Annual December Farm & Machinery Auction

Sale Terms

1. Photo ID or Credit Card will be required for bidder registration and a copy (where viable) will be retained by Booker Auction Co. While cards may be charged for authorization or payment, Credit Card information is not stored in a way that can be viewed.

2. A Buyer’s Premium applies to determine the selling price on each lot.  The Buyer’s Premium is set at 10% on individual lots of $2,500 or less and 2% on individual lots of $2,501 and more.

3. Title Purchases- A Documentary Service Fee in an amount up to $200 may be added to the sale or capitalized cost of any titled purchase. 

4. Invoices will not be emailed until at least an hour after the entire auction is completed.

5. All invoices with a total due of $250 or less will automatically be charged to your card on file. You will receive an email reflecting your payment as soon as it is processed.

6. No Credit Card Processing fees will be refunded once a credit card payment has been processed.  Please ensure that you intend to pay using a credit card before choosing this method of payment.

7. All purchases must be paid in full no later than 48 hours after the auction closes. You are authorizing Booker Auction Co. to charge the credit card on file after 48 hours for unpaid purchases.

8. All qualifying tax exemptions must be completed with our office within 48 hours of auction closing. No refunds will be provided for tax exemptions received after payment has been made. Please note, not all items qualify for tax exemptions. 

9. Payment can be made from your invoice links using our online payment portal or credit card. We will also be accepting payment at our office in Eltopia, WA. No offsite payments will be accepted.

10. An additional 3% credit card processing fee will be added to all credit card payments.  Debit Cards will be accepted in person at our Eltopia Office only.

11. All personal and company checks are subject to approval and will be documented by photo id. New bidders (those without a positive Booker Auction Co. purchase history) will need a statement from their financial institution confirming their ‘good standing’ plus driver’s license and viable credit card.

12. No items may be removed until satisfactory payment has been made. Seller and/or Booker Auction Co. reserves the right to maintain possession of any item sold until funds are verified.

13. All items are sold as is, where is, without recourse.

14. No sale shall be invalidated by reason of any defect or inaccuracy in any of the lots by reason of their being incorrectly described on our website, catalog or elsewhere and we shall bear no liability in respect of any such fault or errors. The listings have been prepared as a guide only, based on the information from sources we believed to be reliable and from the consignor.  Booker Auction Co does not guarantee or warrant their accuracy.  If is your responsibility to inspect all equipment and to make your own inquires prior to bidding.

15. Returns, refunds, or exchanges are not offered as every item is sold ‘as is’.

16. We make no guarantees or warranties of any kind regarding condition, longevity, miles/hours or usefulness of any item being offered for sale.

17. Bidder, whether acting as principal, agent, officer or director of an entity or otherwise, in any capacity, and the entity represented, both jointly and severally agree: To indemnify and hold harmless Booker Auction Company, its employees, agents, and its consignors (“Consignors”) from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, damages, costs and losses of any kind, arising from the purchase or subsequent use of any item. This agreement extends to the attendance or participation of Bidder, his agents or employees, at the Auction Sale and/or on the auction site whether before, during or after the Auction Sale.

18. Booker Auction Co. may, under certain conditions, bid on behalf of the seller, lien holder and/or pre-approved absentee buyers.

19. The auction will be conducted by offering the items by lot ("Lot"), either individually or in groups. The highest bidder whose bid we accept shall be the purchaser and no purchaser shall retract its bid. All sales are final and immediately become the responsibility of the purchaser after being sold.

20. All purchases must be removed from the auction site within the time posted at the auction site and you shall bear all costs, responsibility and risk of such removal.  You agree to indemnify and save both the Consignor and us harmless against any damage caused by your acts. 

21. All purchases must be removed from Booker Auction Co no later than 7 days after the auction closes.  If for any reason you fail to remove any purchase within the time specified, the purchase shall be subject to storage & Loading charges. Any items that are not removed after 30 days on any property are deemed abandoned and subject to forfeiture by the purchaser, becoming Booker Auction Co / Seller. property to dispose of at our discretion.

22. All buyers, customers, hauling companies, and their agents release Booker Auction Co., it's employees, agents, and sellers from all liability during the loading and hauling process.  Booker Auction Co. will not be held liable for any damages. It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to secure loads appropriately and to DOT regulations.

23. Booker Auction Co. is not responsible for accidents.

24. By registering to bid or attempting to bid at our sales or auctions, bidder / buyer agrees to sale terms as well as these terms and conditions, be they as is, amended or modified by text or speech at any time before items are sold.

25. In the event there are technical difficulties related to the server, software or other online auction related technologies, Booker Auction Company reserves the right to extend bidding, continue the bidding, or close the bidding. Neither the company providing the software nor Booker Auction Company shall be held responsible for a missed bid or the failure of the software to function properly for any reason. Email notifications will be sent to registered bidders with updated information as deemed reasonable by Booker Auction Company.  

26. Upon acceptance of terms, we grant to you the right to bid at the auction. Booker Auction Co reserves the right to refuse any applicant the privilege of bidding, and may revoke such privilege at any time. You acknowledge that we act as an agent of each consignor and the privilege to bid at the auction is being granted in reliance upon the representations, limitations, exclusions and disclaimers described in these Terms and those elements form an essential basis of the agreement between the parties. These Terms will survive and continue to apply in the event we suspend or revoke your right to attend or bid at the auction.

Please direct any financial questions to the following:

camille@bookerauction.com