HOWARD’S WRECKER SERVICE

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ABANDONED/DERELICT VEHICLE AUCTIONS

• ALL BUYERS MUST REGISTER AND OBTAIN A “BUYERS’ NUMBER” IN ORDER TO BID.  YOUR “BUYERS’ NUMBER” IS VALID AT ALL FUTURE SALES.
  
  
• ALL SALES ARE “FINAL”.  ALL ABANDONED VEHICLES ARE SOLD “AS IS” WITH A COURT ORDER ISSUED BY THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF COBB COUNTY, ALONG WITH OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.  STATE INSPECTION AND/OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION MAY BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A TITLE. 
  
  
• “DERELICT” VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD TO LICENSED DISMANTLERS ONLY WITH “PARTS ONLY” PAPERWORK AND CANNOT BE TITLED OR PLACED BACK ON THE ROAD.
  
  
• BUYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY ALL FEES THE DAY OF THE SALE.  SALES TAX MUST BE PAID UNLESS WE HAVE A “GEORGIA SALES & USE” TAX FORM ON FILE.
  
  
• FORMS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTED ARE:  CASH, CERTIFIED FUNDS, OR PRE-APPROVED COMPANY CHECKS.  NO PERSONAL CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS CAN BE ACCEPTED. 
  
  
• BILL OF SALE’S WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE HIGHEST BIDDER’S REGISTERED NAME ONLY.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  THERE WILL BE A $10 CHARGE TO CHANGE THE NAME ON THE BILL OF SALE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SOLD. THERE WILL BE A $35 CHARGE FOR REPRODUCTION OF LOST PAPERWORK.
  
  
• VEHICLES CAN BE PICKED UP MONDAY – SATURDAY 7 AM TILL 11 PM, AND MUST BE REMOVED BY 11 PM WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE SALE.  VEHICLES LEFT AFTER WEDNESDAY WILL BE CHARGED $15.00/DAY STORAGE. WE ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS.
  
  
•  WHILE VEHICLES ARE INSIDE THE STORAGE LOT, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO:
  o REMOVE OR EXCHANGE ANY PARTS
  o DO ANY MAJOR MECHANICAL WORK
  o REMOVE STEREO EQUIPMENT, TIRES & WHEELS, ETC.
  
  
• PLEASE DO NOT ENTER ANY VEHICLE ONCE IT HAS BEEN SOLD EVEN IF YOU ARE THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER. YOU MUST PAY FOR THE VEHICLE BEFORE ENTERING IT OR REMOVING ANYTHING FROM IT.  ANYONE FOUND ENTERING A “SOLD” VEHICLE DURING THE SALE WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.
  
  
• ANYONED WHO SUCCESSFULLY HIGH BIDS A VEHICLE AND DOES NOT PAY FOR IT AND/OR DOES NOT REMOVE IT, WILL HAVE THEIR BIDDING PRIVILEGES REVOKED!
  
  
• BY BIDDING, YOU AGREE TO ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
  
  
• HOWARD’S WRECKER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE OR REVOKE BIDDING PRIVILEGES FOR ANYONE NOT ADHERING TO THESE RULES, OR ANYONE DISPLAYING UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT OR BIDDING PRACTICES.  FURTHER, HOWARD’S WRECKER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ENTRY TO ANYONE FOR ANY REASON.
  
  Updated on 10/21/2009
  
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