The Green Shoots auction
The Independent Christmas Appeal 2004
Thursday, 23 December 2004
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Lot 1: A Day at the Paper Lot 2: Meet the Boss Lot 3: 48 Hours Lot 4: Yasmin Tea Lot 5: Will Self Lot 6: Mark Hix and his Hot Lix Lot 7: Absolutely Frankellous Lot 8: Authorland Lot 9: Serving an Ace Lot 10: Bouquets of Barbed Wine Lot 11: Make-up Makeover Lot 12: Waiter, Waiter Lot 13: Rambling Tales Lot 14: Green Fingers Lot 15: Hello Sailor Lot 16: First Night Lot 17: Axe Heroics Lot 18: Top Gear Lot 19: Wigwam Bam Lot 20: Strip Tease Lot 21: On the Ball | Lot 22: Touch Down Lot 23: Lunch on the House Lot 24: Novel Approach Lot 25: Let's see Action Lot 26: Snapped Lot 27: Family Plot Lot 28: Country Life Lot 29: Steel in the Smoke Lot 30: Poison Pen Lot 31: Bowled Over Lot 32: Making Faces Lot 33: Sayle Time Lot 34: Beadle's About Lot 35: Trench Memories Lot 36: Pandora Night Lot 37: Agony Corner Lot 38: Mad World Lot 39: Hold the Front Page | |
How to enter by post Send a postcard with your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address, the number of the Lot for which you are bidding plus the size of your bid, to: CHARITY AUCTION, Independent House, 191 Marsh Wall, London E14 9RS. The auction closes at noon on Thursday 23 December 2004. Each lot carries a minimum reserve price of £100. All bids are binding. The Editor's decision is final. Terms and conditions By bidding for any lot you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. The auction is open to UK residents aged 18 or over. When you place a bid you thereby enter a contractually binding obligation, with irrevocable effect, to complete the transaction if you are the winning bidder of that lot. The 'winning bidder' is the person certified to be the highest bidder by the Editor at the end of the auction, provided that their bid meets the reserve, and it includes any under–bidder who is awarded the lot following the failure for any reason of a higher bid. If there are two or more bidders with equal claims to be the winning bidder, the Editor shall select one by drawing names out of a hat. All payments must be made by cheque payable to "Independent Christmas Appeal". No other method of payment will be accepted, including, but not limited to, any credit card, CAF Charity Card/Voucher/Cheque or any other similar charity account payment. The editor's decision in all respects as to the winning bid is final and cannot be challenged, nor will any explanation or reason be given. You are not able to retract any bid under any circumstances after it has been submitted to us. Before you place any bid you must ensure that you are legally able to bid for and to buy that particular lot. It is the responsibility of all bidders to ensure that, should they be the winning bidder, they have the necessary permissions or authorisations to carry out the activity specified in the bid, including (by way of example, not limitation) appropriate indentification, clean driving licence and minimum age qualification, security clearance, and so on. If you want to know what qualification is required for the winner of any lot you should email denise.thompson@independent.co.uk. If you are the highest bidder, but in the sole and unfettered judgment of the Editor you do not meet any such qualification, then the Editor shall be entitled without challenge or complaint to award the lot to the next highest bidder who does meet the qualification. Lots will lapse, and not be claimable, unless fulfilled within 2005. If you wish to give a lot as a gift, specific approval must be obtained from the Editor, via denise.thompson@independent.co.uk, in advance of bidding. Unless otherwise specifically agreed by the Editor, a lot can only be enjoyed by the winning bidder within the UK or as otherwise specified. Names of winning bidders will be published in The Independent and on the website on Friday, 24 December. By bidding for any lot, you agree that should you be a winning bidder your name can be used for publicity purposes associated with the auction. Winning bidders will, thereafter, be sent a letter setting out the details for claiming their lot which will include requirements relating to the due payment of the bid fee. Failure to comply with these requirements shall render a bid void, and the lot so affected will be awarded to the appropriate under–bidder at the Editor's discretion. It shall be the responsibility of the winning bidder to come to agreement with the appropriate member of The Independent's staff or columnist over arrangements for the fulfilment of their prize. all the aspects of the fulfillment of the bids are subject to such agreement being reached and to availability. Winning bidders cannot claim any cash or other alternative to the lot they have won, and unless otherwise specifically agreed by tbe Editor they cannot transfer the lot to any other person. Independent Digital will not be liable for any circumstances beyond its reasonable control that prevent a lot being taken up by a winning bidder. No correspondence will be entered into. The decision of the Editor shall be final and unchallengable and in his absolute discretion he may declare any entry void. Unless the entrant specifically requests the contrary by e-mailing webmaster@inuk.co.uk, Independent Digital will hold their personal details on its own or a duly authorised agent's registered database for the purposes of contacting you by e-mail, SMS or telephone to offer you commercial opportunities that may be of interest to you. From time to time other carefully selected organisations may be licensed by us to use that data to similar effect. All individual data will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy. | ||
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Join our multi-award-winning editor-in-chief Simon Kelner for a power-lunch at The Ivy, London's trendiest media eating-house, in London's west end. Try the bang-bang chicken, gaze at Jude Law on Table 4 and grill the Indy's helmsman on his future plans. (Last year: £2,200).
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