Terms & Conditions of Use

These Terms & Conditions of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the collectrea.com and bid.collectrea.com websites (collectively, the “Website”), which are operated and administered by REA Group, LLC d/b/a REA (“REA”, “us”, “we”, or “our”).

We reserve the right to change these Terms from time to time without prior notice to you. You will be deemed to have consented to these terms if you visit the Website after the revised version is posted online. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms.

Our Privacy Policy is deemed to form part of these Terms.

Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing or using our Website, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not accept and agree with these Terms, our separate auction terms, or our Privacy Policy, please discontinue use of the Website and our services right away. You will still be responsible for paying for any winning, unpaid bids and other amounts owed to us regardless of your discontinuing your use of our services.

Our Offerings

We provide online auction and marketplace services, working with bidders and consignors. Your use of certain areas, services or features of our Website may be subject to additional terms, which are posted or made available in connection with such area, service or feature. For example, your participation in our online auctions will also be governed by the separate Terms & Conditions applicable to the specific auction. Consignments with REA will also be governed by terms of a separate Consignment Agreement.

Our services are not directed to children. Only non-minors 18 or older (if the age of majority is higher than 18 in their jurisdiction) may use the Website and our services. Use of the Website is subject to limitations on use of the Internet over which we have no control, including but not limited to interruptions, power outages, internet service provider outages, mobile carrier outages, and issues with the devices and their settings used to access the Website. We assume no responsibility for any interruptions or outages that may occur with respect to use of the Website or its availability. We may change the Website, our services and these Terms at any time without prior notice, by posting such changes on our Website. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate offering the Website and our services, in our discretion, in whole or in part, with or without prior notice or explanation, and without liability.

Third-Party Websites and Information

As a convenience to users, the Website may redirect or link to other third-party websites or content not affiliated with us and over which we have no control and for which we have no liability. Such linking is not an endorsement by us; you access third-party websites and content at your own risk, and we encourage you to consult their separate privacy policies and terms of use. You understand that we are not responsible for the accuracy, completeness or decency of content hosted by third-party websites, nor are we responsible for errors or omissions in any references made on those websites. The inclusion of such a link or reference is provided merely as a convenience and does not imply our endorsement of, or an association with, the third-party website.

Intellectual Property Rights

Our Website contains REA content (including without limitation, images, photographs, illustrations, text, graphics, logos, button icons, other visuals, trademarks, etc.) (“REA Content”). REA Content is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other laws of both United States and foreign laws, and REA and its licensors own and retain all right, title and interest in and to the REA Content. REA hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-sublicensable license to reproduce and display the REA Content solely for your personal use in connection with viewing our Website and using our services. You may not sell or modify REA Content or reproduce, display, distribute, or otherwise use REA Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose. Use of REA Content on any other site or in a networked environment is prohibited.

Registration

In order to access some of the services on this Website, you may be asked to set up an account and password. You are responsible for the accuracy of your information, maintaining your account in good standing, securing your log-in credentials, and any activity, authorized or not, under your account. For more information about personal information we collect from you, please consult our Privacy Policy which is incorporated herein by reference.

You are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access your account and for any activities or actions under your password. We encourage you to use “strong” passwords with your account. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You agree not to use the account, username, email address or password of another user at any time or to disclose your password to any third party. You agree to notify REA immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use or access of your account. You are solely responsible for any and all use of your account. REA cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements.

When you access or use our Website, provide your e-mail address to us, or send us e-mails, you are communicating with us electronically. In so doing, you consent to receive communications from us electronically. We may communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on our Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.

User Submissions

Unless specifically requested, we do not solicit nor do we wish to receive any confidential, secret or proprietary information or other material from you through the Website, by e-mail or in any other way. Any information, photographs, creative works, ideas, suggestions, feedback, concepts, methods, designs, plans, techniques or other materials submitted or sent to us ("Submitted Materials") will be deemed not to be confidential or secret, and may be used by us in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy. By submitting or sending Submitted Materials to us, you: (a) represent and warrant that the Submitted Materials are original to you, that no other party has any rights thereto (i.e., that the material you submit does not infringe the rights of a third party), and that any "moral rights" in Submitted Materials have been waived, (b) irrevocably assign to us all right, title and interest therein, and waive any rights therein that cannot be assigned to us (including moral rights), and (c) acknowledge that we have the unrestricted right to use Submitted Materials for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you or any other person. We are not responsible for maintaining any Submitted Material that you provide to us, and we may delete or destroy any such Submitted Material at any time.

Copyright

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect users of our Website and services to do the same. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law and are properly provided to us. If you believe that any content on our website constitutes copyright infringement, please the following information to our Copyright Agent below, designated as such pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2): (i) a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (iii) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (iv) your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and an email address; (v) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Our designated Copyright Agent is: REA, PO Box 430, Chester, NJ 07930. Email: [email protected]

Disclaimer

THIS WEBSITE AND OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, INTEGRATION, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY ANY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES OR WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE. THIS WEBSITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE CONTENT AND SERVICES OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY PRODUCTS OFFERED AND ASSOCIATED AMOUNTS OR FEES THROUGH ANY AUCTION AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.

Please consult the separate terms for bidders in an auction and for consignors in an auction regarding additional disclaimers specific to our services to each such group.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify on demand and keep REA and our affiliates, parents, subsidiaries and each of our and their respective members, officers, employees, agents, partners, content providers, service providers, suppliers and licensors (collectively, the “Released Parties”) indemnified, and hold the Released Parties harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs, losses (including without limitation consequential and indirect losses) and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising in any way from (a) your use of or reliance on the Website or any services, content, functions, information or materials available through the Website, (b) your placement or transmission of any message, content, information or other materials through the Website, or (c) your fraudulent or deceptive acts or omissions, or breach or violation of the law (including infringement of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity) or of these Terms. We will provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to assist and cooperate with our defense of such claim. In any event, you shall not settle any such claim without our prior written approval.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY RELEASED PARTY BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN AN ACTION BASED ON A CONTRACT INDEMNIFICATION, OBLIGATION, TORT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE), COLLATERALLY OR ARISING FROM ANY STATUTORY DUTY, PRE-CONTRACT OR OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, HOWEVER ARISING, FOR ANY ECONOMIC LOSSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, CONTRACTS, BUSINESS, GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS) OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM, OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO (A) ANY BREACH OF THESE TERMS, (B) THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION OR FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, (C) YOUR PROVISION OF INFORMATION VIA THE WEBSITE; (D) ANY INACCURACY OR OMISSION CONCERNING ANY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE; (E) ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, EXCHANGED OR RECEIVED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY USER OR OTHER PERSON ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR (F) LOST BUSINESS OR LOST SALES, EVEN IF SUCH RELEASED PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ANY MATERIALS, DATA, TEXT OR IMAGES DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE ACCESSED, DOWNLOADED OR OBTAINED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, MOBILE DEVICE OR OTHER PROPERTY THAT RESULTS THEREFROM OR FROM YOUR USE OF ANY SUCH MATERIALS.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION OR FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00).

Termination of Use

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in these Terms, we may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, and block or prevent future access to and use of the Website, in each case with or without cause, with or without notice and without any liability, effective immediately. Upon any termination, all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall cease and you shall immediately cease using the Website, except that (a) all obligations that accrued prior to the effective date of termination (including without limitation, all payment obligations) and all remedies for breach of these Terms shall survive, and (b) the provisions of these Terms that by their nature are intended to survive termination shall so survive.

International Use

We are a New Jersey, USA headquartered business and offer the Website mainly to a United States audience. If you choose to access this Website from outside the United States for any reason, including to purchase any lot offered at auction, you do so at your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws in your jurisdiction, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Governing Law

Any disputes in connection with these Terms, any other terms of use for our services (incorporated herein), this Website or our services is governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles of another jurisdiction, and applicable US federal laws. You agree and submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey, County of Morris or the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey at our discretion in connection with any dispute arising from these Terms, any other terms of use for our services, the Website or our services and waive any claim of an inconvenient forum therein.

Dispute Resolution

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED UNDER THESE TERMS, ALL DISPUTES AND CLAIMS BETWEEN YOU AND REA THAT ARISE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH, OR RELATE TO, THESE TERMS SHALL BE RESOLVED, AT THE FILING PARTY’S ELECTION, IN EITHER A NEW JERSEY STATE OR BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION UNDER ITS COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURES FOR CONSUMER-RELATED DISPUTES, WHICH ARBITRATION SHALL TAKE PLACE IN MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. ALL DISPUTES IN ARBITRATION WILL BE HANDLED SOLELY BETWEEN THE NAMED PARTIES, AND NOT ON ANY REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS BASIS. FURTHER, UNLESS BOTH YOU AND REA AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD DECLARATORY OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF WARRANTED BY THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM WITHOUT AFFECTING OTHER INDIVIDUALS.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS, WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR COURT, WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR AS A NAMED OR UNNAMED MEMBER IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, UNLESS BOTH YOU AND REA SPECIFICALLY AGREE TO DO SO IN WRITING FOLLOWING INITIATION OF THE ARBITRATION. THIS PROVISION IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE EXTENT SUCH WAIVER IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU AND REA ARE AGREEING TO GIVE UP ANY RIGHTS TO LITIGATE CLAIMS BEFORE A JURY.

Validity

If any part of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

No Waiver/Amendment

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Except as otherwise set forth herein, these Terms may only be amended by a written agreement executed by you and an authorized representative of REA specifically referencing these Terms. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms by REA must be made in writing and signed by an authorized representative of REA.

Terms & Conditions of Auction

Separate terms apply to our auctions and may be updated for each auction. They are deemed incorporated by reference into these Terms. If there is any conflict between the applicable auction terms and these Terms, the auction-specific terms will control in matters of that auction. You will be required to consent to the auction-specific terms when you register to participate in the auction or seek to make your first bid in that auction. You are responsible to review these Terms and the auction-specific terms carefully.

If you have questions regarding these Terms, contact us at [email protected].

Last updated: February 17, 2026