![]() (ii) in respect of their retention of the premium and any sums payable under condition 4.2. (i) in respect of any obligation to repurchase under Condition 6 or Neither the seller on his own behalf, nor any other person on the seller's behalf, except the auctioneer, may make any bid in respect of lots of which the seller is the owner.Ģ.2 The auctioneer has the right to advance the bidding at his absolute discretion and may refuse to accept any bid, divide any lot, combine any two or more lots, withdraw any lots from the sale and vary the order in which lots are offered for sale without in any case giving previous notice or any reason therefore.Ģ.3 Martel Maides Auctions act as agents only except: Martel Maides Auctions reserve the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority considered by them to be reliable.ġ.4 Martel Maides Auctions for themselves and for the seller of each lot give notice to intending buyers that certain terms used in descriptions of lots contained in Martel Maides Auctions' catalogues have the meanings ascribed to them in the Glossary.ġ.5 Martel Maides Auctions reserve the right at their absolute discretion to refuse admission to their premises or attendance at their sales, without giving any reason therefore.Ģ.1 The seller of any lot shall be entitled to place a reserve on such lot, provided that notice of such reserve has been received by Martel Maides Auctions in writing prior to the sale. Total amount due means the aggregate price together with any additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer under Condition 4.2.ġ.2 A premium at the rate of 17.5% of the hammer price of each lot sold is payable by the buyer to Martel Maides Auctions for their own retention and will not be waived.ġ.3 While every care has been taken in the preparation of this catalogue, any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement or representation of fact. The aggregate price means the aggregate of the hammer price and the premium The premium means the premium payable by the buyer under Condition 1.2 below The hammer price means the price at which any lot is knocked down to the buyer Martel Maides Auctions means Martel Maides Auctions Limited whose registered office is The Auction Rooms, Cornet Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1LF For further information please contact James Bridges or Jason Yendell on +44 (0)1481 722700, who will be pleased to assist.ġ This Notice and Conditions of Sale applies to all sales including sales by private treaty. Small items weighing under 2kg may be able to be posted directly by Martel Maides Auctions from Guernsey, at our discretion and depending upon destination and value. *** International Buyers: Should you be successful with your bidding we would be pleased to make arrangements for your purchased lot(s) to be shipped to various destinations. (which are too large to be handled by Mail Boxes Etc.), please contact us. ![]() ![]() If you wish to collect the goods yourself (or via an appointed third party) from Guernsey, please let us know within seven days of the sale, so that we can ensure that your purchase is not sent to Mail Boxes and so that the Import VAT can be removed from your invoice before payment.įor information regarding shipping of larger items such as furniture, longcase clocks etc. They are a very good Mail Boxes franchise and their charges are reasonable. ![]() Shipment from Guernsey to Mail Boxes for all items (excluding furniture and oversized items) is charged at £5 per lot. in Portsmouth, who will then deal with and charge for onward shipping from there. Therefore, we now send all items purchased by UK buyers to Mail Boxes Etc. *** PLEASE NOTE THAT WE NO LONGER POST ANY ITEMS TO UK BUYERS FROM GUERNSEY *** - this is because Guernsey Post do not have the reduced 5% Import VAT rate in their systems - if we post from Guernsey, we must charge Import VAT at the full 20% rate. This will allow us to pay the VAT due to UK customs upon import, clearing customs swiftly and with no additional administration fees from UK Customs. The Import VAT fee will be added to your auction invoice automatically if you are in the UK. The 5% will be liable on the full invoice cost, including the buyer's premium, the fee for live bidding if applicable and any other charges. However, as Guernsey is outside the EU, all items (excluding books) will be liable to import VAT if imported into the UK, at the reduced rate of 5% for antiques. *** UK BUYERS - PLEASE NOTE: Our buyer's premium is 17.5% of the hammer price, with no VAT payable on the premium.
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