Membership of Taxidermylaw.
Why not join the growing number of Auction Houses, Taxidermists and other people already using our service.
Membership is offered to regular users of this unique
service, such as Auction Houses, Internet Traders, Taxidermists/Dealers,etc.
who will, by virtue of their trade, often require assistance throughout
the year. By joining the scheme, this will save paying the full fee
each time by receiving great discounts or even free information. There
are three categories of membership, designed for economy and amount
of use. You can choose which one fits your pocket against your estimated
use of the service. All offer great discounts and extra benefits as
well as that peace of mind. Of course, you don't have to join, you can
use the simple "buy a token" (only £10) for the one
off question - the choice is completely yours.
The three categories of membership are:-
Associate Membership
This is aimed at individual domestic trader (Antique dealer; Collector; Taxidermist) and the single saleroom Auction House holding one annual specialist sale or smaller collections in several General Sales.
An annual retainer fee of £100.00 will give you: -
Free entry via password to the Members section of the site
Free expert advice on many basic questions
Generous discounts (25%) on fee paying work undertaken such as catalogue checks
Free advertising of the Auction (Subject to catalogue check)
Complete confidentiality and Peace of mind.
These auctions draw worldwide interest – so attracting non-European bidders - it is therefore handy to know which specimens/items will require Export permits and other paperwork. Don't forget many antique items come under the control of CITES, such as Ivory figurines and artefacts, carved Rhino Horn, Furniture with Ivory /Tortoiseshell inlay etc etc. Pre 1947 items are fine and exempt from licensing controls within the EC – it must be remembered however that outside of Europe Permits will be required. International movement is highly controlled. Certain countries may also have domestic legislation that prohibits possession by citizens of that country. Forewarned is forearmed – by simply placing a warning in your catalogue could save you and your prospective client a lot of bother. Protect yourself from the potential comeback.
- We will happily go through your catalogue proof lists and advise on individual lots before it goes to print – complete confidentiality is guaranteed. We will even advertise the sale under "Forthcoming Auctions" completely FREE of charge
- Not sure if you can sell an item? – give us a call and make sure.
- Does a particular item require a licence? – check first with us for a simple answer.
- Is it Pre 1947?– are you sure, do you have the provenance to prove it? If not you may need the assistance of a GoT Approved Taxidermy Inspector.
- Has your seller done everything legal? Check with us for peace of mind.
- Just need to ask a question - fire away, we will answer you in plain English.
Specialist Membership
This is aimed at Auction Houses holding 2 or 3 specialist sales per year, plus the odd item elsewhere - whether single saleroom houses or 2 or 3 salerooms holding single specialist sales. Art companies & Antique dealers with international movement of specimens.
An annual retainer of £250 will give you:-
Free entry via password to the Members section of the site
Free expert advice on many basic questions
Generous discounts (25%) on fee paying work undertaken such as catalogue checks
Free advertising of the Auction (Subject to catalogue check)
Complete confidentiality and Peace of mind.
As ASSOCIATE MEMBER PLUS you can save you money on 3 seperate Associate memberships/Specialist sales for each saleroom with the same benefits.
Premium Membership
This is aimed at the larger concern – Multi-branch/International Auction houses with numerous salerooms dabbling in the Natural History market.
An annual retainer of £450 - will give you:-
- All of the above (as for Associate/Specialist Membership).
- Plus a generous 33% discount on all chargeable work undertaken.
- We will allow up to 8 contact addresses – your international branches may need advise on Importing into the EU – this has gone wrong before - simply due to a misunderstanding of EU Import protocol. Don't get caught out.
- PLUS a great saving on more than 5 branches taking Associate membership/specialist sales
The extra benefits of membership are plain to see. Join us and take the worry out of the situation, fed up with form filling?, not sure what form?, not sure where to go? - take advantage of the generous discounts on consultancy work and leave it to us. We offer a full service-
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AND OF COURSE, COMPLETE CONFIDENTIALITY
HOW TO JOIN
This is simple - just click onto the "Join Taxidermylaw now" button on the sidebar, This will take you to our payment page. For speed and security just click on the BUY NOW button next to the required status of membership and PAY PAL will handle the rest. If you prefer, you can always ignore that page and pay by cheque made payable to The Taxidermy Law Co. and send it to:- The Taxidermy law Co. Finance Dept. The Studio, Fullbridge Quay, Maldon, Essex. CM9 4LE.
Either way we will confirm payment has been successful and issue you with a password for the extra pages and send you full details
From then on, when you want to ask a question just enter the Members (Password) section of the site, click on "Members Questions" and ask away or if you prefer give us a call on the contact number we will provide.
WHY JOIN?
Here are a few reasons:-
As an Auction House: -
· Are you sure you have everything covered?
· Has your client done everything legally required? (has your
client applied for all necessary licenses - A10's; Schedule 5 etc)
· Is that really an “antique”? – is it Pre 1947? – can it be proved?
Consultancy work such as Licence/Permit Applications; Collection/Catalogue
advice; Import/Export assistance; Research; Valuations; etc. are all
subject to generous discounts.
As an individual taxidermist, Dealer: -
· How many times have you filled in a form and had it returned
for one reason or another? – Insufficient details, forgot to tick
a box – it’s happened to us all.
· Log books; Licence application forms – take the hassle
out of “Red Tape”. – Leave it to us.
· Are your books completely in order?
· Is every specimen covered?
· Are you confident you are ready for a DEFRA Inspection? (They
have a full inspectorate and one day soon they will start on taxidermy
- just like they used to do in the old days but with upgraded powers)
If the answer to any of these questions is NO – then let us take
that doubt away. We will act in your best interests – and with
COMPLETE CONFIDENTIALITY.
· We will answer your questions in plain English.
· We will get you “up to date and legal”.
· We will make the necessary applications for you –
· We will deal with DEFRA
· We, if necessary will ask you the questions, without prejudice.
· We will act on your behalf
· We will take the hassle out of selling/buying wildlife products.
· We will make sure you are operating legally.
What is the catch?
None what so ever. We just want to help you operate legally. This helps
our profession; it adds respectability to the trade, which in turn helps
us. Don’t forget we are Taxidermists as well.
Who are we?
If you are in the Guild, you will have heard of us – we have worked
hard to gain a good reputation – we have been the Guilds legal
Liaison for the past 15 years.
We are confident that if you ask your local Police WCO – he or
she will know of us – they will know our reputation - many will
know us personally. If you ask DEFRA: Scottish Executive; USF&W
Service; and many other Management Authorities; The RSPB; RSPCA; HMRC
- CITES Team; Traffic; and many other Conservation NGO’s - the
same will apply.
A bit “Cock sure” of ourselves? – No, just quietly
confident.
* Join The Guild of Taxidermists.
Guild members receive extra benefits such as free basic advice - why
not take advantage of both memberships - you can save even more.
For your own sake, keep in touch with the law, keep in touch with Government
policy – they change all the time. Keep in touch with the market;
keep in touch with the latest news, techniques, & traders. Support
the profession. Most of all take the strain out of your business –
feel confident, have that PEACE OF MIND.
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This company or individual cannot accept any responsibility for information given that is either misinterpreted by the author or the recipient and which is based either on experience gained or a matter of law where the precedence is yet to be decided by a court of law. Any information or guidence given is purely an opinion, therefore it is recommended that accredited legal advise is sought where appropriate.
