Muir Estate Online Art Auction: Session 1

Welcome to Courthouse Gallery Fine Art's Online Auction. In an effort to put as many Muir Estate artworks into private hands as possible, we will hold a monthly online auction of paintings by Emily Muir (1904-2003) and William Muir (1902-1964) during the 2010 winter. Each auction will begin the first Friday of the month and last for ten days. Reminder notices for upcoimg auctions will be sent by email, so please register if you would like to particiapte.

More About Emily Muir

More About William Muir

By registering as a bidder through the Courthouse Gallery Online Auction Site, each bidder gives his or her express consent to particpate in our online auction. Personal contact information is collected in order that we can efficiently process your registration and your bids. This information is not distributed or used for any other purpose.

See our Auction Guidelines and Rules for more information, or billing procedures should you obtain a winning bid.

Have fun and enjoy! –Karin Wilkes, Owner/Director

This session has ended. Congratulations to the winners!

Placing Your Bid

You must be a registered user to bid on items. By bidding, you are stating that you are ready and willing to purchase that item for your bid amount, plus any shipping charges and Maine State sales taxes if applicable. If you are outbid, or your bid does not meet the reserve price, you are under no obligation to buy. In all other cases, you are entering a contract with Courthouse Gallery Fine Art to buy the item, and to deliver payment within the time period specified. Your bids are final and non-retractable.

What to do if Your Bid is the Winner

A notification will be sent to the high bidder immediately after the end of a successful auction. You should contact the gallery via email, or by phone (207-667-6611) within 3 days after the end of the auction. We recommend calling us over the phone before sending payment. You can pay by credit card or check. We accpet Master Card and Visa.

Once we hear from you, we can settle upon the the payment arrangements, shipping arrangements, and expected delivery. You have 10 days after auction closing to complete the payment transaction. If you cannot make the payment within the 10 day, the item will go to the next highest bidder.

Overtime

Normally, an auction closes at the scheduled time as displayed within the listing. However, if there are successful bids entered within the last 5 minutes of the closing time, then the auction will go into overtime. The auction is extended until there are no further bids for a continuous 5 minutes. This is similar to an auctioneer continuing to take bids until there is no further interest. For example, if a new bid comes in with 4 minutes left in the auction, then there will be 1 minute of overtime unless more bids come in. Overtime helps dissuade "snipers", or last second bidders. For example, you may have spent considerable time achieving your high bid status at an auction. Without overtime, someone could time their bid entry to within a few seconds of the closing, leaving you without enough time to notice the bid and enter one in response. This is a common practice at online auctions, and unfair because you would not know that this person is waiting to pounce on you. At a live physical auction, at least you can see your competition, and the auctioneer will continue with the auction to give you a chance to respond. Five minutes usually is enough time to receive an outbid email from our system, log in to our site, and place a bid.