Sale Details

Items must be paid for and collected by 5pm on the Monday after the auction, unless by prior arrangement. Shepherd’s can recommend a delivery company at an additional charge which will be agreed on an individual basis direct with them. Credit Card payments are subject to a 2% surcharge and Debit cards are subject to a 18p charge when used to pay for purchases.

All lots are subject to a 15% Buyer`s Premium. Internet buyers 3% charge. All lots are subject to VAT at 20%.(unless otherwise stated) Commission and any taxes will be payable on successful bids.

Stock images are for illustration purposes only and items may differ from the image.

Most goods are subject to warrant and therefore have no reserve.

Cash / Credit Card payments only.

All in-room bidders will be required to register and purchase a catalogue for £2.

All bidders will be required to pay a fully refundable £100 deposit only to be retained if a bidder wins and fails to collect one or more items.

Shepherd’s can assist with and organise delivery at an additional charge which will be agreed on an individual basis.

Terms and Conditions

No guarantee is given or implied with any lot; the bidder/purchaser must have examined the goods prior to sale and assured himself as to the condition of each item.

Any description written down in the catalogue or stated at the time of sale is not guaranteed as being correct, it is merely for information or identification purposes only. The bidder must decide whether the description is correct and bid on what he viewed and not on what has been described.

The auctioneer will regulate the bidding and decide in what increments the bid will be raised.

The purchaser will be determined only when the hammer has gone down or the auctioneer says sold.

Once the hammer has gone down the purchaser is in a legal binding contract to purchase the said lot for the amount bid and the item becomes his responsibility from that time on.

All machinery must be removed from the machine side of the isolator by a qualified person and no wire may be left bare.

It is the purchaser’s responsibility to ensure that only a qualified engineer is used to disconnect and remove machinery he has bought.

No person who does not hold the correct licence can remove vehicles after purchase and should they do so the auctioneer will not be held responsible.

It is the responsibility of the purchaser to arrange for all goods purchased to be removed in the correct manner and within the time scale given. Should they fail to remove the goods within the time given they will be liable to forfeiture of any and all money paid (deposit) or storage and attendance fees.

Any goods not removed within the time scale given will be liable to re sale and any short fall will be charged to the original purchaser.

All successful bids will be liable to a buyers premium (amount will be in the catalogue or stated) and VAT will be added to the total at the standard rate at that time.

A deposit is required either at the time of obtaining your bidding card or registering on-line, any person not paying the require deposit will be excluded from making any further bids and the lot will be put back up for sale.

No goods can be removed or invoices paid while the auction is in progress and goods can only be removed when a paid invoice is handed to a member of staff.

No purchaser can remove goods without a member of staff being present and any disputes regarding what was purchased will be determined by the auctioneer. His decision is final and cannot be challenged or disputed.

The purchaser must have all electrical or gas items checked by a registered engineer before connecting or using the goods.

All lots will be auctioned in the numerical order laid down in the catalogue. Save for vehicles and / or other items which will be clearly defined.

If goods are sold by tender then the bidder has to comply with all the above terms and conditions as it would relate to the sale being completed as a tender.

The tender must be completed and returned within the time scale stated in the catalogue and the appropriate deposit must accompany the tender form.

Should there be identical highest bidders the auctioneer reserves the right to ring both or all parties and offer them the opportunity to increase their bid.

Should the tender allow a bid in its entirety (ie all goods) the auctioneers reserves the right to accept that bid over all the individual bids should he feel that doing so would reduce costs which in turn would result in more money for the client.

Any person not completing the purchase after either bidding or tendering for the goods lotted, will lose the deposit given and the goods will either be re advertised and sold or offered to the under bidder, should the auctioneer incur costs or the client receive less that the original amount tendered, the original bidder will be liable for shortfalls.

ALL GOODS ARE SOLD STRICTLY SUBJECT TO THESE TERMS, IF ANY PERSON FEELS THEY CANNOT COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS THEY MUST NOT BID.

THESE TERMS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT ALL AUCTIONS AND ALL GOODS WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THEM.

A COPY OF THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE FORWARDED TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS A COPY IN WRITING.