Terms and Conditions

This page contains the Terms and Conditions of business for Shelby’s Auctioneers limited. Please read carefully.

PLEASE NOTE there are two sections to this page – Sellers Terms and Conditions and Buyers Terms and Conditions.

T&C of Sale – Sellers 

Terms and conditions of vendor Shelby’s Auctioneers Ltd: UNIT 1 ,OLD CORPORATION YARD, TONG ROAD LEEDS, LS12 4NQ

  1. Items will not be accepted for auction unless you have read the terms and conditions of sale as listed below. Your signature on your booking in form is also your acceptance of our terms of sale.
  2. There is a Vendors lot fee of £4.00 per lot with a commission fee of 22%. there is vat on the 22% commissionThe 22% commission is charged only when the item sellswith the vat. The £4.00 lot fee is charged even if the item does not sell. The lot charges and commission are deducted from your final bill and payment is sent out to you in the post.
  3. The vendor has a choice to put any reserve on any items offered for sale guided by the valuer.
  4. All unsold items must be collected from Shelby’s Auctioneers Ltd by the latest Friday at 12.00 noon the week of the sale. Any items that are not collected must be arranged with a member of staff to be re –entered or disposed of by telephoning the office on 01132502626.
  5. Shelby’s Auctioneers Ltd reserve the right to dispose of any items that have not been collected by 12.00 noon on the Friday the week of the sale. we will either  dispose of items or sell any uncollected items unless you have arranged to collect them at a later date.
  6. We reserve the right to refuse any item for auction.
  7.  Shelby’s Auctioneers Ltd will not test any electrical equipment on your behalf. If an item has been returned as not working then you will have to come and collect the item and remove from it the premises .you will still incur the charges as set out above.
  8. To conform to all DTI regulations Shelby’s Auctioneers Ltd will not accept any electrical items which do not have a BSI conforming plug fitted. Cookers, fridges and freezers must be clean. WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY MAINS CONNECTABLE GAS APPLIANCES.
  9. We are unable to accept any furniture item or items that do not have FLAME RETARDANT LABELS on them.
  10. All items placed in Shelby’s Auctioneers Ltd for sale are done so at the vendors own risk- we do not accept any responsibility for the loss or damage to any of your items offered for sale.
  11. You must make a booking or a collection by appointment.
  12. To bring items down to us or to have your items collected by us for offer of sale by Shelby’s auctioneers Ltd Please phone : 01132502626 or mobile number 07764405701.

T&C of Sale – Buyers

Terms and conditions of buyer Shelby’s Auctioneers Ltd: UNIT 1 ,OLD CORPORATION YARD, TONG ROAD LEEDS, LS12 4NQ

  1. There is a 22% added commission fee with vat on the commission on any item bought from Shelby’s Auctioneers Limited.
  2. All items successfully bid on MUST BE PAID FOR ONCE YOU HAVE RECIEVED YOUR INVOICE AS ITS LEGALLY BINDING THAT YOU HAVE BID ON THE GOODS AND ARE LIABLE FOR PAYMENT BY THE BUYER.
  3. ABSENTEE BIDS must be entered on to the provided absentee bid form and fully completed before given to a member of staff. Please remember to telephone on Wednesday Morning to see if you were successful on any item / items that you were bidding on (0113 2502626).
  4. ALL goods purchased must be checked BEFORE leaving the auction house as discrepancies cannot be resolved once items have been removed from the premises and we take no responsibility for items that have left the premises.
  5. ALL DAMAGES/BREAKAGES must be paid for. The compensatory amount is either the reserve or which ever is the higher amount and paid for at the time of damage.
  6. ALL JEWELLERY items in the cabinets may be fully inspected by any prospective purchaser, only one item at a time and no responsibility will be taken for misguided selling of an item it is down to the buyer to decide whether or not to purchase the item. whilst every effort has been made to verify the authenticity of the item. we also do not allow any acid testing to the item as they do not belong to shelby’s auctioneers ltd.
  7. Shelby’s Auctioneers Limited take no responsibility for any damages or contents left in vehicles left in any of the car parking areas.
  8. We regret that children under the age of FOURTEEN will NOT be admitted. Children between the ages of FOURTEEN and EIGHTEEN must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times during viewing times.

  9.  WE WILL PROVIDE CONDITION REPORTS FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE AUCTION SO THAT THERE IS NO DESCREPENCY FOR SALE OF THE GOODS.

  10. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ENTRY TO ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
  11. All parcels that are been shipped by shelbys auctioneers ltd on behalf of the client who has purchased the goods will NOT BE ABLE TO GAIN A REFUND  if the item/ items gets damaged by the courier company that its been delivered by as pottery and pictures are not covered by any insurance or courier company insurance.