Buyer's Information
Please read this completely before bidding or buying.
GENERAL TERMS and CONDITIONS OF SALE
TERMS OF USE and PRIVACY POLICY
BUYER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PURCHASE AND BILL OF SALE
Tax Exempt Info

HOW TO REGISTER and BID
In order to bid on auctions, you must have an account. Registration is free. You must be at least 18 years old and have a valid credit card to activate an account.
FOR FIRST TIME BIDDERS
Create an account
1. Go to sales.SandhillSelectHorses.com
2. Click on REGISTER and fill in information requested* 
* Your username will be shown when you bid, buy, and sell
* Keep your username and password in a safe place. You are financially responsible for any bids
placed by a user that is logged in with your username and password.
We will not charge your card for any horses won. This is only used to verify you a REAL person placing bids. This is a secure platform to enter your credit card. Your card WILL NOT BE CHARGED if you win the high bid on a horse. 
3. Agree to Terms and Conditions
4. Verify account by logging in to your email account that you provided
Sign in
SIGN IN using username and password
Browse Sales and Classifieds
Select BROWSE to see current SALES/AUCTIONS or CLASSIFIED listings
Select the photo or VIEW to obtain additional information on the horse
You are now ready to BID!
BIDDING PRACTICES
QUICKBID: provides the ability to bid the next available increment in the auction.  The QUICKBID option is available on the browse pages of auctions and your active bids page of your account. Once executed, the listing will inform you of your status:  “winning” or being “outbid” by another bidder’s proxy (max) bid.
Standard bidding: type in your bid amount in $100 increments. 
Proxy Bidding or (automatic) method of bidding, meaning that we will bid on your behalf up to the maximum amount you have indicated (if necessary). Your maximum bid is kept confidential from other bidders.  Proxy bidding process explained below.
-If an auction has no bids, and you enter a maximum bid of $10,000 and your current bid is $5,000 – If nobody else bids, you will win the auction for $5,000 so long as the reserve price has been met. 
-If another bidder bids $5,500, your bid will automatically increase to $5,600.
-If another bidder bids $10,100 (or higher), you have been outbid and will be notified via email.
You have the option to increase your proxy bid at any time before the auction ends.
In the event that two members bid the same amount, the first member to place said bid will take precedence.
Soft Close Time on Bidding
If a bid is placed on an item within 5 minutes of closing, the closing time will be extended by 5 minutes.
Bid Increments
All auctions begin at $1,000. Bids are accepted in $100 increments.
Buyer’s Remorse
Buyer’s Remorse is a real problem and is solely the problem of the Buyer. We do not offer paybacks, counseling, or safe spaces for those suffering from Buyer’s Remorse.  We do not let Buyers identify as NONBuyers for the purpose of backing out of their purchase.  
Helpful tips in preventing Buyer’s Remorse: Buying from Sandhill Select Horses and our trusted Consignors may highly reduce your susceptibility to Buyer’s Remorse. Do not consume large amounts of alcohol while bidding. Do not bid on a horse without contacting the Consignor or Agent to learn more details. Exercise your right to request a Vet exam, with your chosen Vet, at your expense, PRIOR to bidding. Contact the Owner, Consignor, or Agent of the horse and ask questions. Take the time to meet the horse or go try the horse, or make plans for a trusted trainer to try them for you. 
Post-Auction
You will receive an email with the Horse’s information, Purchase price, seller contact info and payment information. You must verify your chosen form of payment immediately.
Settlements for any purchase must be made for the full purchase price in the form of US currency and drawn on US banks only using the following acceptable methods of payment: 
1. Wire Transfer (preferred method) – If this is your chosen payment method, wire instructions will be sent. To you via email.  Please send confirmation of wire transfer by 4 pm, the next business day after the sale. 
2. US Cash 
3.  US Cashier’s Check, bank verified
4.  PayPal – Can send free of charge via “Friends and Family.” If sent incorrectly, it will charge an additional 3% fee and you will be responsible for paying that fee, no exceptions.
Verification of Payment must be sent to us via email to sandhillselect@yahoo.com the next business day following the sale.  If payment is not confirmed, we will immediately contact the next highest bidder. Invoice and Bill of Sale 
You will receive a DocuSign with and Buyers’ Acknowledgement, invoice, Bill of Sale and tax form. You must complete and sign. 
Once payment is received your horse will be ready for transport
Transport
Payment must be received in full prior to arrangements of transportation.
Buyer is responsible for lining up transport. Typically, a horse can remain for 72 hours board free after the sale. The daily charge after 72 hours is estimated at $25 per day. 
TITLE, RISKS, AND DELIVERY:  Title to and risk of loss passes to the buyer at the final fall of the Auctioneer’s gavel, which is the point in time where bidding has closed online on the particular lot.  Immediately after the horse is sold Buyer assumes all risk of loss, responsibility, maintenance, care, and expenses for the horse. Risk of Loss includes, but is not limited to illness, injury, or death of the horse. The Buyer further agrees to hold the Auctioneer, Consignor, Sandhill Select Horses LLC, any representative thereof, and Jeremy and or Jennifer Knoles harmless from all loss, cost, and expenses arising from, but not limited to injury, illness, or death of such animal, or loss or damage to property, and injury or death of persons, caused by the Buyer, their Agents, employees, or by the animal, subsequent to the time of purchase. Title and all risks are assumed by the Buyer whether or not delivery or pick up of the horse has been made. Delivery or Pickup of a purchased horse shall be contingent upon the Buyer making a full settlement. 
All horses consigned to this sale are offered in accordance with the laws of the State of Nebraska.  There is no warranty, expressed or implied, by Sandhill Select Horses, nor any sale staff member as to the soundness, condition, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose of any horse offered. All horses sell as is, where is, with defects, if any.  Any guarantees announced on behalf of the Owner/Consignor during the auction are strictly between Owner/Consignor and Buyer.

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