AUCTION PROTOCOL
Each guest will be given a bidder number upon arrival. Couples may share bidder number. This number is your only means of identification for bidding; please keep it throughout the evening. The Silent and Wine Auctions will be conducted with Greater Giving software via mobile devices.
A signature, online bid, or verbal bid during the Auction constitutes a legal contract to buy. All sales are final and there will be no exchanges or refunds. In all cases of dispute, the decision of Imagine Housing is final.
Please pay attention to all conditions, restrictions, and expiration dates on items and services. No refunds will be made for cancelled tickets and accommodations. Imagine Housing reserves the right to withdraw any item for sale prior to the call for bids.
Bidding will open for each item with a minimum bid. Items may be bid up from that amount by increments noted in the bidding software. A bidder must meet or exceed the minimum bid and must bid by the proper increment to win that item.
Except for “priceless” items, bidders may guarantee a successful purchase if they are willing to pay the item’s guaranteed bid price. To achieve this, simply use the item’s “Buy Now” option to purchase at the listed price.
Following the close of the Silent and Wine Auctions, winning bidders will be notified via text message. Please do not remove the item or any part of the item display at that time.
If you are the successful bidder, please pick up your items after the Live Auction has concluded at the Check Out area. All items must be removed from the Hyatt at the close of the auction.
Payment must be made in full or a valid method of payment provided at the Registration Table on the evening of the Auction. Cash, checks, MasterCard, Visa and American Express will be accepted. Please note that card purchases may not be charged to your account until 24 - 48 hours following the conclusion of the event.
WARRANTIES
Imagine Housing has attempted to catalog and describe each Auction item correctly based on information provided by the donor. However, all items are sold “as is, where is.” Imagine Housing neither warrants nor represents, and in no case shall be responsible for, the correctness, descriptions, genuineness, authorship, provenance, or condition of any of the Auction items. No statement contained in the catalog or made orally at the Auction or elsewhere shall be deemed to be such a representation or warranty.
TAX DEDUCTIBILITY
The amount of the purchase of an Auction item that is deductible for federal income tax purposes is limited to the excess of the purchase price of the Auction item over the fair market value of the item. Where possible, Imagine Housing has asked donors to provide a good faith estimate of the fair
market value of each Auction item. Unless otherwise noted in the catalog, no Auction item has been formally appraised in arriving at the estimate of fair market value. Please consult your tax advisor with any questions you may have regarding your ability to take a tax deduction.
