All items are described as accurately as possible to allow you to bid with confidence.
Please contact us early in the auction period if you require any further information on any lot. Do not wait until the final selling days for this service as we will be too busy with incoming bids.
All persons shall have no claim against TRA in respect of the cancellation or postponement of a sale however occasioned.
In the event of temporary loss of our telephone services, the evening(s) affected will follow on from the END of the auction e.g. If a Monday only is lost out of a Monday / Tuesday sale the Mondays Lots will be auctioned on Wednesday with the same time deadlines, similarly should Monday and Tuesday be lost the sale will take place on Wednesday and Thursday with the same time deadlines.

BIDDING PROCEDURE

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A 10% BUYER'S PREMIUM IN THIS SALE.

BIDS CAN BE PLACED AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR CATALOGUE.
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BIDS BY POST, FAX OR EMAIL must be received at our offices no later than 5.00pm on MONDAY 17th. OCTOBER 2011. Please use the commission bid form in this catalogue.

If you are bidding by post and wish to pay by enclosing a cheque please ensure it is endorsed "not to exceed" and made payable to "Talisman Railwayana Auctions". The amount shown will be your total maximum spend including 10% buyer's premium and postage or delivery to another venue.

Please ring the correct telephone number (see top of each page).
Our U.K. time is obtained from BT by telephone dialling "123" and our clocks are re-set each bidding day to ensure as much accuracy as possible.
The auctioneers decision is final when a bidding block deadline time has been reached.

BIDDING UNITS
Up to £50 = £2 / £50 to £100 = £5
£100 to £300 = £10 / £300 to £1000 = £20
Any bidder can place bids "up to" and these will be held in the strictest confidence and will not be revealed unless another bidder reaches your top figure. The successful bidder will pay one unit only above the underbidder.

NORMAL OFFICE HOURS
9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday

BIDDING ENQUIRIES FOLLOWING CLOSE OF AUCTION

WE DO NOT SEND OUT INVOICES.

It is the bidders responsibility to contact us no later than 2 days after the close of the auction to enquire about the outcome of your bid(s).

If you have bid successfully you will be asked how you would like your lots to be sent or whether you would wish to collect or have your lots personally delivered by us to other venues etc.
Please also note that we do not send clocks, block instruments or heavy and bulky items.

We offer the following :-
Special Delivery - Minimum £6 charge. Insurance up to £2500 with some size and weight restrictions.
Certificate of Posting - Minimum £3 charge. This carries compensation up to £27 only if lost in the post.
Parcel Post - Please enquire about rates and insurance.
Personal Collection - Any reasonable times but please telephone before calling.
Personal Delivery - To other auction venues etc. We charge minimum £1 to max. £5.

PAYMENT FOR LOTS
PAYMENT IN FULL MUST BE MADE AND RECEIVED BY TRA WITHIN 4 DAYS of the close of the auction.

Failure to do this & we reserve the right to sell to the underbidder without any further reference to you.

Goods will NOT be released before Payment in full (including carriage arrangements) has been received and cleared.

Payment by cheque, debit card or credit cards are all accepted.
(3% surcharge on credit cards only).

GENERAL STORAGE COSTS
Sold and unsold lots transferred to TRA storage facility following an auction are not insured and TRA will not be held responsible if these are lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. All lots not removed within two calendar months of the end of the sale will incur a storage charge of £1 per day. If the storage fees then equal the selling price, then TRA will re-sell them by auction or private treaty without any further notice to the buyer or vendor. We will not guarantee or be responsible for attaining the original selling price.

We accept the following debit / credit cards:-
Mastercard, Maestro, Visa, Visa Electron, Solo, JCB and AMEX

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