Estate Sales
Estate Sales should honor your family’s life-long investments. Avery, Teach and Co., achieves this through extensive planning, research, pricing and a three-part sale
system:
Pre-sale: Allows those unable to attend day 1 activities to buy online, resulting in better
coverage for your items.
Sale Days: Held on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays our professional and knowledgeable staff
manage all the details for a fun and successful sale.
Post-sale: Donating or sacrificing items left after the sale aren't the only options. Our
online post sale allows customers the opportunity to review and buy last chance items
they may have missed.
Options: If having a sale on-site is not possible, we are more than capable of providing off-site and
online options to ensure you have every opportunity to have a great event.
A La Carte
We don't expect every customer to have the same needs, sometimes you just need to pick and choose to meet your goals and a la carte is here for that. Some of the great
choices we have to offer are:
- Appraisals
- Art Moving Services
- Auction Services
- Conceirege Services
- Online Listing
- Donation Assistance
- Home Inventory
Clean Out's
Avery, Teach and Co. believes in a green tomorrow, so we pay careful attention to each item and its potential for reconditioning, reuse and donation. When we donate items, we inventory and asses value of all items to provide a detailed report to the client with their donation slip for their tax records. For a property clean-out we will leave the property in a broom swept condition and ready for a closing, if appropriate.
Managed Home Improvement
Once your sale is complete and your clean-out finished, it may be time to sell your property but what if that property isn't ready? Avery, Teach and Co. is ready to help. We have a list of vendors who can assist you in making your property market ready and get it sold.
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Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, AT&CO may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
If you purchase AT&CO's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
AT&CO may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
AT&CO collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.
AT&CO may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from AT&CO and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
AT&CO does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
AT&CO may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. AT&CO may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to AT&CO, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
AT&CO may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on AT&CO or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of AT&CO; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of AT&CO, or the public.
Tracking User Behavior
AT&CO may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within AT&CO, in order to determine what AT&CO services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within AT&CO to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by AT&CO. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the AT&CO website.
Use of Cookies
The AT&CO website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize AT&CO pages, or register with AT&CO site or services, a cookie helps AT&CO to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same AT&CO website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the AT&CO features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the AT&CO services or websites you visit.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
AT&CO secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. AT&CO uses the following methods for this purpose:
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
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Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
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Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
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Children Under Thirteen
AT&CO does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, AT&CO may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from AT&CO, you may opt out of such communications by Customers may unsubscribe from emails by "replying STOP or UNSUBSCRIBE ".
Changes to this Statement
AT&CO reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
AT&CO welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that AT&CO has not adhered to this Statement, please contact AT&CO at:
Avery, Teach and Company, LLC.
29 Jay St. #53
Schenectady, New York 12301
Email Address:
info@averyteach.com
Telephone number:
5189301337
Effective as of July 28, 2022
Q: WHAT IS MY “DASHBOARD”?
R: Your dashboard is a place that organizes and presents your account information in one, easy-to-access location. You can access all your account information directly from the dashboard including items won, consignments, items following, items bid upon, billing info, etc. You can also update your credit card information from your dashboard (see “How do I change my credit card on file?”) below.
Q: HOW DO I ACCESS MY DASHBOARD?
R: 1) Visit averyteachandco.com and sign in with your email and password. Once you are successfully logged in, you will note that the banner at the top of the page will read “WELCOME! [YOUR NAME]. 2) On that banner you can also access your BIDS, INVOICES, ACCOUNT, and CONSIGNMENTS
Q: WHY DO YOU REQUIRE A CREDIT CARD ON FILE IN ORDER FOR ME TO BID?
R: AT&CO only accepts bids by people whose credit cards are valid, registered and vetted by our credit card processing platform in order to protect the integrity of our auction. We require a valid credit card for all bidders (Amex, Discover, Visa, or Mastercard). Additionally, to ensure efficient processing, the primary credit card on file for all bidders is charged once the auction closes. The charge will include the hammer price, buyers’ premium, and pertinent sales tax.
Please note: All credit card information is encrypted to the highest levels of safety possible and will not be used or distributed for any other purposes.
Q: HOW DO I CHANGE MY CREDIT CARD ON FILE?
R: 1) Log into your dashboard 2) Click on ACC. 3) Choose MANAGE PAYMENT OPTIONS 4) + ADD CREDIT / DEBIT CARD button. 5) Enter your details as prompted and then click ADD. Once the card is added you can choose to make it your primary (or default) card for any future auction’s auto debit.
If you received notification that you were a winning bidder, but your credit card was declined, simply update your credit card on file. You will then notice that your auction winnings will appear in your shopping cart. Simply check-out and you’re all set.
Q: WHAT IS AN OPENING BID?
R: An opening bid is the price at which bidding begins. While most of the items in our auctions start at $1, we do occasionally have starting bids of higher value.
Q: WHAT IS EXTENDED BIDDING AND WHY IS IT NECESSARY?
R: Much like bidding during a live auction, the auctioneer generally won’t hammer at the first bid. Auctioneers will give other bidders an opportunity to increase their bids until there is no further action / interest in the piece. We feature “extended bidding, “ in our online auction format because it best mimics live bidding (albeit in a timed format). The AT&CO system resets the countdown clock to five (5) minutes on any lots that receive bids under the five-minute mark.
Why do we use extended bidding you may ask? In order to create the fairest simulated “real-life” auction scenario possible and to prevent “bid sniping.”
Q: WHY WAS I OUTBID BY AN AMOUNT LESS THAN THE NEXT MINIMUM INCREMENT?
R: Sometimes our bidders wonder how they were outbid by an amount lower than the minimum bid increment (see bid increments in our Terms & Conditions). All bidders may place their max bids at any time. As a result, you may be outbid by what seems to be an incorrect increment. Let us try to give you an example:
Let’s say you place your maximum bid of $100 on lot #2 but another buyer wins the lot for $101, even though the next increment is $5, not $1. Here is how the scenario might occur...
It’s 4pm on closing day and lot #2 is currently at $15. At 5:10pm you place a maximum bid of $100. There are a few bidders at play and so by the time 5:45pm comes around, the current bid is at $78 with you as the highest bidder. At 7:05pm a new bidder joins in and places his maximum bid of $101. Since this new bidder’s bid of $101 is above the minimum increment at the time she placed the bid, it is accepted by the system. Since there were no additional bids placed before the countdown clock ran out, the $101 bidder wins the lot because it is higher than your $100 maximum bid.
Q: SOMETIMES I’M IMMEDIATELY OUTBID. WHY?
R: Because all maximum bids are “masked” (hidden from other bidders), you do not know what other bidders maximum bid may be or when they placed it. Sometimes you will be outbid as soon as you bid. This only occurs when another bidder had a higher bid than yours already in the system. Your bid set in motion the AT&CO automatic bidding system which raised the other buyer’s bid before yours. The other bidder may have placed their max bid days, hours, or mere moments before you placed yours.
However, if you place a bid and there are no competing bids against your bid, the system WILL NOT immediately go to your next bid. In fact, if you are the only bidder by the time the lot closes, you will win the lot for the lowest possible dollar amount (based on whatever the opening bid was for the item), not your maximum bid. So, if you place a max bid of $25 on a lot with an opening bid of $1 and there are no other bidders vying for that lot, you will win it for $1. NOTE: This only happens when there are no competing bids.
Q: I THINK I WON AN ITEM BUT I NEVER GOT AN EMAIL WITH PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS. HOW DO I KNOW AND WHERE DO I FIND MY PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS?
R: All pickup information can be accessed by logging into your dashboard.
Q: I DON’T SEEM TO BE GETTING THE EMAILS WITH PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS UPON WINNING AN ITEM?
R: If you are not receiving emails with your pickup info, please notify us by emailing:
Info@averyteach.com. Please make sure you also check your email’s spam folder, mark info@averyteach.com as a trusted or “safe” sender and that you have submitted the correct email address on your account.
1. USE OF SITE: You may use the Site only in accordance with and subject to these Terms of Use. Once you complete and submit your registration you have opted-in to receive email communication from us and in order to remain a member of this Site, you must agree to receive email from us.
You must also authorize Avery, Teach and Company to charge the credit or debit card you have entered on this site for the hammer price of an item which you were the high bidder plus the buyer's premium and all applicable sales tax. Your card will be charged within 24 hours of auction end. Failure to keep valid credit card information on file will result in your use of the site being terminated.
To initiate your ability to bid with Avery, Teach and Company, an initial $1.00 pre-authorization transaction will appear on your statement. This pending transaction will not settle and will drop off after 5-7 business days (American Express & Discover may take longer).
You certify that you are an authorized user of this credit card and that you will not dispute the purchase payments with your credit card company provided the transactions correspond to the terms indicated in this authorization outline.
2. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY: The Site is available to members who are 18 years and older and who have not been suspended or removed by AT&CO for any reason. By becoming a member, you represent that you are of legal age. As a member, you agree to provide true accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Site’s registration forms. In addition, as a member, you agree and acknowledge that you will maintain valid credit card info within your membership profile so long as you maintain an account with AT&CO.
3. BUYER’S CONTRACT: Bids placed on the AT&CO website are a binding contract and you are responsible for paying all amounts due to AT&CO including sale price, buyer's premium and all applicable taxes. Please do not bid if you are unable to pay and take possession of the items in the specified time periods for each auction, sale or event. Any items won and not paid for within 24 hours of auction close are eligible for sale to underbidder(s). All sales are final. No returns, credits or exchanges.
4. ITEM DESCRIPTIONS: All items are sold as-is, where-is. While AT&CO will do its best to list any damage, repairs or restorations, the absence of these descriptions or conditions must not be taken to imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Most of the items AT&CO sells are antique, vintage or used. You should expect signs of wear consistent with age. AT&CO offers preview inspections for the sole purpose of allowing the opportunity for personal inspection before placing your bids. Condition reports may be available. All sales are final. No returns, credits or exchanges.
5. BUYER’S PREMIUM: A buyer’s premium of 18% will be added to the hammer price in all auctions and will be charged along with the hammer prices and applicable sales tax to the credit or debit card you have on file with AT&CO within 24 hours of the auction end.
6. SALES TAX: All sales are subject to appropriate sales tax laws. Tax exempt buyers must provide the appropriate state sales tax exemption certificate prior to the end of the sale. Upon receipt of such information by AT&CO, your future purchases will not be taxed. Tax resale forms can be submitted in your membership profile. Your profile name and address must be the same as your resale certificate.
7. RETENTION OF CREDIT CARD INFORMATION: By providing your credit card information to AT&CO, you authorize AT&CO to charge your credit card for the purchase amount of any successful bid plus the buyer's premium and any applicable taxes.
Your card will be charged within 24 hours of auction end. Failure to keep valid credit card information on file will result in your use of the site being terminated.
To initiate your ability to bid with Clearing House Estate Sales, an initial $1.00 pre-authorization transaction will appear on your statement. This pending transaction will not settle and will drop off after 5 -7 business days.
You certify that you are an authorized user of this credit card and that you will not dispute the purchase payments with your credit card company provided the transactions correspond to the terms indicated in this authorization outline.
AT&CO does not store your credit card information for security purposes.
8. PICK-UP: Successful buyers must pick up their items at the designated sale location within the assigned time frame as stated in the sale details page.
If after winning an item you determine you are unable to pick up your items during the scheduled removal times and dates, you must contact AT&CO within 24 hours prior of the pick-up date and we will determine if alternate arrangements can be made. These arrangements will be at the sole discretion of AT&CO and will be subject to transport, labor and/or storage fees.
9. FORFEITURE OF ITEMS: Any items not paid and / or not picked up during the specified pick-up time in accordance with the Site’s Terms & Conditions will be forfeited by you. AT&CO at its sole discretion will reoffer the items or donate them to a charity of AT&CO’s choosing. AT&CO reserves the right to report your account to collections for the combined total of the original invoice amount and any moving or disposal charges. Your membership with AT&CO will be revoked unless past due invoices and any additional charges are paid in full.
10. PROHIBITED USE: You agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adept, edit or create derivative works from content or materials on the site. Use of the content and materials for any purpose not expressly permitted in these Terms of Use is prohibited. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Site to a human-perceivable form, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law, and in that case, only if you notify us in writing in advance. You may not copy, frameset, enclose or otherwise distribute any part of the Site.
A NOTE ABOUT EXTENDED BIDDING ("SOFT CLOSE") AT&CO online auctions feature extended bidding (a.k.a. "soft close"). Is is the closest way to mimic the actions of an auctioneer (in a live auction) in an online/automated format. During a live auction, the auctioneer gives bidders opportunities to increase their bids before hammering the winning bid (when there is no further interest in the lot). Our online, automated system will automatically extend the closing time of a lot (auction item) whenever a bid is placed within the last five minutes of its scheduled closing to allow other interested bidders an opportunity to increase their bid (if the wish to do so). This may occur multiple times on any given lot depending on bidder interest. Once all interest and bidding in a lot ceases, the clock will run out and the lot will close.
Special Instructions
Item Descriptions
Carefully inspect all photos thoroughly before bidding. Although conditions may be noted in descriptions, the description is not comprehensive and not a full condition report.
Your bidding signifies that you have viewed the photos and read the description, which are based on opinion only, and accept each item as-is with no warranty or implied condition.
AT&CO acknowledges that there may be errors in the listings. We do our best to list any damage, repairs or restorations, and the absence of these descriptions or conditions must not be taken to imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Most items are antique, vintage, and used. Please ensure you thoroughly evaluate the provided photos, if you require additional detail, please make sure you reach out and we will respond as quickly as possible.
Terms
• All sales are final.
• All items are sold as-is, where-is.
• All weights and measurements are approximate.
• No warranty on items. No guarantees of age, condition, materials, and features provided.
• Failure to pick-up your item at the scheduled time without reasonable attempts to reschedule at least 24-hours in-advance will result in forfeiture of both your item and payment.
Auction Pickup:
Address and pick-up details is provided to the winners.
Please bring your own labor for heavy items, a proper vehicle, and your own packing supplies.
***Please note, there are no available pick-up times for the auction. Please refrain from bidding unless you can pick up your items at the scheduled time.
In-house Shipping:
Available for small items under 20-lbs., and fits into a box no larger than 11” x 11” x 16” (a small Home Depot size box for reference)
Available for large items and Furniture over 20-lbs., we will work with shipping vendors to provide the most cost-effective shipping solution for you. Please note that shipping cost will be invoiced separately from the auction invoice and charge. Once shipping charges are submitted customers have 48-hours to accept the shipping invoice or coordinate for a third-party shipper. Failure to accept shipping charges or provide a third-party shipper within 48-hours of the AT&CO invoice will result in forfeiture of both the winning item and bid. AT&CO will offer unclaimed winnings to the next highest bidder 72-hours after failure to claim won items.
***Please let us know prior to the pickup if your items will need to be shipped. Shipping guidelines are strictly enforced. If you would like to arrange for a third-party shipper, please coordinate that with us in advance.
SHIPPING OF ITEMS:
- You pay all handling, shipping, and insurance costs.
- $15.00 is added to each shipment for handling costs.
- We ship items using the credit card on file with Auction Ninja or can work with the winning bidder to use a different form of accepted payment.
- The shipping of your items begins approximately one week after the auction closes.
- We do not provide refunds for lost and damaged packages, we provide tracking and mandate insurance, all claims should be managed through the shipping company. We will do our best to ensure that your package is well packed and ready for its journey.
Permission to Email
We’re delighted that you are considering bidding in this auction and have added your email to our monthly auction announcements. We NEVER share your email with third parties. If you do not want to learn about upcoming auctions and special offers, please send an unsubscribe email to info@averyteach.com and we will remove you from our list.
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