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General Auction Rules Each participating bidder agrees to these auction rules: • Upon entry, each guest will be given a bid number. • Top bidders have two options for purchasing your auction items: Pre-pay: Guests may pre-pay for their purchases, auction winnings and donations by participating in Auction Pay. By providing a credit card at Registration, guests authorize PAWS to charge their purchases and donations to that credit card. An itemized receipt and all purchased items will be given to Auction Pay guests at Guest Check-Out. Pay at the end: Guests who elect not to participate in Auction Pay must pay for all purchases, auction items, and donations at the end of the event by going to Guest Check-Out. At that time, they will be provided with an itemized receipt detailing all purchases and donations. Guests will be asked to pay by check or credit card before leaving the venue. • All purchases are final and there will be no exchanges or refunds on items unless otherwise noted. • Bidder can pay by currency, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. Please make checks payable to PAWS. PAWS is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization and payments are tax deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent provided by law. Normally, the amount paid above the fair market value of an item is deductible as a charitable contribution. Please consult your tax advisor for appropriate deductibility. • PAWS is grateful to all of our donors and bidders who submit matching gift requests to their companies. All Fund-A-Need donations, as well as any amount paid above the fair market value of an auction item, are considered charitable donations and can be matched by participating companies. All auction items and donations must be paid in full by the bidder; amounts matched by your company cannot be accepted as payment toward your auction purchases.
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• For federal income tax purposes, on items marked “priceless,” the fair market value of the item will be listed at the end of the item description. Any amount you pay above this fair market value would normally be available to you as a charitable contribution. Please consult your tax advisor for appropriate deductibility. • Please note any restrictions, limitations, sizes, expiration dates before making a bid. PAWS has attempted to describe and catalog all items correctly, but all items are offered “as is, where is.” PAWS neither warranties nor represents, and in no event shall be responsible for the correctness of descriptions, genuineness, authorship, provenance or condition of the items. • Reservations for trips and vacation accommodations must be mutually arranged with the donor unless otherwise noted. Tickets in travel packages are for coach class unless otherwise noted. No refunds will be allowed on travel packages for cancelled tickets and/ or accommodations. • Unless otherwise noted, all goods and services must be claimed and used within one year of the auction date. • PAWS reserves the right to add or withdraw, without notice, items to or from the auction. • Acknowledgement by the auctioneer of the top bid is a legal contract to purchase that item. • No statement made in these Auction Rules or made orally at the auction or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty for tax purposes or fair market value. Items have not been appraised unless otherwise noted, • Each person issued a bid number (bidder) assumes all risks and hazards related to the auction and items obtained at the auction. Each bidder agrees to hold harmless from any liability arising from PAWS, its elected and appointed officials, members and employees, the auctioneer(s), sponsors, and/or volunteers connected with the auction.
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