1. A buyer's premium of 21% of the hammer price will be added to each purchase to reach the total sales price.
2. Acceptable forms of payment are PayPal (preferred), credit cards (via Invaluable's own payment system as we do not have access to your card info), bank money order/check and cash.
3. Complete payment is required within 7 days of invoicing.
Your credit card on file will be automatically charged 4 days after second reminder invoice has been sent and payment has not yet been received. If you do not provide a valid credit card to be charged, you will receive an unpaid items strike and will be blocked from bidding in Yardley Antiques' subsequent auctions.
4. The successful bidder is responsible for removing the won item(s) from the auction house within 2 weeks of auction end (OR at the very least email to discuss a future pick-up day/time), otherwise items will be considered abandoned and the property and title will revert back to the auction house (forfeited).
Due to very limited storage space for sold items, we require that any arrangements for the pick-up or shipment of purchased items completed or at least discussed with us within 2 weeks of auction end. Once an item has sold, it is stored at the owner's risk. Advance notice of 24 hours must be given before items are picked up in person (please email
[email protected] for an appointment). Yardley Antiques reserves the right to charge a fee of $5 per day, per item, if not removed within 2 weeks from date of sale. Items not removed 30 days after auction end, may at the discretion of Yardley Antiques, be sold without notice to the original purchaser, to cover the cost of the merchandise and/or storage charges.
5. Local pick-up is encouraged (if you are able) and you can contact the auction house directly for an appointment to do so. We need at least a day's advance notice and you can contact us at
[email protected] for an appointment.
Please see below on available shipping options.
6. If a shipping charge is NOT included in the invoice: let us know ASAP (within 4 days) which of the two shippers you'd like to use for mailing your items. Bucks Ship and Print requires us to have you PRE-pay for charges......whereas the UPS store will handle payment with you directly.
Either way, you'll need to pay for the actual won item(s) before we deliver anything to either shipper (roughly 7 -10 days following an auction).
AGAIN: WE NEED TO KNOW WHICH SHIPPER YOU PREFER ASAP.
If we don't hear from you, we will automatically deliver your lots to the UPS Store. Once there, that's the shipper you will need to use…….the two shippers are an hour's drive from each other and we won't have time to transfer your items once we drop off at UPS.
- For larger items (large or fragile collectibles, art, lamps and small furniture), please get a shipping quote at Bucks Ship and Print at ShipAndPrint.com/quote or
[email protected] or by calling (267) 399 9388. Yardley Antiques will deliver sold items to be shipped by them twice a month (free of charge). OR
- email our local UPS store in Quakertown PA at
[email protected] with a link to the items you're referring to (for weight estimate and dimensions) or call them at (215) 538-8622.
NOTE: due to a large number of buyers who do not bother to pay for shipping charges, any items left at either Bucks Ship and Print or the UPS Store, will be returned to Yardley Antiques after 7 days (after paid items have been dropped off for shipping preparation at the shipping store) and title will revert back to the auction house (purchase forfeited). Please see your email inbox, since both Yardley Antiques and the shipper will notify buyer of the drop-off of the won lots.
- For heavy or larger furniture, please get a quote at uShip.com.
Of course you can use a shipper of your choice as well!
7. Some lots are offered subject to a reserve. A reserve is a confidential minimum price below which such a lot will not be sold.
8. All questions (condition, size, etc) must be received 48 hours before the end of the auction.
9. While every effort is made to determine provenance or authenticity and describe major condition issues, it is the responsibility of the bidder to arrive at their own conclusion prior to bidding. Authenticity (including attributions) are guaranteed by neither the consignor nor Yardley Antiques.
Yardley Antiques encourages bidders to personally inspect all items.
The bidder shall carefully inspect online photographs and descriptions to obtain necessary information. Statements by Yardley Antiques regarding the condition of items are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability.
All items offered are sold "AS IS".
10. Wording.
1) "circa" or "ca." means an approximate age, usually within 25 years.
2) dimensions are given with a 1/2 inch accuracy.
3) due to the sensitive and mechanical nature of clocks and watches, we do not guarantee them to be in running condition, especially after shipping.
4) for artwork:
Name of artist: indicates that the work, in our best judgment, is by the named artist (usually when artwork is signed).
Attributed to: in our best judgment, the work may be by the artist, but no guarantees are given.
School of: in our best judgment, a work by a pupil or follower of the artist.
After: in our best judgment, a copy of the known work of the artist.
In the Manner of: this painting represents the style of the named artist but was painted at a later date; the actual maker is unknown.
5) for furniture:
If we say "Victorian mahogany table", we mean that the piece was made during that period.
If we say "Victorian style mahogany table", we mean that the piece looks like the period mentioned, but it was made at a later date (later reproduction).
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR VARIATIONS IN COLOR DUE TO PHOTO REPRODUCTION.
CONDITION STATEMENTS ARE A GUIDELINE ONLY.
MOST ITEMS SOLD ARE VINTAGE OR ANTIQUE AND WILL HAVE EXPECTED AGE WEAR DUE TO USE (SCUFFS, SCRATCHES AND MINOR FLEA BITES AND CHIPS) AND LIVING CONDITIONS (DUST, SUN EXPOSURE, PETS).
YARDLEY ANTIQUES WILL DESCRIBE MAJOR DEFECTS, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ASK FOR CONDITION ISSUES BEFORE YOU BID AND USE THE PICTURES AS A GUIDE.
ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD "AS IS" and "WITHOUT RECOURSE".
Please note: Yardley Antiques will not accept returns, nor give any refunds.
Items are vintage or antique and sold as-is.
