Read before registering:
KartAuctions.com is a pleasant and safe auction site for buying and selling items online. We have not and will not accept any sort of fraud on this auction site including but not limited to, scamming, unethical activity or selling illegal items or engaging in illegal activity of any kind. Persons who are engaging in illegal activity will be terminated from this auction site, banned from further participation and may be subject to criminal prosecution and incarceration. Read the legalities below and agree to abide by them when registering to bid or sell on this auction site:
1) Eligibility of membership - This auction site is only available to people who are legally able to form binding contracts as the seller/buyer of an auction item. People who are under the age of 18 are not eligible for membership. If you do not meet these requirements, you are not eligible to use this auction service.
2) This site is only providing auction services - We only provide services to people interested in selling and buying merchandise via internet auction. We do not have control over the items that are posted in the auction site and cannot guarantee the authenticity and quality of said items. We are not responsible for the actions the sellers/buyers take before, during, and after the auction, typographical errors, misprints, loss of merchandise/money, damage or failure of equipment, due to your visit to this auction site. Use of this site is at your own risk, and content is presented 'As-Is'.
3) Bidding and Selling - As a user, you may bid and/or sell merchandise on this auction site. As a bidder, you know that placing a bid is a binding contract between you and the seller, and the bid cannot be retracted unless due to fault by the seller of typographical error, or other error, due to human error on the seller's part. Once you place a bid and win, you will be obligated to buy the product at the said price you indicated as your bid. Placing a bid on this auction site, and winning, then not paying for the product is illegal in most states prosecution can result to you. As a seller, the item that you place up for bids must be real. Pre-sales are excepted as long as the item is so noted prominently. Once a bid has been placed for your item, you are being placed in a binding contract with the potential buyer of the product, if that bid shall be the highest bid. Once the auction goes above the reserve price and ends, sellers are obligated to sell to the highest bidder and high bidders are obligated to buy the item they've won. If the reserve price was not met, neither the seller nor the high bidder are not obligated in any way to sell/buy the item. As a seller, you are not allowed to bid on your own items. KartAuctions.com keeps track of Internet IP addresses used by each member. If it's discovered that a seller or someone in their household has bid on their auction from the same IP address as was used to list an auction, that auction will be deleted.
4) Posting Items - As a user, you are welcome to post items up for sale on this auction. We do have restrictions on what items you may sell, and what you may not sell. You may not sell illegal merchandise, including pirated software and music, firearms, adult videos, or anything that is pornographic. Items that are posted for bids are subject to review by the staff, and my be removed without prior notice, if in violation. For more information please see our list of Prohibited items.
5) Privacy - We gather your information so that other people will have it on hand when they win your auction, or you win their auction. Personal information is not sold, rented, or used in any other way without your permission. Personal information sent to a user regarding a product bought or sold on the auction is not to be used for any other purpose, except for communication regarding the auction item.
6) Warranty - This website is provided to you in 'as-is' condition, without any warranty or conditions. This site is not liable for any damages resulting in an auction, or your visit to the site.
Suspension or Termination
Here are some things that will get you suspended, terminated, and/or prosecuted
A) Giving us false information when registering, such as a false name or fraudulent contact information.
B) We are against Spam and we respect the privacy of our users. We do not use "cookies" or any other method to gather information about users of this website other than legitimate registration. We use your e-mail address for contacting buyers or sellers only. Any use of this private information by anyone else is strictly prohibited and we WILL take action.
C) Don't bid unless you intend to buy. Don't offer an item unless you intend to follow though with the winning bidder. For a buyer or seller not to honor an auction bid, it is illegal in many states.
D) Don't list items in inappropriate categories just to get additional exposure or for any other reason. Violators of this policy are subject to suspension or termination. If you have something that does not fit any of our categories, please send an e-mail to the Administrator@KartAuctions.com and request that a category be added to the auction site.
E) No sellers can bid on their own products to artificially raise the selling price. However, if you made a legitimate mistake and started the item too low (and no one has bid on it yet) you may edit the opening bid amount by viewing your item and clicking on "Edit Item".
F) Any one attempting to compromise the safety, security, data integrity, service, or any other attribute of this auction site will face account termination and applicable legal action. We've worked hard to present this auction opportunity for you and will not allow one or two to ruin it for the many.
G) Any one attempting to post illegal merchandise, including pirated software and music, firearms, adult videos, any item in any way infringing on a legitimate copyright, or anything that is affiliated with pornography, etc. Links within your auctions to sites violating the above are included. Items that are posted for bids are subject to review by our staff, and may be removed without prior notice, if in violation of the User Agreement. The violator posting such items will be dealt with!
Conditions of Service
This auction acts only as a provider of a place for buyers and sellers to buy and sell approved items. We have no control over quality, usability, legality, et al of the items auctioned here. In other words, we provide this website in an 'as-is' condition, without a warranty or condition. This auction site is not liable for any damages resulting in an auction, or your visit to the site. This auction site is not responsible nor liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly, indirectly, incidentally, or consequentially by anything on or related to this auction site.
We cannot and will not get involved in disputes between users. In the case that you have such a dispute, by registering on this site, you are releasing this auction site and its agents, employees, and assignees, and any affiliated companies or individuals from any claims, suspected and unsuspected, whether disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of, or in any way connected to, any disputes. We suggest and expect that users will employ common good business practices and personal courtesy to avoid disputes. If another user has a complaint with you, please establish a polite dialog with him or her to resolve the dispute to mutual satisfaction. Above all, when buying something from someone ( whether on the internet or anywhere else ) your best protection is to be an informed buyer. You may have heard the Latin warning, "Caveat Emptor" meaning, Buyer Beware!
We cannot, and will not, be held responsible for any interruption in service, caused by any means, therefore we cannot guarantee continual, uninterrupted service as our website could be interfered with by means outside of our control.
The use of a trademark or service mark in your auctions should be capitalized and indication as such. Since we have no control over posting, the use of any trademark or service mark in this auction, proper or improper, cannot and should not be construed as affecting the validity of that trademark or service mark.
We reserve the right to remove anyone from this auction at any time for any reason we deem sufficient and without explanation.
We will not tolerate any violations of law or regulations by any actions, especially those that are libelous, threatening, harassing, or obscene.
Prohibited Items
This auction site places certain restrictions on the types of items and services offered for sale and the types of listings posted to the site. Please review the following list of items, services and listing types that may not be listed and, upon discovery of these type of items, they will be removed at our sole discretion.
Items and Services
Items and services that infringe on another party's copyright, patent, license, trademark or other proprietary right, including rights of publicity and privacy or where the offering of such items and services is prohibited by law
Any item that is illegal to sell under any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation
Items to which a false or illegal description is applied
Stolen or illegally imported goods
Adult Items that depict, simulate, display, offer or describe in textual or visual depiction all manner of sexual acts, genitalia, pornography, erotica, child pornography, sexual toys and related accessories, links to Adult Only websites, Adult Only domain names for sale, or any item that would fall under the category of Adult Only
All Firearms, Military weapons, Explosives and ammunition
All Fireworks, pyrotechnics, and explosives
Alcoholic beverages for consumption
Drugs, drug paraphernalia, narcotics, prescription medication
Human body parts, remains, fluids
Live or stuffed animals, pets, livestock or animal body parts, skins, pelts
Clothing advertised as used, dirty, soiled, or unwashed
Any device or component used to illegally acquire the use of a utility or service, i.e., TV Descramblers
Bulk e-mail lists
Lottery tickets, raffle tickets or raffle auctions
Multi-level marketing schemes(MLM) or Pyramid schemes
Stock, bonds, or securities of live or existing companies
Books, Manuals, Software, or literature promoting violence or containing hate literature
Books, Manuals, Software, or literature that provide instructions on how to perform or engage in any form of illegal activity
Items and Services which, in our sole discretion, are objectionable or otherwise inconsistent with our terms of use.
Listing Types
Listings that are wholly or mainly intended to divert buyers away from the listings themselves
Listings with links to another website where you are offering the same item for sale at a value lower than your stated opening price
Listings that sell low-valued items advertising other site's sales
Listings that require bidders to purchase additional items or services
Listings that require bidders to participate in raffles or lotteries
Listings that charge excessive shipping and handling fees to winning bidders
Listing Types which, in our sole discretion, are objectionable or otherwise inconsistent with our terms of use. Your use of this auction marks your acceptance in full of these Terms and Conditions.