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 UserAgreement / Terms and Conditions

Welcome to CollectorsCentral, owned and produced by CollectorsCentral and its parent corporation, its subsidiary and affiliate corporations, successors, and assigns. CollectorsCentral provides the leading community and portal for collectibles information. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new Products and Services, including the addition of new CollectorsCentral properties shall be subject to these Terms and Conditions.

CollectorsCentral makes available a variety of products and services through www.CollectorsCentral.com subject to these General Terms and Conditions ("Terms and Conditions"). In addition, there are a variety of special products and services offered through CollectorsCentral that have separate registration procedures and separate terms and conditions, terms of service, user agreements, or similar legal agreement. When you are using any service or product on CollectorsCentral that does not have a separate legal agreement, the Terms and Conditions set forth here will apply. CollectorsCentral also may supplement the Terms and Conditions with posted guidelines or rules applicable to specific areas of the CollectorsCentral Network. In addition, CollectorsCentral also may offer other services from time to time that are governed by the terms of service of the respective service partners.

Because the Terms and Conditions contain legal obligations, please read them carefully.

The Terms and Conditions contain a variety of provisions that are generally applicable to the Products and Services and some provisions that apply to particular Products and Services. The following is a list of links to the various provisions in the Terms and Conditions. The headings contained in these provisions, and reflected in these links, however, are solely for your convenience and have no legal import. While this list of links may help you locate particular provisions, you should understand that you will be bound by the entire Terms and Conditions.

1. ACCEPTANCE
By using the Products and Services, you are agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by, and to comply with, these Terms and Conditions and any other posted guidelines or rules applicable to any of www.CollectorsCentral, Product or Service. All such guidelines and rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms and Conditions.

2. CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE
Use of the Products and Services is subject to compliance with these Terms and Conditions. You acknowledge and agree that CollectorsCentral may terminate your access to CollectorsCentral or to any of the Products and Services should you fail to comply with the Terms and Conditions or any other guidelines and rules published by CollectorsCentral. Any such termination shall be in CollectorsCentral's sole discretion and may occur without prior notice, or any notice. CollectorsCentral further reserves the right to terminate any user's access to the CollectorsCentral or to any of the Products and Services for any conduct that CollectorsCentral, in its sole discretion, believes is or may be directly or indirectly harmful to other users, to CollectorsCentral or its subsidiaries, affiliates, or business contractors, or to other third parties, or for any conduct that violates any local, state, federal, or foreign laws or regulations. CollectorsCentral further reserves the right to terminate any user's access to CollectorsCentral or to any of the Products and Services for any reason or for no reason at all, in CollectorsCentral's sole discretion, without prior notice, or any notice.

In order to use the Products and Services, users must have access to the World Wide Web and must navigate the Internet to http://www.CollectorsCentral or another of the URLs associated with the CollectorsCentral. Be aware that the majority of CollectorsCentral is for general audiences, although there are certain areas on CollectorsCentral that may contain adult or mature content and different areas where content is specifically created for children under 13 years of age. Where there is mature or adult content, individuals who are less than 18 years of age or are not permitted to access such content under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction may not access such content. There are also other (mainly commerce-related) areas of CollectorsCentral not open to persons under 18 years of age. With respect to general audience content, if CollectorsCentral learns that anyone under the age of 13 has accessed the Products and Services, CollectorsCentral will require verified parental consent, in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"). Certain areas of CollectorsCentral, however, may not be available to children under 13 under any circumstances.

CollectorsCentral does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected status.

3. REGISTRATION AND PRIVACY
Certain of the Products and Services will require the user to register and provide certain data. In consideration of use of such Products and Services, in registering and providing such data, you represent and warrant that: (a) the information about yourself is true, accurate, current, and complete (apart from optional items) as required by CollectorsCentral registration forms ("Registration Data") and (b) you will maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or CollectorsCentral has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, CollectorsCentral has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Products and Services.

All CollectorsCentral registrations become the exclusive property of CollectorsCentral, its affiliates and subsidiaries. CollectorsCentral reserves the right to use and reuse all registration and other personally identifiable user information subject to the CollectorsCentral Privacy Policy. Users may edit, update, alter or obscure their personally identifiable information at any time by following the instructions located in the CollectorsCentral site.

4. MEMBER CONDUCT
Upon registering, you will create a password and CollectorsCentral ID. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and ID, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or ID. You agree to (a) immediately notify CollectorsCentral of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. CollectorsCentral cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this requirement.

You acknowledge and agree that all information, code, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, pictures, graphics, video, chat, messages, files, or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not CollectorsCentral, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via the Services. CollectorsCentral does not control the user or third party Content posted via the Products and Services, and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such user or third party Content. You acknowledge and Agree that by using the Products and Services, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will the CollectorsCentral be liable in any way for any user or third party Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any such Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any such Content posted, emailed or otherwise transmitted via the Products and Services. As a general matter, CollectorsCentral does not pre-screen user or third party Content posted on CollectorsCentral, except for certain areas where CollectorsCentral employs certain automated screening software, although CollectorsCentral reserves the right to do so. CollectorsCentral does not guarantee that any screening will be done to your satisfaction or that any screening will be done at all. CollectorsCentral reserves the right to monitor some, all, or no areas of the Products and Services for adherence to these Terms and Conditions or any other rules or guidelines posted by CollectorsCentral.

Prohibited Conduct

You agree that you will not use CollectorsCentrals Network Products and Services to:
  • Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit or post links to any Content, or select any member or user name or email address, that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, hateful, or racially, sexually, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
  • Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit or post links to any Content that promotes illegal activity, including without limitation the provision of instructions for illegal activity.
  • Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit or post links to any Content that exploits the images of children under 18 years of age, or that discloses personally identifying information belonging to children under 18 years of age.
  • Harm minors in any other way.
  • Collect or store personally identifying information about other users for commercial or unlawful purposes.
  • Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a CollectorsCentral Network official, employee, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
  • Employ misleading email addresses or falsify information in the header, footer, return path, or any part of any communication, including emails, transmitted through the Products and Services.
  • Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit or post links to any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or regulation or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, or proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements).
  • Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit, or post links to any Content that facilitates hacking.
  • Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit or post links to any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, service mark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party, or contributing to inducing or facilitating such infringement. This prohibition shall include, without limitation, the following forms of software piracy:
  • Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas that are designated for such purpose.
  • Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any material that contains software viruses, worms, trojan horses, time bombs, trap doors or any other computer code, files or programs or repetitive requests for information designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or to diminish the quality of, interfere with the performance of, or impair the functionality of the Products and Services or CollectorsCentral.
  • Conduct your own contests and promotions.
  • Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit or post links to any Content regarding any raffle, contest or game requiring a fee by participants.
  • Modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, link, display or in any way exploit any Content from any CollectorsCentral database, including, without limitation, by incorporating data from any CollectorsCentral database into any e-mail or "white pages" products or serviced, whether browser-based, based on proprietary client-site applications, web-based, or otherwise.
  • Sell, distribute, or make any commercial use of data obtained from any CollectorsCentral database or make any other use of data from any CollectorsCentral database in a manner which could be expected to offend the person for whom the data is relevant.
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Products and Services or servers or networks connected to the Products and Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Products and Services.
  • Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law.
  • Use the Products or Services to sell, purchase, or offer to sell or purchase any registered or unregistered securities.
  • Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any material that is false, misleading, or designed to manipulate any equity, security, or other market.
  • Disobey any CollectorsCentral employee or representative or interfere with any action by any CollectorsCentral employee or representative to redress any violation of these Terms and Conditions.
  • Access the Products and Services after your account or access has been terminated by CollectorsCentral.
  • Fail to complete any transaction after submitting an order to purchase any goods or services from individual Merchants in CollectorsCentral Shop or from any seller in CollectorsCentral Auctions, subject to the individual Merchant's or seller's terms and conditions governing such transactions.
  • Submit any order to purchase goods or services from individual Merchants in CollectorsCentral Shop or from any seller in CollectorsCentral Auctions where you do not intend to complete the transaction.
  • Decompile, disassemble, modify, translate, adapt, reverse engineer, create derivative works from, or sublicense any software deployed in connection with the Products and Services.
  • Engage in manipulative bidding through CollectorsCentral Auctions, such as by making bids solely for the purpose of instigating other bidders to withdraw bids and then retracting your bid to bid at a lower price or by using multiple accounts to drive up bidding on items you are offering for sale.
  • Advertise, offer for sale, or sell any item you are prohibited from advertising or selling by any applicable local, state, national, or international law, including regulations having the force of law.
You acknowledge and agree that CollectorsCentral and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation), in their sole discretion, to refuse to publish, remove, or block access to any Content that is available via the Products and Services at any time, for any reason, or for no reason at all, with or without notice. Without limitation CollectorsCentral and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation), in their sole discretion, to refuse to publish, remove, or block access to any Content that violates the Terms and Conditions or is otherwise objectionable as determined by CollectorsCentral, in its sole discretion. CollectorsCentral may also terminate access to, or membership in, the CollectorsCentral Network, or any portion thereof, for violating these Terms and Conditions. You acknowledge and agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by or obtained through the use ofCollectorsCentral.

You expressly acknowledge and agree that CollectorsCentral may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Terms and Conditions; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of CollectorsCentral, its users and the public. You acknowledge and agree that the technical processing and transmission of the Products and Services, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. You further acknowledge and agree that other data collected and maintained by CollectorsCentral with regard to its users may be disclosed in accordance with CollectorsCentral's Privacy Policy.

5. LICENSE TO MEMBER WEB PAGES AND OTHER USER CONTENT
By submitting information to CollectorsCentral, you grant CollectorsCentral a world-wide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, worldwide, unrestricted license to use, copy, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, create compilations including, and distribute such web page, and any associated Content, for the limited purposes of publishing and promoting the user's web page in connection with the particular service with which the user has chosen to have the web page hosted and for publishing and promoting such web page elsewhere within CollectorsCentral. Such license shall apply with respect to any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. The term of the license will extend only for the duration of the user's membership with the particular CollectorsCentral service. In the event that such membership is terminated, CollectorsCentral will relinquish all rights to the user's Content as described above following the duration of any applicable promotional activities ongoing at the time the membership is terminated. You acknowledge and agree that CollectorsCentral runs advertisements on the web pages of its users and grant CollectorsCentral the right to do so. These advertisements may include, without limitation, "banner" advertisements and "pop-up text" advertisements. The manner, mode, and extent of such advertising is subject to change.

With respect to any other Content posted by or in connection with the Products and Services, you grant CollectorsCentral a world-wide, royalty free, perpetual, license to use, copy, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, create compilations including, create derivative works of, and distribute such Content to publish and promote such Content in connection with the particular Products and Services and to publish and promote such Content elsewhere within CollectorsCentral. Such license shall apply with respect to any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.

6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CollectorsCentral DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COLLECTORSENTRAL DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. COLLECTORSENTRAL SIMILARLY DISCLAIMS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY WARRANTIES FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE OBTAINED THROUGH THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT CollectorsCentral DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, CONTENT, COMPLETENESS, LEGALITY, RELIABILITY, OR OPERABILITY OR AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION OR MATERIAL IN THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. COLLECTORSENTRAL DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELETION, FAILURE TO STORE, MISDELIVERY, OR UNTIMELY DELIVERY OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL. CollectorsCentral DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY HARM RESULTING FROM DOWNLOADING OR ACCESSING ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL THROUGH THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR HARM CAUSED BY VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. COLLECTORSENTRAL MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE RELIABILITY OR ACCESSIBILITY OF MEMBER WEB PAGES OR ANY STORAGE FACILITIES OFFERED BY COLLECTORSENTRAL.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS IN THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties. In such jurisdictions, the foregoing disclaimers may not apply to you insofar as they relate to implied warranties.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL COLLECTORSENTRAL BE LIABLE TO ANY USER ON ACCOUNT OF THAT USER'S USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE ON THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO PREVENT RECOVERY OF DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES (EVEN IF CollectorsCentral HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES). SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE ON THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES).

SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOST DATA. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR ANY INFORMATION OR MERCHANDISE THAT APPEARS ON, OR IS LINKED OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO, COLLECTORSENTRAL. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL ALSO APPLY TO ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY LOSS OF ACCESS TO, DELETION OF, FAILURE TO STORE, FAILURE TO BACK UP, OR ALTERATION OF MEMBER WEB PAGES OR OTHER CONTENT STORED THROUGHT THE COLLECTORSENTRAL NETWORK. COLLECTORSENTRAL 'S ENTIRE LIABILITY, IF ANY, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THE PREMIUM MEMBER'S MOST RECENT MEMBERSHIP FEE PAYMENT. FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO COLLECTORSENTRAL 'S PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE UNDER THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CLAIMS FOR FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM TO OPERATE, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY OF CollectorsCentral, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE FEE, IF ANY PAID BY THE USER FOR THE SYSTEM.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL COLLECTORSENTRAL BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ACTS OF NATURE, FORCES, OR CAUSES BEYOND ITS REASONABLE CONTROL, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INTERNET FAILURES, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT FAILURES, TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FAILURES, OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURES, ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURES, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, RIOTS, INSURRECTIONS, CIVIL DISTURBANCES, SHORTAGES OF LABOR OR MATERIALS, FIRES, FLOODS, STORMS, EXPLOSIONS, ACTS OF GOD, WAR, GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS, ORDERS OF DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN COURTS OR TRIBUNALS, NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIRD PARTIES, OR LOSS OF OR FLUCTUATIONS IN HEAT, LIGHT, OR AIR CONDITIONING.

In some jurisdictions, limitations of liability are not permitted. In such jurisdictions, the foregoing limitation may not apply to you.
8. REMOVAL OF LINKS
CollectorsCentral occasionally receives requests from people to remove links from CollectorsCentral. Although CollectorsCentral reserves the right to address such requests individually, the general approach that CollectorsCentral takes reflects the following principles: The catalogs and databases used in connection with the CollectorsCentral services consist of information that has been identified, indexed and compiled through an automated process with no advance review by human beings. Given the enormous volume of web site information added, deleted, and changed on a frequent basis, CollectorsCentral cannot and does not screen anything made available through the CollectorsCentral services' catalogs and databases. In other instances, CollectorsCentral makes available directories, indices, and references consisting of content that has been identified, indexed, and compiled by humans. Furthermore, some of the catalogs and databases that can be searched in CollectorsCentral are compiled by third parties through automated processes. For each web site reflected in CollectorsCentral search services' catalogs and databases, if either (i) a site owner restricts access to his or her web site or (ii) a site is taken down from the web, then, upon receipt of a request by the site owner in the first instance, and either the site owner or a third party in the second instance, CollectorsCentral would remove the link to that site the catalogs and databases or will pass the request along to any third party compiler of the catalog or database However, if the operator of the site does not take steps to prevent it, the automatic facilities used to create the catalogs and databases are likely to find it and index it again in a relatively short amount of time.

9. DISCLAIMER REGARDING THIRD PARTY CONTENT
CollectorsCentral offers access to numerous third party web pages and content available over the Internet. In overwhelming majority instances, including, but not limited to, sites displayed as search results or contained within a directory of links, CollectorsCentral has no control whatsoever over the content of such sites. In other instances, including, but not limited to, web pages hosted on CollectorsCentral or provided to CollectorsCentral by third parties, CollectorsCentral may set guidelines for what may appear on such web pages and may engage in certain screening, but generally exercises no control over the content of such web pages and is unable to police all such content. Third party content accessible through CollectorsCentral from such sources is developed by people over whom CollectorsCentral exercises no control. The search results that appear from the catalogs indexed by CollectorsCentral's spiders or web robots are automated, and CollectorsCentral cannot and does not screen the sites before including them in the catalogs from which such automated search results are gathered. Similarly, web pages hosted by CollectorsCentral are posted by third parties, and, with the exception of certain automated screening functions, CollectorsCentral cannot and does not screen such web pages before they are made accessible to other users of CollectorsCentral. Accordingly, CollectorsCentral assumes no responsibility for the content of any site included in any search results or otherwise linked to CollectorsCentral web sites or in any web page hosted for a third party within CollectorsCentral. In instances where CollectorsCentral does review the sites that are displayed in directories, indices, and/or references, or where CollectorsCentral makes available directories, indices, and/or references of sites compiled by third parties, the content located at such sites was developed third parties, and review of such sites by CollectorsCentral, if any, is narrowly limited to that which is necessary for compiling the particular set of links.

10. COMMUNITIES AND MESSAGE BOARDS GUIDELINES
Users of CollectorsCentral's Community, are expected to adhere to the guidelines below and are expected not to engage in any of the Prohibited Conduct described above. Any user failing to comply with these Terms and Conditions may be expelled from a chat room, a club or a message board by a CollectorsCentral moderator or host, and CollectorsCentral may terminate or restrict such user's CollectorsCentral accounts. In addition, CollectorsCentral may remove any Content that violates these Terms and Conditions or is otherwise objectionable, in CollectorsCentral's sole discretion.

Please read all the Prohibited Conduct Conduct described above before using the CollectorsCentral Communities' services, and keep in mind the following when using the CollectorsCentral Communities' services:
  • All information you submit in registering must be true, accurate, current, and complete (apart from optional items).
  • Do not rely on any information relating to investments or professional advice without first reading the Investment Information Disclaimer and Professional Information Disclaimer below.
  • Remember that people on the Internet are not always who they say they are and do not always publish truthful statements. CollectorsCentral cannot and does not ensure the accuracy of such statements.
  • Do not upload, post, email, otherwise transmit or post links to any Content, or select any member or user name or email address, that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, hateful, or racially, sexually, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
  • Do not stalk or otherwise harass other users.
  • Do not upload, post, email, otherwise transmit or post links to any Content that promotes illegal activity, including without limitation the provision of instructions for illegal activity.
  • Do not upload, post, email, otherwise transmit or post links to any Content that exploits the images of children under 18 years of age, or that discloses personally identifying information belonging to children under 18 years of age.
  • Do not impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a CollectorsCentral official, employee, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
  • Do not upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas that are designated for such purpose
  • Do not disrupt the normal flow of dialogue in a chat room, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Products and Services are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges.
  • Do not disobey any CollectorsCentral employee or representative or interfere with any action by any CollectorsCentral employee or representative to redress any violation of these Terms and Conditions.
  • Do not access any CollectorsCentral Communities' service after your account or access has been terminated by CollectorsCentral.
  • Do not upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit, or post links to any Content that facilitates hacking.
  • Do not interfere with or disrupt the Products and Services or servers or networks connected to the Products and Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Products and Services, including without limitation CollectorsCentral Network Chat hosts.
11. CollectorsCentral SHOP
The CollectorsCentral Shop Service ("CC Shop") is made available only to those users who are of the legal age of consent in their jurisdiction. You may not use CC Shop if you have not reached that age or, in any event, if you are less than eighteen (18) years old. You may only use CC Shop if you are a United States resident and may only use CC Shop from locations within the United States for transactions to be completed within the United States. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, you represent and warrant that you are a United States resident and are using CC Shop at a location within the United States for a transaction to be completed within the United States.

Users are obligated to submit information that is true, accurate, current, and complete. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, you represent and warrant that all such information submitted by you is true, accurate, current, and complete. Users are also required to maintain and update all such information in order to ensure that it remains true, accurate, current, and complete. Each time you update such information, you represent and warrant that such information is true, accurate, current, and complete.

By submitting an order to purchase any goods or services from individual Merchants, users are obligated to complete such transactions, subject to the individual Merchant's terms and conditions governing such transactions. Users are prohibited from submitting orders to purchase goods or services where they do not intend to complete such transactions.

Each user may use one password and may not use additional passwords. Each user is required to use his or her password for his or her own use only. Users may not permit others to use their passwords.
Users may not purchase goods or services that they are prohibited from purchasing or possessing by any law applicable to them in their jurisdictions. The responsibility for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws shall be the user's alone. By submitting an order to purchase goods or services, you represent and warrant that you have the legal right to purchase and possess such goods or services.

CollectorsCentral does not charge users for their use of CC Shop. CollectorsCentral, however, does charge Merchants certain fees for operating online stores, including transactional fees. CollectorsCentral reserves the right to alter these fees from time to time, without notice.

CollectorsCentral has no partnership, joint venture, employer-employee, or franchisor-franchisee relationship with any Merchant accessible through CC Shop or with any user of CC Shop. CollectorsCentral cannot confirm that any particular Merchant is who that Merchant claims to be. Nor can CollectorsCentral confirm the truth or accuracy of any statements made by Merchants or control whether Merchants who post statements through CC Shop will act in accordance with those statements. CollectorsCentral will not get involved in any dispute between users of the Service and Merchants accessible through CC Shop.

LIKE OTHER AREAS OF COLLECTORSCENTRAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, YOUR USE OF CC SHOP IS SUBJECT TO THE CAPITALIZED LANGUAGE SET FORTH ABOVE REGARDING DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. PLEASE RE-READ THOSE PROVISIONS CAREFULLY.

As with all other aspects of the Products and Services, by using CC Shop, you hereby agree that you shall be responsible for all tax obligations and costs that arise from or relate to your use of CC Shop, including, without limitation, tax obligations and costs for any transactions that arise from or relate to your use of CC Shop. CC Shop uses certain software licensed from Taxware International, Inc. ("Taxware") in order to calculate sales, use, and/or other tax obligations ("Taxes") for transactions that users enter into with Merchants. This software is subject to certain limitations. For example, the accuracy of the calculations depends upon the accuracy of data entered by Merchants. In addition, the application of tax laws to particular transactions can be a matter of judgment. CC Shop may also not reflect particular exemptions or special rules contained in various states' sales and use tax laws which apply to sales or use of certain types of property. Furthermore, Tax laws and applicable Tax rates are subject to change. Taxware has disclaimed any and all responsibility for incorrect Tax rate data of which it does not have actual knowledge. ULTIMATELY, CollectorsCentral HAS NO CONTROL OVER, AND DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR, THE TAXWARE SOFTWARE AND ANY TAX CALCULATIONS PERFORMED BY THE TAXWARE SOFTWARE. CollectorsCentral is not an agent of any Merchant for Tax calculation purposes. Nor is CollectorsCentral the agent of any Merchant for the collection, withholding, or deposit of any Tax. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOU REMAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAX OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR PURCHASES. BY OPERATING THE TAXWARE SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, CollectorsCentral IS NOT PROVIDING TAX ADVICE. YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK INDEPENDENT TAX ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE CAPITALIZED LANGUAGE ABOVE REGARDING DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE TAXWARE SOFTWARE. PLEASE READ THOSE PROVISIONS CAREFULLY.

12. CC Auctions
CC Auctions is made available only to those users who are of the legal age of consent in their jurisdiction. You may not use CC Auctions if you have not reached that age or, in any event, if you are less than eighteen (18) years old. All users making bids through CC Auctions are required to honor their bids. Winning bids may not be retracted, except in exceptional situations, such as where the description of the item was false or erroneous, where the seller materially alters the item's description, or where the seller's identity cannot be authenticated. By making a bid you are certifying that you have the legal right to make that bid and the necessary resources to honor that bid. Similarly, when a seller receives a winning bid for the seller's listing, the seller is required to complete the transaction.

Each user is restricted to a single password and may not use additional passwords. Each user is required to use his or her password for his or her own use only. Users may not permit others to use their passwords.

The responsibility for ensuring that any purchase or sale of items complies with all applicable laws shall be the user's alone.
  • Users may not employ CC Auctions to make any advertisements, offers for sale, or any other statements that are misleading. For example, and without limitation, users may not make offers that do not include the total price, and users may not make offers that will be filled with products or services other than those identified in the offer.
  • Users will be given the opportunity to provide feedback regarding items purchased through CC Auctions. In providing such feedback, users may not submit feedback for themselves, nor may users employ second accounts or third parties to submit positive feedback about themselves. Users may not use second accounts or third parties to submit negative feedback about others.
  • CollectorsCentral has the right, in its sole discretion, to limit the size of any postings that users may make through CC Auctions and to limit the amount of time that such postings will be retained.
  • CollectorsCentral charges certain fees for listings and charges fees based on each transaction resulting from CC Auctions. CollectorsCentral reserves the right to alter these fees from time to time, without notice. Please review CollectorsCentral' fee schedule for a listing of fees charged by CollectorsCentral. Please check the fee schedule regularly for changes in fees.
By using CC Auctions, you hereby agree that you shall be solely responsible for all tax obligations and costs that arise from or relate to your use of CC Auctions, including, without limitation, tax obligations and costs for any transactions that arise from or relate to your purchase or sale of any goods or services through CC Auctions.

The information made available through CC Auctions is information that has been created by third parties over whom CollectorsCentral exercises no control. CollectorsCentral merely provides a forum in which sellers may make items available and buyers may bid on those items. CollectorsCentral has no involvement in the actual transactions between sellers and buyers. By using CC Auctions, you hereby acknowledge and agree that CollectorsCentral has no agency, partnership, joint venture, employer-employee, or franchisor-franchisee relationship with any user of CC Auctions.

CollectorsCentral cannot confirm that any particular user is who that user claims to be. Nor can CollectorsCentral confirm the truth or accuracy of any statements made by users. CollectorsCentral has provided a feedback mechanism to help users made judgments about other users, but CollectorsCentral cannot guarantee the truth or accuracy of the statements made available through that feedback mechanism. Nor can CollectorsCentral guarantee that this feedback mechanism will perform to users' satisfaction. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION IN USING CC Auctions AND IN INTERACTING WITH ANY PERSONS YOU ENCOUNTER THROUGH CC Auctions. YOU SHOULD TREAT PERSONS YOU ENCOUNTER WITH THE SAME CAUTION THAT WOULD BE PRUDENT WHEN APPROACHING A STRANGER.

LIKE OTHER AREAS OF CollectorsCentral PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, YOUR USE OF CC Auctions IS SUBJECT TO THE CAPITALIZED LANGUAGE SET FORTH ABOVE REGARDING DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. PLEASE RE-READ THOSE PROVISIONS CAREFULLY.

CollectorsCentral shall not be responsible for any of the information made available through CC Auctions or for whether any particular user acts in accordance with his or her statements posted through CC Auctions. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION IN USING CC Auctions AND IN INTERACTING WITH ANY PERSONS YOU ENCOUNTER THROUGH CC Auctions. YOU SHOULD TREAT PERSONS YOU ENCOUNTER THROUGH CC Auctions WITH THE SAME CAUTION THAT WOULD BE PRUDENT WHEN APPROACHING ANY STRANGER. You may wish to consider using a third party escrow service to provide additional user verification.

CollectorsCentral will not get involved in any dispute between users of CC Auctions.



13. PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION DISCLAIMER
CollectorsCentral makes available certain information provided by third parties related to various professional fields such as medicine, law, and accounting. CollectorsCentral does not give advice in any such fields and in no way endorses any of the information provided in this manner. IF YOU INTEND TO USE ANY SUCH INFORMATION, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY RE-READ THE CAPITALIZED WORDS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Those provisions will have special importance for you. All information made available through CollectorsCentral is made available subject to CollectorsCentral' Terms and Conditions, including the Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability set forth above.

CollectorsCentral STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT YOU SEEK ADVICE FROM A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL REGARDING ISSUES IN ANY PROFESSIONAL FIELD.

14. ADVERTISERS AND CONTENT LINKED TO CollectorsCentral
CollectorsCentral may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other sites or resources located on the World Wide Web. CollectorsCentral has no control over such sites and resources. You acknowledge and agree that CollectorsCentral is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that CollectorsCentral shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through CollectorsCentral Products and Services, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that CollectorsCentral shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Product and Services.

CollectorsCentral encourages you to exercise discretion while using the Products and Services to browse the Internet. CollectorsCentral may produce automated search results or otherwise link you to sites containing information that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. CollectorsCentral makes no representations concerning any effort to review the content of any of the sites listed in automated search results, Web Guides or other directories, or of any of the sites otherwise linked to CollectorsCentral web sites. CollectorsCentral shall not be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright or trademark compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in sites listed in CollectorsCentral' search results or otherwise linked to CollectorsCentral web sites or provided to CollectorsCentral by third parties.

15. CollectorsCentral LOGOS AND SEARCH BOXES
CollectorsCentral offers a non-assignable, non-transferable, and non-exclusive license to link to CollectorsCentral' web sites, using CollectorsCentral logos and search boxes, subject to the following provisions. CollectorsCentral logos and search boxes may be placed on a Web site for the sole purpose of creating a link to CollectorsCentral and allowing users of your site to access the Products and Services on CollectorsCentral. CollectorsCentral logos and search boxes may not be used for any other purpose, including, among other purposes, to suggest sponsorship by, or affiliation with, or endorsement by CollectorsCentral. CollectorsCentral logos and search boxes may only be used in the exact size, shape, colors, design, and configuration as CollectorsCentral provides them. CollectorsCentral logos and search boxes may not be altered in any manner. CollectorsCentral logos and search boxes must appear by themselves, with reasonable spacing (at least the height of the logo) between each side of the applicable logo or search box and other graphic or textual elements. CollectorsCentral logos and search boxes may not be used to disparage CollectorsCentral, its products or services, or in a manner which, in CollectorsCentral's reasonable judgment, may diminish or otherwise damage CollectorsCentral's good will in CollectorsCentral logos. By using any such CollectorsCentral Network logo or search box, you acknowledge that CollectorsCentral has exclusive rights to the logo or search box, and that all good will generated through your use of the logo or search box will inure to the benefit of CollectorsCentral. CollectorsCentral reserves the right to revoke this license or to alter its terms from time to time, without any notice. CollectorsCentral reserves the right to take action against any use that does not conform to these provisions.

16. NO LICENSE; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF CollectorsCentral AND OTHERS
Except as expressly provided, nothing within any of the Products and Services shall be construed as conferring any license under any of CollectorsCentral's or any third party's intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, waiver, or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that certain Content available through and used to operate CollectorsCentral and the Products and Services is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, or other proprietary rights of CollectorsCentral and its affiliates, licensors, and service providers. Except as expressly provided to the contrary, you agree not to modify, alter, or deface any of the trademarks, service marks, or other intellectual property made available by CollectorsCentral in connection with the Products and Services. You agree not to hold yourself out as in any way sponsored by, affiliated with, or endorsed by CollectorsCentral, any of CollectorsCentral affiliates, or any of CollectorsCentral's service providers. You agree not to use any of the trademarks or service marks or other Content accessible through CollectorsCentral of any purpose other than the purpose for which such Content is made available to users by CollectorsCentral. You agree not to defame or disparage CollectorsCentral, the trademarks or service marks of CollectorsCentral, or any aspect of the Products and Services. You agree not to adapt, translate, modify, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer the Products and Services or any software or programs used in connection with the Products and Services or CollectorsCentral.

17. INDEMNITY AND RELEASE
By using CollectorsCentral web sites you agree to indemnify CollectorsCentral and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, and employees and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, arising from your use of CollectorsCentral web sites, your use of the Products and Services, or your submission of ideas and/or related materials to CollectorsCentral or from any person's use of any account or password you maintain with any portion of CollectorsCentral, regardless of whether such use is authorized by you. By using CollectorsCentral, using the Products and Services, or submitting any ideas and/or related materials to CollectorsCentral, you are hereby agreeing to release CollectorsCentral and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, debts, obligations, damages (actual or consequential), costs, and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, that you may have against them arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or to the Products and Services or to any disputes regarding use of ideas and/or related materials submitted to CollectorsCentral. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO WAIVE ALL LAWS THAT MAY LIMIT HE EFFICACY OF SUCH RELEASES. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE TO WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES

"A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IS KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."

18. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS
You acknowledge and agree that, regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action you may have arising out of, or relating to, your use of CollectorsCentral or the Products and Services must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arises, or forever be barred.

19. CHANGES IN TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND CHANGES IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
CollectorsCentral reserves the right to modify the Products and Services from time to time, for any reason, and without notice, including the right to terminate the Products and Services. CollectorsCentral reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions from time to time, without notice. Please review these Terms and Conditions from time to time so you will be apprised of any changes.

20. MERGER
These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes any other agreement, proposals and communications, written or oral, between CollectorsCentral' representations and you with respect to the subject matter hereof; except that any other terms and conditions located on any individual CollectorsCentral Network web site or in connection with the Products and Services are incorporated herein by reference to the extent they do not conflict with these Terms and Conditions. To the extent that any other terms and conditions or terms of service conflict with these Terms and Conditions, those other provisions shall control with respect to the use of the particular web site and any Products or Services available on or through the web site or the respective Product or Service at which those other provisions may be found.

21. NON-WAIVER AND SEPARABILITY
CollectorsCentral' failure to exercise any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of these Terms and Conditions to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and agree that the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions remain in full force and effect.

22. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
You acknowledge and agree that you and CollectorsCentral are independent contractors under these Terms and Conditions, and nothing herein shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship. Neither party pursuant to these Terms and Conditions has authority to enter into agreements of any kind on behalf of the other and neither party shall be considered the agent of the other.

23. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Without in any way limiting the prohibition on your resale, assignment, sublicensing, or other transfer of rights or obligations, these Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, and assigns.

24. TERMINATION; SURVIVAL
These Terms and Conditions shall continue in effect for as long as you use the Products and Services, unless specifically terminated earlier by CollectorsCentral. All provisions of these Terms and Conditions which impose obligations continuing in their nature shall survive termination of these Terms and Conditions.

25. COMMUNICATIONS WITH USERS
CollectorsCentral reserves the right to communicate with you regarding your use of the Products and Services.

26. SUBMISSIONS OF IDEAS
CollectorsCentral is always improving its Products and Services and developing new features. If you have ideas regarding improvements or additions to CollectorsCentral, we would like to hear them -- but any submission will be subject to these Terms and Conditions. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL ANY DISCLOSURE OF ANY IDEA OR RELATED MATERIALS TO CollectorsCentral BE SUBJECT TO ANY OBLIGATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY OR EXPECTATION OF COMPENSATION. BY SUBMITTING THE IDEA AND/OR ANY RELATED MATERIAL TO CollectorsCentral, YOU ARE WAIVING ANY AND ALL RIGHTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE IN THE IDEA OR ANY RELATED MATERIALS AND ARE REPRESENTING AND WARRANTING TO CollectorsCentral THAT THE IDEA AND/OR RELATED MATERIALS ARE WHOLLY ORIGINAL WITH YOU, THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS ANY RIGHTS IN THE IDEA AND/OR MATERIALS AND THAT CollectorsCentral IS FREE TO IMPLEMENT THE IDEA AND TO USE THE MATERIALS IF IT SO DESIRES, AS PROVIDED OR AS MODIFIED BY CollectorsCentral, WITHOUT OBTAINING PERMISSION OR LICENSE FROM ANY THIRD PARTY.

27. VIOLATIONS OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Should you violate these Terms and Conditions or any other rights of CollectorsCentral and CollectorsCentral, CollectorsCentral reserves the right to pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies against you, including, without limitation, terminating any and all user accounts on any and all of CollectorsCentral web sites.