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Online vintage cigar auction - February 2014
Buying At C.Gars Auctions and Conditions of Sale
Mitchell Orchant and our sales team will be pleased to answer any questions
prospective bidders to contact us with any questions and queries before the auction
as when a bid is successful a binding contract is formed.
Please Note:
All bidders must be over the age of 18. It is illegal to sell tobacco products
to anyone under the age of 18.
Many of the Lots are available for inspection at our London Offices and prospective
purchasers should satisfy themselves as to the condition and description
of the cigars. Where they are not available for inspection it will be noted within
the product description.
There are no listing fees for sellers.
Entries will be considered until a week before the sale subject to online catalogue
not having closed.
Sellers are charged 15% of the hammer price (plus VAT as applicable) on a Lot being
sold successfully.
Buyers are charged 15% of the hammer price (plus VAT as applicable) on a Lot being
purchased successfully. If you wish to pay by credit or debit card there is a 3%
surcharge on the total amount payable.
VAT is applicable on hammer price only on indicated lots which are collected from
our London offices or shipped within the EU.
VAT is an applicable UK tax on both buyers and sellers premiums regardless of where
the Lot is shipped to. Buyers and sellers premiums are classed as a service by HMRC
and can never be zero rated.
Buyers must settle within 48 hours of auction ending and receiving our invoice
by bank wire transfer or by credit / debit card (subject to 3% surcharge). Please
ensure that you check with us before bidding that your credit card type is acceptable
to us.
The currency the auction is conducted in is UK Pounds Sterling (GBP).
This is an Online Auction only.
If you are unable to bid online we will accept email and fax bids. Bids by will be
entered online for buyers, if your bid is the highest you will win the Lot. As an
example: If you bid maximum £400 on a Lot but the highest bid at the auction is £300,
you will win the Lot at the next increment of £320.
Please note that if we receive two identical bids we will only be able to enter the