1. Acceptance of these Terms

These Terms and Conditions for Auction Bidding and Purchase (these "Terms") govern your access to and use of ShopThing Auctions, an online auction platform operated by ShopThing Inc. ("ShopThing," "we," "us," or "our"). ShopThing Auctions is accessible via ShopThing.com and through the ShopThing iOS and Android apps.

By creating an account, by clicking to accept these Terms, or by placing a bid through ShopThing Auctions, you agree to be bound by these Terms, by our Privacy Policy, by our Auction Shipping and Delivery Policy, and by our Auction Authenticity and Item Condition Policy (collectively, the "Auction Policies"). You also remain bound by the ShopThing Terms of Use that govern your ShopThing account at the platform level, and, if you are a ShopThing VIP member, by the ShopThing VIP Terms (subject to §10.4 below). If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use ShopThing Auctions.

The Auction Policies are read together with the general ShopThing Terms of Use applicable to your account. To the extent of any conflict between the Auction Policies and the general ShopThing Terms of Use as they relate to auction transactions, the Auction Policies prevail.

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Effective Date" above. If a change materially affects your obligations, we will notify you through the platform or by email. Your continued use of ShopThing Auctions after we post a change constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

2. Eligibility

To use ShopThing Auctions you must:

• be at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence;
• be a resident of the United States or Canada with a verifiable shipping address that meets the requirements of our Auction Shipping and Delivery Policy, including a physical street address in Canada, the 50 U.S. states, or the District of Columbia (U.S. territories are excluded);
• not be prohibited from receiving services under any applicable law, including U.S. or Canadian sanctions, anti-money-laundering, or anti-terrorism laws;
• provide accurate identity and contact information and update it promptly when it changes;
• hold only one ShopThing account at a time. Maintaining multiple accounts to circumvent bidding limits, identity verification, or any other provision of these Terms is prohibited and is grounds for suspension. Depending on the value of your bidding activity, we may require additional identity verification (see §10.6). Where we cannot complete verification to our satisfaction, we may refuse, suspend, or unwind affected bids.

3. Definitions

In addition to terms defined elsewhere in these Terms, the following defined terms apply:

4. About ShopThing Auctions

ShopThing Auctions is a curated online auction platform for luxury goods. We present Lots to Bidders under our own brand, accept Bids through our interface, and operate the sale to you as the seller of record. We are an auctioneer for the purpose of applicable state and provincial auctioneer-licensing regimes.

Each Lot we present on ShopThing Auctions is curated and sourced for you. We do not provide further detail on our sourcing in these Terms; sourcing is operational and is not part of the contract between you and ShopThing Auctions.

5. Accounts and registration

5.1 Account creation

To Bid on ShopThing Auctions you must create or use an existing ShopThing account. By creating an account on ShopThing Auctions, or by signing into ShopThing Auctions using your existing ShopThing account, you confirm that the information you provide is true, accurate, current, and complete, and you agree to keep it accurate. We may verify your identity at any time.

5.2 Linked ShopThing accounts

A ShopThing account is shared across our platforms. If you already have an account at ShopThing.com or in the ShopThing iOS or Android apps, you can use it to sign in to ShopThing Auctions. By placing your first Bid through ShopThing Auctions, you confirm your acceptance of these Terms regardless of when your underlying ShopThing account was created.

5.3 Account security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity on your account, including all Bids placed through it. Contact us at hello@shopthing.com immediately if you suspect unauthorized access.

5.4 Email verification

You must verify your email address before placing your first Bid on ShopThing Auctions. This requirement applies to new accounts created on ShopThing Auctions and to any existing ShopThing account that has not previously been email-verified. Once verified, you do not need to re-verify on subsequent Bids. We use the email address on your account as our primary channel for sending you notices and information related to your transactions.

6. How bidding works

6.1 Placing a Bid

To place a Bid on a Lot you select a Lot, enter a Bid amount equal to or greater than the displayed minimum next bid, and confirm the Bid. By confirming the Bid you make a binding offer to purchase the Lot, subject to these Terms and in particular §7 and §8.

6.2 Bid amounts and increments

Each Lot has a current Bid and a minimum next Bid displayed on its listing. You may Bid at any amount greater than or equal to the minimum next Bid. The minimum next Bid is calculated by reference to a standard increment that increases with the current Bid value, and is displayed at the time of bidding.

6.3 Proxy Bid

You may set a proxy Bid by entering a maximum Bid amount. We will then place Bids on your behalf in standard increments up to (but not exceeding) your maximum, in response to competing Bids. Your maximum is not displayed to other Bidders. Once set, a proxy Bid is treated for all purposes under these Terms as a series of individual Bids at each successive increment, each of which is binding and final subject to §7 and §8.

6.4 Bid retraction is permanently prohibited

You cannot retract, modify, cancel, or withdraw a Bid once it has been placed. This is a permanent feature of the platform and is not subject to discretionary exceptions, except where you can demonstrate, before the Lot closes, that a Bid was placed by clear typographical error or as a result of a documented system error, and we, in our sole discretion, agree to void it.

6.5 Tie-breaking

In the unlikely event that two or more Bids are received for the same amount on the same Lot, the Bid that we receive and record first in time wins.

6.6 Right to refuse, withdraw, correct, or cancel

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and without liability to you, to:

• refuse, suspend, or cancel any Bid at any time, including a Bid placed by a person we reasonably believe is engaged in fraud, manipulation, or breach of these Terms;
• withdraw or remove any Lot from sale at any time, including after Bids have been placed; if we do so before a Final Sale is established, no contract is formed and any authorization placed on your card for that Lot is released;
• correct or update Lot descriptions, photographs, or other information at any time; you are bound by the description in effect at the time you placed your Bid, except where a correction is material and we, in our sole discretion, choose to void affected Bids and re-open the Lot;
• disregard or void a Bid that is the result of a clear system error, glitch, or platform outage.

6.7 No physical inspection; descriptions are representative

Lots are sold on the basis of the description, condition information, and photographs displayed on the Lot's listing page. We do not offer physical pre-sale inspection. Photographs are intended to be representative and may show minor variation due to lighting and camera; you should review all photographs and description detail before placing a Bid. Your decision to Bid is made on the information available to you on the listing page.

7. The winning Bid and confirmation

7.1 A winning Bid is conditional

Being the highest Bidder when a Lot closes does not by itself make a Final Sale. We will work to fulfill your Winning Bid. If we are able to do so, your Winning Bid becomes a Final Sale; if we are not able to do so, the Winning Bid is unwound, your payment authorization is released, and you owe nothing.

7.2 Two possible outcomes after a Lot closes

After a Lot closes for bidding, your Winning Bid may result in one of the following outcomes:

• Final Sale confirmed. We have confirmed that we are able to fulfill your Winning Bid. The Bid becomes a Final Sale; we capture the authorized payment for the Bid amount plus applicable tax; we proceed to ship the Lot per our Auction Shipping and Delivery Policy. We will notify you by email.
• Unable to fulfill. We have determined that we are unable to fulfill your Winning Bid. The conditional Bid is automatically discharged; we release your payment authorization; you owe nothing; we will notify you by email. We are under no obligation to disclose the reason.

7.3 Communication after Lot close

We will email you with the outcome (Final Sale or unable to fulfill) once we have confirmed it. The time between Lot close and outcome confirmation can range from minutes to several days depending on the Lot.

7.4 No obligation to fulfill

We will use commercially reasonable efforts to fulfill each Winning Bid. We are not liable to you if we are unable to do so. The release of your payment authorization is your sole and exclusive remedy for non-fulfilment.

8. Binding Bids; Final Sale

8.1 Binding effect of Bids

Each Bid is binding upon placement. By placing a Bid you irrevocably commit, subject only to §7, to (a) purchase the Lot at the Bid amount if your Bid becomes a Final Sale; (b) pay the Bid amount plus applicable tax when we capture payment under §10; and (c) accept delivery in accordance with the Auction Shipping and Delivery Policy.

8.2 Final Sale — no cancellations

EVERY FINAL SALE IS FINAL. Once your Winning Bid is confirmed as a Final Sale, the transaction is concluded, irrevocable, and not subject to return, exchange, refund, cancellation, or other unwinding by you. You may not cancel a Final Sale by emailing us, by contacting customer support, by initiating a chargeback, or by any other means. The only remedies available to you after a Final Sale are the narrow remedies in §14 (authentication failure and material misdescription).

This means: if you placed the Winning Bid and your Bid is confirmed as a Final Sale, you have purchased the Lot, and we will charge you and ship it. There is no buyer's-remorse refund, no cooling-off period, no right to change your mind, and no discretionary refund available. Where applicable law gives you a statutory right we cannot exclude, that right applies only to the minimum extent so required.

Shipping and fulfilment timelines are estimates only. Delays in shipment, customs clearance, carrier transit, or delivery — whether attributable to us, our sourcing process, or the carrier — do not affect the finality of your purchase and do not constitute grounds for cancellation, refund, or any other unwinding of a Final Sale.

8.3 No ShopThing VIP returns on auction Lots

ShopThing VIP membership benefits, including the right to two returns per month described in the ShopThing VIP Terms, apply only to items shipped from the ShopThing retail platform (ShopThing.com and the ShopThing iOS and Android apps). Auction Lots purchased on ShopThing Auctions are not eligible for VIP returns. The carve-out in §14 is the only return path available on auction Lots, regardless of VIP status.

8.4 Survival of obligations

Your obligation to pay for a Final Sale survives any subsequent suspension or termination of your account.

9. Pricing, currency, and taxes

9.1 Bid price is the price

The Bid amount displayed for a Lot is the price you pay if your Bid becomes a Final Sale, plus applicable tax. We do not add any additional consumer-facing charge at checkout, except for applicable sales tax.

9.2 Sales tax

Applicable sales tax (in the United States: state and local sales tax; in Canada: GST, HST, QST, or PST as applicable) is calculated at the time we capture payment under §10, using a third-party tax calculation service, and is based on the shipping address associated with your purchase. Tax is added to your Bid amount and reflected on your final charge.

Where you change your shipping address between the time of your Bid and the time of capture, we may reauthorize the payment hold for the recalculated amount.

9.3 Customs and duties (Canadian shipping addresses)

If you have a Canadian shipping address, you will be required to pay applicable customs duties and any associated fees at the time the Lot is delivered. These are charged by the carrier on behalf of the Canada Border Services Agency and are separate from the Bid amount and the sales tax we collect at capture. You are responsible for these charges. We will not refund a Bid because of customs duties or fees imposed at the Canadian border.

If you have a United States shipping address, you do not pay any separate customs duty or import-side charge.

9.4 Currency

Lots are displayed and Bids are placed in your display currency, either United States Dollars (USD) or Canadian Dollars (CAD). You will be charged in your display currency. You are responsible for any foreign-currency-transaction fees or markup imposed by your card issuer or bank if such fees apply, and you indemnify us for any such fee charged to us by reason of your transaction.

10. Payment authorization, capture, default

10.1 Authorization on Bid

When you place a Bid, we place an authorization hold on the payment method associated with your account. The hold amount may exceed your Bid amount slightly to account for estimated applicable tax. Authorization is not a charge — it is a temporary reservation on your card that we will either capture (if your Bid is confirmed as a Final Sale) or release (if your Bid does not result in a Final Sale).

10.2 Multiple Bids

If you Bid on more than one Lot, each Lot is subject to its own separate authorization. If you raise your Bid on the same Lot, we may release the previous authorization and place a new authorization for the higher amount.

10.3 Strong customer authentication (3-D Secure)

Where your card issuer requires it, you will be prompted to complete a 3-D Secure or equivalent authentication challenge before your Bid is accepted. If you fail or abandon authentication, your Bid is not placed.

10.4 Authorization validity

Authorization holds are typically valid for 7 days from placement and may be valid for up to 30 days depending on your card issuer. We may release and reauthorize a hold as needed to keep it within validity through to the outcome of the Lot under §7.

10.5 Capture on Final Sale

If your Bid is confirmed as a Final Sale, we capture the authorization for the full amount of (a) your Bid amount and (b) the final applicable tax calculated at the time of capture using your then-current shipping address. The capture occurs automatically. You authorize us to take this charge by placing the Bid.

10.6 Identity verification

We may require additional identity verification before accepting a Bid or before processing a Final Sale, particularly for higher-value Bids. Verification may include matching your billing and shipping addresses, completing government-issued identity document verification through a third-party provider, or providing additional documentation we reasonably request. We may decline a Bid, void a Bid, or suspend your account where identity verification is not completed. We may also be required by law to screen Bids and Bidders against sanctions and anti-money-laundering lists, and to report transactions above certain thresholds to applicable regulators.

10.7 Authorization release

If your Bid does not result in a Final Sale, or you are not the Winning Bidder when a Lot closes, we will release the authorization as soon as practicable. Where the release is not immediately reflected on your statement, the authorization will expire automatically under your card issuer's rules, typically within 7 days.

10.8 Failed capture

If we are unable to capture the authorized amount at the time of Final Sale (because, for example, the underlying card is declined, expired, closed, or insufficiently funded), we may attempt to recapture using an alternate payment method on file, suspend your account, reverse the Final Sale, and pursue you for any costs we incur as a result, including a non-sufficient-funds administrative fee.

10.9 Chargebacks and disputes

Initiating a chargeback through your card issuer in respect of a Final Sale, without first contacting us at hello@shopthing.com to attempt to resolve the matter, is a breach of these Terms. Where you initiate a chargeback in breach of this section, we may immediately suspend your account, block your payment method from further use, refer the matter to our payment processor's fraud-prevention system, and pursue you for the underlying amount, costs, and any chargeback fees we incur.

11. Auction integrity and prohibited conduct

11.1 No competing self-bidding by ShopThing Auctions

ShopThing Auctions does not place phantom or simulated Bids on its own platform. All Bids displayed are real Bids placed by registered Bidders or by our proxy bidding system on a Bidder's behalf within the limits of that Bidder's proxy Bid maximum under §6.3.

11.2 Prohibited Bidder conduct

You agree not to engage in any of the following:

• Creating or maintaining more than one ShopThing account at a time.
• Using automated tools, scrapers, bots, or scripts to access ShopThing Auctions or to place Bids, outside the proxy bidding functions we make available within the platform interface.
• Bid-shielding, bid-shilling, bid-rotation, or other forms of coordinated bidding intended to manipulate price.
• Circumventing our payment authorization, identity verification, or 3-D Secure controls.
• Providing false, fraudulent, or misleading identity, contact, payment, or shipping information.
• Initiating a chargeback in breach of §10.9.
• Misusing or fraudulently invoking the remedy in §14.
• Using ShopThing Auctions to facilitate any unlawful purchase, money laundering, sanctions evasion, or tax evasion.
• Reverse-engineering, decompiling, or otherwise attempting to derive the source code, algorithms, or data structures of the platform.
• Misappropriating, redistributing, scraping, or commercially exploiting any content, photos, descriptions, or pricing displayed on ShopThing Auctions.

11.3 Investigation

We may investigate suspected violations of these Terms. As part of an investigation, we may suspend your account, refuse a pending Bid, hold or release any authorization, or share information with law enforcement, regulators, our service providers, and other parties as permitted by our Privacy Policy or required by law.

12. Suspension, termination, account closure

12.1 Grounds for suspension or termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to ShopThing Auctions, in whole or in part, at any time, with or without notice, where: (a) you have breached these Terms or any other Auction Policy; (b) we receive a legal-process or regulator request; (c) we identify fraud or other risk signals that, in our reasonable judgment, warrant action; (d) you fail to complete required identity verification; (e) you have initiated a chargeback in breach of §10.9; or (f) we cease to operate the platform.

12.2 Closing your account

You may close your ShopThing account from your Account settings within ShopThing Auctions. The Account Closure flow guides you through the steps. Closing your account also closes your access to ShopThing.com and the ShopThing iOS and Android apps. We process closures consistent with our Privacy Policy. We may retain certain data after closure as required for tax records, dispute records, audit logs, or other legal-retention obligations.

12.3 Survival

Your obligations to pay for any Final Sale, your indemnification obligations under §19, and any provision that by its nature should survive (including §14 to §22) will survive any suspension, termination, or account closure.

13. Authentication and item condition

This section is summarized here and stated in full in our Auction Authenticity and Item Condition Policy. In case of conflict, that Policy controls.

13.1 Item descriptions, grades, and accessory lists

Each Lot's description, condition grade, and accessory list are presented in good faith on the Lot's listing page. Condition grades are interpretive, and normal wear within the displayed grade is not a basis for return.

13.2 Authentication

We authenticate items at our authentication center before shipment. Authentication is performed by our in-house team, by our authentication partner, or both. If an item fails our authentication step, we will not ship it; the Final Sale is rescinded, we refund you the full Bid amount plus applicable tax, and we retain the item out of circulation.

14. Material misdescription remedy

This section is summarized here and stated in full in our Auction Authenticity and Item Condition Policy. In case of conflict, that Policy controls.

14.1 Final Sale baseline

All Final Sales are final per §8.2. The only customer-initiated remedy is the narrow material-misdescription path in this §14 and the authentication-failure path in §13.2.

14.2 Eligibility

This remedy is available only where, on receipt of the item, the item is materially different from the listing description (examples: wrong brand, wrong model, wrong color, condition substantially worse than the displayed grade, missing accessories that were listed as included).

14.3 Reporting window

You must report the claim within 48 hours of carrier-confirmed delivery. Claims submitted more than 48 hours after delivery are time-barred without exception.

14.4 Required evidence

To submit a claim, you must provide:

• either an unboxing video, or clearly timestamped photographs taken at the moment of receipt, showing the item in its original packaging before any handling;
• multi-angle photographs of the alleged defect;
• confirmation that the item has not been used, worn, cleaned, or otherwise altered post-delivery;
• confirmation that all original packaging, tags, dust bags, papers, and accessories are present.

14.5 Burden of proof; binding adjudication

You bear the burden of proof. Our authentication and operations team reviews the claim and the evidence and renders a determination within 10 business days. The determination is final and binding under these Terms and is not subject to further internal appeal or to external dispute resolution under §21, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

14.6 Outcomes

Where we uphold the claim, at our sole election: (a) we rescind the Final Sale and refund the full Bid amount plus applicable tax, you return the item to us using a prepaid label that we provide; or (b) we apply a partial credit to your account and you retain the item. We cover return-shipping costs where we uphold the claim.

Where we do not uphold the claim: no return is accepted, the Final Sale stands, you keep the item, and the case is closed.

14.7 Non-transferable; time-barred after 48 hours

This remedy applies only to the original Bidder of record. Claims submitted more than 48 hours after carrier-confirmed delivery are time-barred without exception.

15. Shipping; risk of loss

Fulfilment of Final Sales is governed by our Auction Shipping and Delivery Policy. In case of conflict, that Policy controls.

In summary: we ship through major carriers; once we hand the item to the shipping carrier for delivery to you, responsibility for the item passes to you and is subject to the carrier's terms of carriage. You must report damage on delivery within 48 hours, with the same evidence required in §14.4. Customs and duties for Canadian shipments are addressed in §9.3.

16. Intellectual property; limited license

ShopThing Auctions, the ShopThing brand, our logos, the platform's design, our written content and product photography, the auction interface, the bidding logic, and all other materials made available on the platform are owned by ShopThing or our licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws including copyright, trademark, and trade-secret laws. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the platform for the sole purpose of placing Bids and completing transactions under these Terms. We reserve all other rights.

17. Disputes; internal escalation

If you have a complaint, contact us at hello@shopthing.com with your account email, the Lot reference, and a clear description of the issue. We will respond within 10 business days. Where the complaint is a material-misdescription claim, §14 controls and our adjudication is final under these Terms.

18. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

18.1 AS-IS

Subject to §13 and §14, all Lots are sold AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS. Except as expressly stated in these Terms or in the Auction Authenticity and Item Condition Policy, we make no warranty, express or implied, with respect to any Lot, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or title beyond what we received from our source, all of which are disclaimed to the maximum extent permitted by law.

18.2 Brand disclaimer

Brands and manufacturers are not responsible for our authentication conclusions or for the condition grading of any Lot, and may not honour either. Your relationship with any brand or manufacturer is between you and that brand.

18.3 Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our aggregate liability arising out of or relating to any Lot, transaction, or matter governed by these Terms is limited to the amount you actually paid for the Lot giving rise to the claim. The limitation applies separately to each Lot and is not aggregated across multiple Lots. The limitation does not defeat the full-refund remedies in §13.2 and §14.6.

18.4 Indirect damages

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost data, or business interruption, arising out of or relating to your use of ShopThing Auctions or any transaction governed by these Terms.

18.5 Where applicable law does not permit limitation

Where applicable law does not permit the limitations in this §18, the limitations apply to the maximum extent permitted by that law and the remainder of these Terms continues to apply.

19. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ShopThing Inc., its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your breach of these Terms or of any applicable law; (b) your wrongful use of ShopThing Auctions; (c) any chargeback initiated in breach of §10.9; (d) any misrepresentation by you to us, to your card issuer, to a regulator, or to a court; or (e) your infringement of any third-party right, including any intellectual-property right. We may, at our option, control the defense of any matter in which we are entitled to indemnification under this §19.

20. Force majeure

We are not liable for any delay or failure to perform under these Terms where the delay or failure is caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, fires, floods, earthquakes, epidemics or pandemics, war, terrorism, embargoes, government orders, civil unrest, labor disputes, carrier failures, platform outages, payment-processor outages, and other similar events.

21. Dispute resolution; arbitration; class action waiver

21.1 Step 1: Internal escalation

Most disputes can be resolved by emailing hello@shopthing.com. We ask you to allow at least 30 days for us to respond before proceeding to arbitration.

21.2 Step 2: Binding arbitration

Other than as provided in §21.4 (court carve-outs) and except where you have validly opted out under §21.5, any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Auction Policies, or any transaction conducted through ShopThing Auctions will be resolved by binding arbitration. The arbitration will be administered in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario), and seated in the City of Toronto, Ontario, before a single arbitrator. The arbitrator's decision is final and binding on both parties.

21.3 Class action waiver

To the maximum extent permitted by law, all disputes are resolved on an individual basis. You agree that any claim must be brought in your individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, mass, consolidated, or representative proceeding. You waive any right to participate in any class action, mass arbitration, or collective proceeding against us.

21.4 Carve-outs from arbitration

The arbitration provision in §21.2 and the class action waiver in §21.3 do not apply to: (a) claims for injunctive relief or for the protection of intellectual property rights, which may be brought in court; (b) any individual claim that may be brought in small-claims court in the claimant's jurisdiction (within applicable small-claims thresholds); and (c) claims brought by residents of Quebec or British Columbia, who may pursue their claims in the courts of their province, and who retain all rights under their provincial consumer protection statutes that cannot be waived. Quebec consumers retain all rights under the Quebec Consumer Protection Act, including any rights that are not waivable in adhesion contracts.

21.5 Opt-out from arbitration and the class action waiver

You may opt out of §21.2 (arbitration) and §21.3 (class action waiver) by sending a written, signed notice to ShopThing Inc., at [legal address — to be inserted], postmarked within 30 days after the date you first accept these Terms. Your opt-out notice must include your full name, the email address associated with your ShopThing account, and a clear statement of your intent to opt out. If you validly opt out, both §21.2 and §21.3 do not apply to you and any dispute may be resolved in the appropriate courts.

22. Governing law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. This choice of governing law matches the ShopThing Terms of Use that govern your ShopThing account at the platform level and provides a single, consistent legal framework for all your interactions with ShopThing across our platforms. Subject to §21, the courts of Ontario have exclusive jurisdiction over any matter arising out of or relating to these Terms, except where applicable law gives a consumer in another jurisdiction the right to pursue their claim in their home province or state.

23. Modifications to these Terms

We may amend these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Effective Date" at the top. If the amendment materially affects your obligations as a Bidder, we will notify you by email or through the platform. Your continued use of ShopThing Auctions after notice of a material amendment constitutes your acceptance.

24. Severability; no waiver

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be severed from these Terms to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that provision; a waiver is effective only if in writing and signed by an authorized representative of ShopThing.

25. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent, and any attempted assignment without consent is void. We may assign or transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms at any time, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets.

26. Notices

Notices from us to you under these Terms will be sent to the email address associated with your account or, where appropriate, displayed within the platform. Notices from you to us must be sent to hello@shopthing.com or to ShopThing Inc., [legal address — to be inserted].

27. Entire agreement

These Terms, together with the other Auction Policies and the ShopThing Terms of Use and (if applicable) the ShopThing VIP Terms, constitute the entire agreement between you and ShopThing Inc. with respect to ShopThing Auctions and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreement on this subject.

28. Contact

Questions about these Terms, complaints, account issues, and any other auction-related matter can be sent to hello@shopthing.com. Privacy-related questions and requests under our Privacy Policy should be sent to privacy@shopthing.com.