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CISG-online number

2803

Case name

Online auction of photography case

Jurisdiction

Switzerland

Court

Bundesgericht/Tribunal fédéral (Swiss Federal Supreme Court)

Judges

Christina Kiss (Presiding Judge), Kathrin Klett (Judge), Martha Niquille (Judge), Marti-Schreier (Gerichtsschreiberin)

Date of decision

08 November 2016

Case nr./docket nr.

4A_451/2016

Claimant 1

Respondent 1

Case History

Seller 1

Buyer 1

Category of goods

88: Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, not elsewhere specified; watches and clocks

Goods as per contract

Photographs

Price

42'066.00 EUR (Euro)

CISG applicable

no, Art. 2(b)

CISG applied

no

Key CISG provisions applied

Art. 2(b)

This decision is cited by 2

Editorial remark
by Ulrich G. Schroeter

The Swiss Supreme Court held that an online auction via an internet website is an 'auction' in the sense of Art. 2(b), and that international sales transactions initiated in this manner are, therefore, not governed by the CISG.

Decision published in 1

CLOUT number

1770

Full text and abstract of decision 2