£2,500) or Recorded Delivery (max compensation currently £32). It is also possible to insure items
despatched by Royal Mail Standard Parcels.
All additional costs for these services will be passed on to the
purchaser via the invoice. We always obtain a Certificate of Posting, but do
not hold ourselves liable for loss or damage in transit once items have been
handed over to Royal Mail (or any other carrier).
3. Bids may be made on the special Bidding Slip at the centre
of the catalogue or by telephone to the appropriate number shown in the
catalogue.
4. All lots in this auction carry a reserve which is published
and in all cases will be no less than a minimum of £5. Bids may be for any amount in whole pounds
(pence will be ignored) and the highest bidder on any lot will be
successful. The amount of the bid paid
by the successful bidder, which will be at one bidding step above the previous
highest bidder, will be determined by bid increments as defined in the
following scale:
Value of bid Increment Value of bid Increment
Up to
£10 £1 Between £100 and £500
£10
Between £10 and £30 £2 Between £500 and £1000
£20
Between
£30 and £100 £5 Over
£1000
£50
When there is only one bid at or
above the reserve, the bidder will pay the reserve price. In the case of equal highest bids, the lot
will go to the first bid received. This
will be indicated on the Realisation List issued at the conclusion of the
auction. Any unsold lots will be available to buyers for a period of 10 days
after the auction at the reserve price on a “first come, first served” basis.
5. Bidders may indicate on the Bidding Form if they want to
limit their overall spend. In this
event, and unless we are instructed to the contrary, the order in which the
bids are entered on the Bidding Form will be assumed to be the order of
priority for the purpose of applying the overall limit.
6. If bidders wish to make conditional bids (e.g. if
unsuccessful with Lot XX then please bid on Lot YY etc.), please append your
instructions clearly on a separate sheet attached to the Bidding Form. Please note we cannot accept “accumulator”
bids whereby the unspent portion of one bid is transferred to another to bolster
that bid.
7. A Buyer’s Premium of
10% (including VAT) will be raised on all items at the time of settlement.
8 . There are two methods of payment:
(i) You may enclose with the Bidding Form a
signed cheque made payable to “Sheffield Railwayana Auctions” (DO NOT
ABBREVIATE) with the amount left blank, and endorsed “Not To Exceed £XXX” where
XXX is the total of all your bids (or your spending limit) PLUS 10% (including
VAT) Buyer’s Premium and an allowance for packing and carriage. DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN YOUR CHEQUE. Your cheque will be returned if you are
completely unsuccessful, otherwise we will enter on the cheque the amount due
and an invoice will be enclosed with the lots you have successfully purchased.
(ii) We also accept valid credit and debit cards in
payment for items bought but we will levy a commission charge of 3% (in
addition to all other charges) for credit card purchases. No charge is made for debit card
purchases. You must indicate on the
Bidding Form if you wish to pay by this method. Your card details (which will be kept in the strictest of
confidence) must be entered on the Bidding Form.
9.
SPECIAL NOTE TO VENDORS. The
commission rates on Postal Auction sales is as shown on the Auction Entry Form
which must be completed when entering items for auction. Payment will be made to vendors within 10
days of the sale. It is the vendor’s
responsibility to clear any unsold lots after the auction at their own expense
by arrangement with us. Any lots not so
cleared within 9 months of the auction date, may be disposed of by SRA and the
proceeds donated to charity.
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