Commission and Finance
If we are selling your second hand saddle on a commission basis, you should receive either an email estimate or written receipt with the details of the saddle being advertised and the agreed price. Please make sure that you provide the office with your email address and telephone number before leaving a saddle with us or with one of our saddle fitters. We will need this information to contact if you receive an offer on your saddle or if your saddle has been sold.
Standard commission for second hand saddles sold is 25% of the final sale price including VAT. This may be subject to change. Please be aware that it is the seller’s responsibility to make sure we have your accurate contact details including telephone number and email address at all times.
Second hand saddles are not available on finance unless arranged and agreed by the seller. Second hand saddles being advertised as available on finance have an increased commission rate of 30%.
Your Purchase
It is your responsibility to inspect any second hand saddle purchased via the website after they arrive and contact David Dyer Saddles via email sales@daviddyersaddles.co.uk if you believe that the condition or description of the saddle is not in accordance to the advert.
Second hand saddles are not safety checked; David Dyer Saddles is not responsible for the safety of second hand saddles sold via our website. We do our best to ensure that saddles are accurately described on the website and we make checks (external) to ensure saddles are fit for purpose i.e. tree, girth straps and flocking assessment, we do not drop the panel for (internal) checks.
David Dyer Saddles reserves the right to spend up to £50 on any second hand saddle to make them fit for sale. This will be deducted from the final sale price before the commission is taken.
Returns and Collections
Second hand saddles once sold have a 14 day returns period in which customers can cancel their order and return the saddle. Customers who are selling their saddles via David Dyer Saddles must be aware that payment will only be made after the completion of this 14-day period. We recommend that customers contact the office every two or three months to discuss the progress of the sales process.
Should you wish to collect a second hand saddle you have placed with David Dyer Saddles on a sale on commission basis, you may do so at any time providing the saddle is not out on trial or out with one of our saddle fitters. Please allow 7 working days from the date on which you request the return via sales@daviddyersaddles.co.uk for your saddle being ready for return. If you wish to use our courier service any return postage costs will be your responsibility.
All second hand saddles must be returned in the same condition in which they were sold. Any second hand saddle purchased from David Dyer Saddles are your responsibility and we expect you to take care of them, they must not be exposed to wet weather or ridden in with inappropriate clothing that could damage the saddle. If a second hand saddle comes back to David Dyer Saddles damaged structurally or cosmetically you will be liable and deductions either partial or total will be taken from your refund.
Payment
Once your saddle has been sold and the 14 day returns period has been completed our office will try to contact you to arrange payment (this may be slightly longer if the saddle has been shipped abroad). We will need your bank details in order to make a bank transfer. If you haven’t been contacted, please do contact the office every couple of months to see if your saddle has been sold. We do our best to make timely payments but if contact details change with us being made aware, this can slow down the payment process.