Conditions of Sale

Terms and Conditions

Check,PayPal Echeck ,bank wire or cash. A 13% buyers premium will be added to the hammer price as part of the sale price. We reserve the right to hold purchases until the buyers checks clears if the buyer is not known by us.
Paypal is accepted from international bidders only with Echeck, Not regular PayPal. Credit cards are not accepted for purchases.

Bank letter of credit is acceptable. Kimball M. Sterling, Inc. has endeavored to catalog and describe the property correctly. All property is sold as is and the neither the auction company or the consignor will be responsible for descriptions, genuineness, provenance or condition of the property. No statement in the catalog made orally at the sale or otherwise shall be deemed to be a warranty, representation, or an assumption of liability.We have been in business for over 20 years and intend to have another good 20 years.We have had great success in working out any problems that might arise. Call for a condition report or email for additional photos. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have total discretion to determine the successful bidder, in which his determination shall be final or to re-offer and resale the article in dispute. Title of the item or items purchased by the bidder will pass at the fall of the gavel according to the UCC laws. This is not an approval auction. Principal auctioneer: Kimball M. Sterling #2467. B. Elizabeth Sterling, auctioneer # 5757. Firm Kimball M Sterling Inc. TFL-1915

We will also be glad to hold your purchase for pick up.

Kimball M. Sterling, Inc. will not be held responsible for bids not received in time for the auction or slow Internet bids. We will not be responsible for items left on our location for over 30 days. Sale will be conducted in our gallery in Johnson City Tennessee. Announcements day of the sale take precedence over pre-sale advertising. Any litigation that pertains to this auction will be conducted in the County Of Washington in Tennessee and is agreed upon by registering for this auction. Internet catalog and live bidding , also in-house. Please call for condition report on sale lots or email us. We do send out multiple photos by email of any lot in the auction .By registering for this auction you accept the terms of this auction.
Payment must be received within 7 days of the auction or a dispute will be filed with liveauctioneers.
Condition report can be addressed by a phone call or an email.
We do have a professional contact with an import export permited person and he can ship legal ivory overseas.We will give you those names and it is the buyers responsiblity to contact them. The buyer will pay cost of CITES permits, shipping to a bonded warehouse in the United States,inspection cost by wildlife agents, then shipping to the final destination.We do not do it in-house.As per your direction we can deliver those canes for you to another party in the United States. Please visit the CITES website for information on the transportation of personal items. We do charge to ship to ship your purchase to the person you choose to ship your purchase overseas..

Our Bank wire Information:
Beneficiary Bank
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
1740 Broadway
2nd floor
Denver, Co 80274
SWIFT WFBIUS6S
Beneficiary customer
First Community Bank, NA
ABA 051501299 For Further Credit instructions
Kimball M. Sterling, Inc
Escrow account
125 West Market St.
Johnson City Tn 37604
account number 0000404202

Payment is by check or bank wire only

Payment is by check or bank wire only.We do not accept credit cards for internet purchases. We also take PayPal ECheck only from international bidders. No regular PayPal.

Shipping.

Buyers pay shipping,packing and insurance

Buyers Fee

Buyers Fee is 13%

Items condition

Please email us at [email protected] if you wish a condition report. However we will note when their are problems with items if we see them.

Sales tax

In state bidders must pay sales tax unless you have a valid Tennessee tax number.