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I want
everyone to be
very happy with
their goat
purchase and be
completely
satisfied with
the sales
transaction. My
goal is to
produce healthy
high quality
goats for pets,
breeding, or
show.
That
being said, the
terms and
conditions of
sales, and the
kid pre-order
reservation info
below are to
protect me (the
seller) and you
(the buyer).
This is a
standard terms
of sales
agreement for a
goat purchase.
Please review
this entire page
of terms,
conditions and
policies, and of
course, not
reading the
terms,
conditions, and
policies is
not an
excuse.
1) PLACING A
GOAT ON HOLD:
Goats are reserved
on a first come
first served basis.
The first person to
notify me that they
are sending a
deposit is the
person who the goat
will be reserved
for. I will allow 7
days from the time
you tell me you are
sending payment for
said payment to
arrive. After 7 days
if the payment is
not received then
the goat will be
offered to other
buyers. I will mark
on the website
"waiting deposit"
any goat who has
been promised but
that the deposit has
not yet been
received.
2)
DEPOSIT:
$25 each will
reserve the animal
of your choice, if
the goat is not yet
old enough to leave
his / her mother, or
it will take you
some time to pick up
your goat. An
e-mailed receipt of
that deposit will
not only secure the
reservation of the
animal you choose,
but also acts as
implied consent on
your behalf to
comply with these
terms. If your
deposit is to be
mailed to me, please
inform me of when
you send it. I allow
7 days (from the
time you agreed
either verbally or
in E-mail to buy the
goat) for the
deposit to come in
the mail. If at the
end of the 7 days I
do not receive a
deposit, the goat
will be put back up
for sale. I will
contact you to let
you know when I
receive your
deposit.
All money is
non-refundable,
except for the
reasons listed in #
5 below. When
I receive your
deposit for a goat,
I will mark it as
"sale pending" on the
website. If all of
my goats are sold or
on hold, then other
people can put their
name on a backup
list to buy a goat,
in case any end up
not being paid for
in full, or not
picked up on time.
If the goat is old
enough to go home
that same day, you
will not need to put
a deposit on it, you
need to pay for it
in full and take it
home that day. If
you are from out of
town and cannot get
here for a while,
then you will need
to send a deposit in
the mail and make
arrangements to pick
the goat up in a
timely manner (date
is determined
between the buyer
and seller),
or there will be a
boarding fee of
$2.00 a day on
animals that are old
enough to go home.
No agreements I have
made with the buyer
are final until all
fees are paid in
full, and the goat
has gone to its new
home. If you choose
to send in a
deposit, please also
give me your full
name, phone #, and
mailing address.
Include your e-mail
address with the
deposit when it is
sent in the mail. If
any of your contact
information changes
before you receive
your kid, please
make sure and let me
know in case I need
to contact you. None
of your information
will be shared.
Please note: to
have a buck wethered
(castrated) you must
pay in full first; I
will not wether a
buck if you have
only made a deposit.
3)
PAYMENT:
Must be in
"guaranteed funds":
cash, money order
etc. If you use a
personal check, the
animal must stay
with me until the
check clears, and
then you may pick up
your animal. Or, if
prior arrangements
are agreed upon then
you can pick up your
animal. An animal is
not reserved until
a deposit is
received, and is
not bought until
paid in full. Goats
are first come first
serve! Anyone may
buy the goat you are
interested in until
you make a deposit.
I do not mark a goat
as "SOLD" on my
website until you
have paid in full.
4)
BALANCE/PICKUP:
If you have not paid
in full before
picking up the
animal, then the
remainder of the
money that is owed
is due at time of
pick up.
At the time of pick
up, you cannot pay
with a check!
PLEASE NOTE: If the
balance is not
received by the date
we have set for
pickup, the animals
will be offered to
the next interested
party & your deposit
will be forfeited.
If animals are not
picked up the
weekend after the
date mutually agreed
upon, a
boarding fee of
$2.00 a day will be
applied after that
time. Any & all
“outstanding monies”
must be satisfied
prior to the animal
leaving my farm.
Please be advised
that there will be
no refunds on
canceled orders. If
the goat is not
picked up by 8 PM on
the date we have
agreed on, and
other arrangements
have not been made, it will
be sold to the next
person in line.
There will be no
refunds made to the
person who didn't
pick up their goat
on time. Sorry, I do
not deliver or partially deliver my goats.
The buyer must make
arrangements to pick
them up. For young
bottle babies, air
transport is an
option. I will work
with professional
transporters to get
goats shipped, but
all costs are the
responsibility of
the buyer. Air fare,
shipping crates, and
health certificates
and vet costs are
the responsibility
of the buyer.
Shipping is from
Pittsburgh
International.
5)
REFUNDS:
There are five ways
that a deposit on a
goat may be
refunded:
1)
In the sad event
that the goat you
placed a deposit on
should pass away or
becomes very ill,
you may decide to
receive a refund, or
place your deposit
on another available
animal, or roll your
deposit over to the
following kidding
season.
Note* If the
goat you reserved as
your 1st choice, for
any reason is no
longer available,
your deposit can be
applied to another
available animal of
the same or lesser
value with any extra
money being
refunded.
2)
I reserve the right
to refuse to sell a
goat to anyone as I
see fit, even if
they already have a
Kid Pre-Order, or a
deposit on a goat.
In this case, you
may receive a
refund, depending on
the circumstances.
3)
For Kid Pre-Order
Reservations: If you
have a reservation
for a show /
breeding quality
kid, although there
are none born that
season, or the one
you choose turns out
to be pet quality,
than you may choose
to place your
deposit on another
available kid, or
receive a refund, or
roll your deposit
over to the next
kidding season.
4)
For Kid Pre-Order
Reservations: If I
do not have the
gender of goat that
you reserved
available for sale
by the end of that
kidding season, and
you do not wish to
roll your
reservation over to
the next kidding
season, then you can
ask to receive your
deposit back.
Although,
if YOU cancel your
deposit or
reservation for any
reason, you will
not be refunded
for any amount!
If you should decide
to cancel your
deposit, you can not
choose to change
your mind later and
"un-cancel" it. A
new deposit will
need to be paid for,
if you want another
reservation in the
future.
6)
RETURNS:
ALL SALES ARE
FINALE. Since I
cannot possibly have
any control over how
animals are managed
once leaving my
possession, it will
also be understood
that upon the animal
leaving this
property, all
liabilities &
responsibilities for
the animal
immediately transfer
to the buyer. I will
not take any animal
back, because I
cannot be sure that
it has not come in
contact with
diseases while away
from my farm. I do
not guarantee that a
purchaser will like
an animal they
purchase from me. An
animal represents a
potential. Should
the buyer be unable
to keep the animal,
then they need to
look for a new home
for the animal to be
adopted into.
ONCE A
GOAT LEAVES OUR
FARM, THERE
WILL BE NO REFUNDS.
7) NOT
GUARANTEED:
I cannot guarantee
how large an animal
will grow to be. I
cannot guarantee how
much milk a goat
will produce or what
the fleece will be. I
cannot guarantee
that a goat will not
grow scurs (small
horn growths). I
cannot guarantee the
future health of the
goat. I cannot
guarantee the goat
will be of show
quality. Some of
these things depend
on how you care for
your animals. If
height and show
quality are a huge
concern to you, than
you might want to
consider buying an
adult goat so you
will already know
what they will look
like.
8) MY
RIGHTS: I
feel the need to
enforce these
"rights" to keep
things polite, and
orderly. (1)
I reserve the right
to refuse to sell to
anyone as I see fit.
2)
I am not obligated
to take an animal
back from you if you
no longer want it.
3)
I am not obligated
to give you a refund
on an order,
reservation, or
deposit that you
cancel. 4)
I reserve the right
to re-sale any
animal that is not
paid for in full on
time, and I am not
obligated to return
any deposits or
"monies" that had
been paid for on
that animal.
5) I
reserve the right to
re-sale any animal
that is not picked
up on the agreed
upon date, and no
refunds will be
given for any
"monies" paid for on
that goat.
6) I
reserve the right to
charge a boarding
fee for goats that
are not picked up in
a timely manner.
7)
I reserve the right
to only accept
a cash payment at time
of pick-up. No
personal checks,
unless they are
mailed ahead of time
please.
9) GOAT
REGISTRATION OR
APPLICATION PAPERS:
Each goat that is
sold as "registered"
will either be sold
with registration
papers, which the
buyer will need to
pay the fee to have
the goat transferred
into their name...
Or the goat will
come with their
registration
application papers,
and the buyer will
need to pay to have
the goat registered
and have the goat
transferred into
their name. Usually
adult goats are
already registered
and will only need
to be transferred
into the new owner's
name. Depending on
the age of the goat
kid, it will usually
just have its
registration
application papers
which you will need
to send in to have
the goat registered.
Goats that are
already registered
cannot have their
names changed. The
new owner will
choose the name of
their goat if it
only comes with
application papers.
10)
BREEDING SERVICES:
At this time, for
the health and
safety of my goats,
I do not offer
breeding / stud
services.
11) GOAT
DELIVERY AND
SHIPPING: I
do not transport
goats. Goats must
either be picked up
at the farm by the
buyer or transport
must be arranged for
a third party to
pick up goats from
the farm. Transport
costs are the
responsibility of
the buyer. Young
bottle babies may be
shipped by air and I
will deliver those
kids to the airport
but all shipping
costs and vet costs
are the
responsibility of
the buyer.
12)
EXPORTING GOATS:
I do not ship goats
out of the U.S.
*NOTICES*
If you
are placing a
Kid Pre-Order
Reservation,
than please read
#13 below.
Average prices
of my goats are
listed on my
sales
page.
Ask to be Added
to My E-mail
Notification
List of Birthing
Updates and
Goats For Sale,
or Place a
Reservation on a
Future Kid!
Although I do enjoy
visitors, for the
health and safety of
my animals I must
limit ranch visits
to buyers only.
Access to the farm
is strictly limited
to areas not
occupied by the
animals to avoid any
accidental
transference of
disease from outside
sources. (you may
view the animals
from outside the
fences)
All pictures are the
property of Lavender
Hill Farm. They are
not to be copied or
reused in any
fashion, without the
permission of
Lavender Hill Farm
first.
Lavender Hill Farm's
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF SALES AGREEMENT
AND KID PRE-ORDER
RESERVATION INFO FOR
GOATS, is subject to
change at anytime
without notice!
When contacting
me about my
goats please put
the word "Goat"
or something
obvious in the
subject line,
and do not write
in capitals so
your E-mail is
not confused
with Spam mail.
Please write me
back if you
don't hear from
me within three
days. Thank you!
13) KID
PRE-ORDER
RESERVATIONS:
A $25 deposit is
required to reserve
a place in line for
an un-born kid,
(pre-orders). This
money goes towards
the total purchase
price of the goat.
Reservations are
taken by the order
that the checks are
received in the
mail. You may place
a deposit on the
specific gender that
you want, such as a
buckling, wether, or
doeling. You'll also
need to specify
whether you want a
pet or breeding
quality goat.
When a kid
becomes available
for sale, I will
place their picture
on my website and
notify the first
person on the
reservation list
that there is a kid
available to look
at. That person has
first choice to buy
that kid, or pass on
it and wait for a
goat from another
kidding that they
like better. The
potential buyer has
two days after being
notified to make a
final decision about
buying the kid. If
they choose not to
take the kid, than I
will contact the
second person on the
reservation list,
and they will have
two days to decide
if they would like
the kid... and so on
down the list. If
there are multiple
kids available at
the same time, than
the first person on
the list will get to
make their decision
first, and have the
"pick of the
litter". If several
does are due to kid
around the same
time, than I try to
wait to put the
kids' photos on the
website until after
all, or most of the
does have kidded. I
want everyone to be
happy with their
purchase, and not
feel like they have
to take a goat just
because they were
notified of an
animal becoming
available. You may
pass up on any kid,
to wait for another
one, if desired. If
a kid is not born
that year that you
like, than your
reservation can be
rolled over to the
next season.
Everyone who chooses
to roll over to the
next season will
stay in the same
position in line
that they ended at
in the previous
season.
The ways that a
Pre Order
Reservation may
be refunded are:
(Please read
# 5 about refunds
after kids have been
born.)
1) I
reserve the right to
refuse to sell a
goat to anyone as I
see fit, even if
they already have a
reservation or
deposit on a goat.
In this case, you
may receive a
refund, depending on
the circumstances.
2)
For Kid Pre-Order
Reservations: If you
have a reservation
for a show /
breeding quality
kid, although there
are none born that
season, or the one
you choose turns out
to be pet quality,
than you may choose
to place your
reservation on
another available
kid, or receive a
refund, or roll your
reservation over to
the next kidding
season.
3)
For Kid Pre-Order
Reservations: If I
do not have the
gender of goat that
you reserved
available for sale
by the end of that
kidding season, and
you do not wish to
roll your
reservation over to
the next kidding
season, then you can
ask to receive your
reservation deposit
back.
Although,
if YOU
cancel your kid pre
order reservation
for any reason, you
will not be refunded
your $25 pre-order
deposit, or any
amount that you have
paid.
After deciding to
cancel your
pre-order deposit,
you cannot choose to
change your mind
later. A new deposit
will need to be paid
for, if you want
another reservation
in the future.
If you choose to
send in a deposit
for a kid pre order
reservation, please
also give me your
full name, phone #,
and mailing address.
Include your e-mail
address with the
deposit that is sent
in the mail. If any
of this contact
information changes
before you receive
your kid, please
make sure and let me
know in case I need
to refund your
money, or contact
you. None of this
information will be
shared.
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