All property is sold “AS IS, WHERE IS”, and ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Property is open to thorough public inspection. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to determine condition, age, genuineness, value or any other determinative factor. Chef Essentials may attempt to describe the merchandise in advertising, on the Internet and at the auction but makes no representations. In no event shall Chef Essentials be held responsible for having made or implied any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Bidder shall be the sole judge of value. Bidders who bid from off site and are not present at the live auction or preview understand and acknowledge that they may not be able to inspect an item as well as if they examined it in person. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to determine condition, age, genuineness, value or any other determinative factor. Chef Essential shall endeavor to describe in detail each item and any pertinent information about it. Chef Essentials will not be responsible for any errors or omissions in the description of the merchandise unless it is a material and intentional misrepresentation of the item itself. Bidder agrees that everything is sold as is and that they may not return any item they purchase. Chef Essentials is providing Internet pre-auction and live bidding as a service to Bidder. Bidder acknowledges and understands that this service may or may not function correctly the day of the auction. Under no circumstances shall Bidder have any kind of claim against Chef Essentials or anyone else if the Internet service fails to work correctly before or during the live auction. Chef Essentials will not be responsible for any missed bids from any source. Internet bidders who desire to make certain their bid is acknowledged should use the proxy-bidding feature and leave their maximum bid 24 hours before the auction begins. Chef Essentials reserves the right to withdraw or re-catalog items in this auction. ALL SALES ARE FINAL 1. Buyer (identified below) acknowledges that s/he has conducted a thorough inspection of the merchandise being purchased hereunder. All merchandise is sold in an 'AS-IS, WHERE-IS, and AS INSPECTED' condition WITH ANY AND ALL FAULTS. The Seller (identified below) makes no warranties or guarantees, expressed or implied, as to the genuineness, authenticity or merchantability of, or defect in any item, and will not beheld responsible for any discrepancies or inaccuracies in any printed materials or otherwise. No warranties are made as to the merchantability of any item or its fitness for any purpose. 2. Payment must be made by Buyer to Seller the day of sale and prior to any removal of any item purchased hereunder by cash, wire transfer, certified check, business check with positive I.D. and 'Bank Letter of Guarantee' in a form acceptable to the Seller, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. When paying by credit card, Buyer is waiving any and all rights to initiate a credit card charge-back against the transaction and or the Seller. If paying by wire transfer the buyer has 24 hours to complete the transaction. After 48 hours a daily penalty of $50 will be added to the sale amount. Any wire transfer payment not received within two (2) days of the sale date constitutes a breach of this contract. 3. A BUYER'S PREMIUM OF 18% FOR CREDIT CARD OR CASH PURCHASES ONLINE 4. Applicable state sales tax will be added to all purchases. TAX EXEMPT STATUS - If you are tax exempt, PRIOR to the conclusion of the auction you must email a copy of the appropriate states tax exempt form to MARK_101@LIVE.COM. If you have any questions, contact 2135953206 or email MARK_101@LIVE.COM and include your bidder number. Seller will retain this copy of the certificate for the sales records. Buyers unable to provide a copy of this tax-exempt certificate to Seller at the time of purchase must pay all applicable taxes and seek refunds through appropriate government agencies. Seller will not provide a tax refund. 5. Ownership title passes to Buyer upon the fall of the Auctioneers gavel and Seller's receipt of the payment referred to in Section 2 hereof, and thereafter the property is at the risk of the Buyer, and the Seller shall not be responsible for the loss or damage due to theft, fire, breakage, or any cause whatsoever, however occasioned. 6. Removal of the item purchased hereunder shall be at the sole expense, liability and risk of the Buyer and be completed by the date announced. Buyer is responsible for providing all labor, material, insurance (general liability for injury to person and damage to property in an amount not less than $2,000,000 for each occurrence) and equipment (fork lifts, dollies, ladders, tools, etc.) to properly execute removal and Buyer shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations related thereto. Before entry into the Building for removal by Buyer its agents, employees or contractors, Buyer shall provide Seller with a Certificate of Insurance indicating the insurance coverage required by the proceeding sentence and which shall provide that Seller be provided with thirty (30) days written notice prior to cancellation of such policy. Buyer is solely responsible to provide any personnel, equipment or material needed to pick up purchases and shall assume all responsibility for the removal of any item of property purchased at the sale and any and all risks associated with such removal including, without limitations, the responsibility for providing licensed and bonded professionals to ensure proper water, gas and/or power disconnections, and full financial responsibility for any damage or liability to persons or property resulting from any negligent act or omission of Buyer or any of Buyer's employees, agents and/or contractors during pick-up and removal. Buyer and its agents and contractors shall not unreasonably interfere with Seller's business operations in the Building. Buyer agrees that in the event purchased merchandise contains any environmental hazards, toxic waste or other type of hazardous material in any form whatsoever, Buyer shall provide to Seller evidence reasonably acceptable to Seller that Buyer or its representatives are licensed for such removal and shall comply with all applicable local, state and/or federal rules, laws and regulations. Seller, its agents or representatives will not be responsible for containment, storage or removal of hazardous material. Buyer must remove all purchased items. There is no right of abandonment. 7. Seller shall not be responsible for non-delivery to any Buyer of any item other than to refund the sum paid on any item, should Buyer be entitled to said refund due to Seller error. 8. The Seller reserves the right to withdraw any listed item from the sale, to sell items that are not listed, to group one or more items into one, to subdivide items and to sell any/all items in bulk. 9. In the event the Buyer fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the sale, the Seller may collect from Buyer damages. Buyer agrees to pay any and all charges and expenses incurred by reason of any breach of the terms and conditions of this sale, including, without limitations, reasonable attorneys' fees and reasonable attorneys' fees on appeal. Any merchandise remaining at the removal site after the allotted removal period will be considered a breach of contract. All rights to merchandise will be forfeited, all monies, including any Letter of Credit, will be retained by Seller and merchandise will be re-sold or otherwise immediately disposed of at Buyer's expense and Buyer shall not be entitled to any monies associated with the sale of such merchandise. Buyer will lose any right, title or interest Buyer may have acquired and the merchandise shall revert and repossess to the Seller without further notice to Buyer. Any disputes between the Buyer and the Seller must be filed and litigated in Los Angeles CA, without regard to choice of law provisions, and each party irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the California courts in any such action, suit or proceeding. The validity, meaning and effect of this agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California. In the event any action, proceeding or hearing is required to enforce any of the terms of this agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and expenses incurred therein, including reasonable attorneys' fees and reasonable attorneys' fees on appeal. 10. These written terms and conditions of sale supersede any other terms and conditions, either written or verbal and cannot be modified. The terms of this agreement are for the benefit of Seller and Buyer and no third party shall have any rights hereunder. 11. Buyer shall not permit any liens to stand against the Building or any property related thereto or any portion thereof for any work done in the removal. Without limiting the foregoing, Buyer shall, at its sole expense and within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from Seller, cause any outstanding lien to be satisfied and released of record or transferred to bond in accordance with applicable law. 12. Buyer shall indemnify and hold Seller harmless from and against any and all loss, damage, liability or claims (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation and reasonable attorney's fees [collectively 'Claims']) arising from or connected with this agreement, except to the extent such Claims are due to Seller's gross negligence or willful misconduct. 13. If for any reason whatsoever, Seller is unable to effect delivery of any purchase or clear title to the same, or any necessary documentation required in respect of any purchase, whether before or after delivery of such purchase, Seller's sole liability, if any, shall be the return of any monies paid on such purchase upon its return to Seller. Any purchase the subject of this paragraph shall be returned or surrendered to the Seller forthwith upon demand, such demand to be at the sole option of the Seller. 14. You are signing a written, binding contract signifying that you have read these terms and all posted terms and agree to the terms and conditions of the sale. If you do not agree or understand the terms and conditions of the sale, please return your bid card to registration. The sales invoice identifies the merchandise being sold to Buyer and the date by which such merchandise must be removed.