Onsite:

1. When you arrive at the auction,  the first thing you want to do is look for our red & white Rentzel's cashier's truck. After you find the truck, you will need to have your driver's license and phone number ready when the cashier asks you for them. When they ask for this information, you are registering for a bidder number. You get a small card with your own individual bid number on it.  This is how we keep track of what you are buying at the auction and you will use this number when you make a bid.. This bid number is good for that day's auction only. 

 
2. Next you want to inspect the items that you are interested in bidding on.  After you look over those items, you are now ready to wait for them to be put up for auction. The onsite auction usually has an order of sale and one of the auction helpers will be able to help you with that question. We do not have a time for every item that is going to be sold because there are probably hundreds of items at the auction. 

 
3. When an item comes up for auction,, the auctioneer will start the bidding. The auctioneer will usually start asking for a higher price and then come down and down to a lower price. At any point where you feel you are willing to give that amount for that item, you can hold up your hand and wave it, wave your card, or nod your head  Somehow get the auctioneer's attention that you want to bid on that item. The bidding will start  and the auctioneer will say I have  a bid of $20.00. Who will give $30.00? Someone might wave their hand and the auctioneer will then say I have $30.00. Who will give $40.00? If you are willing to pay that amount, hold up your hand and the auctioneer will say I have $40.00.  Who will give $50.00 and so on. It comes to a point where the bidding will stop going up.  If it is your bid at this time, the auctioneer will say sold $40.00,  point to you and at this point you want to hold up your bid card with your buyer's number on it and the auctioneer will say sold $40.00 bidder#_____. 

 
4. If this is the only item you want,  now it is time to pay your bill. Go back to the red and white truck and the cashier will ask for your bidder number and what was the last item  you bought. She will tell you your total bill. You will pay your bill and will get a receipt with a list of all the items you bought and how much you paid for each item.

 
5. Now you can take your item home and enjoy your purchase.

The bidding procedure at this auction is similar to the onsite auction with a few exceptions.

We usually hold our offsite auctions at York Expo Center in the John & Paige Smith Center on Thursdays starting at 12:00 noon. We will usually start selling with miscellaneous box lot items. At some point in the day usually 12:30 - 1:00 PM we will start with a second auctioneer with small items on tables, selling items off of the numbered tables. The tables are #1 to #20 or however many tables we have that day. We sell the tables in that numbered order. We may also have items in a show case to sell, cars, equipment, or special collection, which we would advertise a specific time for selling those items. At 5:00 PM we will have a 2nd auctioneer selling furniture in the rear of the building.

All times listed above are approximate. Check our weekly ad to see what times we are selling certain items.

Special Offsite Multi Consignor Terms:
At multi consignor auctions we have to charge PA sales tax which is 6%. unless you register with us your PA sales tax number.
 

Bidding on real estate is much like bidding on personal property at auction, with the exception that it is a larger amount of money. In most cases, a  real estate auction is sold with reserve. This means that the seller reserves the right to accept or reject the high bid. The auctioneer will once again start high, come down low, and go back up, etc., but when the bidding stops going up instead of saying sold, he will say I will hold that high bid and confirm with the seller whether or not we are going to sell this property today. If the seller is willing to sell for that price the auctioneer will come out and say we are now at absolute auction and whoever is the high bidder when I say sold will be the new owner of this real estate.  Or if the seller says he is not willing to sell for that price, the auctioneer will come out and say that the seller is not willing to take the reserve off and the property will not be sold today.

If an auction is advertised Absolute Public Auction, that means the real estate will be sold regardless of price and the auctioneer will not take a break to check with the seller to see if the property is going to be sold. When the bidding stops the property will be sold to the highest bidder.

A generic Terms and Conditions Form that would be filled out for the property that you would be bidding on at auction can be viewed by clicking here: