Book & Ephemera Auction - Melville, Joyce etc

*** PLEASE READ ***: Tie bids occur during this on-line bidding process and if your pre-entered maximum bid is equivalent to that of a floor bidder, you may not win that item. This is a result of the sequencing of bid offering during the live bidding, we do not discriminate between bidders and are not aware of ties when they occur, we are only aware that no advance in the bidding is offered. Although your bid may have been placed on eBay prior to the auction, seemingly preceding the floor bid, we do not receive your bid until we call for a bid advance while selling the item and it is at that time that your bid is officially registered with our auction. Earlier bids will take precedence between eBay bidders, but the on-line bidding does not create any precedence between floor bidders and eBay bidders. Please contact us or explore the eBay Live bidding policies for further information. We have also discovered that when tie bids occur during the live bidding, eBay may indicate an eBay bidder holds the top bid, when in fact it is a floor bidder who wins the auction. We hope that eBay will improve this feature in the future, please add your voice to ours in lobbying eBay for this change. *** PLEASE READ ***: We have become aware that after a lot is sold, the bidding history on eBay often creates the appearance that eBay bidders have bid against themselves. That is not the case, bidding occurs only when two or more bidders are actively bidding. We have a detailed explanation from eBay that we can forward to you, explaining why the bidding history displays in this fashion. We hope that eBay will improve this feature in the future, please add your voice to ours in lobbying eBay for this change. *** PLEASE READ ***: We have found in the course of selling thousands of lots on eBay Live, that on rare occasion, the final bidder information is not correctly recorded on eBay. Some items which were actually won by floor bidders are sometimes listed as being won by eBay bidders, and vice versa. It is not a widespread problem, but it has happened a few times during our past auctions. We assume this is the result of the volume of data that is being transfered simultaneously and inevitable technical imperfections. We are diligent to accurately enter the final bid information, but these occasional discrepancies seem unavoidable. Our records take precedence over bidding results indicated on eBay and our invoicing will reflect the true final results. We regret this slight amount of confusion, if you wish to avoid the small risk of these technical mis-recordings, please contact us to enter absentee bids, or attend the live auction. By placing your bid on eBay, you accept the risk of any such bid history discrepancies. Again, we do not discriminate between bidders in any way, our goal is 100% customer satisfaction and if it were in our power, we would eliminate these discrepancies completely. Thank you. *** PLEASE READ ***: Please note before bidding that we used a FIXED RATE shipping charge system. We have used fixed rate shipping since we began selling books on eBay in 1998 and continue to believe that it is the most fair method of billing for shipping. Bidders receive no surprises about shipping amounts after the auction and are able to accurately pinpoint the amount they will pay for a lot, delivered to them. Our shipping prices are based upon distance, packing needs, and weight. Please consider the shipping amount with all your bidding on eBay and set maximum bids accordingly. It is our belief that the only truly fair system of shipping charges is the fixed, published rate included in the auction listing. We guarantee all items to be as represented, please apply your own judgment and expertise to any characteristics beyond those we have specifically stated as these items are selling as-is. Please bring any problems to our attention immediately, we are eager to handle all problems. We recommend attending our live preview before each auction. 20% buyer's premium will apply. Buyer pays for fixed shipping (amount indicated within each listing), FOB within the US by USPS Media Mail. International orders may require mandatory insurance. If you are an international buyer, and are concerned about shipping cost, please contact us before bidding. Domestic insurance is available at $1.30 per $50.00 coverage, rates for international insurance can be quite volatile, so please ask for a quote. NOTE: all shipments with a total hammer value of $200.00 or greater will require mandatory insurance coverage and that charge will be added to the shipping amount on the invoices. All packages shipping to a New York address, or picked up at the auction location, will be subject to New York State 8% sales tax unless a valid New York State Re-Sale or Tax Exempt Certificate is presented. We will email invoices to all successful bidders on the Monday following each auction. Thank you for bidding.

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