General terms and conditions

All items are sold AS-IS WHERE-IS WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. We do not inspect for defects but we will relay any information that we do have.

You must be 16 or older with a valid photo I.D. issued by a local, state or federal agency to obtain a bidder number and gain admittance to the auction grounds. NO EXCEPTIONS!

We do not allow children under the age of 16 on the auction grounds for safety reasons, so please do not bring your kids. Our lobby is not large enough to accommodate everyone's entire family.

You can register for a bidder number in person on auction day or you can pre-register on this web site using the link at the top of the page. The web site registrations must be submitted before 5:00 pm Friday the day before the auction.

We are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm for visual inspection but some items may not be available until the day of the auction.

Vehicles and equipment will only be demonstrated by our personnel on the sale day just prior to going on the auction block. So please do not attempt to start anything on your own.

Some items may be available to qualified bidders for on-line pre-bidding. This feature is intended for bidders who are unable to attend the live auction but would still like to participate. Special terms and conditions will apply, so please read the bidding terms carefully.

Bidding

There are several different ways to bid on the items in our auctions. The majority of our customers choose to attend the auction and bid live during the auction. However for those customers who can not attend the auction, we have a couple of alternative bid methods.

• The first alternative to attending the live auction is a prebid system through our web site that is made available to prequalified registered bidders. A refundable deposit is required in most cases to qualify to bid this way. We handle these bids as proxy bids during the live auction and notify the succesful bidders after the auction. Currently there is no additional cost to bidding this way.
• The second alternative to attending the auction is to bid live through the internet. This method is not currently available on all of the items in the auction but is limited to equipment and heavy trucks. Bidding and registration for this alternative is done through RealTimeBid.com. Currently there is a 2% online bidding fee that will be added to each transaction for this service.

All of our standard payment terms apply to the alternative bidding methods with the exception of having to pay the same day. We extend the payment deadline to the end of the business day on Monday following the auction.

From time to time we also place items on our web site for a timed auction. These items will not be offered for sale in our live auction. The terms of purchasing these items may vary from our standard terms so care should be taken to determine the precise terms by carefully reading the description of each item.

Whether bidding live in person, online or by prebid you are responsible for completing the transaction for each item you are the sucessfull bidder on in accordance with the terms established by Tampa Machinery Auction, Inc. Failure to do so will result in expulsion from the current and any subsequent sales conducted by Tampa Machinery Auction, Inc.

Payment terms and conditions

Payment must be made in full on sale day WITHOUT EXCEPTION. If you are unable to comply with these terms then please do not bid.

Cash or certified funds are acceptable forms of payment that will allow you to remove your purchase right away. Any other payment method mentioned here may require that you leave your purchase here until payment is verified. Certified funds are instruments such as cashier's checks, traveler's checks and money orders. Any of these forms of payment may be subject to verification with the issuer which in most cases can not be accomplished on Saturday and therefore will prevent us from releasing the item.

Company or personal checks are accepted but will require five business days to verify payment unless a letter from the issuing bank that guarantees payment is provided. A letter of reference, available funds, or line of credit will not be sufficient to verify payment.

We do NOT accept debit cards, credit cards, drafts or third party checks so please do not ask us to take any of these as payment for your purchase.

A wire transfer on Monday after the auction will be accepted as long as a company or personal check is given on auction day for us to hold. If we do not receive funds before 4:00 PM Monday the check will be processed and the wait period mentioned above will apply.

Applicable sales tax will be collected on all transactions unless a valid resale tax exemption certificate has been provided prior to or at the sale. On titled items a valid Motor Vehicle Dealer license must also be provided to exempt the purchase from sales tax.

Applicable title fees will be collected on all titled items unless a valid motor vehicle dealer license has been provided to us. The State/County fee is $78.25, the Agency fee is $25 and the Dealer fee is $15.

License plates can be purchased or transferred at the time of sale at exactly the same rates the County charges. Proof of insurance coverage is required by law. The last registration is required to do a tag transfer if you already have a tag that is not assigned to another vehicle.

If you choose not to buy or transfer a tag you will have to wait several weeks for your title registration to come to you in the mail before you can buy or transfer your own tag. You can request a fast title be issued for an additional $15 which will get your title to you within a couple of weeks.

Internet buyers can pay by wire transfer or by hand delivering any form of payment listed above, with the same conditions as mentioned above. This must be done by no later than 5:00 pm Monday following the auction.