Vehicle Auctions

November 25, 2008
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Terms of Sale
The following are the Sheriff's and Auctioneer's Terms of Sale for Public Sale of vehicles sold at public auction by the Sheriff:

Eligibility to Bid/Purchase a Vehicle

1. Bidders/purchasers must be at least 18 years old.
2. Bidders must be prepared to pay for any vehicle they purchase as soon as they make the winning (highest) bid. Payments must be made in cash. Anyone not prepared to pay immediately should not bid.
3. Purchasers are prohibited from buying back their own vehicle(s).

Condition of Vehicles

1. All vehicles are sold "as is and where is."
2. Finance and the Sheriff make no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the year of any vehicle or any vehicle's quality or state of repair.
3. Purchasers have no legal recourse against the City, the Department of Finance, the Sheriff, or the auctioneer pertaining to the vehicle they purchase.
4. The price of a vehicle will not be adjusted after sale due to the vehicle's condition.

Bidding

1. Vehicles will be bid by their assigned lot number. Be sure you know the lot number of the vehicle(s) you want to bid on.
2. Bidding will start no lower than $100 per vehicle.
3. From $101 to $500, bids will increase at $25 intervals.
4. From $501 to $1,000, bids will increase at $50 intervals.
5. Over $1,000, bids will increase at $100 intervals.
6. Vehicles are sold to the highest bidders. Each sale is final when the highest bid is accepted.
7. Should a dispute arise regarding the highest bid between two or more bidders, the vehicle will be put up immediately for resale.
8. The Department of Finance and / or the Sheriff (or their designees) reserve the rights to refuse any bid and to cancel the sale at any time.

Liens on Vehicles

1. Purchasers buy the right, title, and interest to a vehicle, subject to any and all recorded liens. A vehicle that is subject to a lien remains subject to the lien after sale and may be subject to repossession by the lien holder.
2. Purchasers are not responsible for any outstanding tickets that were issued to the former registered owner of the vehicle.

After a Vehicle has been Sold

1. Purchasers must make full payment including sales tax, in cash, as soon as the sale is final. Sales tax will be waived for anyone who presents a resale certificate.
2. Vehicles must be removed from the tow yard by 5:00 pm on the day of the auction, or the purchaser will be charged a storage fee of $20 per day. Any vehicle that is not removed for 96 hours after 5:00 pm of the auction date will be considered abandoned and will be removed.
3. Once removed from the tow yard, vehicles cannot be parked on the street or driven unless the owner has proper registration and license plates, as required by the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
4. Purchasers must take the certificate of sale to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get a title issued in their name. Only one certificate of sale is issued per owner. No duplicates will be issued (for second copies or replacements of the original certificate).
5. If the Department of Motor Vehicle considers the vehicle as salvage, they may require an examination of the vehicle before they will issue a new title and / or registration.
6. The tow yard may charge a tow-out fee to remove a purchased vehicle from the yard.