PIANO AUCTIONS LTD

General auction rules

GENERAL AUCTION RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL USERS OF OUR AUCTION SERVICES INCLUDING SELLERS, BIDDERS, BUYERS AND THOSE WHO WATCH AN AUCTION WITHOUT ACTIVELY BIDDING ON IT

These rules are incorporated into all of our contracts with sellers, bidders, buyers and watchers of our auctions. By attending an auction in person, online or by any other method, you acknowledge and agree that these rules apply to you.

Please note that copies of the Auctions (Bidding Agreements) Acts 1927 and 1969 are held at our place of business and displayed at the auction for its duration.

  1. If there is a discrepancy between a description of a lot on our website and in the Auction Catalogue, the Auction Catalogue made available on easyliveauction.com is authoritative.
  2. We reserve the right to fix a reserve price for any lot. If the reserve price is not met, our auctioneer may withdraw the lot from sale and make an announcement to that effect.
  3. We may without giving any reason refuse to accept the bid of any person.
  4. In the case of a dispute as to any bid, we may immediately determine the dispute or put up the lot again at the last undisputed bid or withdraw the lot and we need not give a reason for our decision.
  5. No person may advance less at a bid than a sum we name from time to time.
  6. We may accept bids increasing in such increments as we determine in our absolute discretion.
  7. Provided that the seller complies with the Seller Auction Terms, the seller may bid for any lot either personally or through us or through any other person as may times as they respectively may think fit and may withdraw any lot.
  8. The highest bidder for each lot as determined by our auctioneer shall be the buyer of that lot.
  9. We accept no responsibility in connection with the commissioning of our staff to bid for any lots.
  10. We sell each lot as agents for the seller (except where we are stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal in the Auction Catalogue) and as such are not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.
  11. The auctioneer has a discretion to sell any lot below the reserve price set for it.
  12. The conduct of the auction is entirely at our discretion, without any requirement on us to give a reason for our decisions. Without limiting the full extent of our discretion, our auctioneer may divide any lot, combine two or more lots, withdraw any lots from sale, or cancel the sale without giving a reason and without prior notice.
  13. Our auctioneer is our representative conducting the auction and may delegate to any person who they believe to be competent to conduct the auction in accordance with these rules and the Buyer Auction Terms and the Seller Auction Terms.
  14. If a dispute arises after the sale of a lot relating to the auction (including any dispute relating to the hammer price of the lot or the identity of the buyer), it shall be determined by our sale record which shall be conclusive (notwithstanding the existence of any online records generated by us or by Easy Live Auction).
  15. The auction will be conducted and all bids must be made in GB pounds sterling. Cryptocurrency is not accepted.
  16. Lots on which VAT is payable by the buyer are indicated in the Auction Catalogue. VAT is payable on the hammer price at the rates prevailing on the day of the auction.
  17. All individuals attending the auction in person must comply with reasonable directions for the purpose of safety and security, whether given by us or by Griffin Transport UK Ltd (who own the auction premises). In particular, each registered person given a paddle is responsible for their paddle and must ensure that it does not leave their possession during the auction and is returned to us at the end of the auction.
  18. These conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales. All transactions to which these conditions apply and all connected matters shall also be governed by the law of England and Wales.