Special Terms
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL TERMS & CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO BID:
1. BUYERS PREMIUM - A eighteen (18%) buyer's fee will be added to each successful Online bid. Absentee buyers are responsible for complying with their home state tax requirements, Buyers in the state of Wis. & buyers picking up their purchases at the auction house will be charged state sales tax of 5.5% unless they possess a valid Tax number. No additional fee's for the use of credit cards are charged to ONLINE buyers.
2. AS IS / WHERE IS - Items in this auction are sold AS IS/WHERE IS, with NO GUARANTEE whatsoever. Firearms are specifically NOT warranted for shooting.
**Any firearm should be inspected by a competent gunsmith for safety, function, & proper ammunition type before attempting to fire. Any description of mechanical function or condition does NOT mean the gun has been inspected or Ok'd for shooting. Ammunition of unknown origin should NOT be fired, & the ammunition in this sale is sold for salvage of components or as collectibles only.
3. RESPONSIBILITY OF BIDDERS: Read the descriptions of each firearm/item & view photographs carefully, should you have questions e-mail us at kramer@mhtc.net
Be sure to ask questions BEFORE bidding & prior to start of auction. Accuracy of catalog & other descriptions is NOT guaranteed. Although we do our best to provide good descriptions, no portion of any description is a guaranteed. Such qualities as condition, age, origin, historical attribution, quality, originality, measurement, significance, percentage of finish, alteration, restoration, & estimated value are OPINION ONLY, & are NOT guaranteed. You are strongly urged to inspect each item on which you bid, & to base your bids on your own opinions & observations.
5. SALE OF FIREARMS - All sales of firearms will be in strict compliance with all Firearms Laws & regulations. KNOW YOUR LOCAL LAWS BEFORE BIDDING. We are a FFL dealer so ALL Federal & State Firearm Laws govern all sales pertaining to firearms.
NOTE: ANTIQUE, MUZZLE-LOADING & AIR GUNS - any gun marked Antique, Black Powder or Non-FFL" in catalog. These items may be shipped directly to absentee bidders unless your local or state law has restricts this.
It is our policy not to sell these items to individuals who would not be eligible to purchase modern firearms. By bidding on these, you represent that you are not a minor, convicted felon, drug addict, illegal alien, mentally defective individual, or other person who would be restricted from buying modern firearms, & that such purchase is legal in your home area.
Absentee bidders purchasing these items may be asked to send a copy of their driver's license w/ payment.
MODERN FIREARMS - Kramer Auction Service LLC is a Federal Firearms Licensed dealer (FFL), & you can purchase these guns the same way you would from a gun shop.
* Out of state & absentee bidders can have guns shipped to FFL dealers in their area. Most gun shops will receive these for you and legally transfer them to you for a modest fee. You will need to have them provide Kramer Auction Service LLC by fax (608) 326-8987 or e-mail kramer@mhtc.net a signed copy of their FFL with your name, noting it is for your purchases.
FFL LICENSEES - FFL Dealers are welcome to bid & buy, & we expect there will be bargains in this sale that can be good investments for you. You will need a signed copy of your FFL for Kramer Auction Service LLC the transferee for this sale. We are glad to sell C&R eligible guns to C&R FFL's (federally licensed firearms collectors). Note: Per ATF instruction we only send our FFL to other FFL's & NOT C&R's or non-licensees.
6. ABSENTEE BIDS - If you can't attend the auction, you can place an absentee bid online, or may bid live on the phone on certain items. By placing an absentee bid, you request & authorize us to bid on the lots listed on provided form up to the stated bid price. An auction staff member will bid on your behalf, as if you were present/bidding & will try to buy for you at the lowest possible bid.
To protect the integrity of the bidding process, it is our policy not to disclose the amount of an absentee bid to other potential bidders. We assume no responsibility for failure to execute absentee bids for any reason whatsoever.
Please Keep in mind that just because an item sells for your High Bid amount it does not automatically mean that YOU won the item. Depending on the when the Proxibid operator is able to place your first bid, that will determine whether your High bid will be used by yourself or another bidder.
EXAMPLE: Your High Bid is $100 dollars, the Proxibid operator is able to start your bid at $70. The next bidder bids $80, you bid $90, next bidder bids $100. You would lose that bid because of the bid increment schedule on that item. Because all of our bids are placed competitively this does happen on items in each auction. We auction approx. 80-100 lots per hour, if bidding LIVE via internet things move quickly.
8. Disputes under this contract - Buyers & Kramer Auction Service agree to mediate any dispute or claim arising between them resulting from the buyer participating in the auction or any resulting transaction. Any Mediation fees will be borne equally by each party. All mediation, arbitration & court shall be filed and conducted solely within Crawford County, State of Wisconsin and not in any other jurisdiction.
PLACING A BID CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO ALL TERMS & CONDITIONS HEREIN & WILL BE A BINDING CONTRACT TO PURCHASE. PLACING A BID IMPLIES YOU HAVE AGREED TO THE TERMS & TO PURCHASE THE LOT.