Harrisburg Auto Auction

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• [ General Policies ]
• [ Subject To Arbitration ]
• [ Not Subject to Arbitration ]
• [ Light System ]
• [ Cancellation of Numbers ]
• [ Registration and Settlement ]
• [ Time Limits for Auction Involvement ]
• [ Gas Policy ]
• [ Misc. Policies and Best Practices ]
• [ Titles ]
• [ Pennsylvania Vehicle Board Mission Document ]

General [ Top ]
We take pride in bringing buyers and sellers together.  The policies and rules of Harrisburg Auto Auction are for your benefit and protection.  We ask that you respect and comply with all auction policies.  We will continue to adjust our policies to be uniform with NAAA and all other local and national policies.  If you have any questions or comments regarding our policies and rules, please feel free to contact our staff.

General Policies

1. Dealers must be registered at this auction through Auction Access and licensed by their state before doing business.
2. All purchasing dealers must get a Bidder Badge before buying.
3. No vehicle for sale may enter the auction barn without being properly registered at our registration desk.  At that time an odometer statement must be completed.
4. All vehicles purchased or sold on the premises must be processed through the office.
5. All vehicles purchased must be test driven and paid for within the hour.
6. The Seller is obligated to verify the accuracy of the announced conditions, the condition lights and the accuracy of specified mileage.  Costs on returned vehicles due to misrepresentation are at the Seller`s expense.
7. Titles submitted by the Seller must be in the Sellers company name.
8. All inoperative odometers are sale day arbitration only.
9. The mileage provided by this auction on the windshield is to be used only as a guide.
10. When title attached is not announced on the block, the Buyer has the right to reject the car.
11. The Seller guarantees all items subject to arbitration on vehicles sold for $2005 or more.
12. Salvage, flood, lemon law, reissued VIN plates, MSO, CO, altered suspensions, and major damage history brands must be announced.
13. All gray market and Canadian vehicles must be announced.
14. The Buyer is obligated to understand and watch the condition lights.  Please verify the VIN number, the model year and the mileage of the vehicle purchased against the issued invoice.  This must be done before leaving the sale.
15. If sales in all lanes are binding on the Buyer for one hour.  Approval of the bid price by the Seller within one hour constitutes a sale.  The Buyer may then test drive for Arbitration.
16. Any purchase other than under the hammer is an as is transaction.  The auction will not become involved in any arbitration procedures on these sales.
17. All vehicles sold for $2000 or less or as is must be paid for immediately.
18. The auction does not guarantee the year of any house trailer, motor home, boat, boat motor, antique car, dune buggy or motorcycle.  This information should be verified before settlement.  The auction will not become involved in a dispute on these vehicles which will be sold "As is." 
19. A clean, transferable title must be turned into settlement office by close of business on Sale Day or announced and sold Title Attached.  Vehicles with a CO, MSO, or Repo paperwork must be announced.
20. If the Auction determines that the transaction is not fair and ethical to either party, the Seller and Buyer agree that the Auction may cancel the sale at the Auction`s sole discretion.The announcement of "miles exempt" on 10 year and older vehicles is NO LONGER REQUIRED.Buyer of these vehicles must assume the title may show the " Miles Exempet" designation.
21. Out of state titles disclosed as "Former Salvage" or "Reconstructed" are not accepted as a negotiable title. Seller must secur a PA Reconstructed title before offering these vehicles for sale at this Auction.
22. PA "Salvage Certificate" and "Salvage Titles" must be announced as such and sold "AS IS."

Subject To Arbitration [ Top ]

The following conditions are subject to arbitration (unless announced):

1. Paint work on current model years with less than 10,000 miles (must be announced).
2. Mileage Exempt Law:  Ten year and older vehicles are exempt from Federal Odometer Disclosure.  It is the Seller`s responsibility to represent this properly.  Titles marked Exempt must be announced.
3. Air condition units for the current model year only.  No air units must be announced.
4. Cracked or welded blocks.  These must be reported by the Buyer within 48 hours of purchase.
5. Missing catalytic converter or altered gas tank filler.(Sale Day only)
6. Defective brakes or steering if declared unsafe to drive.
7. Missing or deployed air bag safety systems (must be arbitrated on Sale Day).
8. Any item that can be repaired for $500 or less can not be arbitrated unless the Auction declares the vehicle unsafe to drive.
9. After any adjustment is accepted, the unit becomes "As Is" and is not subject to further arbitration.
10. Internet sales are governed by Additional Polices-Please reference our website for details.
11. Manual transmission clutch operation is limited to the "slipping". Vibration and roughness in clutch operation must be excessive.

Not Subject to Arbitration [ Top ]

The following conditions are not subject to arbitration:

1. Any item that can be repaired for $500 or less.
2. One year and older windshield and windows, body and paint work.
3. "As is" transactions, including frame damage and rust.
4. Warning lights and guages except for temperature and oil.
5. Upholstery, headlinings, mats and convertible tops.
6. Any unit sold for $2000 or less is sold "As Is".
7. Jumpy or erratic speedometer needle.
8. Leaking and wet transmissions.
9. Any unit sold off the block.
10. Jeep-drive line noise.
11. Valve-train noise.***As of May 1,2007 excessive valve-train noise will be arbitrated ***
12. Oil leaks, unless excessive.
13. Obvious visible defects.
14. Cold start motor noise (unless excessive)
15. Chevy Astro vans drive line noise.
16. All vehicles 20 years of age and older are considered antique, classic, and special interest. These vehicles are sold AS IS.

The decision of the arbitration manager is final in all disputes.  Management reserves the right to reject any arbitration complaint if the unit in question appears to be tampered with. Any dealer caught tampering will be subject to suspension of arbitration and/or trading privileges.

Light System [ Top ]

Green Light -- "Sound"

Yellow Light -- "Listen" (or defect)

Blue Light -- "Title attached"

Red Light -- "As is"

White Light -- "Over 100,000"

Cancellation of Numbers [ Top ]

1. All cancellations must be reported by 10:00 a.m. Wednesday prior to Thursdays sale. Express Lanes "C", "D" and "F" cancellations must be reported five (5) days in advance.  Failure to cancel your numbers within the allowed time will result in a fee of $60.  This fee will be deducted from your next vehicle sold.
2. All reruns will be charged a $25 fee and will run at the end of the reserved lane.
3. The "no show" fee is $60. This fee will be deducted from your next vehicle sold.
4. The third week registration fee is $40.
5. Please re-register no sales on sale day or the morning after.

Registration and Settlement [ Top ]

1. All persons signing a bill of sale must be registerd, in writing, with the auction as an authorized representative.
2. Dealers are responsible for all business transacted by representatives under the company name at Harrisburg Auto Auction unless terminated in writing.  Terminated ID cards must be returned to the auction promptly.
3. All changes of ownership, authorized representatives, banking information, addresses or telephone numbers must be reported to the office at the time of change.
4. Only company checks in the business name will be accepted.  Buyers checks will be deposited immediately.
5. There will be a service fee charged on all returned checks.
6. For dealer-to-dealer purchases, the Buyer has one (1) hour from the time of purchase to register a complaint in the arbitration department.
7. Any price adjustment eliminates further arbitration for any defects.
8. Dealers must finalize arbitration prior to the close of the arbitration office.  Failure to do so may result in the forfeiture of arbitation of said vehicle.
9. Fleet/lease vehicles must be arbitrated within ninety (90) minutes from the close of the fleet/lease lanes.

Time Limits for Auction Involvement [ Top ]

1. Catalytic converter - Sale Day only
2. Odometer operation - Sale Day only
3. Missing or deployed air bags - Sale Day only
4. Frame damage - 7 days
5. Police car, taxi - 7 days
6. Flood cars - 7 days
7. Documented mileage discrepancy - 14 days
8. Title brands - 14 days
9. Salvage history - 14 days
10. Lemon Law - 14 days
11. Recovered theft - 14 days

Vehicles returned for the above reasons may be subject to transportation and buyer fees and for other reasonable expenses(excluding profit, commissions and detail charges).

Gas Policy [ Top ]

It is the Seller`s responsibility to make sure each unit has an adequate fuel supply.  If the auction must provide fuel, there will be a fuel and service charge applied to the vehicle.  The Buyer is responsible for gas requested after purchase of vehicle unless deemed necessary by Auction Staff.

Misc. Policies and Best Practices [ Top ]

Sellers

Buyers

Return Vehicle Guidelines

Outside Sales

Auction Access

Odometers

Attention Dealers

Titles [ Top ]

1. The announcement of "MILES EXEMPT" on 10 year ande older vehicles is NO LONGER REQUIRED. Buyer of these vehicles must assume the title may show the the "Miles Exempt" designation.
2. Out of state titles disclosed as "Former Salvage" or "Reconstructed" are not accepted as negotiable a title. Seller must secure a PA Reconstructed title before offering these vehicles for sale at this Auction.
3. PA "Salvage Certificate" and "Salvage Title" must be announced as such and sold "AS IS"

Amendments(Effective May 1st 2007) [ Top ]

1. Cold start motor noise is NOT arbitratable (unless excessive.)
2. Excessive valve train noise is arbitratable.
3. Chevy Astro vans drive line noise is no longer arbitratable.
4. All vehicles 20 years of age and older are considered antique, classic, and special interest. These vehicles are sold AS IS and not subject to arbitration.
5. All vehicles represented by seller as green light and become AS IS solely because of sale price ($2,000. & less) will continue to be AS IS with the following exception-Vehicle must start, drive forward and reverse, and be able to leave the secure auction area under its own power.
6. Manual transmission clutch operation is limited to the clutch "slipping." Vibration and roughness in clutch operation must be excessive.
7. No announcement required for 2 or 4 wheel drive designation on any vehicle.

TITLE CLARIFICATIONS

1. The announcement of "miles exempt" on 10 year and older vehicles is NO LONGER REQUIRED. Buyers of these vehicles must assume the title may show the "Miles Exempt" designation.
2. Out of State titles disclosed as "Former Salvage" or "Reconstructed" are not accepted as negotiable titles. Seller must secure a PA Reconstructed title before offering these vehicles for sale at this auction.
3. PA "Salvage Certificate" and "Salvage Title" must be announced as such and sold "AS IS."

• Free and immediate re-run of all arbitrated vehicles-Arbitrated defect must be announced.
• Please remember, our arbitrators will only check your complaint(s). Please be specific.