General Conditions of Sale

Condition No. 1 — Governing law

These Conditions of Sale and any transaction, purchase, or dispute arising out of or relating to an auction conducted through the Site shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States, without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

Condition No. 2 — Bidder registration, verification, and approval

To become eligible to bid, each prospective bidder must complete the Moura Stock Dogs bidder registration process.

Account creation and bidder registration are completed together as one process. A separate general website account is not required before registering as a bidder.

Registration requires the bidder to provide all information requested by Moura Stock Dogs, which may include:

• full legal name;
• email address;
• telephone number;
• complete address;
• login credentials;
• acceptance of applicable legal agreements; and
• a valid credit or debit card for bidder verification.

Condition No. 3 — Binding bids, bid increments, and proxy bidding

Every bid placed through the Site constitutes a legally binding offer to purchase the dog at the applicable amount.

Bids may not be withdrawn or retracted after they have been submitted.

Moura Stock Dogs reserves the right to refuse, cancel, invalidate, or otherwise disregard any bid where Moura Stock Dogs determines, in its sole discretion, that doing so is necessary to protect the integrity of the auction or address an error, misuse, technical problem, fraudulent activity, or other irregularity.

Each lot has a published bid increment. The minimum next bid is the current bid plus the applicable increment.

The auction server is the sole authority regarding: the current bid; the current high bidder; the sequence and timing of bids; whether a bid was received before a deadline; and the final winning bidder.

Condition No. 4 — Soft-close / extended bidding

Lots may close at scheduled or staggered times.

If a qualifying bid is received during a lot's published extension window, the closing time for that lot will automatically be extended.

Extensions will continue until the full extension period passes without another qualifying bid.

The auction server clock controls all determinations concerning whether a bid was received before a lot closed.

Condition No. 5 — Reserve prices

Some lots may be offered subject to a confidential reserve price.

The reserve amount will not be disclosed unless Moura Stock Dogs elects to disclose it.

If bidding closes below the reserve price, the lot may be marked "Reserve Not Met," "Ended," or with similar wording, and no sale is automatically concluded.

Moura Stock Dogs may, in its sole discretion, contact one or more bidders following the auction regarding a potential private or post-sale transaction for a dog that did not meet its reserve.

Condition No. 6 — Title, risk, pickup, and delivery

Title to the dog and all risk of loss pass to the winning Buyer at the close of bidding on the applicable lot, sometimes referred to as the "fall of the gavel."

At that time, responsibility for the dog passes to the Buyer, including responsibility associated with illness, injury, or death occurring after the dog has been sold, whether or not physical delivery or pickup has yet occurred.

Delivery, release, or pickup of a purchased dog is contingent upon the Buyer making full settlement as provided in Condition No. 7.

Condition No. 7 — Settlement and payment

Winning bidders will be invoiced separately by Moura Stock Dogs after the auction closes.

Payment is not automatically charged to the bidder's verification card.

Unless different payment terms are expressly stated for a particular auction or lot, payment in full must be received by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on the next business day following the close of the auction.

Payment must be made in U.S. funds using an approved method stated on the invoice provided by Moura Stock Dogs.

Payment sent to any person, account, or destination other than as directed by Moura Stock Dogs on the applicable invoice is not recognized as settlement.

A payment that is returned, reversed, stopped, dishonored, or otherwise fails to clear does not constitute settlement.

The Buyer remains liable for all amounts due together with costs reasonably incurred in collecting or enforcing payment, including reasonable attorney's fees where permitted by law.

Condition No. 8 — Default

A winning bidder is responsible for completing the purchase and paying the full purchase price.

If a Buyer fails to make full settlement within the required period, the Buyer is in default.

In the event of default, Moura Stock Dogs may, in its sole discretion and without limiting any other remedy available at law or equity: (a) hold the defaulting Buyer liable for the full purchase price and reasonable costs of collection, including attorney's fees; (b) resell the dog privately or at auction and hold the defaulting Buyer liable for any deficiency between the original purchase price and the resale price, together with reasonable costs associated with the resale; (c) cancel the sale; (d) suspend or permanently revoke the Buyer's bidding privileges; (e) permanently block the bidder account from future Moura Stock Dogs auctions; and/or (f) pursue any other remedy available under applicable law.

A defaulting Buyer forfeits any right to possession of the dog unless and until Moura Stock Dogs accepts full settlement.

Any amounts previously paid may be applied against amounts owed by the Buyer to the extent permitted by law.

Condition No. 9 — Registration certificates and transfers

Where a dog is sold as registered or registrable, applicable registration certificates, transfer documents, or other registration paperwork will be processed or released only after the Buyer's payment has been received in full and has cleared.

Unless otherwise stated for the specific dog or sale, registry transfer fees are the responsibility of the Buyer.

If a registration application or certificate is pending with a registry at the time of sale, the applicable documentation will be provided or transferred once it becomes available.

Condition No. 10 — Seller identity, descriptions, and dog disclaimer

Moura Stock Dogs owns and operates the Moura Stock Dogs Auction website and is the seller of the dogs offered through the Site unless expressly stated otherwise.

Information provided in a lot description concerning a dog's training, experience, working ability, temperament, health information, pedigree, registry status, or prior performance is intended to describe the dog and the information known to Moura Stock Dogs before the sale.

Statements regarding what a dog has been trained to do, has previously done, or has demonstrated while owned, trained, or handled by Moura Stock Dogs do not constitute a guarantee that the dog will perform in the same manner for the Buyer or any other handler after the sale.

A dog described as trained, started, finished, experienced, capable of working particular livestock, or having demonstrated a particular skill is being described based upon its training and performance known to Moura Stock Dogs before the sale. Such descriptions do not guarantee identical future behavior, responsiveness, performance, or results under different ownership, handling, livestock, environments, or circumstances.

Dogs are living animals whose behavior and performance may change or vary.

Moura Stock Dogs makes no express or implied warranty regarding future working ability, future temperament, future trainability, breeding ability or breeding soundness, future health, future performance, or suitability for any particular operation, discipline, household, livestock, handler, or purpose.

Each Buyer is responsible for deciding whether to bid on and purchase a dog based upon the information made available before the sale.

ALL DOGS ARE SOLD AS IS.

Condition No. 11 — Disputes, liability, and indemnification

Any dispute relating to a purchase made through the Site is between the Buyer and Moura Stock Dogs.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Moura Stock Dogs LLC and its owners, officers, employees, representatives, and agents from and against claims, demands, liabilities, damages, judgments, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees arising from or relating to: the Buyer's breach of these Conditions of Sale; the Buyer's possession, handling, transportation, ownership, or use of a purchased dog; injury or property damage caused by the Buyer or purchased dog after the sale; misuse of the Site or bidder account; or violation of applicable law by the Buyer.

Nothing in these Conditions of Sale is intended to waive any right or impose any limitation that cannot legally be waived or limited under applicable law.

Condition No. 12 — Amendments and updated terms

Moura Stock Dogs may amend these Conditions of Sale from time to time by posting a revised version on the Site.

The "Updated" date at the top of this document identifies the current version.

If these Conditions of Sale are revised after a bidder previously accepted them, Moura Stock Dogs may require the bidder to review and affirmatively accept the updated version before placing additional bids.

The Site may maintain electronic records documenting a bidder's acceptance, including the version accepted and the date and time of acceptance.

A particular auction or lot may also contain supplemental disclosures, payment requirements, pickup provisions, or other information specific to that auction or dog. Such information may supplement these Conditions of Sale but does not create a warranty or guarantee of future performance unless required by applicable law.

Condition No. 13 — International bidders

International bidders are subject to additional approval requirements.

Before an international bidder may be approved to bid, the bidder must wire funds to Moura Stock Dogs in an amount equal to the maximum total amount the bidder wishes to be permitted to spend in the auction. The wire must be received by Moura Stock Dogs in cleared U.S. funds before bidding privileges will be activated.

The amount received will establish the bidder's maximum spending limit for the auction. Moura Stock Dogs will configure the bidder's account so that the bidder cannot incur purchase obligations exceeding the amount of cleared funds received.

For example, if an international bidder wires $25,000, the bidder's maximum total purchasing limit for that auction will be $25,000.

Funds received from an international bidder will be held and applied toward any successful auction purchase made by that bidder.

If the bidder purchases one or more dogs for less than the amount wired, Moura Stock Dogs will return the remaining balance after the sale. If the bidder does not purchase any dog, the deposited funds will be returned.

All refunds will be made by bank wire to the originating account or another account approved by Moura Stock Dogs, less any bank wire, intermediary bank, correspondent bank, currency-conversion, or other banking fees incurred in receiving or returning the funds.

International bidders are responsible for initiating their wire sufficiently in advance of the auction to allow the funds to be received and cleared before bidding begins. Moura Stock Dogs is not responsible for delays caused by banks, intermediary institutions, currency conversion, international transfer procedures, or other circumstances outside its control.

Moura Stock Dogs may require additional identification, banking information, or other documentation from an international bidder before approving the bidder or returning funds.

International bidders are subject to the same pickup and post-sale care timeframes stated in these Conditions of Sale, including the seven (7) calendar day period following the close of the sale.

The international Buyer is solely responsible for arranging and completing all export-related requirements, including transportation, health certificates, veterinary examinations or treatments, vaccinations, testing, import permits, export permits, customs documentation, quarantine requirements, airline or cargo arrangements, government approvals, and any other requirements imposed by the destination country or any transit jurisdiction.

Moura Stock Dogs may, at its discretion, provide reasonable assistance or information in connection with export arrangements, but Moura Stock Dogs is not responsible for arranging, guaranteeing, or completing the export of the dog.

All export, transportation, veterinary, governmental, customs, brokerage, quarantine, and related costs are the sole responsibility of the Buyer.

Any delay in export arrangements does not extend the pickup or care period unless a separate arrangement is expressly agreed to by Moura Stock Dogs.

Condition No. 14 — Currency

All bids, purchase prices, fees, and other amounts stated on this website are in United States Dollars (USD).