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BUYERS’ COMMISSION
25% (inclusive of VAT) is added to the hammer price of all lots.
ROOM BIDDERS
1. Room bidders must register and obtain a bidding number
on arrival. Proof of identity is required from clients new to
us.
2. If successful in obtaining a lot please ensure you display
your number clearly to the auctioneer and that it is your
number that is called out. If there is any doubt about the
hammer price or buyer, please draw this to the attention of
the auctioneer immediately.
3. Payment may be made by cash, bank draft, cleared cheque,
or credit card – we accept Mastercard or Visa (a charge of
1.5% is made on credit card transactions). We also accept
Laser Cash Card (maximum of €1,500) free of charges.
LIVE INTERNET BIDDING
You can bid “live” at this auction on our website. With live
audio and visual broadcast you can see and hear the auctioneer
and bid at the click of a mouse from the comfort of your home
or office or wherever you can log on to the world wide web.
AND best of all Whyte’s charge you nothing extra for this
service! You can even get an iPhone application to bid live at
Whyte’s from your mobile phone. Details from our website,
www.whytes.ie
ABSENTEE BIDDING
1. If you are unable to attend you may bid before the sale,
using the form provided. Enter the maximum you are
prepared to offer for each lot and the auctioneer will
represent you as if you are personally attending the sale.
Lots are knocked down at one step above the next highest
bid, and not necessarily at your highest bid. Example: your
bid is €1000 and next highest bid is €800 – the hammer price
is €850.
2. LIMIT BIDDING: Absentee bidders may limit their total
purchases to a set amount by entering their limit on the
bidding form. This is especially useful for bidders wishing
to cover as many lots as possible while setting a maximum
amount to spend.
3. “OR” BIDDING: Absentee bidders who wish to bid on two
or more lots, but only wish to purchase one, may do so by
entering “OR” between the bids – the lots will be bid on in
catalogue order.
4. EQUAL BIDS: In the event of equal bids being received for
the same lot the first received will be given preference. If the
instruction “break ties” is entered on the bid form the
auctioneer will increase the bid by one step in the event of
equal bids being received or in the event of a tie with a room
bidder.
5. “BUY” BIDS: Unless otherwise instructed bids of “Buy”
or “Buy at Best” shall be taken to indicate bids of up to three
times the stated higher estimate in the catalogue.
6. INVOICING AND PAYMENT: Successful absentee
bidders will be sent a pro forma invoice immediately after
the sale with details of payment methods. All invoices must
be paid within 14 days of the date of the sale or the lot(s)
may be deemed in default and any subsequent losses
incurred on resale become the responsibility of the bidder.
The Auctioneers and House Agents Act, under which we
are licensed to hold public auctions, only allows for lots to
be handed over to purchasers when paid for in full.
TELEPHONE BIDDING
Subject to availability we can telephone clients during the sale.
This facility is only available on lots with a lower estimate of
€500 or more.
CONDITION OF LOTS
Note: The lots in this sale are old artefacts and documents and
vary greatly in condition. They are therefore offered with all
faults and buyers are strongly recommended to satisfy
themselves as to condition by inspecting them beforehand.
Please see Terms and Conditions on page 4.
SHIPPING / POSTAGE
We do not handle this ourselves but will recommend a suitable
company who can collect your purchases on your behalf and
pack and despatch them to you once they have been paid for.
PRICES REALISED
A complete list of prices realised and unsold lots will be sent
automatically to all absentee bidders and will be posted to our
Internet website (www.whytes.ie) on the day after the sale.
ALL LOTS ARE SOLD SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED ON PAGE 4
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