1. All property is sold as is, and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.
2. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Costeas Auction. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Costeas Auction. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such said lot.
3. Except as provided in paragraph 2 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or re-offer the lot for sale.
4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises by the end of Friday, April 26 at 4pm. If items are not picked up by the deadline the items will become the property of the Auction House.
5. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including the buyer's obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which the buyer was the highest successful bidder, Costeas Auction. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchasers breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has failed to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.
6. In no event will the liability of Costeas Auction. or its shippers exceed the purchase price actually paid by the purchaser for such item.
7. All purchases are tax exempt.
8. Successful online bidders will have a buyers premium equal to 23.50% of the final bid price.
9. Costeas Auction and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Costeas Auction expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Costea Auction. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Costeas Auction. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.
10. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Costeas Auction in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.
11. Shipping is done through a third party shipper and is the responsibility of the buyer to make arrangements. Our recommended shipper is the Mail Room Etc. at 1200 Market Street, Lemoyne, PA and phone number - 717-975-9991. They will be invoicing you directly for all shipping charges. If the shipping invoice with Mail Room, Etc. is not paid 30 days after packed and contacted, but paid for at auction time, the auction house will resell the items and no refund is given.
12. An email will be sent upon completion of the auction with information to schedule a pick up time.