BURCHARD GALLERIES INC

2528 30th Avenue North    St. Petersburg,  Fl.  33713

(727) 821‑1167      FAX (727) 821‑1814

www.burchardgalleries.com       e-mail mail@burchardgalleries.com    

 

ABSENTEE BID     (Circle One)     PHONE BID  ($100.00 Min)        Auction Date ___________

 

Important Note:  Burchard Galleries, their agents and/or representatives do not warrant the accuracy, genuineness, authenticity, description, weight, count or measure of any of the lots specified in the catalog.  It is the bidder’s responsibility to ascertain the condition prior to bidding.  All items sold as is, where is.  Additional photographs may be requested.

 

 

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Absentee & Phone bids subject to a 18% Buyer Premium

 

I hereby place the following bid(s) for the current auction.  These bid(s) shall be executed by Burchard Galleries/Auctioneers and shall not exceed the amount indicated.  All items shall be purchased at the lowest possible price.  Burchard Galleries may not be held liable for failure to execute absentee or phone bid requests.                        Bid form must be signed below to be valid.

 

 

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In the event of a tie bid between an absentee bidder & a bidder in house, the bid will be awarded in house. 

 Check here _______ if you wish your bid(s) to be the opening bid in the full amount of your bid.

 

By signing this document, you agree with the rules and regulations of absentee and phone bidding as described on the page entitled Instructions for Placing an Absentee or Phone Bid.  In addition, you are specifically authorizing Burchard Galleries to charge your account in the amount of your bid, plus 18% Buyer’s Premium together with Florida Sales Tax, if applicable, providing that no other arrangements have been made. If other arrangements are not complied with within 4 working days after auction, then you are also authorizing your card to be charged as stated above.

 

SIGNATURE:                                                                                                                 DATE:  _______________             

PLEASE BE SURE TO ENCLOSE CREDIT CARD INFORMATION

 

Please List Particular Items Of Interest for Future Mailings:

 

STORAGE FEES:  $10 per day per item if not removed within 10 calendar days of the auction.

 

Office Use Only:       Gallery Associate                                                Date         /      /          Time________              

Fl. License #AU322/AB169


BURCHARD GALLERIES INC

2528 30th Avenue North    St. Petersburg,  Fl    33713

(727) 821‑1167      FAX (727) 821‑1814

www.burchardgalleries.com       e-mail mail@burchardgalleries.com

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLACING AN ABSENTEE OR PHONE BID

 

1.       Complete ABSENTEE & PHONE BIDDING APPLICATION and fax or email (24 hrs a day), the signed bid form to Burchard Galleries no later than 5 PM 1 day prior to auction day at (727) 821-1814. 

2.       The bid form must be signed to be considered valid.  In the event that you are not the winning bidder, your credit card number will be destroyed.  A 10% Cash Deposit is also acceptable in lieu of a credit card. 

3.       Call and review your bid form to assure its receipt, legibility and that you have the correct lot numbers listed and a correct contact phone number.

4.       Please assure that you have all necessary descriptions, conditions, etc to make an appropriate decision on your bid.

5.       Your bid number will be assigned by the staff & held in house. 

6.       Phone bids:  You will be called at the number listed (one number only please), one (1) lot prior to the item of your interest.  Please ask for an approximate time of sale.   It is helpful in the event of a phone problem to have a back-up bid listed on the form. If you wish to provide a back-up bid, place a note next to the amount “back-up only”.  Through this action, one gives authorization to the phone bid worker to bid on your behalf up to the maximum limit of their bid following the rules for absentee bidding listed under #7 below. 

7.       Absentee bids: The AUCTIONEER will make every attempt to sell those authorized items at the lowest possible price below the WRITTEN maximum bid by starting the bidding at 75% of the highest absentee bid.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:    PHONE BIDDERS must have a $100.00 minimum starting bid.  Burchard Galleries is apologetic but not liable for missed phone calls and encourages bidders to leave backup absentee bids. 

 

PAYMENT:   Acceptable forms of payment include cash, money orders, bank checks, Visa, MasterCard Discover & American Express cards or wire transfers.  An 18% buyer's premium will be in effect.  Please adjust your bidding to accommodate the Buyer Premium within your auction budget.  The valid credit card number used to guarantee your bid will be charged on Monday following the sale unless you contact us to arrange other payment method.  By signing the attached bid form, you are specifically authorizing Burchard Galleries to charge your account in the amount of your bid, plus 18% Buyer’s Premium together with Florida Sales Tax, if applicable, unless other arrangements are agreed to.  Should you not comply with any other arrangements agreed to, within 4 working days, we will charge your charge card on the 5th day.  Auctioneer reserves the right to negate any sale which does not comply with these terms.

 

MERCHANDISE REMOVAL:   In the event that you are a "winning bidder", we require pick up of merchandise to be prompt.  Next day pick up is not necessary, however, if item(s) are not removed from our facilities by 5pm on the 12th day after the auction,  on the 13th day storage fees in the amount of $10 per day per item will be charged until removal and could result in the items being re-sold for storage fees.  Shipping arrangements (if necessary) must be made as soon as payment is received. All packing and shipping is done by outside shipping companies.  Failure to object to item within 24hrs, upon tracked arrival, constitutes acknowledgment & acceptance of the purchase at the announced price.

 

AS IS, WHERE IS@!   Our printed materials (i.e. Partial Catalogs, Catalogs & Advertisements) are meant merely as a guide.  The Auctioneers do not warrant the accuracy, genuineness, authenticity, condition, description, weight, count or measure of any of the lots specified herein.  We recommend that you make a personal examination of the objects for which you wish to bid whenever possible.  Please make yourself familiar with the merchandise you are bidding on, as well as the terms & conditions.  Please determine condition, genuineness and/or authenticity BEFORE you bid as all items are sold As is, Where is!  Statements made by Auctioneer and/or staff of Auctioneer are opinions only & should not be construed as statements of fact.

18% Buyer Premium

 

All announcements from the Auction block will take precedence over any printed material.