No Auction Fees
We run a fair deal and expect bidders to deal fairly with us:
▪ No Reserves
▪ No Buyer’s Premiums
▪ No Fees Of Any Kind
No Shipping
We expect items be removed at the close of auction without staff assistance, but winners may sometimes pick up their item on a delayed basis. Any other arrangements must be agreed to beforehand by calling 949-735-9084.
Sales Tax
▪ Autos: All taxes will be paid to the DMV at registration
▪ Other: Local sales tax will be added to your winning bid
Forfeitures
Winning bids are not official until full payment has been accepted. A notice will be posted online when the auction results become final.
Second-place bidders should be prepared to become the winner if the highest bidder defaults for any reason, and so forth.
No Returns / No Refunds
As with all items sold at our estate sales:
▪ All sales are final with no returns or exchanges
▪ All items are sold as-is without warranty
Attendance and Payments
Each online Treasure Hunt auction is part of an in-person Treasure Hunt estate sale, and our standard practice is to require that winning bidders be present at the estate sale when that auction ends to complete their cash-only transaction in-person and remove their winning item. If not, they risk forfeiting to the next-highest bidder, and so forth.
However, we sometimes accept Zelle® or other same-as-cash payments by phone from off-site winners at the close of auction in the interest of obtaining the highest value for our clients.
Attendance and payment requirements for each auction are always posted at the point of bidding.
The addresses of our estate sales are not made public online until either 24-hours or 3-hours prior to opening depending on security concerns. However, we offer preview viewings of auction items to serious bidders by appointment only. Send a text to Andrea at 949-735-9084 to schedule.
Andrea is the on-site auction coordinator and she has the final authority over any and all issues which may arise. Please feel free to discuss any questions you may have with her in-person or by phone at 949-735-9084.
Bidders
Our auctions are open to everyone willing to accept and follow our rules. New bidders can register instantly and begin bidding immediately. When they do, they receive automatic bidding updates by email.
Bidding
These are automated, eBay-style auctions, so you may enter a maximum bid. When you do, your entry bid will be the least amount necessary to become the leading bidder, and will be automatically incremented as necessary by new bidding until your maximum is outbid or it becomes the winning bid. Minimum bid increases are $100 unless posted otherwise at the point of bidding.
Examples:
▪ You place a maximum bid of $15,000 on a car with a current bid of $11,100. Your entry bid would be $11,200 and if other bidding continues up to $12,500 your winning bid would be $12,600 at the end of the auction.
▪ You bid $6,000 on an item with a $5,000 starting bid. If there is no other bidding, your winning bid would be $5,000.
If you are outbid, an email will be sent to alert you.
You may also increase your maximum bid anytime you wish.