All items are sold AS, IS WHERE, IS with no warranty or guarantees.
It is the responsibility of the purchaser, prior to the auction, to examine the property and make a determination as to the value, condition, description, authenticity, provenance, origin, size and age.
This is an online only auction; however, we reserve the right to accept absentee bids. Absentee bids must be submitted online through our website brightstarantiques.com no later than 8 PM (CST) on the night before the auction closes. Once an absentee bid form is submitted changes cannot be made since your bids will be entered systematically to HIBID. There will be NO in-person bidding or phone bids.
OUR OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025. We are having our Barn Blowout online auction that starts at 11 AM (CST) and we will be preparing the building for loadout that will start on Tuesday the 14th. We will not be staffed or available to load merchandise on this day so please make other arrangements.
Pick-Up STARTS Tuesday, January 14, 2025, and all items must be removed from the building before closing on Friday, January 31, 2025. Please note that if you are bidding on larger items, we ask that you pick up those items between January 22nd and 31st. The buildings are overflowing, and we would like to clear out as many of the smaller items as possible before removing furniture and other large items.
BUYING COINS, GUNS or PRECIOUS METALS??
Please see the description on each lot for the terms of sale.
APPOINTMENTS are required for pickup. Please book your appointment by using the following link or by visiting our website. This link will also be provided on the invoice after the auction closes.
https://visibook.com/brightstarantiques
If you have questions about pickup, please call 903-885-4584. If texting is easier, please send a text to 903-243-6807. It is often easier to send a text after an auction due to the high number of calls and emails.
Our team will work as efficiently as possible to serve each of you quickly, but we ask that you BRING HELP for loading. Tips are not expected but appreciated more than you know.
The buyer's premium is 24% regardless of payment type. We NO LONGER accept personal or out of state checks UNLESS you have prior approval. Shipping will be available for this online auction but please read all details on the shipping tab. If you are buying for resale, you MUST supply your tax certificate, or your invoice will include tax. Please email a copy of your certificate after you register to jay@brightstarantiques.com.
Items left in the building after January 31st are subject to storage fees. Storage charges will start after February 1st, as items MUST be moved to a storage location. We DO NOT like to charge for storage, but we need the buyers to understand we are working with limited space, and we IMMEDIATELY start the process of preparing for the next auction. With the next auction in MAY we need the building empty within a reasonable time frame so we can get started.
*STORAGE*
Bright Star Antiques. requires that the arrangements for the pick-up or shipment of purchased items must be completed within 15 days of the auction unless other arrangements have been made. Please remember, once an item has sold, it is no longer covered by insurance and is stored at the owner's risk. Bright Star Antiques reserves the right to charge a fee of $5 per day, per item, if not removed within 30 days from date of sale. Items not removed after 60 days, may at the discretion of Bright Star Antiques, be sold without notice to the original purchaser, to cover the cost of the merchandise and/or storage charges. Items are stored at the buyer's risk.
If you CAN NOT have your items removed from the building by January 31, 2025…please do not bid.
You are responsible for all bids placed under your profile and username. It is the buyer’s responsibility to make sure all registration information is up to date and accurate.