1) The highest accepted bidder will be the Purchaser and in the case of any dispute between two or more bidders the lot in dispute shall immediately be put again at the last undisputed bidding and re-sold. The Auctioneers decision on all matters to be final. The Auctioneers reserve the right of bidding for, withdrawing or dividing any lots. No person to advance less than the amount named by the Auctioneer. No bidding to be retracted. The Auctioneers may refuse any bidding without giving any reason.

No transfer of sale between one Purchaser and another will be made at any time.

2) The buyer to identify himself and any principal or employer and to give their name and place of abode together with appropriate means of identification to the Auctioneer, his servants or agents and if required to do so, pay 25% of the sale price forthwith by way of deposit and to pay the remainder of the purchase price and remove each and every lot by the date and time stated in the catalogue. A Buyers premium of 10% plus VAT will be added to each lot. No lot to be removed without a signed receipt from the Auctioneers or their clerk.

Vat will be added to all lots unless otherwise stated.

3) The lots to lie at the Purchasers risk immediately after sale and to be paid for in full and cleared by the time specified by the Auctioneer. The buyer shall be responsible for the removal and for any damage caused to any lot or other property by removal or otherwise and such removal must be carried out safely and lawfully. If any assistance is given by the Auctioneers or their agents they shall not be liable in any event for any damage howsoever or whatsoever caused. In cases where part of a lot is removed by a Purchaser and a part left at the salerooms the Auctioneers reserve the right to dispose of the goods after 2 days have elapsed following the day of the sale, without reference to the Purchaser.

4) Any lots (or part of a lot) not removed by the specified time will be removed into storage, the purchaser to be held responsible for all removal and storage costs, but the risk of damage or loss of the lot whatsoever cause or circumstance shall remain with the purchaser. The Auctioneers reserve the right to re-sell the goods by auction or public or private sale, any deficiency in the purchase price realized by such re-sale together with full costs incurred shall be paid by the purchaser to the Auctioneers and any surplus shall belong to the Seller.

5) If the Purchaser fails to pay in full for any lot the Auctioneers without reference to the Purchaser at their discretion and without prejudice to other tights or remedies they may have, will be entitled to issue proceedings against the Purchaser for breach of contract.

6) Each lot is sold with all faults and imperfections and the Auctioneers shall not be liable for errors of description, authenticity, genuineness, origin, date, age, period, quantity, measurement, condition, quality, imperfection, defect, deficiency, failure and/or malfunctioning of any lot and no warranty is implied or given either by the vendor, the Auctioneers or any person in the employment of the Auctioneer. Any representation or statement made in the catalogue is opinion only and such information is given for guidance only with no responsibility on the part of the vendors or the Auctioneers. The purchaser shall be deemed to have inspected and approved each and every lot purchased and to have satisfied themselves as to all matters and as to the physical description of all lots. All electrical goods purchased should be inspected and tested prior to use. The Bidder to be aware that any items of plant, machinery or equipment may not necessarily comply with the Health and Safety at Work Etc. Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990 or any other Act or Acts or Regulations governing use in a working environment. Purchasers are required to ensure that the use of any such plant, machinery or equipment does not contravene any such relevant Act or Regulation applicable thereto.

7) No vehicle offered for sale is warranted or held to be roadworthy and is sold on the condition that the Purchaser will not use any vehicle purchased on the road unless it has been put in a condition in which it may be used lawfully.

8) Every person entering or remaining on the premises of the Auctioneers before, during or after a sale or any other occasion does so at his own risk and on the terms that neither the Auctioneers, nor any vendor nor their respective servants or agents shall be liable for any injury, loss or damage to such persons or to his property howsoever and whensoever such injury, loss or damage may have been caused and notwithstanding that the same may have been due to the negligence or breach of statutory or other duty of the Auctioneers or any vendor or their respective servants or agents.

LASTLY Every person bidding shall be deemed to be fully aware of the above conditions and upon bidding warrants that he has read, makes his bid upon, and agrees to be bound by these conditions and binds both himself and any employer or principal to honour any contract resulting therefrom.

Upon failure to comply, the money deposited shall be forfeited and the lots re-sold without further notice, by public or private sale at the discretion of the Auctioneers, any deficiency to be made good by the defaulter.

IMPORTANT NOTICES / ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE

1a. Southern Independent Auctions Ltd act only as auctioneers and agents for the seller. Each lot put up for sale may be subject to a reserve price placed by the seller. The Auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller for all goods which are being offered subject to reserve or at the Auctioneers discretion. The Auctioneers may cancel the sale without in any case giving any reason or without previous notice.

In event of a sale by private treaty both the seller and the buyer agree to be bound by the conditions of sale.

2a. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Southern Independent Auctions Ltd. that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal.

3a. Legal title shall not pass to the purchaser until the lot(s) has been paid for in full.

6a. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the catalogue any representation or statement made in the catalogue or made orally is opinion only and such information is given for guidance only with no responsibility on the part of the vendors or the Auctioneers. The purchaser shall be deemed to have inspected and approved each and every lot purchased and to have satisfied themselves as to all matters and as to the physical description of all lots and to whether the lot is damaged or has been repaired or restored or modified. Any claim made under any Statute must be received in writing by the Auctioneer within five days of the day of the sale.

9. All lots are sold subject to our terms and conditions. Buyers are advised to check the condition of all lots personally.  

10. Bidding is by number only. All buyers should complete a registration form and will be issued a number. All lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form and cannot be transferred or altered.

12. In some instances catalogue descriptions indicate some damage, repairs and/or restorations. Absence of such advice does not imply that a lot is free from defect. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the condition and authenticity of each lot and whether the lot agrees with the description given.

13. Presale estimates are intended merely as a guide and may be subject to revision.

14. Goods sold are not necessarily new and each lot is sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. The auctioneers, their servants or agents do not accept any responsibility for the correctness of any representation or statement in any catalogue of authorship, ownership, attribution, provenance or estimated selling price and any statements are opinion only and are not to be taken as representation of fact. Any purchaser who is represented by an agent in the room who feels dissatisfied with the purchase shall claim against his agent and shall have no claim whatsoever upon the auctioneers.

15. All conditions, notices, descriptions, statements and other matters in the catalogue and elsewhere concerning any lot are subject to any statements modifying or affecting the same made by the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to any bid being accepted for the lot.

16. No sale shall be invalidated by reason of the lots being incorrectly described and no compensation shall be paid in respect of any faults or errors of description. Notwithstanding this condition, if within two days of the sale of any lot the buyer gives notice in writing to the Auctioneer that the lot sold is a forgery and returns the lot within 24 hours in the same condition as it was at the time of the sale to the premises of the auctioneer and there shows that considered in the light of the terms and conditions of sale the lot sold is a forgery, the auctioneers are authorized to and will rescind the sale. The burden of proof to be upon the purchaser and the seller and buyer to agree to be bound by Southern Independent Auctions Ltd. decision.

17. In these conditions the term 'catalogue' includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate price list and other publication.

18. All measures are approximate.

19. Bids cannot be accepted from persons under the age of 18 for any lots in the auction.

20. Some electrical goods are offered for sale for display and historical purposes only and are not suitable for connection to the mains supply. All such goods should be checked prior to use and may not comply with the statutory requirements.

21. Where a member of the public causes damage to a lot or part lot the auctioneers reserve the right to sell the lot without reserve and hold that specific individual liable for the amount of any shortfall between the hammer price and the reserve or lower estimate or hold that specific individual liable for the cost of restoration or hold that specific individual liable for the full amount of the reserve price or lower estimate.