Important Information
Buyers Premium - 17.5% plus VAT at prevailing rate
Bids - bid live at the-saleroom.com, telephone or email bids to fineart@lsk.co.uk (include your full contact details, lot number and bid amount). Our minimum acceptable bid is £5. We can arrange telephone bids with notice for lots with a minimum estimate of £300.
P&P - Most UK parcels can be sent in-house for our flat standard rate of £15 for up to 3 lots and £1 per lot thereafter. For overseas, large or high value lots we recommend MailBoxes (contact details within our T&Cs). If you choose an alternative courier we can pack for £5 per parcel.
Please read our full terms and conditions for further information prior to bidding
Terms & Conditions
BUYER'S PREMIUM All lots purchased are subject to Buyer's Premium at 17.5% (plus VAT at the prevailing rates). Please note that there is no VAT charged on the premium for books.
BIDDING Bids can be made in person, by leaving a commission bid with a member of staff, by telephone, online or via email (remember to include your full address and a telephone number), or live online for selected sales. We also offer live internet bidding via www.the-saleroom.com for all of our sales (surcharge 3%).
Prospective sale day buyers are required to register at reception. You will be asked to provide your name, address and telephone number to substantiate this with some form of ID i.e. driving license or credit card, then you will be given a bidding number. This numbered bidding system ensures confidentiality.
The minimum bid that we can accept is £5.
COMMISSION BIDS Commission bids can be accepted from potential buyers who are unable to attend the auction. This service allows the Auctioneer to bid on behalf of prospective purchasers up to their maximum bid, allowing for other bids and reserves, if any.
Commission bidding forms are available in the Saleroom or printed in the catalogues. Alternatively, you can telephone or email the Auction Centre with your bids (remember to include your full address and telephone number).
*We ALWAYS acknowledge bids - do not assume that your bids have been received unless we have replied to you.
SELLING RATE Our Auctioneers sell at approximately 120 lots per hour, buyers are advised to make sure that they are in the saleroom at least 20 minutes before a lot is expected to be offered in case the Auctioneer is ahead of schedule.
TELEPHONE BIDDING A limited number of telephone lines are available to those clients who are unable to attend the auction. Arrangements for this service should be made at least 24 hours before the beginning of the sale. We are only able to accept live telephone bidding on those lots expected to realise in excess of £300.
CONDITION REPORTS Specialists are happy to give condition reports on any lot where applicable. These are sent by email and can be supported by further digital images. All weights and measures given in the catalogue should be regarded as approximate.
PAYMENT & CLEARANCE Payment is due immediately after the auction in pounds sterling. Please note that goods will not be released until payment is made in full. We accept the following methods of payment:
Cash (up to a maximum of £10,000).
Cheque (supported by valid identification) made payable to Lacy Scott & Knight.
Banker's Draft.
Bank Transfer.
BANK: HANDELSBANKEN, Kings Rd, BURY ST EDMUNDS
CLIENT: Lacy Scott & Knight
ACCOUNT NO: 62356252 SORT CODE: 405162
Debit cards (Delta, Switch, Electron) etc.
Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard etc but not Amex or Diners Club). Please note that credit cards are subject to a surcharge of 2% inclusive of VAT. No charges are made for the use of debit cards.
Due to a recent rise in credit card fraud, particularly in respect of gold and jewellery lots, we are no longer able to accept payments of over £500 by credit or debit cards for these items over the telephone. Card payments are still accepted at our saleroom in person, and for all other types of lots bought. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you. Payments not made in person can be made by bank transfer to our account:
Where practical, payment can be made and purchases collected during the auction
PACKING & SHIPPING
Lacy Scott & Knight offer fully tracked postage & packing service works within mainland UK and ROI (£5 supplement applies) only. The service we use is Special Delivery (max. weight 2kilos) or Parcel Force 24. All parcels are charged at a standard £15 for up to 3 lots, and £1 per lot thereafter, regardless of weight (max.30kg) or value (max. £2500). All parcels over 2kg will be only sent by Parcel Force 24, with standard cover of £100. If purchasers require further cover, this is charged as follows; £500 - £4, £1000 - £8, £1500 - £12, £2500 - £20. Please give clear instructions as to your shipping requirements including level of insurance cover so that we can process full payment and ship within 10 working days.
Please note that Lacy Scott & Knight DO NOT accept any liability for loss or damage, however caused. For large, high value parcels (over £2,500), fragile items or overseas shipping we STRONGLY RECOMMEND Mail Boxes Etc, tel. 01245 262 527 (email info@mbeessex.com); for larger items such as furniture Alban Shipping, tel.01582 493 099 (email info@albanshipping.co.uk). If you instruct an alternative courier to collect, we charge £5 per parcel packed and no liability is accepted.
RESTORATION We are regularly asked for local furniture restorers details and would recommend E W Cousins of Ixworth who can be contacted on 01359 230 254.
VAT* (*) subject to VAT. In addition to the hammer price ** Subject to VAT at 5% on the hammer price