Lot # : 687 - Set of 4 Oak Bar Stools

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Any notices, posted or oral, during the sale, are also part of our terms and conditions of sale agreement. Acceptance of a bidder card, bidder number, or online registration constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions. THE AUCTIONEER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OF THE PURCHASER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PURCHASER BIDDING ON THE WRONG LOT. 4. BUYER'S PREMIUM AND SALES TAX. All bid prices "hammer prices" ("hammer prices" means the price at which a lot is knocked down to the purchaser) will be subject to a buyer's premium of 20% payable by the purchaser. This premium is added to the purchaser's successful bid amount. 6 % MI sales tax, as required by law, will be levied to the combined "Hammer price" and the Buyer's Premium and the three together equal the total sale price. (Sales conducted from the premise of an estate are exempt from the MI sales tax.) 5. METHOD OF PAYMENT. 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Neither Epic Auctions and Estate Sales, LLC nor the Seller are responsible for any errors and omissions in the catalog or any supplemental material. 12. BUYER'S RESPONSIBILITIES. You, as a prospective Buyer, are responsible for personally examining or otherwise insuring satisfaction with all lots, in which You have an interest. By placing a bid, You signify that You have examined, or otherwise insured Your own satisfaction with the lot as fully as you desire; or that You have chosen not to examine, or otherwise insure your satisfaction. If you require absolute certainty in all areas of authenticity, condition, etc., and the results of your examination and/or other investigation leave uncertainty in your mind, Epic Auctions and Estate Sales, LLC recommends you have an independent expert examine the lot for You. 13. GUARANTEE. All property offered for sale is as is, where is. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS AND NO EXCHANGES. 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