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Bil & Co Auction Terms and Conditions

General Points

  1. The description of each lot is the vendors responsibility. However all lots will be vetted by Bil & Co and vendors informed of any changes or abnormalities.
  2. Bidding steps are as follows: Up to £20 - £1, £20 to £100 in £2, £100 to £400 in £5 and over £400 in £10 steps
  3. All sold lots will incur a 15% "Sellers Premium".
  4. All unsold lots will incur an "Unsold Premium"
  5. There is no "Buyers Premium".
  6. Payment Methods. Cash is preferred for room bidders although cheques supported by a valid guarantee card are similarly welcome. Postal bidders may pay by cheque or send cash (at their risk). We are unable to take credit cards.
  7. There is currently no subscription for the Auction catalogue.
  8. All bids are confidential and details will not be disclosed to any third party under any circumstances.
  9. Viewing can be on the day of the sale between 09:30 and 13:00 or at anytime before the auction by prior arrangement. (Please contact Bil & Co direct on 01400 230769 to arrange a viewing visit).
  10. Returns Policy. Glory boxes and mixed lots are sold "as seen". For other lots a full refund will be given provided they are returned in the same condition as when purchased and within seven days of receipt. Lots not as described will always be refunded. In the event of any problem common sense and sensible business practise will prevail.
  11. All ‘unsolds’ to be collected from Bil & Co within 30 days from the auction date. If this is not possible then other arrangements should be made. If this is not done then the item(s) will become the property of Bil & Co
  12. Material is always wanted for future sales. If you think you have suitable items then please talk to Bil & Co.

Bidding (Postal)

  1. Enter the maximum amount you are prepared to pay for each lot on the Bid Form. We will attempt to buy these lots on your behalf at the lowest possible price. Please note that we cannot handle gross total postal bid amounts. We will not accept buy bids.
  2. Where two or more bids of the same amount are made for the same item the first bid received will take precedence.
  3. Postal bids will not be processed if the Bid Form is incomplete or incorrect in any way. Please note bidding steps above!
  4. Postal bids must be received by 12:00 on the Friday before the auction.
  5. Bil & Co will not accept any responsibility for lost or damaged items in the post. Lots up to £28 in value will be sent via a Certificate of Posting – over this value by Special Delivery/Parcel Post.
  6. Successful postal bidders will be invoiced after the sale. The invoice will include postage and packing costs that cover the value of the lot for insurance purposes. Please see these details – point 6.
  7. Goods will not be despatched until payment in full has been received.
  8. If you wish to find out if you were successful please call us no earlier than the Tuesday after the Auction.

Bidding (Hall)

  1. The auctioneer’s decision is final.
  2. All customers wanting to bid must book in at the registration desk before the end of viewing to receive a bid number.
  3. Buyers are requested to check their lots before leaving the auction hall. Glory boxes & collections cannot be refunded once they have left the hall. If single items have been wrongly described & they are in the original condition when purchased, they will be refunded.
  4. Viewing for each auction will stop 30 minutes before the live auction commences.

Abbreviations Used in this catalogue:

Blk – block, Cat – Catalogue, Cds – Circular Date Stamp, Fdc(s) – First Day Cover(s), Fdi – First Day of Issue, Fu – Fine Used, Gu – Good Used, Inc – Including, Lmm – Lightly Mounted Mint, Mm – Mounted mint, M/u – Mint and used, Og – Original Gum, Perf – Perforation, Pl – Plate, Pmk(s) – Postmark(s), Ppc(s) – Picture Post Card(s), Ptsa – Priced to Sell At, Sg – Stanley Gibbons number, Stc – Stated to Catalogue, Stk bk – Stock Book, Um – Unmounted mint.