Madison County Special Olympics Online Benefit Auction

PICKUP:  Tuesday, November 4th from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. & Wednesday, November 5th from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Richmond Parks and Recreation office, 345 Lancaster St., Richmond.  

TERMS:

Auction Premium: There will be a 10% Auction Premium added to the winning bid.  The sum of the winning bid plus the Auction Premium will be the sales price.

Online Auction Ending Times:

Ford Brothers, Inc. Online Auctions are timed events and all bidding will close at the specified time. Ford Brothers, Inc. Online Auctions also have an auto-extend feature. If a bid is placed in the final 5 minutes of an auction, the close of the auction will be automatically extended 5 minutes from the time the bid was placed. Example: if an auction scheduled to close at 6:00 receives a bid at 5:59, the close time will automatically extend 6:04. The auto-extend feature remains active until no further bids are received within a 5-minute time frame. Please monitor the countdown timer to see when the lot will close.

Staggered Closing: This online auction closes in intervals. Depending on how large (# of lots) an auction is, then we set the auction to close so many lots at a time. If it is a large auction, then it will be 75-100 lots at a time. If it is equipment and has 150 lots or less, then we will close the auction approx. 10-25 lots a time, all in 5-minute intervals. Please monitor the countdown timer to see when the lot will close. Please check the auction announcements for detailed information regarding these intervals. This feature works great with the auto-extend feature to closely emulate a live auction.

All property is sold in “AS IS” and “WHERE IS” condition. ALL SALES ARE FINAL! Bidder understands and agrees that no refunds, exchanges, adjustments, chargebacks, etc. will be allowed. Property is available for inspection at specified times and it is the bidder's responsibility to determine condition. Bidder's failure to inspect any item or lot will not constitute grounds for any claim, refund, adjustment, chargeback, etc.

All description information has been gathered from sources which we believe to be reliable but is not guaranteed. Auctioneer makes no warranty or guarantee of any kind with respect to condition, authenticity, provenance, source, condition, suitability for a particular purpose, etc. Auctioneer reserves the right to change, modify, delete any item or lot or description in the auction as may be necessary.

Payment, Pickup, Shipping & Storage Terms:

Pickup/Payment Info: Tuesday, November 4th from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. & Wednesday, November 5th from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Richmond Parks and Recreation office, 345 Lancaster St., Richmond.  Accepted methods of payment are cash, cashier's check or personal/business check, Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover or wire transfer. All fees incurred by wired transfers will be paid by the purchaser. All purchased items must be removed by the deadline of 

Wednesday, November 5th p.m. Any items not removed by the deadline will, at organization’s discretion, be discarded or resold with proceeds retained by Auction company. There will be NO REFUND to the purchaser for these forfeited items.

Large Item Pickup: Ford Brothers, Inc. and Madison County Special Olympics absolutely DOES NOT provide shipping, shipping preparation or transportation services for any items larger than the size of largest U.S. Postal Service flat rate box. Removal of items, moving, packaging, loading, transporting, shipping and shipping preparation (on items larger than the above-stated size) are the sole responsibility of the purchaser.

Shipping Preparation: Shipping will be at the discretion of Madison County Special Olympics.

Item Transportation: Items must be picked up at Richmond Parks and Recreation office, 345 Lancaster St., Richmond and WILL NOT be transported to any Ford Brothers office locations.

Forfeiture of Items: Any item/lot that has not been picked up will be discarded.

SERVER & SOFTWARE TECHNICAL ISSUES: In the event there are technical difficulties related to the server, software or any other online auction-related technologies, Ford Brothers, Inc. reserves the right to extend bidding, continue the bidding, or close the bidding. NEITHER THE COMPANY PROVIDING THE SOFTWARE nor FORD BROTHERS, INC. SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A MISSED BID OR THE FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR ANY REASON. Email notifications will be sent to registered bidders with updated information as deemed necessary by Ford Brothers, Inc.

Any dispute between Ford Brothers, Inc, its Agents or Representatives and the buyer(s) will be tried in a court of jurisdiction in Madison County, Kentucky. By bidding on the property, the buyer agrees to all terms and conditions set forth.

Agency: Ford Brothers, Inc.' agents and representatives are agents of the seller. Buyer and or bidder agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Ford Brothers, Inc. and its agents and its representatives from any and all claims, damages or suits including but not limited to awards, judgments, costs, fees, etc.

Ford Brothers, Inc., reserves the right to alter this agreement at any time. This will take place by updating this site. Please check back and review these terms as every time you use this site you are agreeing to the terms as they are written at that time.

Auction company employees and/or auction company may bid on and purchase auction items.

BIDDER DEFAULT: Failure to complete a purchase is illegal and will result in one or more of the following (1) prosecution (2) loss of bidding privileges for Ford Brothers and all other MarkNet auctions.

If a bidder at any time feels his/her username, password or bidder number has been compromised due to lack of security by the bidder, notify Auctioneer immediately.

For additional information, contact Ford Brothers, Inc. Auctioneers at 800-435-5454

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE in regard to all auction terms.