ESTATE of VALUE Pricing, Discounts & Bids

PRICING

  1. We price each sale to achieve client objectives. We price items at the appropriate level of value for the market we are in. We also price to attract customers to this sale and future sales, as well as to responsibly and efficiently liquidate our client’s personal property.
  2. Most items are individually priced or priced with a sign.
  3. You’ll also see signs "No Price? Ask Any EOV Associate for Assistance." To speed up our sale preparation process we purposely leave some low value items unpriced. Some examples include, but are not limited to, hand tools, personal care products, kitchen gadgets, some apparel items. An EOV team member in that area is typically authorized to price most unmarked items.

DISCOUNTS

  1. On the first day of a sale prices are FIRM. Reductions and discounts are NOT available on day 1.
  2. On day 2 EOV standard practice is to sell MOST items (not all) at a discount of at least 50%. If it is a sale lasting more than two days, we will publish a different discount schedule for each day of the sale.
  3. On day 1, if you don’t like the price, you might decide to defer your purchase and take your chances that the item will remain unsold and available for you to purchase at a discount on day 2. This discount process applies most often only to items that are priced UNDER $100. If the discount is available for everything in the sale, that information will be posted at the sale, and we will tell you when you arrive.
  4. More expensive and specialty items are not automatically discounted. If you want to deal on price for a special item or high value item, you must make an offer. You do that by writing out a confidential bid slip. See BID RULES below.
  5. At any time during the sale, you may purchase any item at its tagged or quoted price.

BIDS

  1. You may only submit bids for specialty items or high dollar value items that are priced AT $100 or more.
  2. Lower priced items, usually around $100 or less, are already going on discount on day 2. Do not write out a bid for these types of items.
  3. We accept reasonable bids. What’s reasonable? In general, your bid should be at least 60% of the asking price. (Otherwise we'd just say 50% off everything, right?)
  4. You may submit a written bid any time up until one hour before the closing time on the final day of sale. Sale hours are posted in our ads and also at the sale.
  5. You must be 21 years of age or older to submit a bid.
  6. Use a separate bid form for each bid item.
  7. Complete each bid form in full, including the date and time of your bid.
  8. EOV reserves the right to reject any bid for any reason, but particularly incomplete or illegible bids and bids that do not conform to our bid policy.
  9. Bid forms and bid boxes are located at checkout areas or, ask any EOV associate for help.
  10. You may retract your bid, but only if you do so before the end of the bid period.
  11. This is a silent, confidential bid process. We will not divulge others’ bid amounts.
  12. Your bid is void if the item sells at full price before the sale ends.
  13. Successful bidders will be notified within a few of hours after the end of the sale, usually by 7 pm. If we can’t reach you within 24 hours, we will contact the back-up bidder.
  14. Bid items must be paid for immediately. We can process payment over the phone.
  15. Items must be removed from the sale immediately unless other arrangements are made.
  16. If you send someone else to pick up your item, you must notify us. They must present an ID and your receipt.
  17. Your bid is your word. It represents a legal offer. Should you win the bid it is your obligation to purchase the item at the price you specified on your submitted bid. DO NOT BID if you don't intend to pay for and pick up the item!
  18. Unless you make other arrangements with us, you must bring your own equipment, your own helpers and your own vehicle when removing items from the sale.

EOV appreciates your business. We also respect your time. Of course we always want repeat customers and loyal followers; however, we also recognize that perhaps a hardware liquidation sale may not be of interest to a doll collector. To help you decide on the sales you want to attend we post photos and sale descriptions as fast as we get them. Then quite frequently we add follow up information and more photos here and there to further help you.

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