Terms & Conditions of Bidding on items Listed by AuctionBlockOnline

WE ARE OUT OF THE OFFICE FOR HOLIDAY. WE WILL RETURN AROUND THE 27TH OF DECEMBER, 2010. THANK YOU HAVE A NICE HOLIDAY SEASON.

Please read the following BEFORE bidding.
For once bid you have bid on an item of ours,
it is understood that you have read and agree to ALL of the following.

Please realize that we have the following terms and conditions in reguard to bidding.
It will be painless, we promise.

Repeat Customers

If you are a repeat customer of ours, which many of you are, we first off want to say that we appreciate your repeat business.

Your repeat business directly reflects our level of professionalism and your trust in us as an online seller.

Our Terms and Conditions have recently changed so you may want to take this time to read the following.

Bidding:

Upon bidding, it is agreed upon that you have read, understand and agree to all of the following, for if you bid and are high bidder you are legally bound to follow through with sale of item as you aggreed to do when you signed up as an ebay user in the User Agreement section of your eBay application.

It is agreed upon that at the time of bidding you have resolved and exhausted all and any questions concerning the item(s) of which you bid on. High bidders found asking questions after the close of auction will be denied sale of item and item relisted. We are not officianados of all things sellable. We rely on emails from other users at time of auction and post updated info promptly. We also service those who don't have the means to sell on ebay and sell for them, for a commission, through our eBay auction drop location. Many of the things people bring us are things I've never seen before. So please understand that just because it is listed under our name, it does not mean that we are dealers of that specific type of item. so help us, help you, to make sure you are educated about the item in question...simply ask us questions, so we better serve your needs. If you ask a question via email and we don't reply then please do not bid, for all of your questions have not been answered. We list items as thoroughly and as detialed as we can, but the only way to make sure that you get the item you think you are bidding on, is to ask all and any questions you may have about the item before bidding. This holds true for condition, age, mileage, usage etc. We all different acceptance levels and ideas of what the words 'used', 'mint', 'like new' and 'new old stock' means. So please, feel free to email us and ask any questions you have on your mind, or for more pictures,...for by bidding on any of our items, it is understood and agreed upon that we will not be held accountable for your assumptions about the product.

It is understood that all sales are final and all items sold as is, w/ some exceptions of course. Please refer to our Return Policy below for details.
Unless otherwise stated, items are sold with no warranty or guarantee.
Some of our auctions are open to international bidders, and some aren't so please check the specific auction for details.
9.5% California State Sales tax applies to all items sold within California.
Shipping

We usually ship via USPS once to twice a week depending on the volume of sales/packages going out.
We are closed Wednesday & Thursday.
Small item usually weighing in under 6 lbs. will be shipped USPS Priority mail w/ USPS Delivery Confirmation label. Heavier and bulkier packages such as bicycles will be shipped via our FedEx Ground account. We will not ship on your shipping companies account. No exceptions. We, Auction Block Online, are not to be held responsible/accountable for lost, stolen or damaged item(s) durning transit if item is shipped via Fed Ex. Claims will have to be resolved with Fed Ex by buyer. Items shipped via USPS that are lost, stolen or damaged in transit will be replaced by us, no questions asked if insurance was purchased at time of payment. We will not replace lost, stolen or damaged items shipped by USPS when insurance was not purchase. No, UPS, Brown can do nothing for me.
INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS, please read item description and ship to specifications of the specific item to see if an item is available for international shipping. Some heavy, large or other parcels we not be open to international bidders. If you do have a US address we can ship those items first, please email it to me, and then upon approval we will lift the International bidder block from your account. US Domestic shipping charges specified on auction page may or may not apply to Alaska or Hawaii if its a large item, as these items must be shipped air, not ground service, so it is the general understanding that no large items are available for Alaska or Hawaii bidder unless they too provide a lower 48 state shipping address which we can ship to, then they can ship it to you.
Feedback

We've been on ebay for twelve years now, registered since Monday, Nov 16, 1998 with over 12,000 positive reviews. We are here for the long haul.
If you have a problem w/ an item or our service, please contact us before leaving us negative feedback. You can see by our track record we are really easy going honest people. We realize mistakes can be made, so please, work with us before tarnishing our feedback.
We used to give buyers feedback as soon as their funds arrived. This took many extra hours of our precious time, time that many ebay users took for granted, and never felt important enough to return the favor when item arrived. From now on we only leave feedback when a user, buyer, seller etc.. leaves feedback for us. This is done usually once a month using ebays bulk feedback method.
So, if you want POSITIVE feedback, leave it for us and we'll leave it for you. Before you leave negative feedback, email us and let us know how we can make it better for you. Let us know what happened.
Ebayers who bid, but do not pay will receive an eBay Unpaid Item Strike.
Return Policy

All sales are final and all items sold as is....with some exceptions of course. We're two easy going guys trying to hook up some ebay folk and we just can't spend hours we already don't have dealing w/ returns. Return exceptions are those exceptions which rest in the area of the item not being the item you purchased, as if we sent you the wrong item. Or if we send you a brand new item and it comes defective. For instance, if we sell you a pannier touring bag that is new and it arrives defective w/ hole in it or something like that then of course we will replace the item. Really, that is the least we could do. We will even pay shipping back! No problem. We aim to please. Used items simply are not eligable for a refund unless we send you the wrong item obviously. Items will be listed to the best of our knowledge. It is very important that you the bidder asks all questions before bidding. Buyers remorse is not a reasonable excuse for return. Assuming an item was in better shape than you assumed/expected and or anticipated is it not a reasonable excuse for a return. We merely try to find new and used things to sell, take a picture of it, and offer it to you at a very reasonable price. All approved item for return MUST be returned in the condition is was shipped, and in ALL original packaging materials, and must be shipped back within two working days of the day tracking information shows delivered. Items found to be tampered with, altered, improperly packaged etc. will be refused at time of delivery.
If for some reason an item just wont work for you, and we find it acceptible for return, item must be returned in packaging as shipped, and a 25% restocking fill we be applied. Buyer to pay return shipping.
What if I'm High Bidder?

You bid, you won, you buy! You now are legaly obligated to buy item. You are legally bound to follow through with sale of item as you aggreed to do when you signed up as an ebay user in the User Agreement section of your application.
The transaction is a legally binding contract that you agreed to when you signed up to be an ebay user.
It is agreed upon that if you are the high bidder, you will be contacted within three days of actions end date. It is not in our best interest to ignore a high bidder. We obviously listed an item we'd like to sell, it's not like we are just not going to make contact. If for some reason contact is not made, there may be a bigger problem, our computer broke, our DSL is down, your emails, spam guard/filter may be blocking our emails to you, etc. Be patient. We attempt to contact all buyers w/in three days of auctions end.
If shipping charges are specified, click Pay Now button at the close of auction, and continue to pay w/ Pay Pal, or that link will also take you to a page revealing our shipping address if you should choose to send a money order. If shipping charges are not specified, we will contact you at the close of auction once we have your zip code and email you shipping charges, please do not make payment until shipping charges have been emailed to you if they are not already specified on the auction page.
How do I pay for items?

It is agreed upon that funds paid will be in U.S. currency only, and will be made via Pay Pal. Since eBay owns Pay Pal, eBay wants both our sellers fees and the processing fees from the Pay Pal purchases so they no longer allow sellers to take any other form of payment. However, if for some reason we do happen to sell an item available for local pick up, that item must be paid for with cash or processed in house via credit card. Absolutely no Pay Pal payments will be accepted for local pick up under any circumstance.
It is agreed upon that you will send U.S. funds within 4 working days. If payment is not received after 4 working days, Non-Paying bidder alerts will be filed, followed by a listing credit application and final value fees, and an Unpaid Bidder Strike will be filed.

We print our labels from Pay Pal / USPS. It automatically provides us w/ your shipping address you have registered w/ ebay. Once we receive funds, and print you lable, you will automatically be send an email from USPS w/ your tracking information. If you do not receive this email, there is a 100% chance it was deleted by you or your email software as spam since it came from USPS.gov. You can always check the shipping status on the auction page as well via the VIEW ORDER DETAILS link. There is no need to ask us if you item has been shipped.

There, that was simple wasn't it? Now, go buy some stuff!!