Terms

HOW TO BUY

  1. 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.

  2. Please inspect the vehicles 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.

  3. Listen carefully to all announcements.

  4. Make sure you know what you are bidding on before you bid. Is it the right Vehicle? Is the mileage 50,000 and not 150,000? Is it an automatic or manual transmission? It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that they are bidding on the correct vehicle.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. We accept cash, American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and ACH. Any method of payment other than cash, incurs a 5% processing fee. We DO NOT accept personal checks. No vehicle can be removed from the Auction facility until paid for in full.

  8. 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. To register your vehicle and receive a license plate, you will need valid, current proof of insurance in your name.

  9. After the vehicle is paid for, all sales are final and the obligation of the Auction Company ceases.

  10. Dealers: Any vehicles purchased through financing (i.e.: NextGear Capital, Auto Use, AFC etc.) will incur a $25, per vehicle, processing fee. If you do not pay for your vehicle within the required amount of time, the vehicle will be placed on your floor plan to bring you outstanding balance to $0

  11. Buyer is responsible to check for any open recalls. Buyer may do so by entering the VIN# at this website https://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/

 

HOW TO SELL

  1. You must have a clear title in your name. Photo ID is required. If the Seller is not the title owner, they must possess a notarized Power of Attorney before the vehicle can be sold at Auction. This service is available at Lehigh Valley Auto Auction. Titles with the following defects will not be accepted: Documents NOT Notarized*, Open Titles, Jumping Signatures, Alterations, Erasures, Wrong Digits, Improper Reassignments, Missing Forms, Mileage Problems. We DO accept R-Title and Salvage Certificates, but this title condition MUST be announced prior to bidding. It is your responsibility to inform the office of this title condition and ensure that any branding is announced. Should you not ensure the announcement of the title condition, your sale may be voided. Vehicles can not be sold without a title present in the office.

  2. When you bring your Vehicle to Lehigh Valley Auto Auction, park in the general parking area, then go into the office to register your vehicle. Please remove ALL personal effects from your vehicle, including your license plate, as the Auction is not responsible for any items lost or stolen.

PLEASE NOTE: Sellers should have a spare key for their vehicle as we are not responsible for keys.

  1. The office clerk will ask you for your title. We also need your exact odometer reading, as you will be responsible for the correct mileage. If the odometer is not working, or has stopped in the past the vehicle is TMU (True Mileage Unknown) this must be announced prior to bidding.

  2. If you are a public Seller, there is a $40 registration fee, per vehicle for two runs and $60 for four runs. If your vehicle does not sell during the first auction that it is run, you may then re-run your vehicle once during the following auction for no additional fee. If you want to take advantage of your free additional run, your vehicle must be presented for the next Auction. If you skip attendance at an Auction, you forfeit your free run. If you sell your vehicle, a Seller’s fee will be deducted from your proceeds check. These are the only charges to sell your vehicle. If you choose to have your vehicle run through the auction more than one time during any given auction, a $10 re-run fee will be charged. Your proceeds check will be stamped with “ For Deposit Only”, NO EXCEPTIONS.

  3. When the last bid is received, the Auctioneer will confirm the highest bid with you. You have the right to accept or reject the bid. If you accept it, the vehicle is now SOLD and you cannot change your mind. Please report to the office to sign off on your title.

  4. To protect our customers, all vehicles registered here are subject to inspection by the State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or National Auto Theft Bureau. Do not bring any Vehicle to the Auction that does not have a serial number plate.

  5. Lehigh Valley Auto Auction will make every effort to legally complete the transaction between the Buyer and Seller. Should Lehigh Valley Auto Auction for any reason fail to complete that transaction, the sale will then be considered “No Sale”. Lehigh Valley Auto Auction does not guarantee a sale. In the event the Buyer does not sign or pay for vehicle it will be re-run at the Auction’s discretion. In the event a deposit is received and the Buyer fails to complete the sale within 3 days of purchase, the deposit will be split 50/50 between the Seller and the Auction. If the Seller removes the Vehicle before the purchase is complete they will forfeit the sale.

  6. PLEASE NOTE: Payment is made available to Seller when purchaser’s payment has cleared to Auction and not before. *Please see staff for details.

  7. Should ‘Seller’ refuse to sell their vehicle for any reason outside the limitations of the Auction or rescind contract after sale has been agreed upon between Seller and Buyer, it shall be the responsibility of the Seller to pay any and all fees associated with the cancelled transaction; specifically the Seller’s and Buyer’s fees.



IF YOU SOLD YOUR VEHICLE: Make sure you get the Seller’s copy of your 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 $9.00 mailing fee will be deducted from your proceeds check. Your proceeds check will be stamped with “For Deposit Only”, NO EXCEPTIONS.

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 Vehicle 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 auction, 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. Vehicles may be run for two (2) consecutive weeks only and if not sold, must be removed from the Auction site.

LATE ENTRY

Vehicles registered late or brought to the Auction late will be run at the end of the sale and may incur a late registration fee.

RE-RUN

There will be a $10.00 fee for any vehicles with requested re-run.

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. Lehigh Valley Auto Auction reserves the right to check any vehicle.

OUTSIDE SALES

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 and may be subject to any fees the Auction might normally charge for such a sale.

NOTE

LVAA 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. LVAA 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 Buyers & Sellers, both Public & Dealers must be registered at THIS Auction before doing business.

  2. All titles submitted by Seller must be in Seller’s name. Foreign titles are unacceptable.

  3. All transactions must clear through the office.

  4. When “Title Delay” is not announced on the block, the Buyer has the right to reject the Vehicle immediately. If the Buyer agrees to accept the Vehicle, the deal becomes “Title Delay” and is binding under the terms of the “Title Delay” transactions and policies.

  5. 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 ensure a vehicle is properly offered for sale at the block. The Auction will not be responsible for administrative errors.

  6. It is seller’s obligation to correct any errors made by the Auction as to announced “Conditions.”

  7. All police vehicles, taxi cabs, municipal vehicles, fire vehicles, flood vehicles, salvage vehicles, reconstructed vehicles, motorcycles and boats and trailers must be sold "AS-IS". 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.

  8. Any odometer problems must be brought to the attention of the auction within two (2) days. Any time period beyond that, disputes must be resolved between Buyer and Seller.

  9. The Auction does not guarantee the year of any foreign Vehicle, 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.

  10. The Auction is not responsible for warranty books or plates, nor is any warranty implied to the accuracy of the odometer reading.

  11. All Vehicles must have a gate pass before leaving premises. Security Guards are on duty at all times.

  12. “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, then the Buyer’s deposit, if any, will be returned in the form a check by the Auction. 

  13. Titles and supporting documents with corrections, erasures, deletions or alterations are not acceptable. NO EXCEPTIONS.

  14. The Auction reserves the right to void any transaction.

  15. The Auction will require a seller to take back any vehicle with a documented odometer rollback problem. Any odometer or title brand issue must be settled within two (2) working days.

  16. 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, W, or X appears; it is the liability of the Seller to adjust the sale price or repurchase the unit.

  17. VEHICLES 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 Vehicle may be placed in the Auction’s custody for services which are made available to customers on these terms.

  18. Buyer assumes responsibility for mechanical failure after signing invoice & leaving premises.

  19. Auction policies are subject to change without notice.

 

Arbitration

All vehicles sold through the Lehigh Valley Auto Auction are sold "AS-IS" and not subject to arbitration.