EWA Annual Membership Meeting
March 2 - 5, 2023
AUCTION TERMS & CONDITIONS
Check out is at the EWA Registration Desk
*Each lot will be sold to the highest bidder. The auctioneer will settle any disputes as to bids, and his decision on such matters shall be final.
*All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk. Neither the EWA, the sponsoring association, the auctioneer, sale manager, nor any other person connected with the management of the sale or with the event assumes any liability, legal or otherwise.
*Arrangements to pick up/deliver animals will be made between the Buyer and Seller. EWA assumes NO responsibility for the pick up/delivery of the auctioned items/animals.
*All settlements are to be made with the clerk of the sale immediately following the conclusion of the sale and before any item will be released from the sale premises. It is the responsibility of the buyer at any auction for all purchases made by that individual. All auction items must be paid for at the end of the auction. Items left and not paid for will be placed back into inventory at 30 days.
*In the event of a post sale dispute, the aforementioned article of the terms and conditions shall apply. EWA is NOT responsible for descriptions of donated items described herein. EWA assumes NO responsibility for trophy size or lack thereof. All guarantees are between Buyer and Seller. Nor does EWA accept responsibility for workmanship or defects of any nature in products offered.
THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL APPLY TO THE FALLOW & EXOTIC ANIMAL VIDEO AUCTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE CONDITIONS
1.For the Fallow & Exotic video animal auctions only - check, cashier's check, cash or credit card will be accepted for payments of purchased animals. All credit card transactions will include an additional 4% handling fee.
2.For the Fallow video auction only - All purchases at the Fallow video auction MUST be paid for at the end of the Fallow sale. EWA will accept a 50% deposit of the purchase price at the close of the Fallow sale only. The remaining balance shall be paid by the buyer to the seller at the time of pick up/delivery of the purchased animal or semen. EWA will deduct its commission and lot fee and send the remaining deposit to the seller. The purchase then becomes a contract between seller and buyer.
3.All purchases at the video animals auctions MUST be paid at the close of the sale. If there is no payment at the close of the sale, the buyer will have 7 business days to pay by check or EWA will purchase the animals from the consignor less the commission and lot fee. The consigned animal(s) will be property of the EWA and resold with the proceeds going to EWA.
4.Buyer and Seller will mutually agree to pick up/delivery date deadline (the "Deadline") which deadline will not be longer than 60 days after the date of the Auction. If however, the Seller or Buyer does not pick up/deliver the animal(s) by the deadline and has not notified EWA in writing to a different delivery date which is longer than the deadline, then in such event, EWA will interplead the sales proceeds, net of a commission as determine by the EWA Board of Directors and $50.00 Lot Fee due EWA. The contract between Buyer and Seller will become void and all monies will be returned to Buyer and the commission will be due from the Seller. Once EWA has returned the Net Proceeds to the Buyer, EWA will be released from any and all further obligations, liabilities and/or duties to the Buyer or Seller relating to the auction. In the event of conflict between the provisions of this paragraph 3 and the specified manner and terms of delivery of the animal(s) as stated on an Individual Lot Number in the Auction Catalog, the terms and provisions of this paragraph will prevail.
4AIf for any reason the Seller is unable to deliver any purchased animal(s) as required under the terms and conditions of the Fallow and/or Exotic Animal Video Auction, all monies will be refunded to the Buyer, and the Seller will assessed the normal commission and lot fee applicable for this sale.
5.For out of state Buyers it will be the Buyer's responsibility to assure all import requirements are met in the Buyer's home state. All health permits, testing, or associated expenses will be the Buyer's expense for out of state movement of purchased animal(s). All hoofstock species listed as endangered (ex. Arabian Oryx, Barasingha, Eld's Deer, Red Lechwe, Grevy's Zebra) must remain the state of Texas unless the Buyer and the Seller have the proper Captive Breeders Wildlife Permit issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
6.CWD Intrastate movement of exotic CWD susceptible species: Red Deer, Sika and Elk in order to be moved intrastate must originate from a Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) registered premise and move to a TAHC registered premise, must be tagged with an Electronic Identification Device (EID) approved by the TAHC, and accompanied by a transfer permit. For interstate movement of these species all entry requirements of the receiving state must be met. This will be the Buyer's responsibility to ensure the purchased animal(s) meet all CWD interstate movement requirements in the receiving state prior to the sale.
7.All animals consigned will be sold by the head (i.e., 1.3 Kudu is the sale price x 4)
8.Except as to the contrary provided in paragraph 4 and 4A hereof, the EWA office will make no disbursement of funds to the Seller until both the Buyer and Seller have notified the EWA office in writing on the prescribed Animal Delivery form that the transaction for the purchase of animal(s) is complete. There will be a $50.00 lot fee paid to EWA on each lot consignment. In addition, EWA will be paid a commission (see paragraph 10) as determined by the EWA Board of Directors on each lot sold. The lot fee and commission will be deducted from the gross sales price prior to payment to Seller. All P/O's will pay 5% of the last bid.
9.Any changes of information of any kind in this catalog will be announced from the auction block and such announcements shall take precedence over any printed material. The above terms and conditions of sale shall constitute a contract between the Buyer and Seller of each lot and shall be equally binding upon both.
10.Commission is as follows and is based on the following dollar amounts per lot:
Sale price up to $5,000 - 11% Commission
Sale price from $5,001 - $9,999 - 10% Commission
Sale price over $10,000 - 9% Commission
