Please read the following rules and regulations.
First and foremost, your bid is a contract just like on eBay or through any of the major auction houses. Contact us before bidding if you are unclear on how rocks auctions operates.
LOGGING
IN and REGISTRAT
ION:
You
must log in to bid. You cannot bid without a registered username, nor
can you bid until the auction actually starts, at which time the BID
box will appear on the details page of each auction item. To get a
login name, simply register some basic information, including your
full name and email address (required), by clicking on the link in
the top right that says "REGISTER" or by
clicking
here
.
You can choose your own login name -
please
note that your username will not show up anywhere publicly on the
site, and will only show up to you personally when you're logged in
the site.
Or
you can login with your google account
To
everyone else, your bids will be anonymous. Your password and
login will ensure that you have a unique auction user profile. NO
MINORS (under 18) are allowed for liability reasons.
BIDDING and CLOSING PROCEDURES (PLEASE READ):
LIVE-ENDING AUCTIONS:
We
offer live auctions with extended bidding. If no bid is made within 3
minutes of the posted auction close time, the auction will close at
that time.
If
a bid is placed during the final 3 minutes,
the
auction is automatically extended 3 more minutes. This extension of
live bidding continues until no bids have been made for a period of 3
minutes. This ensures that sniping (bidding at the last second of an
auction) cannot occur and levels the playing field for all
participants.
MINIMUM
BIDS &
INCREMENT :
The
minimum bid for the first bidder is the starting bid of $10 (unless
indicated otherwise in special higher-reserve auctions), and from
there you can bid incrementally by one or more "bid increments"
as you desire. The bid increments are:
$
3
for bids of $10 to $50
$5
for bids of $51 to $300
$7
for bids of $301
to $700
$13
for bids of $701
to $1000
$20
for bids of $1001
to $5000
CLOSING:
The
items will close at their appointed times, UNLESS a bid is placed
within 3 minutes of the closing. In that case, the auction will
extend by 3 minutes and live bidding will continue until a 3 minute
time gap occurs between bids. In other words, DO NOT LOG OUT ASSUMING
YOU HAVE WON AT CLOSING TIME LISTED if you bid within 3 minutes of
that closing time!
NOTE : EACH ITEM closes individually and each item will feature its own independent countdown clock. Please be sure to look at the time on the website clock located on each item, which may differ from your own time zone!
In the event of auction failure, the following may occur: If the problem affects closing in a serious manner, the auction will be shut down and bidding will resume once the problem has been fixed (most likely to resume at the same time the following day, or the following week. I hope these guidelines do not have to come into play, but if an error occurs, at least we will set a clear precedent for a "fix".
If you're looking for a specific mineral Specimen's , rocks , & Gemstones that you don't see up for auction,
contact us : sale@rocksauctions.com & support@rocksauctions.com