Step 1: Seller Agreement
Each individual or business that sells an item through the auction must complete our Seller Agreement Form. This document is used to collect the seller’s contact information, as well as providing information regarding our fee schedule and terms and conditions.
This agreement must be completed and returned to Clik-it Online Auctions before auctions items are accepted for sale.
- Tear-out construction and building items (removed windows, cabinets, counter tops, etc.)
- Baby cribs or any furniture designated for children under four years of age to sleep in. Used child car seats or strollers
- Personal hygiene items including open/used shampoos, lotions, mouthwash, powders, used or new feminine hygiene items, makeup, perfume/cologne, medicines, used hair products such as combs, brushes, curling irons, etc., any type of undergarments
- Used bedding, including mattresses, mattress pads, mattress protectors, box spring, sofa bed, studio couch, chair bed, convertible bed or lounge, pillows, bolster, quilt, comforter, cot pad, sleeping bag, or any filled or stuffed article that can be used by a human for sleeping
- Food or anything that can be consumed
- Particle board furniture, broken furniture, or upholstered furniture
- Non-working appliances etc. Any appliances accepted must be approved by Clik-it and thoroughly cleaned out prior to delivery
- Outdated TV’s, computers, monitors, microwaves, printers, faxes, software, stereos, VHS players and videos
- Illegal Items
- Illegal telecommunications equipment, including but not limited to access cards, password sniffers, etc
- Material that infringes copyright, including but not limited to software, CD’s, DVD’S, or other digital goods
- Alcohol or Tobacco Products.
- Illegal weapons
- Restaurant Booths or equipment (depending on condition)
- Family or personal photos, videos or DVDs
- Financial items, including old bills, mail, medical records, checkbooks, ledgers, tax papers.
- Full or Empty fire extinguishers (with the exception of vintage)
- Outdated tires or tires with little tread not mounted on rims that are dated over five years old.
- Used batteries of any type
- Medical testing supplies, including any item that come in contact with bodily fluids, or any item that requires a license to sell
- Any Obscene or Pornographic material
- Vacation Rental/ Timeshare Properties
- Livestock or animals
- Migratory bird mounts or any endangered species mounts
- Outdated or heavily used office furniture including desks and chairs
- Any container marked with hazardous waste symbols, whether empty, partial or full is not allowed at all
- Chemicals including but not limited to pesticides, lead, fuels, etc.
- Buckets, cans, or containers including but not limited to previously opened paint or oil, etc.
- Fireworks
- Any FDA Regulated Medical Equipment.
All other items are subject to CLIK-IT Online Auctions’ determination as to marketability.
Step 2: Lotting
When you bring a lot(s) of item to Clik-it, the following will happen:
- Our staff will work with you to identify individual lots and assign a lot number
- Photograph each lot
- Using your Lot Submission Form, prepare the description for online listing
- Stage each item in a warehouse location or other approved on-site location
Step 3: Advertising
The Clik-it team will market your listings to the community and to the online world.
Step 4: Inspection Times
All items offered for auction are available for viewing at the staging location on the following days and times: the Friday, Monday, and Tuesday prior to auction day from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Step 5: Auction Day
All auction dates and closings times will be advertised on the CLIK-IT website. Generally, most bidding will occur in the last few hours of the auction.
Step 6: Item Pickup
After the auction has closed each winning bidder will be sent an invoice that details the lots they’ve won. Bidders will then have 3 business days (the following Thursday, Friday, and Monday) to pay for and pickup (or arrange for shipping) their items.
Step 7: Consignment Payments
Consignor payout checks are issued 14 business days after the sale of your item(s) is completed.
Terms and Conditions
FEES (SELLER agrees to pay Clik-it Online Auctions):
a. Commission: SELLER agrees to pay a commission rate as listed below. Commission is based on the highest bid for each individual lot sold. Commission will be deducted from the payout to SELLER. Standard Commission Schedule (per lot): $8,001.00 and ABOVE = 8% $1,501.00 to $8,000.00 = 9% $601.00 to $1,500.00 = 11% $1.00 to $600.00 = 15%.
b. Lot Entry Fee: $2.00 per lot. Applies to each lot accepted and listed by Clik-it Online Auctions. Lot entry fee will be deducted from payout to SELLER.
c. Storage Fees: $2 per day per lot. Applies to any lot not successfully sold for any reason and not removed by SELLER within 3 business days after auction date.
PAYMENTS (AGENT agrees to pay SELLER in the following manner):
a. A payout check will be issued to and mailed to the SELLER, as listed above, for the amount of total highest bid for all items contracted for sale with CLIK-IT, less the agreed upon commissions and applicable fees and expenses.
b. CLIK-IT will mail payout check within 14 banking days after the auction or completed sale of item(s).
c. SELLER acknowledges that in the unlikely event that CLIK-IT is unable to complete a sale with highest bidder, for any reason (i.e. unable to contact and/or collect payment), CLIK-IT will not be required to pay SELLER for a sale not completed. SELLER agrees items that do not sell for any reason are required to be removed by SELLER from CLIK-IT premises 3 business days after notice of an incomplete sale is given.
OTHER:
a. CLIK-IT Online Auctions will arrange advertising and mailings as it deems advisable to obtain the maximum results. CLIK-IT will conduct the public online auction, make all collections and finalize billing details directly connected with the auction.
b. CLIK-IT is not responsible nor liable for performance issues, website outages, internet interruptions, or system failures of the online auction bidding system. SELLER agrees that CLIK-IT will have no liability to SELLER for any performance issues.
c. SELLER agrees all items are subject to acceptance or rejection by AGENT.
d. SELLER agrees all items will sell to the highest bidder.
e. SELLER agrees not to bid on their own items. If SELLER bids on their own lot, SELLER will be charged a $50 fee and SELLER’S account may be suspended.
f. SELLER agrees any intentional or unintentional misrepresentation by the SELLER or CLIK-IT as to description or condition will allow CLIK-IT to make a downward adjustment on the selling price or void sale completely at the discretion of CLIK-IT.
g. SELLER guarantees that SELLER has good title and the right to sell items on the auction; that they are without mortgages, liens, or encumbrances of any kind except those which are specifically detailed within this contract.
h. SELLER will maintain insurance and holds CLIK-IT harmless for any damage or liability claims to SELLER’s item(s) resulting from involvement of equipment or property at auction premises until SELLER has been paid by CLIK-IT. CLIK-IT Online Auctions will noy be liable for any theft, damage, fire damage or vandalism that may occur while on auction premises or while being handled by CLIK-IT.
i. SELLER agrees items that do not sell for any reason are required to be removed by SELLER from CLIK-IT premises within 3 business days of auction date. If SELLER does not remove from AGENT’S premises by the deadline date, AGENT is authorized to dispose of or sell in any manner deemed expedient by AGENT, with no implied covenant of commercial reasonableness (value), and further authorized to apply sale proceeds, if any, to any SELLER obligation owed AGENT, with the surplus, if any, to be sent to SELLER.
j. SELLER agrees that the equipment herein listed will not be withheld or disposed of in any manner by the SELLER once delivered to CLIK-IT.
k. SELLER agrees that AGENT makes no guarantees as to selling price.
l. SELLER will deliver all the listed items (and title(s) if titled unit) at time of completing this agreement (minimum of 7 days prior to auction date).
m. SELLER assumes full responsibility for providing marketable title and delivery of title to purchaser, payment of proceeds to creditors, and SELLER will assume all attorney’s fees and court costs, if such a case should arise. Creditor and lien balance information is recorded on each item.
n. SELLER acknowledges a buyer’s premium will be charged to the buyer at GLIK-IT’s discretion, which will be retained by CLIK-IT as a commission.
INTEGRATION CLAUSE:
There are no representations, agreements or conditions relating to the subject matter hereof other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and/or the accompanying Statement of Appendix which contain the entire agreement between the parties. The SELLER acknowledges that no oral representations or warranties have been made by CLIK-IT Online Auctions or by any of it’s affiliates or employees.
CONSENT TO SUIT IN MICHIGAN:
In the event of legal proceedings arising from this contract or from the auction in connection therewith, SELLER consents to being subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Michigan. SELLER also agrees that venue shall be in Montcalm County, Michigan and that the laws of the State of Michigan shall govern this Agreement and the parties’ transaction hereunder. The SELLER expressly agrees to indemnify and save the Clik-it Online Auctions and their assigns harmless from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damage or liability, (including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees), directly or indirectly caused by or resulting from an act, including the negligent acts or omissions of Clik-it Online Auctions, or anyone acting in his/her behalf in connection with or arising out of auction, except that the SELLER shall not be responsible to the Clik-it Online Auctions for damages caused by or resulting from the Clik-it Online Auctions sole negligence.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
This is a legal agreement between you, the buyer and/or seller, the website owner (PromoQuip Inc.) and/or CLIK-IT Online Auctions.
GENERAL USE PROVISIONS
Clik-it Online Auctions, or any Satellite Store, in its sole discretion, may ban from further use any buyer or seller which either believes to have in any way misrepresented itself or any items selling, failing to abide by terms, or conduct any improper auction behavior determined by the Auction Company and/or Satellite Store. Any seller who misrepresents their items in any auction and buyer who fails to carry through with a purchase will be banned from any further use and may be subject to additional legal actions.
ALL ITEMS TO SELL SUBJECT TO AUCTION COMPANY CONFIRMATION DISCRETION
SALES TAX
All bidders will be subject to Michigan’s 6 percent sales tax unless you provide the selling store documentation showing such exemption.
TERMS OF SALE
All items sell AS IS WHERE IS, no warranty of any type expressed or implied as to the merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of any goods offered in the sale. All sales are made on an AS IS WHERE IS basis with all faults. All buyers are encouraged to physically inspect the item during the inspection period. No bids can be withdrawn after the auction for any reason. Buyers agree that these terms as well as all other terms set forth below, can be amended or revised only in writing, signed by the Clik-it Online Auctions. Buyers also agree that any oral representations made by the auction company shall not modify these AS IS WHERE IS terms. All information and descriptions provided by the seller and contained in the sale of the items are believed to be correct and factual. If at the end of the sale of a particular item, it is determined that such information was intentionally false, the buyer will have up to 4 business days from the date it was picked up, (as long as this period of time is within ten business days of the close of the auction), to make notification to CLIK-IT Online Auctions of such misrepresentation. It will then be at the discretion of CLIK-IT as to what action, if any, will be taken. No responsibility is assumed by CLIK-IT Online Auctions for any errors or omissions.
AUCTION CLOSING
Clik-it Online Auctions reserves the right to close early or to extend auctions at any time at its discretion. All posted times are Eastern Standard Time.
Soft Close bidding – the soft close bid on this web site is a feature that does not allow any item to sell at the end of the auction until there is 10 minutes of bidding inactivity. Example: bidding on a lot at 7:58 p.m. and the auction is scheduled to close at 8:00 p.m. – the auction will then be automatically extended to 8:08 p.m. Ten minute extensions will continue until there is 10 minutes of no bidding activity.
AUCTION COMPANY RIGHTS TO TERMINATE PURCHASE
Buyer expressly agrees to indemnify and hold CLIK-IT Online Auctions harmless against all claims, losses, expenses, damages or liability,(including, but not limited to, attorneys fees), directly or indirectly caused by or resulting from an act, including the negligent acts or omissions of CLIK-IT Online Auctions or anyone acting in his/her behalf in connection with or arising out of an auction, except that the buyer shall not be responsible to CLIK-IT for damages caused by or resulting from CLIK-IT Online Auctions’ sole negligence.