Live and Online Auction Terms and Conditions:
Shipping is Available for this Auction! Please let us know within 24 hours of end of the auction if you will require auction. There is a minimum charge of 5.00 for shipping. If Shipping is more than 5.00 we will bill you accordingly to your credit card on file. We currently utilize USPS or UPS for all shipping!
By bidding at auction, whether present in person or by agent, by written bid, telephone, or other means, the buyer agrees to be bound by these conditions of sale.
1. Valid Photo ID and telephone number are required for the customer to secure the bid number.
2. The Auctioneer will be the sole determinant as to who is the successful bidder. The Auctioneer has the right to reject any bid. In the event of any dispute, under extreme circumstances, the Auctioneer has the right to reopen bidding on a sold lot.
3. Once an item is sold by the Auctioneer, the buyer assumes the entire risk and responsibility for said items. McCoy Auction Services, LLC is not responsible for lost or stolen merchandise.
4. Everything is sold "as is."
5. All sales are Final.
6. McCoy Auction Services, LLC provides bidding options, including live in-house, online live webcast stream, absentee bids, pre-bidding, phone bidding, and, sometimes, online-only bidding. We are primarily a Live Auction company where bidding occurs in real time. When the Auctioneer says "sold," that item is conveyed to the highest bidder as determined by the Auctioneer. McCoy Auction Services, LLC will use online bidding time stamps to determine the highest bidder in an online-only auction arena.
7. McCoy Auction Services, LLC has endeavored to provide accurate descriptions and representations of the listed items. However, McCoy Auction Services, LLC will not be held liable for any errors regarding the manufacturer, origin, time period, authenticity, or conditions stated. Neither seller nor Auctioneer guarantees any lot's authenticity, validity, or condition. We reserve the right to make any verbal corrections and provide additional information from the podium day of the sale.
8. A buyer's premium of 15% Buyer's Premium will be charged for online bidders and bidders using our bidding platform through our website or leaving absentee bids.
9. Surveillance cameras are positioned in the lobby, all galleries, and outside. Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
Payment Policy
12. All items purchased today must be paid for today unless other arrangements are made at the front office.
13. Online bidders will be notified via email of successful bids. By bidding, online bidders authorize McCoy Auction Services, LLC, to charge the credit card on file.
14. When Shipping is available. Bidders requiring Shipping will be invoiced with the auction total, including all shipping costs. Bidders must complete payment within 48 hours of receiving the final invoice to have the credit card on file charged.
15. Unless exempted by law, all purchases are subject to a 6% Pennsylvania state tax (this is also applicable to out-of-state buyers who pick up their purchases in Pennsylvania). PA law requires that ALL DEALERS must have a current signed PA Department of Revenue Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption on file with us (required annually for in-state; per auction for out-of-state)
16. Acceptable forms of payment are cash (in-house only), approved check, MasterCard/Visa/Discover, or personal check if the customer is known to McCoy Auction Services, LLC Inc. We reserve the right to require bank checks for purchases over $5,000.00.
17. All deliveries are subject to "good funds"; McCoy Auction Services, LLC must receive funds in Auctioneer's account before the Purchases delivery; all payments are subject to a clearing period. The Auctioneer reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes "good funds." Checks drawn on a US bank are subject to a ten business day hold and thirty days when drawn on an international bank.
18. All returned checks are subject to a $50.00 service charge.
19. Only if prior arrangements have been made, any merchandise not removed within 30 days of the sale date will be considered abandoned and disposed of as seen fit by McCoy Auction Services, LLC. Bidders may be accessed a disposal fee.
Absentee Bid Policy
21. As a convenience to clients, you may leave an Absentee Bid if you cannot attend an auction. All Absentee Bids are bid competitively. The minimum bid amount is $20. Bids received under $20 will not be executed.
22. Buyer's that leave absentee bids with McCoy Auction Services, LLC staff in person, online, or by phone, a buyer's premium of 15% will be added to the successful bid price and is due as a part of the total purchase price. The applied buyer's premium is 10% if paid by cash or approved check.
23. Valid credit card information (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover) is required to secure your absentee bid.
24. Absentee bids not uniform to the Auctioneer raises will be rounded up to the next bid increment.
25. Bids submitted by telephone or email must be received by 3 PM on the day preceding the auction. We will accept absentee bids in person up to the time of the auction.
26. In the event of identical absentee bids, the earliest received will be recorded as the highest. This applies only to absentee or pre-bids. This does not apply to real-time bidding during the live auction. For example: if a bidder leaves a $100 absentee bid before the auction, but during the auction, the bidding increments fall so that a floor bidder is bidding $100 and the Auctioneer goes back to the absentee bid, and it is exhausted, the floor bidder is the winning bid. The bidding will not be adjusted nor reviewed to determine time stamps.
27. We are not responsible for lost or unexecuted Absentee Bids.
28. Successful Absentee bidders will be notified by phone or email within two business days of the auction.
29. Winning bidders must make payment of successful Absentee Bids within two business days of notification of winning bids.
Non-Paying Bidder Policy
30. A Non-paying bidder is a person who wins the auction through the bidding process but needs to follow through with the transaction. By using our online bidding platform, bidders agree to all terms and conditions of the auction.
31. As a bidder, if you have the highest bid and the Auctioneer strikes the item down to you - you are obligated to complete the transaction. Bids are not retractable except in exceptional circumstances, such as unannounced severe condition problems or clear typographical errors.
32. Bidders who fail to fulfill their obligation to purchase the item(s) they have won through the bidding process will be banned from participating in any future auction. In addition, non-paying bidders will be reported to the online bidding platform, other auction companies, Pennsylvania Auctioneer's Association, and any association in the state where the bidder resides.
Shipping Policy
33. Shipping is available unless the auction has been designated as PICK-UP ONLY.
34. Lots won will be shipped reasonably after payment in good funds for the merchandise and shipping fees are received.
35. Purchases held until "good funds" are received will be shipped via UPS or USPS Priority Mail. Buyer is liable for shipping and handling fees.
36. We provide limited packing and Shipping for small, easy-to-box items. Items packed by our staff will be shipped via UPS or USPS Priority Mail, insured for the bid price of the article. A signature is required. The buyer is responsible for ALL packing and shipping costs.
37. McCoy Auction Services, LLC assumes no responsibility for acts or omissions in such packing or Shipping by McCoy Auction Services staff or other packers or carriers, whether or not recommended by McCoy Auction Services, LLC Inc.
38. Buyer's purchasing large lots, heavy or odd-size items, or items that we cannot readily pack in-house are responsible for arranging the Shipping of their items. Payment for Shipping is made directly to the shipper. All packing/shipping costs are the sole responsibility of the buyer. Purchases will be released to the shipper when they are paid in full to McCoy Auction Services, LLC.
39. Bidders must notify us within one business day if they wish to arrange pick-up of their items. If items are packed for Shipping, and the bidder still needs to inform us of the intention to pick them up, the bidder will be charged a packing fee.
These terms and conditions, as well as the respective rights and obligations hereunder, shall be governed by, construed, and enforced under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The purchaser shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the state courts of and the federal courts sitting in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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