Terms of Use | Antiques Central

01 Purpose of Antiques Central

Antiques Central provides services related to antiques, collectibles, dealers, directory listings, wanted-item listings, inventory management, inventory uploads, object identification, estate sales, research, listings, and related business activities.

Antiques Central is intended to facilitate legitimate commercial and informational activity within these areas.

Users may not use Antiques Central for fraudulent, deceptive, unlawful, abusive, or unrelated purposes.

02 Directory Listings

Businesses and individuals submitting information for inclusion in the Antiques Central directory agree to provide information that is substantially accurate and not intentionally misleading.

Directory listings should represent legitimate businesses, dealers, shops, service providers, organizations, or other appropriate participants in the antiques, collectibles, estate sale, or related industries.

Users are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of information they provide, including business names, contact information, descriptions, locations, services, and other listing information.

Users may not knowingly:

impersonate another person or business;
create a listing for a business they are not authorized to represent;
submit materially false or deceptive information;
intentionally misrepresent the nature of a business or its services; or
use directory listings primarily for spam, fraud, or unrelated promotion.

Antiques Central may correct, suspend, reject, or remove directory information that appears fraudulent, misleading, inappropriate, or inconsistent with the purpose of the service.

03 Wanted Listings

Wanted listings are intended for legitimate efforts to locate antiques, collectibles, decorative objects, memorabilia, or other appropriate merchandise.

Users submitting wanted listings agree that the request reflects a genuine interest in locating or acquiring the described item.

Wanted listings may not be used to:

commit or facilitate fraud;
solicit illegal goods or services;
deceive dealers, sellers, or other users;
collect personal information for unrelated purposes;
advertise unrelated products or services; or
distribute spam or repetitive promotional material.

Users should describe the item they are seeking as accurately as reasonably possible.

Antiques Central does not guarantee that a wanted listing will result in a match or successful transaction.

04 Inventory Uploads and Inventory Services

Antiques Central may allow dealers, sellers, estate sale professionals, and other authorized users to upload or submit inventory information.

Inventory submissions may include:

photographs;
item titles and descriptions;
prices;
stock numbers or SKUs;
maker or manufacturer information;
dimensions;
condition information;
dates or periods;
materials;
categories;
provenance or ownership information; and
other information relevant to merchandise.

Users agree that inventory submitted to Antiques Central relates to legitimate merchandise that they own, control, represent, or are otherwise authorized to list.

Users are responsible for making reasonable efforts to ensure that inventory information is accurate and not intentionally misleading.

Antiques Central may process inventory manually or automatically, including through batch imports, spreadsheets, photographs, artificial intelligence, computer vision, or other technologies.

Inventory information may be formatted, categorized, indexed, searched, displayed, or otherwise processed as necessary to provide Antiques Central services.

Users may not use inventory upload services to knowingly list stolen property, fraudulent merchandise, illegal goods, counterfeit goods represented as authentic, or items they are not authorized to offer.

05 Object Identification and Analysis

Antiques Central may provide tools that assist with identifying, describing, researching, classifying, dating, or characterizing antiques, collectibles, decorative arts, household goods, and other objects.

Identification services may use:

submitted photographs;
user-provided descriptions;
artificial intelligence;
computer vision;
database searches;
historical or market information;
automated research; and
human review where applicable.

Object identification is intended as informational assistance.

Because identification of antiques and collectibles often depends upon incomplete photographs, markings, provenance, condition, construction techniques, or other evidence, identification results may be uncertain or incorrect.

Users should not treat an automated identification, attribution, date, maker, material, origin, authenticity assessment, or valuation as a guarantee unless Antiques Central expressly states otherwise in writing.

Users remain responsible for obtaining professional authentication, appraisal, conservation, legal, or other specialist advice when appropriate.

06 Estate Sale Services

Antiques Central estate sale tools and services are intended for legitimate estate sale, auction, liquidation, resale, and related professional activities.

Users of these services agree to use them in connection with actual or reasonably anticipated business activities.

Users are responsible for ensuring that they have the authority to photograph, describe, advertise, offer, or sell property submitted to Antiques Central.

Estate sale services may include:

photograph processing;
object identification;
inventory creation;
image analysis;
identification of brands, makers, and merchandise categories;
preparation of captions;
preparation of item descriptions;
organization of sale contents;
preparation of sale summaries;
preparation of advertising and listing material;
consultation assistance;
quality review of listings;
research;
post-sale inventory processing; and
other technology-assisted estate sale services.

Users remain responsible for reviewing information produced through these services before publishing or relying upon it.

07 Accuracy and Honesty

Users should make reasonable efforts to provide truthful and accurate information.

Antiques Central recognizes that antiques and collectibles are often difficult to identify, attribute, authenticate, or date conclusively. A good-faith mistake does not violate these Terms.

Users may not, however, knowingly provide false information regarding matters such as:

identity;
ownership;
maker or manufacturer;
age;
provenance;
authenticity;
condition;
material;
business affiliation; or
authority to sell or represent property.

Information that is uncertain should be represented as uncertain rather than knowingly presented as fact.

08 User Content

Users may submit photographs, descriptions, documents, inventory records, listing information, business information, and other materials to Antiques Central.

By submitting content, you represent that you have the right to provide and use that material for the requested purpose.

You retain ownership of content that belongs to you.

You grant Antiques Central permission to store, process, reproduce, analyze, format, classify, index, and display submitted material as reasonably necessary to provide the services you request.

This permission includes processing photographs and inventory information for object identification, inventory creation, search, matching, listing preparation, estate sale analysis, and related Antiques Central services.

Public listing information may be displayed publicly as part of the Antiques Central service.

Private information will be handled in accordance with the Antiques Central Privacy Policy.

09 Artificial Intelligence and Automated Services

Antiques Central may use artificial intelligence, computer vision, automated research, and other technologies to assist with:

object identification;
inventory extraction;
inventory categorization;
descriptions;
maker or brand identification;
dating and period estimates;
search and matching;
image analysis;
estate sale analysis;
research;
customer service; and
preparation of listings, summaries, or reports.

These technologies are intended to assist users, not replace professional judgment.

Identification, attribution, dating, valuation, condition assessment, historical information, and similar conclusions may contain errors or uncertainty.

Users should review information before relying upon it for significant financial, legal, authentication, appraisal, or business decisions.

10 No Guarantee of Authentication or Value

Unless Antiques Central expressly agrees otherwise in writing, information provided through the service does not constitute a formal appraisal, authentication, legal opinion, or guarantee of market value.

Descriptions, identifications, attributions, price observations, research, artificial-intelligence results, and other information should be treated as informational assistance.

Users remain responsible for obtaining appropriate professional advice when an item's authenticity, value, ownership, condition, provenance, or legal status is important.

11 Transactions Between Users

Antiques Central may introduce or connect buyers, sellers, dealers, estate sale companies, service providers, or other parties.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Antiques Central is not a party to transactions independently conducted between those parties.

Each party is responsible for evaluating the other party, the merchandise involved, payment arrangements, shipping arrangements, insurance, and other transaction terms.

Antiques Central does not guarantee that another user will complete a transaction or perform an agreement.

12 Prohibited Use

Users may not use Antiques Central to:

violate applicable law;
commit fraud or deception;
knowingly advertise stolen property;
knowingly misrepresent counterfeit merchandise as authentic;
infringe copyrights, trademarks, privacy rights, or other legal rights;
interfere with the operation or security of the website;
attempt unauthorized access to accounts, systems, or data;
distribute malware or harmful software;
harvest information from the service for spam or unauthorized marketing;
create excessive automated traffic that interferes with operation of the service;
impersonate another person or organization; or
use the service in a manner materially inconsistent with its intended business purposes.

13 Account and Service Access

Antiques Central may limit, suspend, or terminate access when reasonably necessary to protect the service, its users, or its legitimate business interests.

This may include situations involving suspected fraud, repeated misuse, security threats, unlawful activity, materially false information, nonpayment, or substantial violations of these Terms.

Antiques Central may also remove content that is inappropriate for the service or inconsistent with these Terms.

14 Availability of Services

Antiques Central seeks to provide reliable services but does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.

Services may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, technical problems, third-party service interruptions, security measures, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

Features and services may be modified, added, discontinued, or replaced as Antiques Central develops.

15 Third-Party Services

Some Antiques Central services may interact with third-party providers, including payment processors, communications providers, cloud services, artificial-intelligence providers, shipping companies, insurers, marketplaces, or other businesses.

Those providers may have their own terms and policies.

Antiques Central is not responsible for the independent acts or omissions of third-party providers.

16 Payments

Where Antiques Central charges for a service, users agree to pay the applicable charges disclosed at the time of purchase or subscription.

Fees may vary according to the service, subscription level, number of inventory items, number of photographs, usage, or other stated measures.

Additional payment or cancellation terms may be presented when a particular service is purchased.

17 Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Antiques Central will not be responsible for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or speculative losses arising from use of the service.

This includes losses arising from inaccurate identification, incorrect attribution, unsuccessful transactions, missed sales opportunities, reliance upon automated analysis, actions of other users, or failures of third-party services.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude liability that cannot legally be excluded.

18 Reasonable Use and Cooperation

Antiques Central is intended to operate as a cooperative business platform.

Users agree not to intentionally misuse the service, interfere with other users, manipulate the platform, or consume system resources in a manner designed to impair service to others.

Where Antiques Central provides consultation, identification, inventory, coordination, or concierge services, users agree to provide reasonably accurate information necessary for those services to be performed.

19 Changes to These Terms

Antiques Central may revise these Terms as its services and technology evolve.

The current version will be posted on the Antiques Central website with its effective date.

Continued use of Antiques Central after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

20 Contact

Questions about these Terms may be directed to:

Antiques Central
https://antiques-central.com