Sales catalogue: Match & Co.

Date:
20 November -21 November 1918
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/24/298
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Match & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONDITIONS OF SALE. .—The highest bidder, if in due time, to be the buyer, but subject te che Auctioneer reserving the right of refusing the bidding of any party, and: should any dispute arise between two or more approved bidders, or between the Auctioneer and any approved bidder, the Auctioneer may either determine the dispute himself or may put up the lot in dispute again at the highest: undisputed bidding. The Vendor reserves the right to bid for and to with- draw any lot or part of lot previous to or at the time of sale. II.—No person to advance a less sum at each bidding than shall be mentioned by the Auctioneer at the time of sale, nor be allowed to retract Be. bidding. IIT. —Each Purchaser is, if required, to pay down immediately a deposit of five shillings in the pound, or such other sum as the Auctioneer may name, in part payment (each deposit to be applicable to any lot or all lots: purchased), and to give in his hame and place of abode when required; in default of which the lot or lots so purchased to be at the ciepea of the Auctioneer. 7 IV.—-The lots to be taken: away with all faults, imperfections or errors of every description at the Purchaser’s expense and risk before 4 p.m on the 22nd November, 1918, and the remainder of the purchase money to be paid before delivery. Incases where one buyer purchases more than one lot, the whole of the amount of the lots purchased to be paid for before any one lot is delivered; also to prevent inaccuracy in delivery and inconvenience in the settlement of purchases no lot may be removed during the time of sale, and no person to be entitled to anything not described in the lots; no allowance whatsoever will be made for errors in description or quantity, but the lots are to be cleared as shown at the sale, and no lots will be trans- ferred from one buyer to another. As the whole is on view, no warranty 1s- viven or to be implied by the description in the Catalogue. V.—AI! lots shall be at the risk of the Purchaser who will be liable- of any expenses that may arise from their not having been cleared in. accordance with the fourth condition, and the Auctioneer will not under any circunistances hold himself responsible for loss or damage arising from fire- or otherwise to any goods in his charge. . VI.—The Purchasers to be answerable for all damage they may do. to any lots or to the premises in taking down or removing their respective- lots, principals being responsible for the acts of their servants, and to pay ‘or or properly repair the same before their lots are removed from the premises. VII.—-Inasmuch as the Auctioneer acts only as agent for the Vendor, he shall not be considered personally responsible for any default on the- part of either Purchaser or Vendor. VIII.—Upon failure to comply with the above conditions, the money deposited shall be forfeited; the lots uncleared within the time aforesaid. shall be re-sold, either by public sale or private contract, and the deficiency (if any) by such second sale, together with all charges attending the same, shall be made good by the defaulter or defaulters at this present sale, and’ be recoverable as and for liquidated damages, but any surplus that may arise therefrom shall belong solely to the Vendor. ‘This condition is without.. prejudice to the right of the Auctioneer to enforce the contracts made at ‘his sale. IX.—The Auctioneer shall be the sole arbitrator in all matters of dispute relating to these conditions, both as between the Vendor and the: Purchasers, or between the several bidders or Purchasers, and he reserves. the right of altering the arrangements of the lots, esting two or more lots: as one, or in any way he may think proper. ' Lastiy.—The Clerk is authorised to refuse Cheques in payment.