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Bidder registration for Charity Auctions |
We hope to provide bidders with
excellent buying opportunities on the latest gear being debuted.
Audiogon.com will act as the auctioneer for manufacturers and dealers, whose
products will be on the block. We will also forward all proceeds to the Elf Foundation.
We intend to run an exciting, well organized auction for this worthy cause.
To insure bidders of a high quality playing field, we are
requiring a special agreement from all would-be bidders, and pre-registration
specifically for these auctions.
Please take a moment to read these
specific rules below, and then proceed to the sign-up form.
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5.0% added to your winning bid.
There will be a 5.0% fee added to each winning bid. ex: if you win an auction for $100.00, your final price will be
$105.00 plus shipping costs. This fee is to cover costs such as credit card processing, phone calls, etc.
10.0% penalty if bid is defaulted.
If you are the winning bidder of an auction, but unable or unwilling to
purchase the item, you agree to pay a penalty in the amount of 10.0% of your
winning bid amount, regardless of whether anyone else purchases the item.
Please be very sure that are able and willing to purchase an item before you
bid. It takes great cooperation and organization to bring you these
auctions, so we must insist on serious bidding activities.
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Credit cards ONLY
Payments must be processed electronically, and they must
be processed immediately. Thus we can accept Visa, Mastercard or American
Express only. We were not able to link with Discover this
year, sorry.
Credit card required before bid
submission.
Your credit card info will be stored on a secure server until the close
of auctions. The disk will then be erased to insure the security of your
credit card info. There will be no charges to your credit card for
anything other than this event.
Credit card limit may be verified
If you are the leading bidder near the end of the auction, we may
choose to verify your credit card's limit, to insure that it could cover your
bid should you win. This process may place a temporary "hold" on
your card in the amount of your bid. However, nothing will be charged
unless you are indeed the winner.
Credit card will be charged ONLY if
you win.
If you do not win any auctions, then your credit card will not be
charged at all. If you are the winner of one or more auctions, you will
receive emails for each auction, notifying you of the total including shipping
charges. Each auction will be charged separately, so if you win more than one
auction, separate charges will appear on your statement.
More than one credit card?
When you proceed to the sign-up form, you will be able
to indicate that you need to use more than one credit card for your purchases.
Please look for that checkbox on the form.
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Buyer pays shipping
Bidders should assume they will be paying the shipping costs.
In some cases, the donor may decide to include shipping as part of their donation,
but all buyers should assume that a bid means "plus shipping".
Some items may ship directly from the show
Some of the items may be at the show in San Francisco,
in which case they will ship directly to the winning bidders on either
June 9th or Jun 10th. All bidders must be able to receive shipments from
June 11th through June 18th. If the buyer is not able to receive shipments
in that time, then the buyer will need to pay additional shipping costs for the
item to return to the seller first, and then ship to the buyer.
United
Parcel Service, NON-GROUND only, USA only
UPS will be the default shipper whenever possible.
However, ground shipments are far too risky for high end equipment, so
"2-day" or "3-day select" will be used depending on shipping
distance, and type of product.
BAX
Global for large items or overseas shipments
Overseas and Canadian bidders should investigate
shipping options at the BAX
website. BAXGlobal is a well organized freight company that excels in
overseas shipments. Their rates are competitive with most other worldwide
shippers.
Audiogon.com and the seller will
determine shipping method
We will work with the dealer or manufacturer to
determine the safest yet economical method of shipment, based upon your
geographic location. Due to the physical and time constraints of shipping
these items, we will need to choose from a limited number of options. Only
the above two shipping methods will be possible. Please investigate the
shipper websites above, so that you will be aware of the general rates.
All shipments will be fully insured
Shipping costs will include the purchase of insurance from the shipper,
to cover the full amount of the purchase price.
Buyer responsible for duties
Overseas bidders agree to pay any and all importation
costs, such as duties or taxes, customs clearing costs, or any other costs
resulting from overseas shipments. We strongly encourage non-US bidders to
research these possible charges before bidding. Shipments will be declared for
the exact purchase price of the item, and we will include several copies of the
manifesto.
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