7th Annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction

Even if you are not able to attend the 7th annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction on December 3, 2003, you will be able to bid on any photograph and silent auction item by filling out the absentee/phone bid form and mailing or faxing it to Friends Without A Border by December 3, 3:00pm.

The auctioneer will accept bids from those present at the auction in addition to absentee and phone bids. Live bids may be executed lower than the top bid you place. If matching bids have been entered by two or more parties, the first bid received by Friends will take precedence. Friends Staff, Board Members and Volunteers may bid at the auction for themselves, or they may execute bids for absentees.

Absentee and phone bids must be submitted with valid credit card information in advance. In the case the absentee bid is successful the credit card will be charged on the night of the auction. Placing an absentee bid is considered authorization for this transaction.

To place a phone bid, please indicate this on your bid form. You must provide us with a phone number where you can be reached the night of the auction, Wednesday December 3, 2003 from 6pm to 9:30pm EST, and the lots that you are interested in bidding on. In case of any problem with phone lines, we advise you to provide emergency bids on the form. You will be contacted one hour before your first lot will be auctioned and you will be bidding live via telephone with other bidders during the live auction.

Silent auction items are available only for live and absentee bids, not phone bids.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Admission ticket/bidder number for the auction is $100. Payment by check or cash is preferred.

Payment for all work is due the night of the auction without exception.

All property is "as is" and neither Friends Without A Border nor the artist makes any express or implied warranty or representation as to the condition of any lot offered in the auction, and no statement made at any time, whether oral or written, shall constitute such a warranty or representation. Descriptions of condition are not warranties. Accordingly, all lots should be viewed personally by prospective bidders to evaluate the condition of the property offered in the auction. Please feel free to contact Friends for a report on the condition of any prints. Be reminded, each lot is "as is" and all transactions are final. Unless a lot is identified as part of a limited edition, no edition limit should be assumed. Unless a lot is identified as having been printed in a certain year, no date of printing can be guaranteed. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer will obtain the item: in the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer will have final discretion and his record shall be binding and conclusive. If the auctioneer decides that any opening bid is below the value of the article offered, he may reject the bid and withdraw the article from the auction.