Hello guys.
I just won the bid of this Napoleon signed cut at the last second at IAA Europe. But I just checked the description carefully and I was shocked that the initial 'B' of Buonaparte is a facsimile. It means the other parts of the Buonaparte is live ink without the initial 'B'. I never saw an autograph like this before. I don't know whether I should consider this as a damaged signed cut or something like this. I am wondering the market price and the authentication of it.
What's your guys' Opinions? should I make the payment because of its low price or just deny it? Please Help me, I would appreciate it a lot if you can share your opinions.
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Regarding this particular auction house (IAA Europe), this is found their "terms and conditions":
So there are no teeth in these conditions for the bidder?
Full disclosure: I'm personally interested in this because I was also a successful bidder on two lots in this week's IAA Europe auction. From my study of the lots before the auction, I'm satisfied that both seem to be what the descriptions represented them as. I do realize I've been critical on here publicly about some lots that IAA Europe have offered previously (eg. the Goulliard collection & some other assorted pieces from the film/cinema categories).
As a citizen of the US, Eddy, you may not be covered but my instinct (I would have to look into it more) is that the law applies to European retailers regardless of the physical location of customers.
If you use eBay at all - I’m sure most forum people do - you will be aware that they offer a 30 day guarantee for returning things. Most sellers mistakenly believe that if they register as a private seller then this does not apply to them. They are wrong about that even if they are private sellers then eBay’s guarantee covers their products. eBay, here, are not acting out of benevolence for their customers, they are simply acknowledging legislation around the world.
Getting back to Europe, those terms are you quote are very clear but I fancy they were written many years ago and have not been updated to reflect current consumer law. And this is what they want you to believe and I would not even call them unreasonable terms. But the law nowadays favours the consumer and not the provider. They have to suck it up at the end of the day.
Thanks all of you who shared your opinions here. Now I decided to decline the further payment of this item due to authenticity problems. Placing a bid Before reading the description carefully is such a stupid thing, and I will never make that mistake again. This event have given me a lesson.
We've been bouncing around our speculations about what IAA Europe might or might not do in a case like this post-auction.
X Karl shares above that he's decided to decline payment for the lot he was the successful bidder on after receiving feedback here on Autograph Live about the situation. Would it be out of line to now ask X Karl what IAA Europe's response to this is?
I'm simply curious as an occasional bidder with them.
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