DES Online Service Contract

Organization: When items are sold frome home, Items will be organized in a manner that allows us to photograph and obtain details, in order to sell your item in an online format. We may also organize items to make for easy pickup or delivery when needed. Items sold as relocated Consignment, Will be stored appropriately at our business location. Our Business address is 1510 Montgomery Hwy Dothan, AL 36303.

Pricing: We will appraise all items to be sold and will mark prices on them using price stickers, tags or signs that we will provide. If we believe there are items of value that are not within our area of expertise, we may choose to engage an outside appraiser having the necessary expertise, at our expense. We welcome your input regarding the value of specific items. However, given our experience in this area, we reserve the right to make all final pricing decisions.

Advertising: We will arrange for appropriate advertising at our expense. Your sale will be listed on EstateSales.net, our own site, other sites and, if appropriate, we will also place ads in area-specific local newspapers. In addition, we will place a sign in the yard during the sale and additional signs in the vicinity of the sale if permitted.

Conduct of Sale: We will conduct the sale in a professional and efficient manner.  We will sell items at will unless items have significant value. In these cases we may consult with you before accepting any offers that may be much lower than our starting price. 

Unless you instruct us otherwise, we will conduct the sale with two objectives:

1) To sell every available item; and 2) maximize the proceeds from the sale.
During the course of the sale, we may negotiate prices with customers and accept bids as we consider appropriate in order to achieve the two objectives stated above. However, you may establish minimum prices for a small number of items if desired. Please provide us with a list two weeks before the estate sale begins of the minimums established for those items.
We will negotiate on your behalf during the sale. Discounts off the tagged price will be made where appropriate based on the amount the customer is buying, the condition of the item(s), or as the sale progresses.

Fees and Expenses: Our fee for providing the services discussed above is a flat rate commission that is applied to all items sold. 

Selling Outlets: We will List and market your items in our Auction and Online selling platform. You will be able to find your sale, on our website at DothanEstateSales.com. We also utilzed ebay when selling price is beneficial over the local selling market. 

Additional Fees: Additional Fees will never be added to our Flat Rate, when sold locally or on our Auction Platform. 

Settlement: Statements are made available in cloud folder 7 days after sale. Payments are distributed when all sales online and locally have been settled. 7 days is the earliest payents are sent out, some up to 30. It depends on amount of consignments and open sales such as vehicles and other titled items. You will be told in advance if payment is to be made outside of the 7th day following your sale. 

If required, Receipts will be made payable and remitted to:

Termination of this Agreement: This agreement may be terminated by either party for any reason at any time prior to the commencement of online selling.  At that time if a contract is canceled, we will provide receipts for any advertising expenses up to that point; for reimbursement. If we terminate the agreement, we will not be entitled to any compensation unless you have agreed otherwise.

Property and Casualty Insurance: We carry our own Liability insurance for incidents that involve our company (Dothan Estate Sales) and any customers that may visit your property to remove purchased items. 

Privacy: All information obtained that is not relevant to holding the sale will not be disclosed to any other party without your consent.
Other Matters: You are, of course, welcome to be present at all times while we organize, appraise and mark items, and during the sale. It has been our experience, however, that attending the sale may be difficult if the items being sold are of sentimental value to you.

Our business is built on referrals. Accordingly, it is important to us that you be happy with our service. Above all, we recognize that in entrusting your sale to us, you are relying on our honesty and integrity. We have always operated, and will always operate, with the highest standards of honesty and integrity. If you ever have any questions or concerns in that regard, please let us know. We have found that in almost all cases, potential problems can be avoided if we simply communicate with each other.

In addition, we recognize that every sale is different, and we will make every effort to be flexible, to be fair, reasonable and understanding, and to work within your schedule. We trust that you will do the same. As the creator of this transaction, my name below ensures my agreement to the options selected for your contract. By Typing your name below, you agree to the same. 

Sincerely,

Spencer P Sanders (Owner)

Agreed upon when link sent. Signed if physical contract