We do not provide packing or shipping in house, and purchasers need to arrange their own collection. It is possible to arrange the posting of jewellery, please telephone us on 0118 9508611 or email us at info@tsauction.co.uk

Packing & shipping services are available via

Part and Parcel - www.partandparceluk.co.uk - 01252 545611

Mailboxes at: www.mbe.co.uk/reading - telephone 0118 9517980

Standard Conditions of Sale

1. The highest bidder for each lot shall be the Purchaser and, in the event of any dispute, the Auctioneers shall have absolute discretion either to settle such dispute or to re-offer the lot immediately.

2. No person may advance less at a bid than a sum to be named from time to time by the Auctioneer, nor shall any bidding be retracted. The Auctioneer may, without giving any reason therefore, refuse to accept the bidding of any person or persons.

3. All lots are put up for sale subject to any reserve price placed by the Vendors, who may bid for any lot or lots, and may withdraw any lot or lots, either personally or through the Auctioneer or through any other person, as many times as they respectively may think fit.

4. Each Purchaser shall give his or her name and address in writing (if required) to the Auctioneer at the Sale and pay the full purchase money at the close of the Sale or, if required, the whole or a portion of the purchase money, as the Auctioneer may determine, during the course of the Sale. If any Purchaser fails to comply with any of these conditions the lot or lots in respect of which such failure is made may, if the Auctioneer thinks fit, be put up again and resold. If upon such resale a lower price is obtained for any such lots than was obtained on the first sale the difference in price shall be a debt due from the Purchaser in default upon the first sale.

5. No lot or lots shall be removed from the premises until paid for, but each and every lot shall immediately at the fall of the hammer be considered as delivered and be and remain in every respect at the absolute risk of the respective Purchaser or Purchasers thereof, and shall be removed at the Purchaser`s expense after the conclusion of the Sale and taken with all faults or errors of description.

6. The Auctioneers act only as agents for the Vendor(s) and are not responsible for any default by either Vendor{s) or Purchaser. In particular, they shall not be liable to pay the Vendor until payment is received from the Purchaser.

7. No undertaking of the Auctioneers or their employees to take charge of any lots after the sale or to forward them to their destination shall be held to impose upon the Auctioneers any legal obligation or vitiate any of the foregoing conditions.

8. Purchasers paying by cheque must be prepared, if required, to produce a banker`s reference. The Auctioneers reserve the right in their sole discretion to refuse payment by cheque.

9. In all cases of transfer the original Purchaser shall be held responsible for the purchase money.

10. The Auctioneer reserves the right to withdraw or divide any lot or to combine any two or more lots at his sole discretion and to sell in such order as he may think fit.

11. The Auctioneers have described the lots to the best of their ability and belief from information furnished by the Vendors who shall be alone responsible for any error or mis-statement, which there may be. The Auctioneers undertake no liability whatever in respect of any faults, deficiencies and errors of any description, oral or printed, nor do they accept responsibility for the authenticity, genuineness, origin, age, condition or quality of any lot and all statements as to these matters whether contained in the catalogue or made orally are statements of opinion only and are not to be taken as being or implying a statement or representation of fact. Any intending Purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each such statement. The Vendor does not make or give and neither the Auctioneers, nor any person in their employ, have any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to any of the lots without the express instructions of the Vendor(s).

12. The Auctioneers accept no responsibility in connection with the commissioning of their staff to bid for any lots. Reserves and commissions given verbally or by telephone are accepted at the sender`s risk and must be confirmed in writing before the Sale.

13. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY. All persons on the Auctioneers` premises before, during or after the Sale shall be deemed to be there at their own risk and with notice of the condition of the premises and of the method of arranging lots and shall have no claim against the Auctioneers in respect of any injury or accident which may occur from any cause whatsoever.

14. If any Purchaser shall fail to comply with the above conditions or any of them, the Auctioneers shall be at liberty to recover in full the amount of the purchase money of the lot or lots bought by such Purchaser together with all interest, costs, charges and expenses, without reference to any delivery or acceptance of the lot or lots, other than the first delivery by the fall of the hammer, or to resell any lot or lots bought by such Purchasers, either by public or private sale, and the full amount of the purchase money at the present sale, or the deficiency (if any) arising from the second sale, together with all interest, costs, charges and expenses, shall be made good by the defaulter and be recoverable as and for liquidated damages.

Auctioneers: THIMBLEBY & SHORLAND, READING

NOTE: Purchasers or their agents are requested to obtain accounts and delivery orders at the Auctioneers` Office before leaving the place of sale and carefully to examine same. The Auctioneers cannot be held responsible for any errors in accounts or delivery orders unless they are notified of such errors on the day of sale and before the lots are removed from the premises.

FOREWORD

The sale is occasioned by the retirement of life long farmer Ron Benson who came to Home Farm when his late father took the tenancy from the Oxford University Chest in 1950.  He has been totally committed to the farm and its environment and is a keen shooting man.  He has maintained his machinery well and purchasers may buy with confidence’.

SALE INFORMATION

Directions:   Nuneham Courtenay lies on the A4074 Oxford to Reading road, about 5 miles south of Oxford.  From Oxford take the A4074 south to Reading. On entering the village turn right signed Nuneham Park.  Proceed along this road for about ¾ of a mile to the sale field. 

Parking:  There will be ample on site parking, weather permitting (pasture field).

Viewing:  Monday 26^th September between 10 am and 4 pm and throughout the day of sale from 8 am.

Registration:  All prospective purchasers must register at the auction office on arrival, whereupon they will be issued with a bidding number.  Customers unknown to the auctioneers will be required to provide proof of identity i.e. driving licence/passport, unless a satisfactory bank reference has previously been received.  Failing that a £500 cash deposit will be required.

Internet Charge:   A charge of 1% of the hammer price, plus VAT, which will be added to the hammer price of those lots bought over the internet.

Payment:   Payment for all lots must be made on the day of sale and methods of payment are: (1) CASH (see below); (2) DIRECT DEBIT CARDS such as Switch, Delta or Connect with PIN number; (3) CREDIT CARDS with PIN number, which are subject to a 2% + VAT surcharge. Payments can also be made by BACS/CHAPS – bank details as follows:  NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC., 13 Market Place, Reading RG1 2EP; Clients’ Auction Account number 95544070 and sort code: 60:17:21. (IBAN NO GB66 NWBK 601721 95 5440 70; BIC Code No. NWBK GB 2L). Tel: 0845 6013399.  No clearance of purchases will be allowed until satisfactory payment has been received.

Payment in Cash:   In order to comply with money laundering regulations we will not accept payments in cash exceeding £9,000.  Cash payments in excess of £4,000 must be accompanied by valid proof of identity i.e. passport/driving license, supported by 2 utility bills, bank statement or equivalent.  Cash payments via your bank are not permissible.  The Auctioneers will only accept payment from and permit removal of goods purchased by the successful purchased or their duly appointed agent.  No lots will be transferred to third party invoices after the auction.

Commissions to Purchase: Will be executed with care and judgment by the auctioneers on receipt of full written instructions providing prospective purchasers have previously inspected the goods in question.

Value Added Tax:  All items consigned by VAT registered vendors are indicated by ‘v’ alongside the lot numbers and VAT at the standard rate will be added to the Purchaser’s account in respect of these lots.  No VAT will be payable upon the items consigned by unregistered vendors.  Any known variation in the VAT status of vendors will be announced by the Auctioneers when selling.

Risk:  All lots are at the risk of the purchaser from the fall of the hammer.  Purchasers are strongly advised to insure their purchases at once.

Load Out:  All lots should be removed as soon as possible after the sale and in any event BY NO LATER THAN 4 P.M. ON FRIDAY 30^th SEPTEMBER, after which there will be no access.  A telehandler will be available to assist with loading on the day of sale and the day after the sale (Wednesday 28^th). It should, however, be clearly understood that buyers are totally responsible for the safe loading of their vehicles and neither the vendors nor the owner or operator of the telehandler take any responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage to goods or injury to persons during loading operations.  Buyers must provide vehicles suitable for the safe transportation of their goods. 

Descriptions:  All lots have been described to the best of our ability from information supplied.  No liability whatsoever is accepted in respect of faults, deficiencies and errors of description either oral or printed.  ALL LOTS ARE SOLD AS SEEN WITHOUT WARRANTY and are available for inspection prior to sale.  Vehicle mileage and hours stated are as at date of cataloguing.

Registration Dates/Years of Manufacture/Hours:  Dates shown in this catalogue or announced at the time of sale are either given from information supplied, or deduced from serial numbers, or taken from registration documents.  While believed to be correct they cannot always be relied upon and in certain circumstances the date of registration may not coincide with the date of manufacture.  The auctioneers accept no liability whatsoever in respect of any such discrepancies and purchasers should make their own independent enquiries if in any doubt as to the correctness of such statements before purchasing.

Hire Purchase:  We would respectfully remind buyers wishing to purchase goods on finance that they should make such arrangements before they make their purchases as payment is due in full at the fall of the hammer in accordance with our terms of business and conditions of sale.

Health & Safety: For safety reasons do not start or operate any machine on this site.  Machines will be run and demonstrated on request.  Please ask Auction Staff for assistance.

EU Conformity:  Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the suitability of equipment for export markets and the organisers accept no liability in any respect whatsoever.  Certificates of Conformity are not supplied with equipment but in most cases will be available from the manufacturer.  It shall be the purchaser’s responsibility to ensure safe use of any lots purchased and comply with all relevant legislation regarding safe use of such lots.

Refreshments:  Light refreshments will be available.

NO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 UNLESS SUPERVISED BY A RESPONSIBLE ADULT

NO CHILDREN ARE ALLOWED ON MACHINES

UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES

OVERSEAS PURCHASERS

Overseas Purchasers: will on registration be required to produce their passport or other means of identification together with full details of their bank and method of payment.  They should also ensure that the country of destination has no import or currency restrictions on the goods they wish to purchase.  Our normal terms of business otherwise apply and payment is due in full on the day of sale. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL EXPORT BUYERS

(APPLICABLE TO BOTH EC AND NON-EC CUSTOMERS ALIKE)

VAT WILL BE CHARGED IN FULL

This will only be refunded on receipt of valid proof of exportation (bill of lading) in compliance with H. M. Customs and Excise Notice 703 paragraph 3.5.

To be valid the goods must be exported within three months of the date of sale and valid proof thereof must be provided within the same time limit

INTERNET BIDDING

Live internet bidding through i-bidder.com will be available at this sale.

i-bidder.com allows you to listen in and view the auction live on line and to participate in the bidding via their website.

A £500 deposit will be taken from all on-line bidders wishing to bid via www.i-bidder.com prior to the auction.

The auctioneers reserve the right to refuse or withdraw on-line bidding facilities without reason.

The deposit will be taken from a debit or credit card when registering on www.i-bidder.com and please note credit card payments attract a 2%

(+ VAT) surcharge.

Sign-ups for this auction are provisional and subject to the approval of the auctioneer who will notify bidders by email.

Internet bidders will be required to pay an internet buyer’s charge of 1% of the hammer price, plus VAT.