Storage Unit Auction

PAYMENT: Tuesday, April 8th from 10am-5pm at the Hines Online Facility 107 County Rd C, Ellsworth, WI 54011.

All items must be removed by 9am central on Thursday, April 10th. Units must be broom swept. 

Payment made in full day of pickup. Bidders will be charged a 10% buyers fee and WI 5.5% Sales Tax (additional 4% courtesy fee on card transactions).

The contents of the units are sold AS IS, WHERE IS, with no warranties expressed or implied. All sales are final, no returns or exchanges.

Tenants in default have the right to pay for the balance in full before their unit is auctioned.

All bidders are required to complete a sign-in form prior to being allowed to participate in the storage unit auction.

Payment is due at the conclusion of each auction at each location in CASH ONLY. No checks or credit cards will be accepted under any circumstances. No time will be allotted for securing funds from ATM machines. Payment must be made immediately upon conclusion of the auction of the last unit sold at that location and before removal of any merchandise from the premises.

Sales tax will be charged on each unit unless the successful bidder has a resale certificate and number furnished to Auctioneer at each auction.

Bidder may place their own lock on each unit won during storage unit auctions immediately following the award. Such lock shall remain on the units until the time when the goods are allowed to be removed from the units as per above.

The storage facility is not responsible for the contents of any units once the sale has been finalized.

Winning bidders will be required to make a $200.00, cash only, refundable security deposit that will be held the storage facility until the unit purchased by the bidder during the storage unit auction are emptied, swept clean, and inspected by a storage facility representative.

Bidder agrees to return to the storage facility, in an adequate box, any personal papers, pictures, birth certificates, items with a social security number, etc., found among the goods purchased. These personal items will be held at the storage facility for the customer for whom the storage lien was enforced. If personal effects are not delivered to the storage facility, as requested above, bidder therefore acknowledges that there were no personal and thereby assumes full liability and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the storage facility, its’ owners, officers, managers, employees and auctioneers against any claims made regarding the personal effects.

Bidder agrees to carefully inspect the goods purchased at storage unit auctions for illegal items, such as drugs, guns, etc., before leaving the facility. Bidder agrees that once all the goods are in the bidder’s possession, they assume full liability for possession of any illegal items.

Bidder agrees to remove ALL the items from each of the units won during the auction within 48 hours of the auction.

In the event that the goods have not been fully removed from the units and were not broom swept, bidder agrees that the storage facility may, in its sole discretion and without notice to bidder, dispose of any remaining contents left in or around the units and bidder may be charged a disposal fee. You may not use an onsite dumpster.

NO ONE under the age of eighteen (18) will be admitted to the auction under any circumstances.

The Auctioneer, at all times, reserves the right to: (A) Revoke the bidding privileges of any bidder, and/or; (B) Refuse a bid that is merely a fractional advance of the preceding bid, and/or; (C) Cancel the sale any time prior to having said “SOLD”.

Persons, while attending the auction, and/or during the removal of goods from the premises, assume all risk for personal and/or property damage. Therefore, neither the Auction Company nor it's Principal shall be liable by reason of a defect in or of the condition of the premises at which the auction is held.

Successful bidders immediately become the new owners of the contents of the unit they have purchased. As such, they are the only persons authorized facility access, and then only for the purpose of entering those specific units. Successful bidders MAY NOT resell the contents of a unit on site to a third party. The successful bidder is solely responsible for disposal of the contents of any and all units coming into their possession by way of the auction.

It is the responsibility of the Bidder to make sure their bid(s) can be seen or heard by the Auctioneer.

Locations listed are possible locations for that day. All locations may or may not be on the auction list for that day. The order of the auction list is subject to change without any prior notice.

The Auctioneer reserves the right to voice record each auction for verification of the conduct of the sale, unit price, and any other necessary documentation.

Announcements made day of sale supersede any and all other announcements and information. Terms are subject to change without notice.

Persons attending the auctions agree to abide to the terms listed above and/ or any other terms that may apply at each auction. Failure to abide by such terms can result in those persons being removed from the auction and/ or any future auctions conducted by the Auctioneer, the facility, or any combination thereof. These terms are in effect for all storage auctions for this date and all future storage auctions until such time that these terms and conditions are revised.

DECLINED CREDIT CARDS: Any bidders with credit cards that are declined on reconciliation day will be charged a $30 processing fee to run another credit card- NO EXCEPTIONS!

BAD CHECKS: If Hines Auction Service, Inc receives a returned check; the buyer agrees to pay a $30 returned check fee. Buyer will either agree to pay via certified funds for the entirety of the returned check plus $30 or return the merchandise. If buyer returns the merchandise, they will be responsible for paying commissions for selling the merchandise, paying the difference in the amount owed after it sells & any other expenses incurred from the resale of the items.

If buyer does not pick up items or make payments up to date on merchandise, the buyer will be flagged for all Hines Auction Service auctions. This includes all auction companies under the Hines Auction Service. This means, you will not be able to bid on any auctions under Hines Auction Service Alliance membership.

Please note these assets are sold one time with non-retractable bids. When you bid on any item, you are entering into a binding contract. All property is sold &”AS IS”, and ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Property is open to thorough public inspection. It is the Bidder's responsibility to determine condition, age, genuineness, value or any other determinative factor. Hines Auction Service, Inc may attempt to describe the merchandise in advertising & on the internet but makes no representations. In no event shall Hines Auction Service, Inc be held responsible for having made or implied any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Bidder shall be the sole judge of value.

Bidders who bid from off site and are not present at the preview understand and acknowledge that they may not be able to inspect an item as well as if they examined it in person. It is the Bidder's responsibility to determine condition, age, genuineness, value or any other determinative factor. Hines Auction Service, Inc will not be responsible for any errors or omissions in the description of the merchandise. Bidder agrees that everything is sold as is and that they may not return any item they purchase.

Hines Auction Service, Inc is providing internet bidding as a service to Bidder. Bidder acknowledges and understands that this service may or may not function correctly the ending day of the auction. Under no circumstances shall Bidder have any kind of claim against Hines Auction Service, Inc or anyone else if the internet service fails to work correctly before or during the ending of the auction. Hines Auction Service, Inc will not be responsible for any missed bids from any source. Internet bidders who desire to make certain their bid is acknowledged should use the internet bidding feature and leave their maximum bid 24 hours before the auction ends. This auction features a staggered closing. Hines Auction Service, Inc reserves the right to withdraw or re-catalog items in this auction. Auction company reserves the right to reopen any item for bidding do to a system malfunction. Auction company employees, sellers and or Auction Company may bid on auction items.

When you bid your max, the current bid price does not automatically go to your max bid. Someone else has to bid to increase the current price and the computer will automatically bid up to your max in the increments specified.

Information gathered is for the sole purpose & use of Hines Auction service, inc. Hines Auction gathers all emails & adds them to an email listing available only to Hines Auction Service, Inc. You have the right to unsubscribe at any time.

The successful purchaser agrees to pay any & all reasonable attorney fees & costs incurred by Hines Auction Service Inc, the seller &or their servants, agents or employees in the commencement or defense of any actions hereunder as well as in the collection of any obligations hereunder.

Venue & jurisdiction of any & all disputes which may arise by virtue of this auction sale or stemming from this auction sales shall be in the court of Pierce County, Wisconsin.

CHOICE OF LAW: The law of the state of Wisconsin shall govern the interpretation of any & all disputes or other matters relating to the subject sale & or stemming from this auction sale.

EXTENDED BIDDING
This auction features EXTENDED BIDDING! Any lot that gets a bid within THREE minutes of its Scheduled Closing Time will remain open for bids past its normal close; it will go into extended bidding. It will remain open until there are no bids on that lot. This only affects lots with bids in the last THREE minutes; other lots will continue to close at their normal times. If you have questions, please call us 715-273-3377