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WEDNESDAY NIGHT SALES By phone or in person Mon. 10:00 – 5:00 Tues. 10:00 – 5:00 Wed. 10:00 till end of Auction
SATURDAY MORNING SALES By phone or in person Thurs 10:00 - 5:00 Friday 10:00 - 3:00 Saturday 9:30 AM - End of Auction
NOTE: Advance registrations must be cancelled by 12:00 Noon day before auction and all registered vehicles must be present on sale day or a $25.00 no-show fee will be imposed. Each dealer must make his/her own reservation.
CARS MAY BE RUN FOR (2) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ONLY AND IF NOT SOLD, MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE AUCTION SITE.
How To Buy
1.Upon arrival, please check in at the office to receive your daily bidding badge. 2.Licensed dealers must pre-register in the office or by fax (please see staff for details). Public Buyers must pay a $40 registration fee once during each calendar year. Fee is non-refundable. 3.Please inspect the vehicle on the outside lot on sale day before they are auctioned. Please base your bid on your examination: Any needed repairs to “AS-IS” vehicles are the sole responsibility of the buyer.The validity of specifications and/or information recorded on the windshield and/or window of any vehicle is not the responsibility of the Auction and is not subject to arbitration. 4.Listen carefully to all announcements and be familiar with the Light System of Selling. The Auction lanes are frequently crowded. Make sure the auctioneer sees your bid. 5.Make sure you know what you are bidding on before you bid. Is it the right car? Is the mileage 50,000 and not 150,000? Is it an automatic or standard? Look at the Light System above the auctioneer. If you are not sure, stop the auctioneer and ask, because once you win the bid, it is your vehicle. 6.Subject to the seller’s approval, the last bidder is the absolute purchaser and is obligated to pay for the vehicle. Please do not bid unless you are prepared to purchase the vehicle. 7.Additionally, no seller is under any obligation to sell his/her vehicle for less than the price they are requesting.This is NOT an absolute auction. 8.After winning the bid, proceed immediately to the clerk on the auction block to sign the agreement and receive your copy. You must have your bidder’s badge to show the clerk. Check the accuracy of the agreement before you sign. If you have a dispute, you must seek the Arbitrator’s attention BEFORE signing your form – once you have signed, the agreement is a binding contract and what is written on the form in likewise biding.At this time, a cash deposit of 40% or $300.00 minimum is required (based on purchase price of the vehicle). In addition to your bid price, a Buyers fee will be added to your vehicle cost (fees sheets are available in the office) plus all required state and notary fees. The balance of the purchase price must be paid for in the office. If you cannot pay the balance in full the same night, you must complete payment by 2:00pm the following business day. If you exceed 2:00pm a $100.00 late fee will be added. If you do not pay in full by 3:00pm on the second business day after auction, you will lose your deposit, and the sale will be cancelled. All deposits are non-refundable. 9.We accept cash, Checks, MasterCard, Visa and Discover. Any method of payment other than cash, incurs a 5% processing fee.No vehicle can be removed from the auction facility until paid for in full. 10.Vehicle title transfer requires valid state issued identification, i.e. driver’s license.If you need temporary tags, you must have a valid insurance ID card and state issued ID. If you are a PA resident, it is state law that tax be collected and transfers be done at the auction if the vehicle was purchased here. (If the vehicle is sold “title attached” PA residents will not be able to get temporary tags the same day). To register your vehicle and receive a license plate, you will need valid, current proof of insurance in your name. 11.Vehicles should not be road tested until the buyer has the proper sales receipts.Do not test drive unit on lot.If you wish to test drive your vehicle, please come into the office and inform a staff member who will make arrangements for your test drive.Please wait in the lobby until a staff member is available to take you on a test drive.Only licensed vehicle operators will be allowed to operate any vehicle on a test drive and must show valid, current, state issued driver’s license. 12.After the vehicle is paid for, all sales are final and the obligation of the auction company ceases.
IF YOU SOLD YOUR VEHICLE:Make sure you get the seller’s copy ofyour transaction from the auction clerk, you may have to wait a few minutes until the Buyer signs the sales agreement and pays their deposit. After the Buyer pays for the vehicle, you can go into the office and pick-up your guaranteed auction check.All checks will be made in the name of the title holder. At your request, checks may be mailed, however a $7.00 mailing fee will be deducted from your proceeds check. IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR VEHICLE:you can pick up your title in the office. Your title or your gate release will allow you to remove your car from the auction facility. If you choose not to run your vehicle through the auction for any reason, you will forfeit your $40.00 registration fee. If you decide to sell it to someone at the sale, the sale must be transacted through the office. REMOVAL NOTICE: Vehicles that are not re-registered and not removed from the sales lot within 24 hours will be towed to the back lot ($35 towing fee) at the owner’s expense and charged a $15 per day storage fee. After Thirty days the vehicle will be towed to Auto Salvage and held until sold for storage fees. The owner will then lose all rights to the vehicle.Any vehicle left in the front or side lots will be towed to the back lot and charged a $35 towing fee as well as a $15 per day storage fee.If you need to leave your vehicle for pick up after the sale, it must be parked near the back gate and must be removed within 24 hours or all applicable towing and storage fees will apply.
LATE ENTRY Vehicles registered late or brought to the auction late will be run at the end of the sale
RE-RUN The first 10 number (1-10) in lane C, that are not sold, are automatic free re-runs.Other re-runs must be brought back to registration area by the seller and re-registered for the re-run.There will be a $10.00 fee.
WARNING-NO TAMPERING Any person found tampering with or removing equipment from any vehicle will be suspended from the sale and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.Dealers will be held responsible for the actions of their employees.Allentown Auto Auction reserves the right to check any vehicle.
OUTSIDE SALES Are strictly between the Buyer and Seller and are not binding on either until the sale has been consummated.The auction will not become involved in any arbitration procedures or be responsible for any defects on units “not sold under the hammer”.This is an “AS-IS” sale.Anyone participating in “CURB” sales will be banned from the auction. NOTE AAA is neither the seller nor the buyer in any transaction. Our purpose is to act as an agent to complete the transaction between the two parties. We do not assume responsibility for omissions or the failure to make announcements on the auction block. We remind you that you are buying on the wholesale market and should not expect any retail guarantee. AAA reserves the right to reject any vehicle offered for sale without need for disclosure of grounds for exception and shall be final.
GENERAL POLICIES 1.All dealers, public buyers & sellers must be registered at THIS auction before doing business. 2.All units purchased must be test driven and paid for within one (1) hour if sold with a green light. 3.All titles submitted by seller must be in seller’s name. Foreign titles are unacceptable. 4.All transactions must clear through the office. 5.When “Title Delay” is not announced on the block, the buyer has the right to reject the car immediately. If the buyer agrees to accept the car, the deal becomes “Title Attached” and is binding under the terms of the “Title Attached” transactions and policies. 6.Buyer is responsible for verifying serial number, model year, and mileage reading on all purchases before leaving sale. NO vehicle will be offered for sale without serial plate. Seller is responsible to insure a vehicle is properly offered for sale at the block. The auction will not be responsible for administrative errors. 7.It is seller’s obligation to correct any errors made by the auction as to announced “Conditions.” It is the buyer’s obligation to watch lights and listen to announced “Conditions.” 8.All police cars, taxi cabs, municipal cars, fire cars, flood cars, clips, salvage cars, reconstructed cars, motorcycles and boats and trailers must be sold under the red light. If seller fails to announce conditions when selling unit, buyer has the right to return vehicle within a reasonable time period as determined by auction management. 9.Cars selling for $2000.00 or less become “AS IS” and are not subject to arbitration except for odometer and title brand errors. ANY ODOMETER PROBLEMS MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF AUCTION WITHIN (2) DAYS. Any time period beyond that will be between buyer and seller. 10.The auction does not guarantee the year of any foreign car, house trailer, motor home, boat, boat motor, antiques, trucks, dune buggy or motorcycle. Satisfy yourself before settlement as the auction will not become involved in any subsequent dispute. Seller must announce from the auction block the year of the unit and chassis. 11.The auction is not responsible for warranty books or plates, nor is any warranty implied to the accuracy of the odometer reading. 12.All cars must have gate pass before leaving premises. Security Guards are on duty at all times. 13.“IF” sales are binding on the Buyer until 5:00PM the following business day. If, by this time, a price cannot be agreed upon by both buyer and seller, buyer’s deposit will be returned in the form of chosen by the Auction. 14.Titles and supporting documents with corrections, erasures, deletions or alterations are not acceptable. 15.The auction reserves the right to void any transaction. 16.The auction will require a seller to take back any vehicle with a documented odometer rollback problem. Any odometer or tile brand issue must be settled within two working days. 17.All salvage or rebuilt vehicles must have title present and approved by auction prior to sale. If out of state unit is sold with same title (no code announced) and is reassigned through our auction resulting in PA title issue and code P, R or X appears; it is the liability of the seller to adjust the sale price or repurchase the unit. 18.CARS ARE LEFT ON THE AUCTION PREMISES AT OWNER’S REQUEST AND RISK. The auction shall not be held responsible for loss or damage, even though the keys and car may be placed in the auction’s custody for services which are made available to customers on these terms. 19.Buyer assumes responsibility for mechanical failure after signing invoice & leaving premises. 20.Auction policies are subject to change without notice.
ARBITRATION POLICIES
SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION UNLESS ANNOUNCED OR SOLD “AS-IS” 1.Motor knock, clutch or transmission all page. 2.Utilized body damage, frame damage (beyond superficial dents and scrapes), rotted out frame repair must be announced. Frame damage, rotted out or frame repair not announced, must be reported to the auction within 7 (seven) days from the date of purchase, unless sold “As-is”. 3.Air conditioning- If sold for more than $2,500. 4.Any single mechanical defect which exceed $500.00 in parts to repair. 5.Altered or removed emission equipment except catalytic converter. 6.Any unit unsafe to operate on the highway. 7.ANY ACCEPTED ADJUSTMENT IS AUTOMATICALLY AN “AS-IS” TRANSACTION. 8.Title codes P, R, or X. 9.All arbitration complaints must be filed within 1 (one) hour from purchase in the arbitration office and get a decision there before leaving. 10.No reverse must be announced including “As-is” sale.
NOT SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION 11.Trunk or Door keys. 12.Any front-end, brake or PA inspection problems unless determined to be unsafe by the auction. 13.Obvious visible body defects such as broken glass, upholstery or body damage. 14.Factory options (except air-conditioning if sold for more than $2,500.) 15.Minor leaking and wet transmissions or engine. Exception: Excessive pouring leaks on front wheel drive and four wheel drive units. 16.Backlash, unless unsafe or front wheel drive. 17.Engine smoke is considered visable and is not subject to arbitration. 18.CV joints or boots on front wheel drives. 19.No catalytic converter or exhaust. 20.Noisy valves or liters may not be arbitrated. 21.Frame damage from normal use (scratches, jack marks, radiator supports) except current model year. 22.Low air pressure. 23.If the selling price is $2000 or less, or the vehicle has 100,000 miles or more, or the vehicle 10 years of age or older are sold “As-is” with all faults no guarantees, regardless of condition light. It cannot be returned for any reason including (frame damage, cracked block and excessive rust. 24.Units over 10 years old are exempt from federal odometer disclosers. Disclaimers in mileage, for these vehicles, are not grounded for refusal. 25.Any and all information written on the windshield of vehicle is subject to error and none are valid cause for arbitration. 26.In the event a dispute arises between AAA and either Buyer and/or Seller beyond the scope of our arbitration policy, as the exclusive remedy the district justice assigned to Magisterial District #31-1-07 shall be the sole and exclusive court in which such disputes will be resolved, and no appeals shall be taken therefrom, despite statutory authority permitting appeals to or litigation in.In the event, AAA is successful in such proceedings, the losing parties shall be jointly and severally responsible for paying all court costs and AAA attorney fees.
THE DECISION OF AUCTION MANAGEMENT SHALL BE FINAL IN ALL DISPUTES
AUCTION LIGHT SYSTEM
Green Light- “ok” with a drive Seller declares car is subject to all arbitration policies. Buyer has 1 (one) hour to check for any major defect after which the vehicle must be paid for immediately. One defect must exceed $500 in parts, before car is subject to arbitration, unless declared unsafe by arbitrator. The arbitrator has absolute final word. Any visible defect is not subject to arbitration.
Yellow Light- “Caution” Seller must announce an item subject to arbitration. Any unit solid “NOT ACTUAL MILEAGE” or “MILEAGE DISREPANCY (TMU) be advised there is an announced condition, stop the auctioneer and ask the condition be repeated.
Red Light- “As Is” Sold with no arbitration, unit is subject to any and all defects except odometer or title brand problems. Vehicles sold under the Red Light are not guaranteed against frame damage or cracked block. VEHICLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ARBITRATION FOR ANY REASON AND MUST BE PAID FOR IMMEDIATELY. NOTE: All units sold for $2000 or less, with 100,000 or more miles, or 10 years of age or older are automatically “As-Is” transactions regardless of light condition and are not subject to arbitration and transaction should be settled immediately
Blue Light-“Title Delay” Any vehicle with this condition should be purchased by dealers only since an assignable title does not accompany vehicle at this time. Titles may require up to 14 business days for title to arrive at this auction, after which the title can be picked up or mailed upon request, a $7.00 mailing fee applies. Buyer is cautioned not to spend money on unit or damage unit until negotiable title is received. No refunds or reimbursements for transportation or any other expenses related to any returned vehicle will be issued.Likewise, the Buyer is responsible for any/all damages incurred to the vehicle while in their possession.After 14 (fourteen) business days, it is the buyer’s option to return the car, however the auction must be notified 24 hours prior to the return of the unit by the buyer. When a buyer has received clearance to return a vehicle because the negotiable title is late or for any other reason, the seller is responsible for all auction fees on the transaction. Buyer checks are deposited immediately by the auction. It buyer elects to keep the vehicle beyond 30 days from the date of sale; it will become the buyer’s responsibility to contact the seller directly for title availability. The auction will not be responsible for transportation or other expenses of a returned vehicle. If a buyer calls to return a car for no negotiable title and the auction has received or mailed title, the buyer must keep the car.
White Light –“Mileage” Odometer reading reflects vehicle miles in excess of 100,000 miles, 200,000 miles, etc., true mileage unknown, speedometer broken or not working properly or any other odometer problem.
