Surry County Surplus Vehicle Auction

SURRY COUNTY SURPLUS VEHICLE AUCTION - ONLINE ONLY: BEGINS DECEMBER 14TH, 2022 @ 8:00AM AND ENDS DECEMBER 28TH, 2022 BEGINNING @ 1:00PM.

PLEASE DO NOT BID UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

CATALOG: The catalog is provided as a convenience and each item of merchandise or personal property is often referred to as a "lot". A “lot or lot number” may have several pieces included or may be only one item. Please inspect each lot of personal property and merchandise prior to bidding. Descriptions are believed to be correct but are not guaranteed to be.

AS IS - Everything sells "AS IS" with no warranties given or implied. The auction company makes every effort to describe assets to the best of its ability but there are no guarantees as to the condition, quantity, quality, condition, age, color, or usefulness of lots sold in the auction. Everything sells with all faults, conditions, damage, defects, and flaws. The buyer will take the assets, personal property, items, lots or merchandise in the condition existing. No refunds/returns regardless of condition.

PAYMENT TERMS: Auction company will accept payment by Certified Check, Wire Transfer, Visa and MasterCard.

PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR BANK PRIOR TO USING ANY CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS (VISA AND MASTERCARD ONLY) TO AVOID ANY DELAYS IN PROCESSING! For wiring instructions call 336-789-2926, ask for Susan, Anita or Malea. All successful online buyers must be available at the conclusion of the sale to make payment arrangements. PAYMENT IN FULL IS DUE BY DECEMBER 29TH @ 1:00PM. BUYERS PREMIUM IS 10%. IF CREDIT CARD IS USED ADDITIONAL 3% IS ADDED!

PREVIEW: A preview of the items being sold will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 10:00AM - 12:00PM. Lots 1-16 are located at 122 Hamby Road, Dobson, NC. Lots 17-20 are located at 1218 State Street, Mount Airy, NC. We strongly encourage online bidders to preview the assets being sold. All sales are final. No refunds will be given under any circumstances. No exceptions! Photos for online viewing and descriptions of rolling stock are not guaranteed to be correct. Buyer is responsible for determining the condition of all assets. Descriptions may change up to sale day!

REMOVAL FROM PREMISES - Pickup is scheduled for Thursday, December 29, 9:00am-2:00pm. If you do not remove purchases at the stated times you will forfeit your purchases back to the seller. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR LOTS CHECKED BY AUCTION STAFF WITH YOUR PAID RECEIPT prior to removing from the site. There is only one dock door, allow extra time for removal of items.

HIGH BIDDER - The auctioneer has the sole discretion to determine the highest bidder for any and all lots. At the fall of the hammer or other customary method of declaring lots sold the ownership transfers to the buyer.

STARTING BIDS –RESERVE BIDS - The auctioneer reserves the right to start the bids on all lots. The auctioneer reserves the right to bid to the reserve amount, if any, on behalf of the seller.

ALL SALES FINAL - No claims can be made after the auction and no refunds will be given regardless of condition of items.

PAYMENT - Terms of Payment are credit card, cash, certified check, or wire transfer. If a buyer fails to pay in full for their purchases, the account will be turned over to a collections agency.

POSSESSION - The auction company may HOLD LOTS NOT PAID FOR IN FULL OR NOT PAID WITH FUNDS AS STATED ABOVE. Bidders that comply with the terms of payment may remove their lots the day of auction unless otherwise stated or announced by the auction firm.

ABSOLUTE / RESERVE AUCTION - All lots or merchandise will be sold absolute.

BUYER'S PREMIUM - A Buyers Premium of 10% is added to the last and highest bid to determine the purchase price.

CREDIT CARD FEE- A credit card fee of 3% is added to all credit card payments.

NC SALES TAX - There will be no sales tax charged for any items in this auction.

Maximum Bid: The maximum amount you are willing to pay for a lot. The price will only increase by the minimum increment, but will automatically raise to your maximum bid as others bid up the lot over time.

Uniform Commercial Code:
Section 2-328 of the UCC provides federal law regarding a sale by auction. The code reads that a sale by auction is complete when the auctioneer so announces by the fall of hammer or in other customary manner. A bid is a legal binding contract between the bidder and auctioneer. Reopening a bid is at the sole discretion of the auctioneer. Failure to complete a payment in good faith, stopping payment on checks or refusing to pay for goods purchased at the auction may result in legal action against the buyer and may result in the collection being turned over to a collection agency.

QUALIFIED BIDDERS:
Auctioneer reserves the right to refuse to register any prospective bidder for any reason, or to require a cash deposit from a prospective bidder of an amount designated by Auctioneer and paid in advance by the prospective bidder to Auctioneer. Such deposit will be applied to any purchases made at the auction by the prospective bidder. At the end of the auction, Auctioneer will refund any portion of this deposit that has not been applied to purchases. Furthermore, Auctioneer will require the removal of any person from the auction site for any reason including, but not limited to: (1) tampering with auction lots; (2) any illegal conduct including collusive bidding or stealing; (3) disruptive behavior; (4) failure to abide by these terms; and (5) intoxication. Bidder agrees to leave the auction site immediately and quietly upon request by Auctioneer. Any act of theft, vandalism or disruption will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the laws.

DISPUTED BIDS AND INCREMENTS: In case of a dispute over who is the high bidder, the auctioneer has the sole discretion to determine the high bidder. The auctioneer has the sole discretion to determine the live auction bidding increments.

ONLINE BIDDING: You must register in advance by clicking on Register to Bid and agreeing to terms for online bidding including submitting a credit card. You must be pre-approved before you receive a bidder number. The auction company may refuse to register anyone at its sole discretion.

TECHNICAL PROBLEMS: The auction company provides online bidding as a convenience for those that cannot attend the live auction. The auction company will not be liable for any faulty equipment, failure of equipment, faulty software, failure of software, lack of internet service connections or signals, or failure for any online bids that are not relayed on time to the auction company. The auction company reserves the right to extend bidding, delay bidding, continue with live bidding, or cancel bidding, without any notice to online bidders.

DEFAULT OR DELAY: If the buyer does not pay in full for any reason they will be banned from attending auctions! The auction company reserves the right to reclaim and resale any assets not paid for by the online buyer. Should the resale price be lower than the defaulted buyer's price, Seller and/or Auction Company reserves the right to seek the difference from the initial online buyer. All fees for collection, court fees, or attorney fees will be the responsibility of the original buyer that caused the default. All sales are final. No refunds are given.

AUCTION END TIMES: The online bidding is a timed event. 1 lot will close every 2 minutes beginning at 1:00pm on Wednesday, December 28th. Auction Company reserves the right to extend the auction in 1 minute segments for any and all bids received in the last 1 minute of the auction.

DISCLAIMER: The auction company provides data, advertising, maps, that is believed to be correct but it is not guaranteed. Bidders should rely on their own inspections and due diligence prior to bidding. Everything sells strictly AS IS. The auction company makes every effort to describe assets to the best of its ability but there are no guarantees as to the condition, quantity, condition, age, color, or value of the merchandise or real property sold online. Buyer agrees that buyer may not cancel purchase for any reason.

The bidder agrees to all terms and conditions of the auction and should read the detailed terms.

LICENSES: NC Firm #685, VA Firm #2, SC Firm # 1874