To bid on the evening of the auction, write your name, contact details and bid amount on the bid sheet.

1. Any new bids must be entered on the next available line, must exceed the prior bid and must follow the minimum bid increment to be valid.

2. For bid items that can have multiple winners (such as parties), the highest bids will determine the winners. For example, if a party has space for 5 couples, the 5 highest bidding couples will be the winners. All 5 will pay what they bid and all 5 will attend the party.

3. You may only bid in your own name online or at the auction. If you have agreed to act as proxy for someone, that arrangement remains between the two of you. You will still need to bid in your own name and will be responsible for payment. On the evening of the auction, should the name of a person be entered onto a bidding sheet who is not physically present, the bid will be ignored.

4. Auction items successfully bought online or in person at the auction will only be handed to the person in whose name the bid was validly made.

5. By bidding at the auction, you are agreeing to pay the amount bid by you if you are the successful bidder in respect of any lot.

6. No bid may be retracted or cancelled and if there are two equivalent highest bids, the bid first received will be the successful one.

7. Payment is required to be made immediately after the bid is determined to be successful and items will only be handed over or transferred once payment is received. Payment can be made via Snapscan, credit or debit card or EFT.

8. Any costs involved in collecting or transporting any item successfully bid for will need to be covered by the successful bidder.

9. Items are sold “as is”. Herschel Girls School and the organisers of the auction have accepted auction items from donors in good faith and cannot guarantee or be held responsible for any error in how the various items have been represented.

10. Any dispute or claim arising from the purchase is between the donor and the successful bidder. We recommend you verify the value, use, restriction and expiry dates directly with the donor. We can put you in touch if need be.

11. Some items are subject to mutually agreeable times by the successful bidder and donor on an availability basis. We suggest that you reserve specific dates as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

12. All sales are final. No exchanges or refunds will be possible.

Good luck!