OFFICAL AUCTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY PRIOR TO BIDDING AND BUYING ONLINE AT BOSTONPROSHOP.COM.
The following policies apply to the purchase of items on the Bruins Authentics Online Auction only. Bidders and Bruins Authentics Online Auction agree that the terms listed below shall govern each online auction sale.
To participate in an online auction sale all Bidders must have a registered account with BostonProshop.com and be logged in to participate. All registration information that the Bidder provides to the Bruins Authentics Online Auction shall be current, complete, and accurate. All Bidders must be 18 years of age or older at the time of bidding. Bidders agree to not use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of or any transaction being conducted on and during an auction sale.
Bruins Authentics Online Auction does not guarantee continual, uninterrupted, or error-free service or use of BostonProShop.com (the “Site”). Bidders acknowledge that each online auction on the Site is conducted electronically, and that online auctions rely on hardware and software that may malfunction without warning. Bruins Authentics Online Auction is not liable to any Bidder or any other person for any interruption in service, malfunction, error, or omission, caused by any means, that may affect the Site.
Bruins Authentics Auction reserves the right to modify, extend, suspend, or terminate an online auction if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the online auction is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures, or malfunctions or other causes beyond Bruins Authentics Auction’s control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper bidding and/or feasibility of the online auction as contemplated herein and to disqualify any individual who tampers with the bidding process. If for any reason, the online auction is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, and unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Bruins Authentics Auction which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity of the online auction or the bidding process, Bruins Authentics Auction reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it believes has tampered with the bidding process or online auction, and/or cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the online auction.
1. All items placed for auction will have a minimum bid which the opening bid must exceed by at least $1.00, all subsequent bids must exceed the current highest bid by at least $20.00.
2. In order to ensure that you are viewing the current highest bid Bidders must ensure that they are regularly refreshing their screens. In the event that a Bidder places a bid that is lower than the current highest bid such bid will be automatically rejected.
3. No returns or refunds will be accepted. All items are sold as is. No discounts may apply to auction items.
4. Bruins Authentics newsletter subscribers will receive emails announcing auctions.
5. All auctions will be open for bidding for a period of three (3) days or 72 hours total (the “Auction Period”).
6. As a Bidder, placing a bid is a binding contract between you and Bruins Authentics Online Auction and the bid cannot be retracted. Bidders are encouraged to double check their bid before entering it.
7. Bruins Authentics Online Auction reserves the right to reject any and all bids in its sole discretion.
8. Bruins Authentics Online Auction is not responsible for any inadvertent failure to execute bids, or for any error in the execution of bids.
9. At the close of an Auction Period the highest Bidder will be notified via email that they have won the rights to purchase the item as the highest Bidder in that particular auction. The email will provide instructions on how to add the item into their cart to checkout, and will remind them that they have three (3) hours to complete the check out process.
10. The Bidder with the highest bid will have approximately three (3) hours from the time that the auction ends to complete the check out process. Failure to complete the check out process within the allotted three-hour period will result in the item being removed from the Bidder’s online shopping cart and offered to the next highest Bidder. At that time, the next highest Bidder will be notified via email that they have won the auction item and that they now have three hours to purchase the item. In the event that there is no next highest bidder on a particular item, the item will be removed from the site at Bruins Authentics Online Auction’s sole discretion, and may be listed for sale or for auction again later on the site.
11. Once an auction item has been purchased, Bruins Authentics will ship the item to the purchaser at no cost to the purchaser if shipped within the U.S. If shipping internationally, the purchaser will need to pay for the cost of shipping. International shipping rates and delivery times may vary depending on location.
12. Except where prohibited, each Bidder agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Bruins Authentics Online Auction or any item purchased through an online auction as part of the Bruins Authentics Online Auction, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in Boston, Massachusetts, (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-ofpocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, “Special Damages”), and (4) Bidders hereby waive all rights to claim Specifical Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased. Massachusetts law, without reference to Massachusetts’ choice of law rules, governs the Bruins Authentics Online Auction and all aspects related thereto.
13. The information Bidders provide to Bruins Authentics Online Auction will be maintained and used in accordance with the Privacy Policy located at: https://bostonproshop.com/privacy-policy/
14. Please direct all questions and concerns regarding the Bruins Authentics Online Auction to Authentics@BostonBruins.com