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Your
bid signifies your agreement with the following
terms and conditions:
Abbreviations
Grading
Scarcity
Bidding
Payments
Abbreviations
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adv
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advertising
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incl
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-
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includes
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b/w
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-
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black
& white
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LL /
LR
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-
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lower left
/ lower right
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ca
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-
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circa
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ms
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-
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manuscript
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c/s
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coated
stock
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n.d.
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-
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no
date
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h/s
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-
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hand
stamped
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o/w
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-
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otherwise
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illus
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illustrated
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R-adv
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-
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advertising
on reverse
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impt
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imprint
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UL /
UR
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-
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upper left
/ upper right
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Grading
All
Trade Card
Place Auction lots are trade cards unless otherwise
specified. The definitions used to describe a trade
card's condition are as follows:
EX
(excellent) - no flaws, as issued
VF (very
fine) - no flaws except faint album mounting
marks
F (fine)
- minor flaws that are not immediately
noticeable (e.g., small creases)
VG (very
good) - noticeable flaws that do not detract
from the card's overall appearance (e.g., larger
creases, slightly uneven margins, slight
mis-registrations among the different colors,
minor staining, minor back surface damage,
expertly done repairs using archival
materials)
G (good)
- noticeable flaws that do detract from the
card's overall appearance (e.g., minor front
surface damage, major staining, missing corners,
tears, pinholes, very uneven margins, minor
trimming, partial separation of folding parts,
major back surface damage, poorly done
repairs)
P (poor)
- major flaws (e.g., large holes, major
trimming, folding parts completely separated,
badly damaged surfaces)
Please note that
the full-color images of the listed cards were made
using a color scanner capable of reproducing
millions of colors, and all possible efforts have
been made to keep these colors faithful. Due to
variations in computers and computer monitors,
however, there may be some slight color difference
between the actual card and what you see on your
monitor. However, absolutely no computerized
retouching of flaws (e.g., stains, missing corners,
etc.) will be done; and any flaws that may exist
are mentioned in the card's written
description.
All cards are shown
in full color and at full size unless otherwise
noted. Some cards, such as foldovers and
metamorphics, are shown as an animation and are
noted as such.
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Scarcity
Because
of the difficulty in determining how many specimens
of a given trade card are in existence, the
definitions used by Trade Card Place Auctions to
describe a trade card's scarcity are relative
rather than absolute, and are as
follows:
Common
- a card that is frequently seen in collections
or dealers' offerings
Scarce -
a card that is seldom seen in collections or
dealers' offerings
Rare - a
card that rarely appears in collections or
dealers' offerings
The adverb "very"
(e.g., very scarce) will be used when appropriate
but sparingly. It should be noted that scarcity is
only one of three factors that determine a trade
card's value, the other two factors being appeal
and condition.
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Bidding
- Trade Card
Place Auctions are conducted online in real time
by computer programs.
- Only registered
bidders are allowed to place bids.
- Bids made by
email, mail, phone or fax will not be
accepted.
- Bids are
recorded and executed automatically after being
received on a first-come, first-served basis;
and the resulting bidding status is
automatically updated and posted.
- In case of tie
bids, only the earliest is
considered.
- The Trade Card
Place is not responsible for any bids delayed or
lost due to malfunctioning or failure of its
host server owned and operated by Earthlink,
Inc.
- Each lot is
auctioned in a separate auction having its own
ending time which is independent of any other
auctions that may be in progress.
- HiBid is
the current winning bid on a lot.
- EndsIn
is the amount of time left before a lot's
auction ends. If, when EndsIn is 15 minutes or
less, a bid is made that increases a lot's HiBid
then the value of EndsIn for that lot is
immediately and automatically set equal to
exactly 15 minutes.
- When a lot's
auction ends the lot will be sold to the high
bidder on that lot for the amount of the HiBid
plus the buyer's premium and other charges (see
Payments)
unless there is a Reserve on that lot
which has not been met (see below).
- MinNewBid
is the minimum new bid that will increase the
HiBid on a lot. Its amount is equal to the HiBid
plus the MinRaise.
- MinRaise is the
minimum allowable raise on a lot, calculated as
follows:
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HiBid
($)
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MinRaise
($)
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1.00
- 19.99
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1
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20.00
- 49.99
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2
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50.00
- 99.99
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5
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100.00
- 249.99
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10
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250.00
- 499.99
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25
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500.00
- 999.99
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50
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1000.00
- 1999.99
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100
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2000.00
and up
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200
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- YourBid
is your current bid on a lot.
- YourNewBid
is the new bid that you're making on a
lot.
- YourNewBid
will be entered as YourBid for that lot
if you had not previously bid on that lot
or if you had previously bid on that lot and
YourNewBid exceeds your previous
YourBid.
- Placing
YourNewBid on a lot registers you as a bidder
on that lot which enables you to monitor the
lot's bidding activity with LotWatcher
whether or not you're the
HiBidder.
- A
Reserve is the lowest price at which a
lot will be sold, and is executed as
follows:
- The value of
a Reserve is not disclosed to the
bidders.
- The bidding
information for each lot indicates whether or
not that lot has a
Reserve.
- The bidding
information for a lot having a Reserve
indicates whether or not the HiBid has met
the Reserve.
- If
YourNewBid equals or exceeds a
previously unmet Reserve then the HiBid is set
equal to the Reserve.
- A lot will
not be sold if its HiBid is less than its
Reserve when the lot's auction
ends.
- A
GoToBid on a lot is the highest bid that
has been made and accepted on that lot, and the
person who made that bid is the
GoToBidder for that lot.
- A GoToBid on
a lot may be higher than the lot's current
HiBid due to a YourNewBid that exceeded a
MinNewBid.
- A lot's
GoToBid is kept secret from all bidders
except the GoToBidder who can view it by
using LotWatcher to display the status of his
or her bids.
- If your
YourNewBid on a lot equals or exceeds the
current GoToBid plus MinRaise (based on the
current GoToBid) then:
- the new
HiBid is set to the current GoToBid plus
the MinRaise
- the new
GoToBid is set to YourNewBid
- you
become the new HiBidder and
GoToBidder
- If your
YourNewBid plus MinRaise (based on
YourNewBid) is less than the current GoToBid
then:
- the new
HiBid is set to YourNewBid plus the
MinRaise
- the
HiBidder, GoToBid and GoToBidder remain as
before
- If your
YourNewBid meets neither of the two previous
conditions, then:
- the new
HiBid is set to the current
GoToBid
- the
HiBidder, GoToBid and GoToBidder remain as
before
- Notice that
under these rules if bidder A is the
GoToBidder with a GoToBid of $250, and bidder
B makes a later bid of $270, then bidder A
remains the GotToBidder with a GoToBid of
$250. Although bidder B is registered as
having made that bid, the bid was not
accepted because it didn't meet the MinRaise
of $25.
- Notice also
that these rules allow a situation where
bidder A wins an auction lot with a GoToBid
of $250 even though bidder B made a later bid
of $270. Although this may seem unfair, it's
a consistent application of the MinRaise
rules and protects a GoToBidder from a rather
bizarre situation of bidder B making a bid of
$250.01 and winning the lot by one
penny.
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Payments
- The Winning
Bids are added together to give the Total
Winning Bids and a 10% Buyer's
Premium is added to give the Bid
Total.
- Postage
& Handling charges are as
follows:
- USA: $2.50
for the first lot and 25 cents for each
additional lot. A Certified Mail Charge of
$2.95 is added when the Bid Total is $200 or
more. Lots are mailed by USPS Registered Mail when the Bid Total is $400 or more for a charge determined by the Declared Value.
- Canada:
$2.75 for the first lot and 25 cents for
each additional lot.
- All Other
Countries: $3.75 for the first lot and
40 cents for each additional
lot.
- All mailed lots
are privately insured, and insurance charges are as
follows:
- no charge
when Bid Total is less than $50
- 50 cents
when Bid Total is $50 to $100
- $1 when Bid
Total is more than $100
- Illinois
residents are charged a Sales Tax equal
to 7.25% of the Bid Total.
- A winning
bidder will receive an email invoice from
The Trade Card Place, usually within 24 hours,
for the Total Amount Due for all won
lots.
- A Winning
Bidder is expected to acknowledge reception
of an email invoice via return email within 3
days of receiving the invoice.
- Payment
is due upon receiving an email invoice, and is
expected within 7 days.
- Acceptable forms of payment are in US Dollars by cash, check or money order. PayPal payment by US bidders has been discontinued.
- Please make
checks and money orders payable to The Trade
Card Place and mail to:
The Trade Card Place, PO Box 4885, Wheaton, IL
60189.
- Lots are mailed
the next day for payments by cash, money order,
credit card via PayPal (International only), or checks from bidders
known by The Trade Card Place. Checks from
bidders not known by The Trade Card Place must
clear before lot shipment.
- Lots are sent
by First Class Mail when the Bid Total is less
than $200, Certified Mail when it is $200 or
more, and Registered Mail when it is $400 or more. Other arrangements apply to non-USA
mailings as appropriate.
- Sturdy flatpack
mailers are used, and each lot is placed in an
individual 10-mil Mylar sleeve unless
oversized.
- All lots are
guaranteed for authenticity and condition as
described.
- Any lot
incorrectly described is returnable for a full
refund (including the Buyer's Premium, Postage
& Handling Charge, and Insurance Charge),
provided that a notice of return is sent via
email to The Trade Card Place within 5 days of
receiving the lot, and the returned lot is
received by The Trade Card Place within 10 days
of the date of the email return
notice.
- Any returned
lot received in a lesser condition than when it
was sent to the buyer will not be accepted, and
will be returned to the buyer without
refund.
By agreeing to
these terms when registering, the bidder guarantees
payment for won lots. In the event of non-payment,
the winning bidder is barred from further
participation in Trade Card Place Auctions. If an
unpaid invoice is referred to an attorney for
collection, the winning bidder agrees to pay all
incurred fees and costs.
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