Georg Bühler Nachfolger Briefmarken-Auktionen GmbH

    Berlin's oldest stamp auction house, founded in 1949


Terms and conditions


1st The auction is voluntary and public. The auctioneer reserves the right to exclude persons without giving reasons of the auction. The auction will be conducted in the name of and on behalf of others in return for immediate payment in Euro.

2nd The auctioneer receives a commission from the buyer of 22% of the hammer price plus a lot fee of Euro 2 and VAT (currently 19%) on the additional costs. Shipping costs will be charged to the buyer separately. This includes postage, packaging and insurance. Surcharges that arise from bids submitted by third parties will be included in the costs incurred (currently 3% of the hammer price). The hammer goes to the highest bidder after three exclamation. The auctioneer has the right to refuse the hammer, to withdraw lots, to regroup or split them. Bids of the same amount are decided by lot. In unclear cases, the auctioneer has the right to bring lots to the exclamation again. The indicative minimum increases are:




to 50€ 2€
up 50€ to 100€ 5€
up 100€ to 500€ 10€
up 500€ to 1000€ 20€
up 1000€ to 1500€ 50€
up 1500€ to 5000€ 100€


über 5000€ 500€

3rd The items which will be auctioned can be viewed and checked before the auction. The descriptions of the auction lots are carefully made by the best of our knowledge and belief, but do not represent any guarantees in a legal sense. By placing a bid on already proved stamps or stamps with a certificate, the certification or mark has to be recognized as authoritative, unless a bid was done under confirmation by one of the auctioneer accepted experts. Wishes for expertisation of unproved stamp must be communicated to the auctioneer with the submission of the bid. Terms such as “magnificence”, “cabinet”, “luxury”, etc. represent the subjective view of the auctioneer and in no case represent a description of quality in the sense of sales law.

4th The hammer obliged to accept the purchase. With the fall of the hammer, the risk passes to the buyer. The shipping of purchased lots is the cost and risk of the buyer. Until full payment of the lot, it remain as the property of the seller.

5th Who bids for a third party, liability in addition to the third party as a matter of debtors.

6th If no special agreement is made and the payment is not made immediately or within 14 days after delivery of the bill or the acceptance is refused, the buyer loses his rights of the hammer. The lots may - without further notice -  be sold by private treaty or auction again at his own expense. In this case, the defaulting buyer liable for a minimum return and the cost of the repeated auction, including the fees of the auctioneer. On more than anticipated, he is not entitled. In case of delayed payment, we reserve the right to charge 1% per month. Purchase money, purchase money arrears and fringe benefits may be sued by the auctioneer in his own name.

7th Complaints of any kind must be, within at least 10 days after acquisition or delivery, returned in wohle to the auctioneer. Returned lots and stamps have to be absolutely unchanged, this means they have to be in the same conditions they were delivered, otherwise the claim is excluded. As changes are in particular: stripping, water treatments, chemicals etc.

8th Floor bidders, including agents and commission agents, buy "as is" and may claim only hidden defects, but not cutting, perforation, cancelation of stamps etc. Collection lots are excluded of complaints. The auctioneer shall be entitled to refer the buyer to the seller in case of claims.

9th Costs for complaints such as postage, inspection fees, etc. will not be refunded. If complaints were approved, the buyer has only entitled to a refund of the purchase price, any further claims are impossible.

10th Claims of any kind against the seller and the auctioneer expire 12 months after the auction.

11th Written and by telephone incoming purchase orders are conscientious executed by the rates of increase (number 2), but without guarantee. Bids such as "best," "extremely", "all cases", etc. does not establish absolute entitlement to the hammer.

12th Performance and jurisdiction for commercial traffic is Berlin.


13th The above terms and coditions count also to the after sale of lots, which were not sold in the auction.

14th Should any of the above terms and conditions in whole or in part are invalid, the validity of the remaining are unaffected.

                                                         

 

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