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Terms

AGE REQUIREMENT: All bidders must be at least 18 years of age to purchase.

All items sell regardless of price, there are no reserve prices or minimum bids.

All items sell as is, where is with any and all faults or flaws. Items sell with no warranty stated or implied. Items have not been thoroughly tested by the Auction Company unless it is stated in the item description.  Items are not tested by our company in an extensive manor.  If there are obvious mechanical flaws we may point them out if we see them, but we do not test every function of every item.  Bidders are strongly encouraged to come test and inspect the items in person to satisfy themselves as to the condition of the auction items.  Items sold in this auction may have safety defects that may not be visible to the auction company or the buyer and it is highly recommended that the buyer have the item inspected by a qualified professional to determine the item's ability to be safely used as intended.

Bids once placed cannot be retracted!  Please read all descriptions and make sure you are prepared to complete the transaction before placing any bids!

Payment: Buyer is responsible for making payment in full within (7) seven days of the close of the auction.

Accepted forms of payment include:

Forms of payment accepted from customers that have never purchased from us before and bought MORE than $5,000:

  • bank wire transfer, we will email you our bank wire transfer information after we email invoices at the conclusion of the auction
  • cash
  • We do not accept cashier's checks or certified checks

Forms of payment accepted from existing customers and customers that have never bought from us before and spend LESS than $5,000:

  • Personal or business check
  • Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express with a 3% convenience fee are accepted for payments up to $5,000.  We will not spread invoices above $5,000 over multiple cards.  Cards used for payment must be in the name of the person that registered to bid, we will not take payment for an invoice from a card that is in someone else's name.
  • Cash
  • Bank wire transfers
  • We do not accept cashier's checks or certified checks
  • Payment must be made when items are picked up or before you send your shipper. Items must absolutely be paid for within 7 days of the close of the auction, no exceptions.

Title & possession of auction items: Title and possession of any and all auction items does not pass to the purchaser until all of the items purchased in this auction by the purchaser are paid for in full by the purchaser.

Insurance for items purchased: Auction Company will provide insurance coverage for the purchaser’s auction items against theft or vandalism only, while the items are in the possession of the Auction Company.  The Auction Company does not provide any insurance coverage against wind or tornado damage, hail, fire, or any other act of God, weather, terrorism or natural disaster.  Auction Company recommends that purchaser bind insurance coverage for the auction items once the items are paid for in full by the purchaser.  At the time the items are paid for in full by the purchaser, the seller's obligation to insure the items cease.

This will be a no-reserve auction.  All items will be sold to the highest bidding qualified buyer regardless of price.  Sellers are prohibited from bidding on or buying back their own items or colluding with someone else to bid on or buy back their items.  If seller attempts to do this or if the Auction Company suspects that it has occurred, the seller as well as anyone suspected of colluding with the seller will be prohibited from doing business with Schneider Auctioneers LLC as a buyer or seller in all future auctions.  At the Auction Company’s discretion, it may decide to remove all of seller’s items from the auction. Family members of sellers are not allowed to bid on seller's items consigned to this auction without prior approval by the Auction Company.

Warranty and condition of items sold: All items are sold 'AS IS, WHERE IS, with NO WARRANTY expressed or implied. It is the responsibility of the buyer to determine the condition of the items before bidding and bid accordingly. Descriptions are believed to be accurate but not guaranteed. When you are not certain of the condition or use of an item please bid accordingly.  The Auction Company does not test every function of every item, but put potential bidders are welcome to come and test the item in person themselves.

The Auction Company reserves the right to add or remove items from the auction. The Auction Company reserves the right to cancel, suspend, extend or reschedule an individual item and or an entire auction event or to make changes to the auction closing times or inspection or removal times.

In the event a winning bidder does not pay for their auction items in full by the payment due date, the Auction Company may at their discretion permanently ban the non paying bidder from doing business with Schneider Auctioneers LLC in all future auctions.  In the event the winning bidder does not pay for the auction item in full by the payment due date the item does not automatically revert to a previous bidder, however, the Auction Company does have authority to sell the item to another party.  A winning bidder that does not pay for the auction item in full by the payment due date will be financially liable to the Auction Company for any financial loses incurred by the Auction Company in relation to disposing of the auction item that was not paid for by the winning/non-paying bidder, whether it is sold to another party in a private negotiated sale or put up for sale again at a future public auction.

Miscellaneous: All decisions of the Auction Company are final as to the methods of bidding, disputes among bidders, increments of bidding and any other matters that may arise before, during, or after the auction.  Auction Company reserves the right to deny any person the right to participate in the auction for any reason, or to ban anyone from the auction who attempts to disrupt it.

Personal and property risk: Persons attending during item inspection, auction or removal of goods assume all risks of damage of or loss to person(s) and property and specifically release and hold harmless the Auction Company, Auction Staff and Seller from liability or other recourse, therefore neither the Auction Company, nor the Seller shall be liable by reason of any defect in or condition of the premises on which the auction is held.

Auction Company at their discretion may ban any bidders from participating in this or future auctions that do not abide by these terms and conditions or is a detriment to the auction process in any way.

Email, phone or text communications: By registering to bid in this auction or any other auction conducted by Schneider Auctioneers, LLC bidder gives permission for the Auction Company to communicate with the bidder via email, phone call, text message, private messenger or social media for any reason relating to the course of normal auction business.

Server & Software Technical Issues: In the event there are technical difficulties related to the server, software or any other online auction-related technologies, Schneider Auctioneers, LLC reserves the right to extend bidding, continue the bidding, or close the bidding. NEITHER THE COMPANY PROVIDING THE SOFTWARE NOR SCHNEIDER AUCTIONEERS, LLC 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 Schneider Auctioneers, LLC.