Terms and Conditions
Terms:
By placing a bid on bids4penny, the user declares that they are legally capable of entering into binding contracts and that they are at least 18 years old. Please Note: we do not offer refunds for intangible items such as Bids packages.
Employees and relatives of employees of bids4penny. are not eligible to participate in bids4penny auctions under any circumstances.
bids4penny’s products and services are offered exclusively to private users and not to commercial or partly-commercial resellers. bids4penny reserves the right to exclude commercial resellers from the participation in the auctions and to close their user accounts at any time.
Each user may register only once using their postal address (registration using PO Boxes or equivalents is not permitted). Additionally, only one user registration per household is permitted.
During the registration process, the user must choose a username. The username must not be offensive, be selected to deceive or mis-inform other users, may not offend common decency or infringe upon the rights of third parties. If bids4penny receives information of a username which is illegal or in breach of these Terms, this username can be amended by bids4penny without prior notice. The corresponding user password is to be kept secret by the user. User accounts created during registration are non-transferable. The user account may be used only by the user and not by anyone else. Any abuse of the user account, be it to the detriment of third parties or to the detriment of bids4penny, shall result in the disqualification of the user and the reporting of a crime. In general, the user shall be liable for all activities that are undertaken using the user account together with the associated password.
Bids4penny reserves the right to temporarily or permanently disqualify a user, or disable their account at any time, and at its sole discretion. Users will be disqualified when in the reasonable opinion of bids4penny, a member has violated any laws or the rights of third parties. A user will be disqualified if such action will protect the rights of other users, or to prevent unauthorized manipulation or use of bids4penny. Examples of such unauthorized usage include (but are not limited to) non-payment of bids, use of unauthorized third-party bidding software or set up of multiple user accounts by the same individual. In case of a breach of these Terms, bids4penny reserves the right to withhold deliveries or refunds for bids.
Furthermore, bids4penny reserves the right to limit the number of auctions a user may participate in or the number of his successfully finished auctions at its sole discretion. Please refer to our separate acceptable use policy for additional information.
Bidding rights, so-called “bids”, must be purchased and paid for by users prior to online bidding. Bids can be purchased in packages (so-called “BidPacks”) at the currently applicable prices, which can be viewed in “My account” under “Buy Online Bids”.
Payment can be made by credit/debit card or via payment agents such as Google checkout and UKASH.
Should a payment not be honored by a user, a returned payment fee will be charged. The user will be responsible for these fees. bids4penny reserves the right to block access to the user’s account until payment in full of the invoice amount, including any fees due to returned payment etc., and to withhold any outstanding deliveries until payment is received in full.
Bids and Voucher Bids are valid for one year after they have been credited to a user’s account.
Free Bids are only valid for the time stated in the promotion, in general only 7 days. Upon expiration, they become void and can no longer be placed. Once a Bid is placed in an auction, it is deducted from the user’s bid account and can no longer be refunded. Refunds will not be issued for Bids placed in an auction, expired Bids, Voucher Bids and Free Bids. .
Users can bid in two ways online. Bids can be placed by clicking on the relevant bid buttons, or can be placed automatically by a BidButler.
The BidButler assists bidders in being able to bid on an auction even if they are not online at that time. The BidButler automatically submits bids according to the specifications set in advance by the user.
With each bid placed the price of the item on which the user is bidding increases by the amount specified. A bid submitted by the user constitutes willingness of a user to enter into a binding contract with bids4penny and in the event of a successful finishing of an auction, the claim to receive a purchase offer for the item of the auction under the conditions set out in the related auction. A contract to purchase the item does not come into effect until the auction is finished and the last bidder has followed all the steps as set forth in clause number 6.
Each new bid resets the ‘remaining time’ for an auction up to, but not above, the displayed countdown reset value (usually, 10, 15 or 60 seconds). The one exception to this rule is when two BidButlers bid against one another. For more information, please consult the ‘Help’ section. The auction ends when the remaining time reaches zero. The user who was the last to bid then wins the auction. All other bids placed on the item expire and will not be credited back to the user's account or be eligible for a refund. The last bidder is determined based on the records in bids4penny's database and bids4penny's decision regarding who is the last bidder shall be final (save in the case of manifest error).
Some auctions offer the “purchase” option, where the users can purchase the product during the time stated. When a bidder clicks on the “To Secure Payment” button, the user agrees to buy the product for the personalized purchase price. This price is based on the user's number of bids placed at that particular auction. Freebids do not count towards the personalized purchase prize. After buying the product with the purchase it Now option the user may no longer participate in that particular auction. The final total purchase price (including sales taxes and shipping costs) must be paid in full by the user within 14 days of the purchase it Now option being exercised. If payment is not received within this time, bids4penny is allowed to withdraw from the purchase contract. Refunds will not be issued for Bids placed in an auction and shipping costs.
After an auction has ended, the last bidder (“winner”) must go to “My account”. Here, information such as total price (including shipping costs) and payment options will be displayed. The user must actively confirm and pay the total price (end price plus shipping costs) for the win by following the steps indicated on that page or elsewhere on the website. Once the winner has clicked on the confirmation button the win is accepted. If an auction win has not been confirmed and paid within 21 days of the auction end date, bids4penny reserves the right to withdraw the offer to conclude a contract and the winner’s right to pay for and receive delivery of an item will be permanently revoked. All bids placed in that auction expire and are non-refundable. The user must pay the total price when confirming the win. After confirming the win and paying the amount due, the winner will receive a confirmation e-mail.
The item will not be sent to the user until the total price has been paid to bids4penny. A similar requirement for delivery is that all bids purchased and used by the user have been properly paid for. Should bids that have already been purchased and used not have been paid for, payments received shall be viewed as payment toward the bids not yet paid for, and we reserve the right to retain the item purchased at auction until all bids and the total price have been paid for in full. Bids4penny reserves the right to charge the winner reasonable storage charges for items not paid for.
An invoice containing the auction price and shipping costs will be sent to the user by bids4penny once delivery has been arranged.
Note:
We would like to advise all users to monitor their bidding practices. Placing bids online at
bids4penny.com
Frequently or repeatedly can incur high costs. Users should therefore pay attention to their bidding practices and check their charges regularly.
