Standard terms & conditions:
*All online winning bid amounts will have a Buyer's Premium (percentage noted under Buyer's Premium tab and in bid box) added to your actual bid amount. *All items sold "AS IS, WHERE IS" with all faults. No warranties either expressed or implied. No refunds, exchanges or resales will be made. * All descriptions believed accurate but not waranteed. Hagedorn Auction is neither an appraiser nor authenticator of items. Use your own judgement & research to determine suitability for your purposes. * In person Bidder inspection time is available and is encouraged. * By placing a bid, bidder signifies that they have examined the items to their satisfaction, or that they have chosen not to personally examine them at their own risk. * Hagedorn Auction reserves the right to reject any bid at our sole discretion. * All items are being sold in Montana. Montana does not charge a sales tax nor will any be collected. Out of state Bidders are solely responsible for sales taxes due, if any, to their state for thier purchases made in Montana at our auctions. *SHIPPING IS NOT OFFERED BUT INSTEAD PICKUP/DELIVERY/SHIPPING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER AS OUR AUCTIONS ARE GEARED TOWARD A LOCAL MONTANA AUDIENCE AND IN PERSON PICKUP. SEE SHIPPING/PICKUP TAB FOR DETAILS. * Our Buyer's premium for online Bidders only (see Payments tab for amount) is for IN PERSON PAYMENT with CASH, PRE-APPROVED checks (visit www.HAGEDORNAUCTION.COM for details), Cashier's Checks or Bank Wire Transfers. *NOTE!!: WE DO NOT ACCEPT PLASTIC OF ANY KIND AND NO ELECTRONIC OR ONLINE PAYMENTS. * Online winning Bidders, who have NOT paid for and picked up their items in person by the posted auction deadline (see Pickup/Deliver tab) following the auction, will be charged the full Buyer's premium, convenience fee and sales price and may incure storage and a special handling fee. * Any legal disputes must be filed and tried in Madison County, Montana. * Online bidding is being offered as a convenience to those not able to attend in person. NOTE: FOR ANY TIE HIGH BIDS BETWEEN ONLINE & IN-PERSON & ONLINE PRE-BIDS PREFERENCE WILL GO TO IN-PERSON BIDDERS AS THEY HAVE SPENT ADDITIONAL FUEL AND TIME TO COME IN PERSON. Hagedorn Auction is not responsible for any technology, system or operational failure which causes online bidding to malfunction or online bidders to missout on bidding. You are therefore encouraged to place your maximum bid in plenty of time prior to the live auction or pre-bid closing deadline. Contact us with any bidding issues you have having by 5pm the Friday prior to the auction. * In the event that (for whatever reason) the live auction is postponed or rescheduled, Hagedorn Auction at their discretion may also postpone the close of or reopen online bidding as well. *Items won online and not paid for in full by 1PM (MST) the first business day following the auction, due Buyer not showing to pay for & pickup items and/or a failed credit card, may be confiscated and resold with the Bidder's auction privileges being permanantly revoked at all future Hagedorn Auctions and a negative bidder review will be posted with HiBid. Hagedorn Auction may continue running your credit card for payment until it clears, in the event Buyer does not show up to pay in person.
IF THIS IS ALSO AN IN PERSON AUCTION AND YOU PLAN TO ATTEND IN PERSON: Determining whether or not to conduct auctions during these unprecedented times was a difficult task. Like many businesses, we’re continually monitoring the balance between public safety with the desire to keep our economy alive and serve our clients. This balance needs to be re-evaluated on an ongoing basis. We have based our plan on the information and guidelines from the MT Governor's website, however, we cannot guarantee there is no risk associated with engaging in a social activity at this time; we can only say we will do our best to minimize the risk with the guidelines we are following. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND IN PERSON ON AUCTION DAY YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE LIABILITY WAIVER (EVEN IN THE EVENT YOUR ARE NOT ASKED TO SIGN ONE YOU ARE STILL ACKNOWLEDGING BY YOUR PRESENCE THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS LIABILITY WAIVER IN ANY CASE). This liability waiver & terms/conditions of entrance to the live auction can be found at https://www.hagedornauction.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Communicable-Disease-Waiver.pdf Additionally you must abide by current health directives & Montana law.
If you feel you are in one of the vulnerable categories due to age or health considerations OR YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF OUR COMMUNICABLE DISEASE WAIVER we would advise you to stay home and take advantage of our online bidding platform which will be available for many of the items (AS UNFORTUNATELY, WITHOUT AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THE WAIVER YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN PERSON ADMISSION TO HAGEDORN AUCTIONS BUT WILL STILL BE ABLE TO BID REMOTELY ONLINE, THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING).
We believe it is your right to assess the risks involved, take your own precautions, and come to your own conclusion as to whether to participate in social activities during these trying times.
THIS WILL BE AN OUTDOOR AUCITON WITH SOME ITEMS DISPLAYED INSIDE BUT TO BE AUCTIONED OUTSIDE TO ALLOW ROOM TO SOCIAL DISTANCE BETWEEN GROUPS. AGAIN... IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING 100% WELL PLEASE STAY HOME AND BID ONLINE.
**STANDARD AUCTION TERMS THAT APPLY TO ALL AUCTIONS, BOTH LIVE & ONLINE BIDDING:
BY ACCEPTING & USING YOUR BID CARD (OR REGISTERING ONLINE & UTILIZING AN ONLINE BID ACCOUNT NUMBER) YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND & AGREE TO THE ABOVE & FOLLOWING TERMS & CONDIITIONS OF AUCTION:
1) This auction is for the PRIVATE sale of personal belongings directly from our client, the ‘Seller’
to you the ‘Buyer’. As part of our services to the ‘Seller’ all monies are made payable to
Hagedorn Auction. Everything must be paid in FULL on auction day by cash or good check
imprinted with Bidder’s name & address (or if paying for online winning bids, payment will be according to online posted payment terms). Bad or NSF checks may be assessed penalties &
interest until paid. Non-paying ‘Buyers’ or bad checks issuers will be prosecuted.
2) EVERYTHING shall be sold ‘as is, where is’ with NO guarantees of any kind, regardless of any
statement of condition that may be made from auction staff, both verbal and written. The
auction service is only presenting items as represented to us by the Seller or according to
appearance. The auction service is NOT an expert appraiser or authenticator of antiques,
coins, glass, guns, equipment, vehicles, real estate or other assets that may be auctioned.
3) Bidder must solely rely on his/her own inspection and knowledge about items on which they
plan to bid. If you aren’t sure about the condition or authenticity of an item and aren’t willing to
risk the amount of money it will take to win the bid on that item, then DO NOT bid on it. NO
REFUNDS, RETURNS OR RESALES OF ANY KIND SHALL BE MADE (except per #4)
4) The successful Bidder for any electrical or gas powered equipment shall have 10 minutes from
the time of their winning bid to plug-in or otherwise start up the item. If the item does not come
on or start as hoped, they shall immediately notify auction personnel and the item shall then
immediately be resold releasing the original Bidder from their purchase obligation. The original
Bidder shall NOT be eligible to bid on the item when it is resold. If for any reason you will not
be able to test the item out and return it within 10 minutes, either DO NOT bid on it or you must
be willing to take the risk that it does NOT work. NO re-sales after 10 minutes have expired.
5) It is the Bidder’s responsibility to know which item they are bidding on & what the bid/quantity
is. If unsure, the Bidder should stop the auctioneer to inquire or NOT bid. Becoming the winning
Bidder contractually obligates you to pay the full bid amount to the Seller and you will be
expected to pay for these items in full before you go home. Leaving before all of your items are
paid for in full does not relieve you of your legal obligation to pay for all items bid on and won.
6) While we diligently strive to conduct auctions that treat all Bidders fairly and according to these
terms, the auction service is working solely in the best interest of their Client, the Seller. The
Auctioneer reserves the right to accept any bid in any increment that, in their opinion, is in the
best interest of the Seller and likewise also reserves the right to reject the bid, of any Bidder for
any reason, which the auctioneer feels is not in the best interest of the Seller. Likewise we
reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for reasons of adverse conduct or disruptions.