SUPPORT 7 AUCTION RULES

1. Upon entry, each guest will be given a welcome packet that includes a bidder card. To bid in the silent auction, simply write your bidder number on the silent auction bid form. To bid in the live auction, hold up high your bidder card with the number facing toward the auctioneer until you hear your number called. By bidding in the silent and/or live auction each bidder agrees to these auction rules.

2. A bid acknowledged by the live auctioneer is a legal contract to purchase the item. As well, in the silent auction, designation of the bid you have written by the silent auction official as the top bid is a legal contract to purchase that silent auction item.

3. Top bidders agree to pay for their items at the auction Check-in/Checkout Tables that are open for checkout beginning at the conclusion of the live auction. Payment in full is mandatory at checkout the evening of the auction.

4. Auction items will be awarded to one purchaser only. The top bid amount for an auction item will not split among bidders who may have agreed to pay a portion of the top bid amount. A purchaser who wishes to so split the payment for an auction item must collect the individual payments from the other bidder(s).

5. All purchases are final and there will be no exchanges or refunds on items unless otherwise noted.

6. The Auctioneer reserves the right to reject any bid that is merely a fractional advance over the prior bid.

7. We will gladly accept your payment by currency, your check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express. Please make your check payable to Support 7. We are a 501 © (3) charitable organization and your payments are tax deductible as a charitable contribution, only to the extent provided by law. Generally, you may deduct as a charitable contribution the amount you pay above the fair market value of the item.

8. Unless otherwise noted, all goods and services must be claimed and used within one year of the auction date. Also please note any restrictions, limitations, sizes, etc.

9. The Auctioneer reserves the right to add or withdraw, without notice, items to or from the auction.

10. The purchaser assumes the responsibility to locate (at the Checkout Table) and remove purchases from the auction premises. Purchasers may claim from the Checkout Table the certificate(s) for services, gift cards, and/or tangible items. Your receipt will be emailed to the email address you provided at the time of registration, or you can request to update the email address on file at the time of checkout.

11. Reservations for trips and vacation accommodations must be mutually arranged with the donor unless otherwise noted. Tickets in travel packages are for coach class unless otherwise noted. No refunds will be allowed on travel packages for cancelled tickets and/or accommodations.

12. Donors as described will provide travel even if the prices increase above those stated. Because travel charges change, travel costs may decrease the values stated, but no refunds will be allowed.

13. We request that you take home all items with you on the night of the auction. If you are unable to do so (very large items), please speak with a Support 7 volunteer at the Checkout Table and they will try to find a mutually agreed upon date and time for you to pick up your item.

14. Due to license and insurance regulations, all motor vehicles and other items requiring a title transfer or license may be claimed at the location listed on the certificate. Purchasers must pay all transfer fees, license fees, and all taxes as well as make arrangements for insurance coverage from the time of purchase.

15. Support 7 has attempted to describe and catalog all items correctly, but all items are offered “as is, where is”. Support 7 neither warrants nor represents and in no event shall be responsible for the correctness of descriptions, genuineness, authorship, provenance or condition of the items. No statement made in this catalog or made orally at the auction or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty for tax purposes or fair market value. Items have not been appraised unless otherwise noted.

16. Each person issued a bid number (bidder) assumes all risks and hazards related to the auction and items obtained at the auction. Each bidder agrees to hold harmless from any liability arising there from Support 7 it’s elected and appointed officials, members and employees, the auctioneer(s), the auction company and its agents and employees, the event organizers, sponsors and/or volunteers connected with the auction.

17. For federal income tax purposes, on items marked “priceless,” the fair market value of the item will be listed on your payment statement. Any amount you pay above the fair market value would normally be available to you as a charitable contribution. Please see your tax preparer or advisor for deductibility to you.

1. Items offered in the silent auction will have silent auction bid sheets in front of the item. You may bid by simply writing your bid number on the form opposite the amount you want to bid. We ask you to press hard as you are making two copies. The next bidder must bid a higher amount than you did to be successful.

2. Each person issued a bid number (bidder) assumes all risks and hazards related to the auction and items obtained at the auction. Each bidder agrees to hold harmless from any liability arising there from Support 7 it’s elected and appointed officials, members and employees, the auctioneer(s), the auction company and its agents and employees, the event organizers, sponsors and/or volunteers connected with the auction.

3. For federal income tax purposes, on items marked “priceless,” the fair market value of the item will be listed on your payment statement. Any amount you pay above the fair market value would normally be available to you as a charitable contribution. Please see your tax preparer or advisor for deductibility to you.

4. You may bid on any item in the silent auction until the section is closed. Bidding for items in the silent auction sections will close at the time announced by the auctioneer. A silent auction official will circle the top bid number and amount. You can see if you are the successful purchaser by looking at a copy of the silent auction bid form that is left in its place after the section is closed. Manually altered bid sheets will not be honored.

LIVE AUCTION
1. You may preview the live auction from the time the doors open until the start of the live auction. Please feel free to come right up to the display of the live auction items. We want you to have adequate time and opportunity to see the excellent quality of the live auction items. Also please note any restrictions, limitations, sizes, etc.

2. You may bid in the live auction by holding up high your bid card with the number toward the auctioneer. Only the auctioneer, not the bid spotter, can accept your bid. You will know your bid has been accepted when you hear your bid number called out by the auctioneer. The auctioneer will visually and orally acknowledge bid advances, and the auctioneer will read the bid number of the winning bidder.