Special Terms
We'll take payment for this auction at the pickup location at 4424 Marland Dr
Columbus, OH 43224 on Friday, August 12th from 11 am to 1 pm. If we are shipping - we will pack and ship in house and run your credit card following the sale.
This is the only pickup window. If we are shipping - we will pack and ship in house and run your card following the sale.
You can pay by CASH or by CREDIT CARD. Because of mounting card fraud, we will not take card payments on invoices exceeding $1500 from out of town buyers paying over the phone or through the Proxibid system. You can pay via wire, ACH or cashier's check. Local buyers picking up can use credit cards for transactions up to $5,000. Government issued ID must match the credit card and invoice upon pickup unless prior arrangements are made. There is an additional 3 percent fee on credit cards, but feel free to bring cash. We're not taking personal checks for this sale. So no checks.
We now ship in house. By bidding and not picking up, you agree to allow Burns Auction to pack and mail your winning items to you, and authorize us to charge your card for shipping and handling. If shipping is not paid within 14 days following the auction we will file a non-paying bidder complaint against you and you will forfeit your lot. If an item is damaged in transit we will refund you for that items as a portion of the total price paid for the lot. We do not refund what you expected to sell it for. We will start an insurance claim if you think your package is lost, but can only start a claim (and pay out) after 30 days. Items marked “delivered” can not be refunded. You will have to talk to your neighbors and to UPS or USPS. We ship to the shipping address in your account at the time of the auction, unless we are told otherwise in writing via email.
You must pick up during the set pickup hours or you may, at our discretion, either forfeit your items (you will be charged for them) or pick up late with a fee of $30 per furniture lot or $15 per other type of lot charged to your card on file. This is not an invitation to come late. More often than not you will forfeit your items. If shipping is available you can also have your items shipped! If you buy a lot, bring enough helpers to get everything loaded out on time. If shipping is not available and you don't pick up you agree to forfeit your items, and they will be disposed of at our discretion, meaning we will either throw them in the dumpster or take ownership of them after billing your card. Please leave yourself enough time to get all your items before the cutoff time. By bidding in this auction you authorize us to bill your card if you do not pick up, even if we dispose of your items. At the cutoff time we will close and we will ask bidders to leave, regardless of whether they have finished removing items.
Bring people to help you. If you buy a lot, bring a crew so you can get everything out of the home on time.
By bidding in this auction the buyer agrees to follow safe and proper moving, loading and securing procedures when handling all lots purchased in this auction, and when handling any other items at the pickup site. By bidding the buyer also agrees that he/she and any helpers have the experience, training and proper equipment needed to safely move and load the items purchased in this auction, or, if not, that he/she will employ movers that do. The bidder further holds Burns Auction & Appraisal LLC harmless for death, injury or damage to property incurred during the auction pickup. Children are prohibited at all Burns Auction pickups.
Buyers agree that any items left behind within the property after the pickup hours will be treated as abandoned and disposed of at the discretion of Burns Auction unless other arrangements are made in writing with Burns Auction during the pickup hours and that refunds will not be given. Bidders agree that they are solely responsible for confirming that all of their purchases have been removed and loaded prior to departing the sale site for the day. Bidders also agree that items left behind after pickup hours because of confusion, a mix up, oversight or any other reason will be considered abandoned and disposed of by Burns Auction without any refund to the buyer. Please check over your invoice one last time before leaving to ensure you have everything. We often clean out immediately following a sale's pickup hours and will dispose of what is left behind at our discretion.
CONTENTS of furniture lots are NEVER included in the lot unless explicitly stated.
Bring packing materials and boxes. Bring loading help. We will help as much as we are able to keep things moving quickly. But we may not be able to help with all pieces. We will not help move extremely large or bulky items. Bring help.
WE DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE ITEMS COMPLETELY. DO NOT BID IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, REFUNDS ARE NOT GIVEN. ALL SALES ARE FINAL! IF YOU DON"T SEE IT, IT'S NOT IN THE LOT. IF A CRUCIAL PART, ITEM OR ACCESSORY APPEARS TO BE MISSING IN THE PHOTOS, ASSUME IT IS NOT IN THE LOT. IF WE HAVE IT WE WILL SHOOT IT. WE WILL NOT REFUND YOU IF YOU ASSUME THAT SOMETHING IS PRESENT IN A LOT BUT IS NOT VISIBLE IN ANY OF THE PHOTOS. REMEMBER, IF WE HAVE IT, WE WILL PHOTOGRAPH IT. IF WE DON'T, YOU WON'T SEE IT.
DO NOT ASSUME ANY MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC ITEM INCLUDING WATCHES, CLOCKS, ELECTRONICS OF ANY TYPE, MOTORIZED ITEMS SUCH AS VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, TOOLS OR ANY OTHER ITEM FUNCTION PERFECTLY OR AT ALL. IF WE KNOW SOMETHING WORKS, WE WILL SAY SO IN THE DESCRIPTION AND TO WHAT DEGREE. IF WE KNOW OF DEFECTS WE WILL ALSO DESCRIBE THEM. WE ALSO DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF THE ABOVE TYPES OF ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL OR MOTORIZED ITEMS WILL WORK WHEN YOU PICK THEM UP OR RECEIVE THEM SHIPPED TO YOU AS THEY DID WHEN WE WERE WITH THEM. WE WILL SIMPLY DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE THINGS BUT PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME. WHEN IN DOUBT - CALL US AT 614-271-3014 ext 5.
WE SELL AN ENORMOUS QUANTITY OF USED, OLD ESTATE ITEMS EACH DAY, WEEK MONTH AND YEAR AND THESE POLICIES ARE IN PLACE BECAUSE WE SIMPLY CANNOT KNOW THE EXACT CONDITION AND DISPOSITION OF EVERYTHING WE SELL, HOWEVER WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO DETERMINE IMPORTANT DETAILS ABOUT THE CONDITION OF ITEMS WE SELL. THANK YOU!
Diamond weights for stones in setting are approximate and are given based on measurements. Loose diamonds are weighed on a diamond scale. Statements of diamond clarity and color are also approximate, and are given to the best of our ability. Burns Auction & Appraisal is not certified as a GIA gemologist. When GIA or other reports are available on diamonds, they are given in item descriptions.
You don't have to take the entire lot contents when you buy. Just take what you want. However, any dumping on or near (or anywhere else for that matter) the auction property is strictly prohibited. If you take items and then dispose of them illegally or near the auction grounds we will charge your card a disposal fee of $200 and file a police report if necessary.
By bidding in our auctions you agree to abide by and to follow all of the above terms.
