General User Agreement & Terms and Conditions

Rights To Suspend or Terminate.

You agree that this web-site, in its own discretion, may terminate any auction or use of the service immediately and without notice if (a) We believe that you are not abiding by the general rules of this web-site
(b) You have repeatedly broken a certain term (c) You have listed a suspicious item (d) We believe you to be a non paying bidder. In most cases when we suspect foul play we will suspend your account/listing whilst we investigate further. If our investigation is conclusive then your account with us will be terminated. If your account is terminated due to any of the above you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees paid.

Your Conduct.

Member is solely responsible for the contents of his or her transmissions through the Service. Member's use of the Service is subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations. Member agrees: (1) to comply with US law regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States through the Service; (2) not to use the Service for illegal purposes; (3) not to interfere or disrupt networks connected to the Service; and (4) to comply with all regulations, policies and procedures of networks connected to the Service.

Member agrees not to transmit through the Service any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature. Member further agrees not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation. Attempts to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems are prohibited. This Auction Site may, at its sole discretion, immediately terminate Service should Member's conduct fail to conform with these Terms of Service and User Agreement.

Membership.

1. User Verification

Because of difficulties involved with verification over the Internet, ShoppersArena is unable to guarantee that a user is who they may claim to be. If you are uncertain as to another users identity, we suggest that you contact them. You may also review any members feedback profile to see what others have said about dealing with them. We reserve the right to contact members at any time and attempt to verify registration information, as submitted, during scheduled or random membership auditing. You must be the person who registered or account will be terminated.

General Terms.

2. Disputes and Release

This site acts as the window for sellers to conduct auctions and for bidders to bid on sellers' auctions. We are not involved in the actual transaction between buyers and sellers. As a result, we have no control over the quality, safety or legality of the items listed the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of sellers to sell items or the ability of buyers to buy items. We cannot and do not control whether or not sellers will complete the sale of items they offer or buyers will complete the purchases of items they have bid on.
In addition, note that there are risks of dealing with foreign nationals, underage persons or people acting under false pretence.
This Web-site shall not be responsible for any items sold by Auction, for any damage to items during transit or during the inspection period, nor for misrepresentations and/or breaches of contract by either buyer and/or seller. This web-site shall not be responsible for the cost of procurement of substitute goods or any losses resulting form any goods purchased or obtained. You hereby release ShoppersArena (including all officers, employees, parent companies, contractors, suppliers, or agents) from any and all types of damages or claims resulting from such disputes.
This web-site assumes no liability for the content of the listings.
However if you fall victim of a fraudulent transaction we will assist you as much as we can.

3. Placing Bids or Buying

By placing a bid on or buying an item listed on Shoppersarena, you are stating that you have the ability and intention to purchase the item for the amount of your bid, should the auction end and you are the high bidder, or to purchase an item for a stated price. In the case of a reserve auction, if your bid meets or exceeds the sellers stated reserve price, you agree to purchase the item for the amount of your winning bid.
Before placing a bid in an auction or buying, you should be certain you understand all terms and conditions of the sale as indicated by the seller. Placing a bid is considered a legal, binding contract in most states. If you have any questions about an item, or the seller offering the item, you should ask the seller before placing your bid.
Only in certain situations would bid withdrawal be acceptable. These situations may include:
a) The seller has made material changes to the description of the item after your bid was placed.
b) The seller has made a typographical error in the description of the item.
c) You have contacted the seller and requested that your bid be retracted, and the seller agrees to do so.
Bidders may not engage in the following activity:
a) Bidding in a manner that causes the maximum bid of other bidders to be revealed, then retracting your high bid, and bid again at a lower increment above the true high bidder.
b) Placing bids for the purpose of exposing the sellers reserve price, then retracting your bid and bid again later with a secondary User ID.
c) Bidding on any item that you do not have the intention or means to purchase at the close of the auction, should your high bid cause you to win the auction, or buying an item at a stated price without intention or means to purchase. You are encouraged to ask the seller of an item listed on sellersarena any questions you may have regarding the sale of, or condition of, the item before placing your bid.
d) By placing a bid, you further state that the purchase and or delivery of the item does not violate any local, state or federal laws, regulations or guidelines regarding the sale or distribution of such item.

4. Listing.

Placing an item for auction is an irrevocable offer to sell an item to the winning bidder. There is a minimum 10 item listing in every store. Management will remind sellers if their listings fall below 10. If the sellers continue to do this the store will be closed.The winning bidder is the highest bidder on the item, or in the event of a tie, the bidder who placed the highest bid chronologically earliest. In the case of a reserve price auction a bid is only a winning bid if it meets or exceeds the reserve price on the item. In the case of a Dutch auction there may be more than one winning bid depending on the quantity of items available and the number of bids placed.
Listing an item constitutes entering a binding legal agreement to sell the item to the highest bidder as determined by the rules of the auction. Items listed on this auction site may not be concurrently offered for sale on any other online auction site. Once an item is listed and has received a winning bid, the item may not be withdrawn from sale. Please consider carefully whether you want to place an item for auction.

When listing items, ensure that the items listed for auction do not infringe upon the copyright, trademark or other rights of those third parties. By listing items for sale on this site you represent to us that your items do not infringe on the intellectual property of any third party and that you have a legal right to sell the items you list.

Your description of the item must be truthful and accurate. Adding additional unrelated keywords to your listing to make it show up through our Search facilities is prohibited. Item Titles may not be in ALL CAPS.

You may not post on our site or sell through our site any: (a) item that, by paying to us the store subscription fee or Home Page Featured or Category Featuerd fees, could cause us to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation, or (b) live animals, human beings or body parts (relics, skulls, human remains or other parts), bulk email lists, illegal weapons, instructions/kits/plans/parts designed to illegally convert firearms to full-auto fire, instructions/kits/plans/parts designed to illegally build silencers, or instructions on how to build bombs or explosives.

In the event of a conflict, the rules of the auction as specified by this document supercede the terms stated in the seller's auction listing. A seller may not alter the rules of the auction by the language of his listing.

By listing an item, you authorize us to release your contact information, including name, address, email, and telephone number, to the bidders who place bids on this item.

5. Listing Content / Multiple Listings.

Auction listings must offer a specific product or service at a specific price. Any listing deemed to be general advertising instead of an offering of something specific for sale will be removed. We reserve the right to edit or remove auction listings as deemed necessary by the auction site. Listings may be moved to a different category if deemed inappropriate for the listed category, so put your listing in the most appropriate category. We reserve the right to remove any listing deemed inappropriate or in violation of the letter or spirit of our rules.
We do not allow the posting of excessive numbers of listings for the same item. Excessive duplicate listings will be removed without notice.

6.Terms of Sale.

Unless otherwise stated in the seller's Auction Description, the terms of sale of an auction item are as follows:

Buyer pre-pays in US funds by personal or business check, bank check, money order, or Escrow.
Personal or business checks will be held until they clear (7 business days).
Buyer pays estimated/actual cost of shipping and insurance.
Payment must be received within 10 days of initial contact by seller
Item is guaranteed to be working and as described when delivered; no other warranty (express or implied) is offered by seller.

Other items such as ammunition or knives must require proof of age before they can be shipped.All sellers are responsible for obtaining proper proof of age prior to selling Ammunition and Knives.

The seller can hold personal checks or money orders until payment clears for a maximum of seven (7) business days. Items must be shipped promptly upon clearance of funds. In general, no transaction should take over 30 days from the close of auction until the buyer receives the item. Seller (or seller's common carrier) is responsible for the item until the item is received by the buyer or the buyer's transfer dealer. We strongly recommend insuring all shipments and using delivery confirmation wherever possible.

7. System Abuse.

This auction site reserves the right to refuse service to anyone. We will exercise this right with "problem" buyers who win an auction and fail to complete the transaction, and with "problem" sellers who list an item and fail to sell it to the high bidder(s).

Without limiting any other remedies, this auction site may terminate your account if you are found (by conviction, settlement, insurance or escrow investigation, or otherwise) to have engaged in fraudulent activity in connection with our site.

You agree to be liable for and to pay for any costs incurred by this site for your misuse of the site or for your violation of any of the site's rules, including but not limited to Store subscription fee, Home Page Featured and Category Featured fees. As well as the cost of our time spent in resolving deliberate rules violations.

8. Bid Manipulation.

Bid manipulation of any kind is expressly forbidden. A seller is prohibited from placing bids or arranging to have bids placed on behalf of seller, seller's agent or assigns. No shill bidding is allowed. Buyers are prohibited from communicating with each other with the purpose of manipulating the final purchase price of an item.

9. Technical Difficulties.

This auction site is not responsible for bids not being processed or not being accepted due to technical difficulties. Auctions will not be extended due to technical problems. Do not wait until the last minute to bid!

10. User-Generated Content.

This auction site is not responsible for the content of user-generated content including auction listings, messages on our message forums, feedback, pictures, etc. For legal reasons we do not screen user-generated content.

You are solely responsible for any information you post our use on this site, and we act as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of this information. If you post information that is slanderous, violates any international, federal, state, or local law, or violates the intellectual property of another party you will be solely liable for the consequences. We may take any action with respect to such information we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion if we believe it may create liability for us or may cause us to lose (in whole or in part) the services of our ISPs or other suppliers.

11. Illegal Items/ Prohibited Items