Terms and Conditions

Collecticus Online Auctions is a trading name of Wentrow Media.

Address: PO Box 100, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 4TE.
Tel: 01380 811555
Email: auctions@collecticus.co.uk

Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use our services.

Persons living outside the UK are not permitted to register or use the services offered by Collecticus Online Auctions.

At the point of registration you will be asked to give a user name and password, which you should keep securely. You cannot transfer your user name and password to any other user.

By registering your name and address, you are not obliged to make any purchase or subscribe to any service. Your personal details can be deactivated from the system at any time by emailing:

Some items (for example; personalised car registrations) are sold subject to the terms and conditions. It is up to the user to avail themselves of any additional terms and conditions BEFORE bidding on that specific item.

Some items on offer may be subject to additional charges (for example; VAT or administration fees). It is the duty of the seller to specify any other fees due in addition to the selling price.

It is free to join Collecticus Online Auctions along with making bids on items. Any information given to us or other users, by you, in relation to services provided by Collecticus Online Auctions, including registration, bidding, or any other information you post within our website is solely your responsibility and must not:
  1. be misleading, false, inaccurate, abusive, defamatory, offensive or menacing.
  2. be in breach or violation of, copyright, confidence, trade secret or privacy, patent, trademark or any other rights.
  3. involve the sale of stolen or counterfeit goods.
  4. act in a fraudulent manner or break any applicable laws or regulations, licenses or third party rights.
  5. be indecent, obscene or pornographic.
Users must not enter any information which contains anything designed to interrupt, disrupt or interfere with the normal running procedures of a computer, (such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses etc.) or intercept, access, expropriate data or personal information, or cause our website to be, interrupted, less efficient, or damaged.

Users must not use any robot, spider or other automatic device or manual process to monitor or copy any part or content within our website. Users must not take action that imposes or may lead to an unreasonable or large load on our infrastructure.

Collecticus Online Auctions may at any time suspend or terminate your user registration if you are found to or suspected to be in breach of these Terms & Conditions, or we believe that your actions may cause legal liability for you, ourselves or our users or we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you supply to us.

Your information will be stored and processed on our computers in the UK. Collecticus Online Auctions will hold and transmit your information in a safe, confidential and secure environment. Your personal information will not be sold or rented to third parties except as described in the Privacy Policy. Please do not register if you object to your information being used in this way.

Our website and services are provided 'as is', and, as and when available, and to the extent permissible by law, we exclude all implied warranties, conditions or other terms, whether implied or by statute or otherwise, including without limitation any terms as to skill and care or timeliness of performance. We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our services. Operation of our website may be interfered with by factors outside our control.

Collecticus Online Auctions, its agents and employees shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations under these Terms & Conditions caused by matters beyond its reasonable control. To the extent the law permits, without limitation, you release Collecticus Online Auctions, its employees and agents from any liability arising or in connection with any action, goods or services provided on our website.

You agree to indemnify Collecticus Online Auctions and all associated persons and companies, against all liabilities, claims and expenses that may arise from your breach of these Terms & Conditions.

In the event that you have any right, claim or action against any other user arising from that user's use of our website, you agree to pursue such right, claim or action independently of and without recourse to us, and you release Collecticus Online Auctions and all associated persons and companies, from all claims, liability, losses, damages, costs and expenses, including any legal fees arising from or in any way connected with such right, claim or action.

Selling

By submitting a lot into the auction or placing a bid you are accepting the terms and conditions of Collecticus. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you read all of the following information carefully.

Only registered Collecticus subscribers are permitted to sell items through Subscriber Auctions. Each subscriber can enter as many lots as required. To enter a lot, simply complete the online entry form and the funds will be debited from your account. All entries are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

To include an image with your lot, submit a good quality photograph. Poor quality images may be rejected. Entries are accepted without images.

You can include more than one item in your lot. However, the lot must have one specific start price regardless of the number of items in the lot. When selecting your start price, please include your postage and packaging costs as these cannot be charged separately. (Your start price must be in multiples of 10p e.g. £5, £5.10, £5.20, etc.)

If selected, descriptions will be entered into the magazine exactly as they are submitted. Your descriptions will NOT be proofread, so please ensure there are no errors (grammatical or factual) in your description(s).

All images and written material etc must be your own copyright and submission shall amount to your acceptance of any liability arising due to infringement.

We are unable to accept autographs, Action Man, NatWest Cousin Wesley pigs, or tax discs into Subscriber Auctions. Any lots containing these items will be rejected.

We reserve the right to refuse any lot submitted for auction for any reason whatsoever and may amend or delete any word(s) within the description submitted.

All lots sold through Subscriber Auctions are subject to a 10% commission fee, which is deducted from the payment we send to you on behalf of the buyer (if your lot does not sell, there is no commission charge).

If your lot sells, we will request payment from the buyer. Once payment is received, we will credit the funds into your account (minus the 10% commission fee) and request that you send the item(s) directly to the buyer (the name and address of the buyer will be sent on settlement of the item).

When sending your item(s) to successful bidders, please ensure that all parcels are packed securely to avoid being damaged in the post. We strongly recommend that you send valuable parcels by Recorded or Special Delivery so that they can be traced and are insured against loss or damage in the post. Sufficient postage costs should be included in your start price to ensure that buyers receive their item(s) safely. If any problems arise after the sale, your contact details may be released to the buyer.

No responsibility can be taken by Collecticus Emporium for any technical failure of the computerised auction system or any other failures or errors howsoever arising. Please note that we are unable to value items. All start prices should be selected by sellers based on the minimum they are prepared to accept for the item plus the postage and packaging costs.

Buyers

Anyone can bid on any of the lots featured in the auctions. All bids are legally binding and cannot be cancelled.

All payments for items must be received within 14 days of the auction ending. Once your payment has cleared, we will send your name and address to the seller of each lot and they will send your item(s) directly to you.

Every item in Subscriber Auctions is sold directly by a Collecticus subscriber. Although all payment transfers are arranged through Collecticus, we never actually see the items. Therefore, Collecticus cannot accept any responsibility for non-delivery or any problems arising from incorrect descriptions made by a private seller or any postal delays or damages. If you are not satisfied with the information provided in a description, we suggest that you do not bid.

However, if you have any problems with items purchased through Subscriber Auctions, please let us know so that we can monitor sellers and possibly prevent them from using Subscriber Auctions in the future.

These Terms & Conditions may be amended by Collecticus Online Auctions, without prior notice and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Unless otherwise stated, correspondence to Collecticus Online Auctions should be sent by registered post to: Collecticus Online Auctions, P O Box 100, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 4TE. All correspondence to users will be sent via the e-mail address given on registration.