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Privacy Policy Statement The information obtained for registration purposes is for the sole use and purpose of Frost & Nicklaus and is required to bid. Registering to bid with Frost & Nicklaus and Live Auctioneers' will include you in our customer list. If you do not wish to be included you may opt-out by notifying us. Information retained includes all information that is part of an order in electronic form on the liveauctioneers website. This includes order details, shipping address, as well as contact information provided by the buyer when they opt in via the purchase. A copy of the order notification and payment details will be printed and retained to accurately complete the order and then filed for record keeping and tax purposes. Shipping address and contact information will only be used to communicate with you about your order, to fulfill your order, and for other necessary/legal reasons such as inquiries or insurance claims with the shipping courier or paying taxes. We do not share the information collected with third parties. AUCTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE Upon his/her registration, the Buyer fully agrees to the terms and conditions of sale described below. By submitting your bid, you agree that: You have read and agree with the Auction Terms and Conditions stated below. You agree to pay a buyer's premium of 20% and any applicable taxes and shipping. ON-LINE BIDDING We are not responsible for lag/delay/response time errors in on-line bidding. On-line bidders are encouraged to leave bids in advance to avoid any difficulties in executing bids. Please sign up for the auction 24 business hours before the sale begins. We cannot guarantee approval of the bidders attempting to sign up and be approved on the day of sale or during the sale. The record of sale kept by the auction clerks will be taken as final in the event of any dispute. We carefully review and research each item. We also seek and welcome advice from other art experts. All results of our research are reflected and stated in the item descriptions; further information is not available at the time of sale. However, our statements should be considered our opinion and not a statement of a final fact or free from human error. Therefore, all sales are made on an as-is, where-is with all faults basis. Frost and Nicklaus does not make any warranties or representations with respect to these items, and neither will be responsible for the absolute correctness of description, genuineness, attribution, period, culture, age, source, origin, authenticity, or condition of any item sold. All statements, written and oral, are qualified statements of opinion only. Frost & Nicklaus is not responsible for any variations in appearance of online photographs. We provide shipping. Packing & shipping will be arranged at the buyer?s expense. Auction Company reserves the right to withdraw property before or during the sale, and has no liability whatsoever for the withdrawal of property. Auction Company reserves the right to reject any bid(s). Your bid is a contract. If you are a successful bidder, you have entered into a legally binding contract to purchase any and all items won. It is suggested that you contact the seller to resolve any issues before bidding. The values given are estimates only. Items may sell for more or less. None of the items are new and all have some acceptable amount of wear. Please look at all pictures and read descriptions, items have some amount of acceptable wear, scratches, nicks, missing stitches, etc. PAYMENT We accept debit/credit card payments through paypal.com --you DO NOT need a PayPal account in order to make a one time payment. Domestic and international wire transfer is possible for an amount of $500.00 and up. We also accept cash, postal money orders and personal or business check. We do not accept cashier checks at the moment. All payments need to be made in the US currency. All purchases must be paid for in full before shipping of any item. Frost & Nicklaus may at its discretion hold property until funds have cleared. SALES TAX: Unless exempt by law, the purchasers residing in the State of Virginia will be required to pay the sales tax. Current rate is 5.3%. A buyer’s premium of 20% will be added to the successful bid price and is payable by the purchaser as part of the total purchase price. The buyer can pay the premium in the same invoice. Buyers have to pay the shipping, packing and insurance which will be included in the invoice. Payment is due upon notification of a successful bid. All payments must be made within one week of auction. Payment is due upon completion of sale. After auction completes, Frost & Nicklaus will submit your invoice via email. Buyers will have 7 business days to submit payment once invoice has been sent. If payment is not received within 7 days, the auction house has the right to deem the sale "null & void" and a non-paying bidder claim will be left. We reserve the right to verify funds on personal checks. A $38 fee will apply to all returned checks. Payments can be submitted via PayPal by clicking on the invoice, or sending funds to our provided address. Disputes will be filed against any non-paying Buyers within 14 days of the sale completion date. Once disputes are submitted, items will be available for purchase within the 14 days of initial dispute being filed unless other arrangements are made. Frost & Nicklaus does not guarantee the availability of disputed items once past the 14 day dispute period. For payments $500.00 and up, Frost & Nicklaus reserves the right to require a bank or wire transfer. In some cases, we may ask buyers who wish to pay with check to provide a current letter of credit from their bank guaranteeing funds for that account. We may to withhold merchandise if appropriate Buyer credit has not been established per terms of this paragraph. This will be determined on an individual basis and your invoice will reflect these details. For expedited receipt of your auction goods, Postal Money order or direct transfer between banks will be accepted. Frost & Nicklaus banks with SunTrust Bank. Some banks may have procedures to transfer money between banks without any fees, otherwise fees may apply. If requested, the bank information will be provided. Payments made in this matter will receive priority processing. Payments sent by personal check will not ship until funds clear. Please notify Frost & Nicklaus of any checks or Postal Money order sent via email to nicklausfinearts@yahoo.com. All checks must be submitted and made payable to Frost & Nicklaus, P.O. Box 1877, Petersburg, VA 23805. You can pay via PayPal by submitting payment to nicklausfinearts@yahoo.com via bank account or credit/debit card. VA RESIDENTS -- have to add. 5.3% sales tax. Virginia buyers, without exception, in order to be considered tax-exempt, you must provide a valid signed resale tax certificate which can be send via e-mail as pdf file or attachment. If not already on file or available at time of check out, sales tax will be applied to all purchases. Signed documentation of current sales tax exemption can be emailed to nicklausfinearts@yahoo.com. Sales tax will not be adjusted without physical proof of a current resale license for the state of Virginia. SHIPPING / HANDLING: Please allow up to 14 business days after receipt of cleared payment for your purchases to ship. Once shipped, Buyers receive their shipment tracking information by email. Estimated shipping charges found in lot descriptions include signature/delivery confirmation. All items that are insurable will be insured. We combine shipping, when possible, if more than one item is purchased. >> PLEASE MAKE SURE that YOUR SHIP-TO ADDRESS is CLEARLY PROVIDED. We usually send to provided and confirmed PayPal address. Please, KEEP YOUR ADDRESS UP-TO-DATE !! <> IMPORTANT NOTE for INTERNATIONAL buyers: << Import duties, VAT taxes, GST and charges are not included in the item price or shipping fees. These charges are buyer's responsibility. Please, do not confuse these charges for additional postage. These are fees your country may charge for importing goods. In case buyer fails to pick up the package at customs or Post Office which will hold the package for ca. 10 days unless buyer arranged a new pick up date and as result it is returned to us, we will either re-ship the package while the buyer has to cover return shipping charge and the new shipping costs the Post Office will charge again, or we will issue a refund when item is received -- minus the shipping and return shipping fees. As per new Postal Regulations of 2016, "Shippers in the US will now pay return postage fees for undeliverable packages." The export and import of objects by Winners residing outside of U.S.A. are governed by the legislation and by the customs laws, currency and tax in force. Frost & Nicklaus assumes neither liability to the Winner in regards to possible foreign restrictions on the import of the awarded lots nor with regard to any licenses or certificates that the foreign Winner should obtain accordingly to U.S. and foreign laws. Frost & Nicklaus is not liable for foreign Winner’s failing to pay his/her country’s duties or to follow his country’s regulation. Therefore, Frost & Nicklaus do not reimbursement any funds already paid in such cases. SHIPPING TIME: Shipping will be conducted once payment is received and has cleared. Please allow up to 14 days to ship after the payment is cleared. We use mainly the US Postal Service. Several shipping options you can choose from, are normally displayed beneath the item descriptions. Since a third party is involved in delivering your items, we cannot give a guarantee that a package will arrive to a certain date. International packages have to go through at least two customs, the US and your country, which might delay the item delivery. Usually, Priority mail within US takes ca 2-4 days; International Priority package ca 2-8 weeks, rarely up to three months; Express mail ca 5-10 business days. However, if a package takes an unusual long time to arrive, please feel free to contact us. We will provide a tracking number when the package is mailed, including the info where you might be able to track your package. The US Postal web-site is offering the possibility to request an e-mail up-date which can be found next to the tracking info and might be helpful to get a package moving. There is also a toll free phone-number.