Onsite Registration: If you register both online and in person, please notify our auction staff. Buyers must be at least 18 years of age in order to bid. For onsite registration, we will require your name, address, phone number, and driver's license number in order to register. This information will not be sold or transferred. There is no charge for registration and it is better to have a number and not use it than to not have one if you need it. Do not allow anyone to use your bidder number unless you are prepared to pay for the purchase. All documents will be completed in the bidder's name only. If you leave the auction early, please turn in your number at the office or take it with you. You are responsible for any purchases made with that number. Internet Bidding: If you plan on bidding through the internet, you must register with Proxibid and follow their directions to become an internet bidder. You may access Proxibid through the link on our web site or you may go direct to their web site, proxibid.com Lots: This will be a cataloged auction. Catalogs will be available online as well as auction day. If you have specific questions about an item, please see one of the auction employees and give them the lot number prior to the start of the auction. They are here to assist you with any questions. Preview: It is the buyer's responsibility to preview and inspect the items prior to bidding. The auction will be held in a warehouse at Klupenger Nursery and all lots will be sold by video presentation. It is important that you preview as everything will be sold "AS IS and WHERE IS" in its present condition, with no guarantees or warranties, expressed or implied, statutory or otherwise of any nature whatsoever. The Auctioneers assume no responsibility for any liability once the bid is accepted. ALL SALES ARE FINAL! Each sale is complete when the auctioneer says "SOLD" or at the fall of the gavel. Risk or loss for any reason passes to the buyer at this time. It is the buyer's responsibility to secure their own purchases and remove all items in the allotted time. Removal/Shipping: Digging, removal and shipping is the responsibility of the buyer. All lots must be removed no later than March 31, 2012. Ownership of any ASSET OR LOT remaining on the subject property on April 1, 2012 will revert to the secured party. Any contractors using equipment for removal of purchases must be bonded and insured. In addition, any employee moving equipment must be covered by Worker's Compensation Insurance, and demonstrate proof of this insurance. Payment: The total of the purchase price is to be paid in full on each auction day by cash, cashier's check, approved company or personal checks, or Visa/MC. Buyers unknown to us must be prepared to supply bank officer's name and phone number to verify funds or present a Bank Letter of Guaranteed Payment to the office. All checks shall be made payable to "Steve Van Gordon Company, LLC". The standard 13% buyer's premium shall be charged on each sale. For onsite purchases paid with cash, cashier's check, bank wire or approved check, the buyer's premium will be reduced to 10%. For Visa, MasterCard, governmental purchase orders, unauthorized delayed payment or internet purchases, the Buyer's Premium will be 13%. For Proxibid bidders, the Buyer's Premium will be 16%. Announcements: Please listen to the auctioneer for special announcements. The catalog has been prepared only as a guide based on information from the Consignor, and the accuracy cannot be guaranteed or warranted by the Auctioneers. Any announcements made by the Auctioneer on auction day will take precedence over the contents of the catalog. Disputes: We tape record every auction. If you feel there is a discrepancy, please stop the Auctioneer immediately. If the Auctioneer moves to the next lot number, the tape will be available at the end of the auction and will be the final authority. The Auctioneer will settle any dispute with respect to tie bids. Hold Harmless: Every person at the auction site before, during, and after the auction acknowledges that he/she is there at his/her own risk with notice of the condition of the premises. No person shall have any claim against the Auctioneers, their agents, employees, sellers, owners, or principals for any injuries sustained or for any damages to or loss of property which may occur from any causes whatsoever. Bid Rigging: Bid rigging is a felony. If any person asks you to not bid against them, or if you witness any tampering or vandalism, report all such actions to the auction staff immediately. It is a federal crime and is punishable by imprisonment and fines.