Please review this carefully. This creates certain legally binding contractual obligations.
Terms & Conditions
**ATTENTION AUCTION BIDDERS**
• Buyer's premium is 15% for online bidders paying with credit cards/debit card.
• Buyer’s premium is 12% for online bidders paying with money order/check.
Any questions please call 325-777-0986 or email invoice@carolinecoltauctions.com
Invoices will be sent out within 24 hours of auction close.
Acceptable methods of payment are money order, debit/credit card, cashier's check, check, or ACH.
Caroline Colt Auctions reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check for 5 business days.
The purchaser agrees to pay Caroline Colt Auctions a handling charge of $25 for any payment made with insufficient funds.
ALL INVOICE PAYMENTS ARE TO BE PAID WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE SALE OR A DISPUTE WILL BE FILED. The dispute can be removed once the payment is made. If the payment is not made, your dispute will stand, and you will no longer be able to bid in our auctions. AFTER 30 DAYS OF FAILURE TO PAY, THE ITEMS WILL THEN BE RESOLD.
If you bid on the wrong item, unintentionally bid on an item, or decide you just don’t want the item that is not grounds for refusal to pay and Caroline Colt Auctions will not assume the cost of your mistake.
No Chargeback Policy
Purchasers agree that disputes of any nature may not be resolved by a credit card chargeback and further agree to refrain from filing any chargeback claim against Caroline Colt Auctions and/or its credit card merchant. By purchasing at Caroline Colt Auctions, the purchaser waives the right to initiate a chargeback and furthermore agrees to pay a minimum of $500 plus administrative fees, costs, attorney fees, and/or any other charges associated with responding to said chargeback due to the administrative burden of responding to said dispute.
Buyer's Premium & Other Fees
For all bidders paying with credit/debit card the Buyers Premium is set at 15%. There is no additional Credit Card fee.
For all bidders paying with check, money order, cashier check or ACH the Buyers Premium is set at 12%. Please be advised there is a $2 convenience fee for paying with ACH.
Shipping & Pick-Ups
We offer "FAST" in house shipping and will combine on multiple items.
Buyer Pays ALL Shipping Costs such as Postage, Materials, Handling, and Insurance.
Local buyers may choose to pick up items instead of being shipped.
Additional shipping for Hawaii and Alaska.
No international shipping on any items.
We will ship to the address that is on your invoice. You must make sure your address is correct before beginning to bid. If for some reason you need to change the address on the invoice, you MUST submit a request by email to invoice@carolinecoltaucitons.com, and it must be approved by Caroline Colt Auctions. We reserve the right to refuse your request and as such your items will be sent to the address on your invoice.
All items will be shipped by our in-house shipping team via USPS, UPS, or FedEx. If you choose to pick your carrier additional shipping cost may apply.
Once shipped your order will be updated with your tracking number.
Pick-up times will be scheduled with the buyer, and your items will only be available during that time.
Autographed and Sporting Good Items
Autographs/Signed Items - While we try and vet all items that come through our auction house many if not most of our items come from estates. Any signed items have a limited guarantee from us for 30 days from the end of the auction. Some items may have COA’s, and some do not. Please do your due diligence when buying autographs. Anything that has a JSA or PSA will have a lifetime guarantee all other COA's are bought at the buyer’s risk with a limited 30-day guarantee from the end of the auction date.
Sports Cards- We try to the best of our ability to represent the cards we are selling. Please ask any questions prior to bidding.
Firearms
Purchasers of firearms must strictly comply with all state and federal regulations governing their purchase, registration, and transportation.
Firearms requiring registration are designated in our catalog as R (requires registration/FFL) or C&R (Curio & Relic). Bidders of firearms requiring registration (R or C&R) will be required to provide their Federal Firearms License or be a licensed Collector of Curio & Relics.
California and C&R license holders okay to bid on approved items check with your local dealer before bidding to see if the firearm is transferable to you.
Under NO CIRCUMSTANCE will we ship non-compliant magazines to a state with magazine restrictions unless you supply law enforcement credentials at the time of shipment, nor will we convert magazines to state compliance. If you bid on an item and win it and the firearm has non-compliant magazines the magazines will not be included in the firearm shipment.
Conditions of Sale
By bidding at auction, you agree to be bound by these Conditions of Sale.
Prior to the Sale
All items (hereinafter referred to as item(s), lot(s), article(s), antique(s), property, etc.) for sale are sold “AS IS” and Caroline Colt Auctions, its agents, employees, and/or consignors do not make any guarantees, warranties, or representations, expressed or implied, with respect to the items or the correctness of the catalog or other description of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of the property or otherwise, except where applicable under the Terms of Guarantee (applies ONLY to published catalog auctions, NOT Online Only Auctions). No statement anywhere, whether oral or written, shall be deemed such a guarantee, warranty, or representation.
Liability
Legal Ramifications - The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to these Conditions of Sale, the conduct of the auction, and any matters connected with any of the foregoing shall be governed and interpreted by the laws of the jurisdiction in Texas. If any part of these Conditions of Sale is found by any court to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that part shall be discounted, and the rest of the conditions shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Discretion - Any and all the conditions may be waived or modified at the sole discretion of Caroline Colt Auctions.
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