Auction Terms & Conditions TERMS AND CONDITIONS Online Personal Property Auction Please review this document carefully. This document creates certain legally binding contractual obligations. In order to register and receive access to the interactive online bidding platform, a Bidder must accept and acknowledge these Terms and Conditions. TERMS AND CONDITIONS:CATALOG / LOTS: Strebeck Auction has put forth every effort in preparing the catalog for this auction to provide accurate descriptions of all items. All lots are sold AS-IS, WHERE-IS, with all faults, imperfections and errors of description. Due diligence is the responsibility of the bidder/buyer, and it is the bidder's responsibility to determine the exact condition of each item. Printed statements or descriptions by staff are provided in good faith and are matters of opinion. Bidders are encouraged to attend the scheduled inspection(s). BUYER PREMIUM: 15% buyer premium applies to this sale. BIDDER REGISTRATON & VERIFICATIONA. REGISTRATION: In order to better serve our customers, all bidders must provide their name, address, daytime phone number, and email address at which they can be contacted. This is to insure good communication between Strebeck Auctions and the bidder throughout the transaction. For online bidding, we require you to register with a credit/debit card. The card information is kept confidential and is NOT automatically charged when you are a successful bidder. Information gathered is for the sole purpose and use of Strebeck Auctions. Strebeck Auctions gathers all emails and adds them to an email listing available only to Strebeck Auctions. You have the right to unsubscribe at any time. BIDDER VERIFICATION: Bidding rights are provisional, and if identity verification is questionable, Strebeck Auctions has the right to reject the registration, and bidding activity will be terminated. The Seller and Strebeck Auctions reserve the right to preclude any person from bidding if there is any question as to the person's credentials, mental fitness, etc. Bidders agree to keep their username and password confidential as they are responsible for ANY and ALL activity involving their account. If the registered bidder's user name is offensive to Strebeck Auctions or in their sole opinion detrimental to Bidding Activity, then Strebeck Auctions reserves the right to remove the bidder from bidding or unilaterally change the username with notification to the Bidder. When using the website, you must obey any and all local state and federal laws. Violations will result in termination of web site use privileges. ONLINE BIDDING: A. MAXIMUM BID FEATURE: When you bid your maximum bid, the current bid price does not automatically advance to your maximum bid. Another bidder has to bid to increase the current price and the computer will automatically bid up to your maximum in the increments specified. B. AUCTION END TIMES: Strebeck Auctions online only auctions are timed events and all bidding will close at specified time and will have a ?staggered close?. However, our auctions also have what is called an ?Auto Extend? feature. Any bid placed within the final 5 minutes of an auction results in the auction automatically extending 5 additional minutes. The bidding will extend in 5 minute increments from the time the last bid is placed until there are no more bids, and the lot sits idle for 5 minutes. Therefore, the auction will not close until all bidding parties are satisfied. This ensures no one can be outbid in the last seconds without having another opportunity to bid again. C. TECHNICAL ISSUES: In the event there are technical difficulties related to the server, software, internet or any other online auction-related technologies, Strebeck Auctions reserves the right to extend bidding, continue the bidding, or close the bidding. Neither the company providing the software, nor Strebeck Auctions shall be held responsible for a missed bid or the failure of the software to function properly for any reason. D. CONDUCT OF THE AUCTION: Conduct of the auction and increments of bidding are at the direction and discretion of Strebeck Auctions. Strebeck Auctions reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any reason and also reserves the right to cancel this auction, or remove any item or lot from this auction prior to the close of bidding. All decisions of Strebeck Auctions are final. Your bid on this auction indicates both an understanding and an acceptance of the terms of this contractual agreement between you, as the Bidder, and both Strebeck Auctions and the Seller. Your bid further indicates that you, as the Bidder, are prepared to purchase items under these terms and conditions. PAYMENTS & SHIPPING A. PAYMENTS: We accept cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards. A 5% convenience fee is applied to all credit/debit purchases. There is no convenience fee if your purchase is made with cash or check. Any transaction necessary to collect insufficient funds will have a $25 fee imposed.If you are a successful bidder, you will receive following the close of the auction an emailed invoice detailing your purchase. You will then either pay when you pick up your items at the scheduled pickup day/time?. or you may choose to have them shipped (see SHIPPING below). After the pick-up date(s), if your item has not been picked up and you have not contacted us to make shipping arrangements, your credit/debit card on file will be charged for the amount of your purchases plus buyer?s premiums and convenience fee. In this instance if your card is declined a $25 fee will be imposed. B. SHIPPING: The auction company, through the USPS Priority Mail, FedEx, or UPS, can facilitate the packing and shipping of your items. The auction company can pack and ship items . PLEASE NOTE THAT THE AUCTION COMPANY PACKAGES ITEMS ACCORDING TO RIGOROUS SHIPPING SPECIFICATIONS, AND THUS SHIPPING CHARGES CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. PACKING, SHIPPING, AND INSURANCE (IF DESIRED) COSTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER AND WILL BE CHARGED TO YOUR CREDIT CARD ON FILE. If you wish to have your items shipped to you instead of picking them up, you must notify Strebeck Auctions, bstrebeck@hotmail.com within 24 hours of receipt of your invoice. Strebeck Auctions charges a $5 handling fee for small packages and $10 handling fee for large packages. C. MISSING ITEMS: We document the contents of each package. Please do not discard the original shipping box and packaging if you think something is missing. Please notify us within 2 business days of receiving the package if you think something is not included. If our documentation shows it was not packed, we will forward it immediately at our cost. We are not responsible for boxes opened by anyone other than the owner. Please check the entire box and packaging for contents. DO NOT discard the original shipping box and packaging if you think something is missing or damaged. BUYER DEFAULT & ITEMS NOT PICKED UPA. DEFAULT OF BUYER: Successful bidder not paying for items within 3 days of the date of the auction will be considered in default. Such default by the Successful Bidder will result in that Bidder?s liability to both the Seller and Strebeck Auctiions. Seller shall have the right to (a) declare this contractual agreement cancelled and recover full damage for its breach, (b) elect to affirm this contractual agreement and enforce its specific performance or (c) resell the items either publicly or privately with Strebeck Auctions and in such an event, the Buyer shall be liable for payment of any deficiency realized from the second sale plus all costs, including, but not limited to the holding/transporting/storage costs of the items, the expenses of both sales, legal and incidental damages of both the Seller and Strebeck Auctions. In addition, Strebeck Auctions also reserves the right to recover any damages separately from the breach of the Buyer. The purchaser agrees to pay all reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by Strebeck Auctions in the collection of funds. The purchaser also agrees that a storage/handling fee of 2% per month be added to the balance of any unpaid balance due Strebeck Auctions and any other costs or losses incurred by the Buyer?s failure to adhere to these terms. Any debt collection or dispute proceedings will be litigated or arbitrated in Ford County, Illinois at the option of both the Seller and Strebeck Auctions. Both the Successful Bidder and Seller shall indemnify Strebeck Auctions and hold Strebeck Auctions harmless from any costs, losses, liabilities, or expenses, including attorney fees resulting from Strebeck Auctions being named as a party to any legal action resulting from either Bidders or Seller. B. ITEMS NOT PICKED UP: Any item not picked up on the day of pick-up, will automatically be charged to your credit card on file along with the 5% convenience fee and buyer premiums. If you do not pick up your item(s) and do not contact us within 3 days of the end of the auction to arrange for shipping your items will be considered abandoned. Abandoned items become the sole property of Strebeck Auctions and no refund will be given. Any special pickup or shipping arrangements other than those scheduled must be made prior to the end of the sale.ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE THE DAY OF THE SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER PRINTED MATERIAL OR OTHER ORAL STATEMENT MADE.