Sale of Work
The
following Terms and Conditions must be agreed between Tim Seaward ("the
Artist"),
and the Buyer of Artwork(s) ("the Buyer") before an artwork may be
sold.
These terms and conditions will use the term "Artwork(s)" for all
artwork produced by Tim Seaward,
the images of which being found on www.ablot.com, www.wanttopaint.com, and surrealists.wanttopaint.com, and "The Websites"
for the website addresses http://www.ablot.com www.wanttopaint.com, and surrealists.wanttopaint.com
1. General
The Artist makes the following representations and warranties that his
Artwork:
a. is the Artist's unique work-product;
b. is solely owned by the Artist, neither borrowed or stolen from, nor owned
in part or in full by, any other party;
c. is free and clear of all security interests, liens and other claims;
d. The Artist has full rights and powers of sale and transfer, there is no judgment
outstanding against the Artist.
e. The Artist will sell Artworks as Originals.
f. The Artist is available for commissions.
g. The Artist will sell and ship Artworks to anywhere in the World.
h. These Terms and Conditions may be changed without notice.
2.
Before purchasing Originals
a. The Buyer, or any person authorised by the Buyer may view the Artwork
firsthand at any time agreed
by the Artist and the Buyer, prior to any purchase. This is not a requirement
but the Artist strongly recommends this for the sake of a satisfactory transaction.
b. An Artwork will be deemed sold once the Buyer has agreed to purchase it and
has submitted payment in full.
c. The Buyer must check that the descriptions of the Artwork found on the The
Websites meet with their requirements before purchasing ie: dimensions, colours,
media, ground, condition, frames, materials.
3.
Purchasing Originals
a. All Artworks may be purchased with a cheque, cash, or PayPal.
By Cheque
b. The Buyer agrees to notify the Artist by email or phone that they intend
to pay by cheque.
c. All cheques are to be made out to "Tim Seaward".
d. The Buyer agrees to inform the Artist if they intend to make a purchase by
cheque in any currency other than Euro's or GB Pounds, in which case the current exchange
rate fee will be incurred.
e. No cheques in currencies other than Euro's or GB Pounds which do not include the current
exchange rate fee will be accepted by the Artist.
f. Cheques received by the Artist will take up to seven days to clear with the
bank before the Artwork can be released.
By Cash
g. The Artist accepts no responsibility for cash sent by mail.
h. If purchasing by cash in any other currency than Euro's the current exchange
rate fee will be incurred.
i. No cash in currencies other than Euro's which do not include a current
exchange rate fee will be accepted by the Artist.
By PayPal
j. The Buyer agrees to notify the Artist by email or phone if they intend to
make a purchase by PayPal.
k. The Artist then agrees to send a link to PayPal's "Buy Now" button
specifically for the transaction.
l. If purchasing an Artwork valued over 2000 US Dollars by PayPal the Buyer
must have a PayPal account.
m. If using PayPal the Buyer may pay in any currency that can be paid into a PayPal account.
n. The Buyer agrees to pay all exchange fees or any other PayPal fees
to the Artist.
By instalments
o. Purchase can be made by instalments at no extra cost.
p. The Artwork will stay in the Artists possession and the Artist will remain
the owner of the Artwork until the purchase price has been paid in full, after
which time the Artwork will be released.
Shipping and Insurance
q. Shipping and insurance of all artworks is included in the purchase price
for all sales within the EU.
r. Shipping and insurance of all artworks is excluded in the purchase price
for all sales outside the EU, the cost of each individual packaged
artworks will be mutually agreed prior to any movement of the artworks.
4.
Delivery, and delivery timing, of Originals
The Artist agrees that deliveries shall be handled as follows:
a. All Artwork shall be packaged and shipped in accordance with the Buyers specifications,
or to shipping industry standards for items shipped.
b. The Artist shall be responsible for damage to Artwork caused from improperly
packaging of item.
c. Shipping shall be done using shipping methods that provide for tracking and
require a signature.
d. From the time the Artist's Bank has cleared monies paid for purchasing Artworks
in full, to the time the Buyer has received and signed for the packaged Artwork,
up to seven working days will be considered as acceptable within the UK.
e. Any Artworks to be shipped outside the EU will first be mutually agreed by
the Artist and the Buyer specific to the individual country. Agreed times will
be in accordance with usual shipping industry standard transit times.
5.
Returning Originals
The Artist agrees that returns shall be handled as follows:
a. The Buyer may return an Artwork for any reason whatsoever within the period
of, and including, ten days from the day the Artwork is delivered to an address
specified by the Buyer, and signed for by whomsoever receives the packaged Artwork.
b. Any Artwork to be returned must be packaged using the same packaging material
the Artwork was delivered in, unless the packaging was received by the Buyer,
or representative of the Buyer, in a damaged and unusable condition. In which
case the buyer will repack the Artwork using packaging similar to the original
packaging.
c. The Buyer and the Artist will agree as to which method of delivery service
will be used to return the original Artwork. Once an agreement has been made
then the Artist and the Buyer will take immediate action necessary to carry
out the return delivery.
d. Once the Artwork has been received by the Artist, the Artist will inspect
the packaging and the Artwork.
e. The Artist will not refund any money for Artwork returned to the Artist damaged
because of inadequate packaging.
f. The Artist agrees to refund in full any money for Artwork returned to the
Artist in the same condition as it was originally sent, the Artwork being without
any scratches, marks of any sort, tears in the canvas, holes in the canvas,
scuffs to the painted surface, or chips to the paintwork.
g . The Buyer may return an Artwork if it has been damaged during transportation
from the Artist directly to the Buyer, or to an address agreed by the Buyer
and the Artist, in which case the Buyer will inform the Artist immediately on
receipt of any damaged artwork, and will make immediate arrangements for the
artwork to be returned to the Artist. The Buyer will ensure that the artwork
is packed and shipped to the Artists requirements.
c. The Artist will pay for the return of the damaged artwork, and will refund
the Buyer the total amount of the artwork.