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Terms & Conditions
Sale Soundness Exam & Images Bidding: Payment:
Trainers are required to provide a sale soundness exam Bidders have 4 options to bid: onsite, online, phone, or Payment in full is required to be made to MM Auction
including images. X-rays required consist of AP and agent bidding. See our “Register to Bid” page on our Services immediately following the sale. Onsite bidders
Lateral radiographs of the navicular as well as Skyline website to get registered for our next sale. All bidders are can pay by credit card, cash or check. A 3% convenience
Navicular views and oblique views of the hocks. Stallions required to be at least 18 years of age. Online bidders nor fee will be charged if payments are made with a credit
selling as a breeding stallion are required to provide any pre-bids will not have precedence over floor bids. All or debit card. Online and phone bidders have 2 payment
verification of fertility with a semen evaluation. bids are placed to the auctioneer and auctioneer accepts choices only, credit card or ACH (e-check). All online and
• Buyers understand that if they want additional images of the ones he sees/hears first. Setting max bids online does phone bidders will need to patiently wait for our clerks to
horses or a sale exam of their own, they will have those not guarantee the bidder winning for that amount over a contact you for payment following the sale. Make sure you
done ahead of sale time at buyers’ expense. floor bidder. To help avoid this happening, make sure your plan accordingly and notify your bank of the charges. Be
• All horses selling at Premier Horse Sales are required max is truly your max. The highest bidder is the buyer. If sure to listen carefully when the clerks read your account
to have a sale soundness exam done by a licensed any dispute arises between or among two or more bidders, information back to you. Any returned e-check charges will
veterinarian in order to sell. sole authority to settle the dispute as he sees fit is reserved be accessed a $500 fee and required to wire the balance same
• Sale exams can be done as early as 6 months before sale by the auctioneer and the decisions shall be final. Seller day plus the $500 fee. Any credit card payments declined
day but no sooner and will be posted on our website at reserves the right to waive the sale (bids) of his/her horse by the buyer’s bank for any reason will be assessed a $500
least 1 month prior to sale day if not sooner. before it leaves the ring. The auctioneer reserves the right fee and required to wire the balance same day plus the $500
• Some trainers will include extra x-rays as well but it’s to reject any or all bids. The auctioneer completes sale of a fee. International bidders have 2 payment options of credit/
not required. If buyers want more than the required sale horse at the fall of the gavel. We reserve the right to refuse debit card (4% convenience fee) or wire transfer only. All
exam & images, they are required to get it done before bidding to anyone. Anyone can/will be asked to leave or buyers agree to pay $100/day late fee for any reason their
the sale at their expense. An onsite vet is provided at banned from bidding if problems arise. invoice is not paid directly following the sale same day. Any
almost all sales to assist with requests the day before the • International Bidders: Register onsite, online, or by buyers that ask to hold checks for any reason, will be charged
sale. phone. A letter from your bank is required to be an $100/day fee in order for us to do so. By making payment,
• X-rays are viewable on our website as early as 3 months approved bidder. Email a letter on your bank’s letterhead you acknowledge that you waive the right for a return of
before sale day up to sale day and then the system stating you bank with them and all accounts are in good horse(s) along with any and all refunds of monies paid etc.
automatically deletes them when the gavel drops. We do standing. Email to info@mmauctionservices.com. in conjunction with any purchases at this sale/auction from
not keep x-rays past sale day. • Onsite Bidders: Register at the sale office anytime by MM Auction Services, LLC DBA Premier Horse Sales.
• The deposit and inspection of X-rays, and access to bringing your driver’s license and credit card as a form MM Auction Services is a pass-through agency and does
the repository are subject to our Repository Terms & of payment to have on file whether you plan to pay this not hold funds for guarantees, returns or refunds of monies
Conditions listed on our website. All buyers accept the way or not. paid on animals purchased at auction. All current county
Repository terms and conditions when accepting these • Online Bidders: Online Bidding is provided by and state sales tax rates will be applied to all winning bids.
terms and bidding at sale. our company, MM Auction Services, LLC. Go to In order to be tax exempt, appropriate forms will need to be
• Each buyer is encouraged to instruct their registered Premieronlinesales.com and you can find it under filled out and to our office BEFORE sale day or exemption
veterinarian to inspect the X-rays for each Lot and current auctions at that link. Click on “Buyer Resources” will not be granted. All buyers agree to not place any kind
physically inspect each Lot prior to the purchase to get started or call with questions. There will be a of charge back on any payment made towards the purchase
thereof. As provided in the Standard Conditions of 1% online buyers fee applied to all online winning of any horse.
Buyer’s Guarantee:
Sale contained in the Sales Catalogue and on our bids. You’ll need to create an account with our online
website, each Lot purchased is purchased, at the fall platform first. Once we have verified your accounts with
Buyer’s guarantee to not request x-rays, vet exams, or any
of the hammer, with all defects and deficiencies, latent your bank, we will send you an “approval to bid” email.
images or content from any vet after purchasing a horse.
and patent, subject to the exceptions set out in the said Watch for emails in your spam folder.
Bidders guarantee to get all exams and images needed from
Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale, or, announced • Phone Bidders & Absentee Bidders: Serious buyers
a vet prior to bidding or registering for this sale allowing
prior to the auction of a Lot. The Buyer acknowledges only! There will be a 2% buyer’s premium fee applied to
them to have the confidence prior to the horse selling in
that it is his sole responsibility to determine the quality, all phone and absentee winning bids. To bid on more
order to bid. Bidders guarantee that when they click to
accuracy and completeness of the sale exam and to than 4 horses, you are required to first pay $100 per
bid online or say “yes” by phone bidding, they will pay the
obtain independent advice with respect thereto from a additional head to bid. This payment is non-refundable
fees listed below even if they determine they “didn’t mean”
registered veterinarian. but will be applied to your final statement if you
to bid or call it an accident. If you click to bid online, you
purchase a horse. In order to bid, you will need to fill
are entering a legal binding contract. It doesn’t matter
out our phone/absentee bidding form to submit with a
whether you bid accidentally or someone else bids for you
copy of your driver’s license. Our clerks will contact you
under your account. Same goes for phone bidding. We call
for a form of payment to have on file. New bidders need
the number you provide and the person on the other end
to provide us with their bank contact information, last
is the bidder and has final say. Bidding and winning but
4 digits of bank account number, and copy of driver’s
not paying for the horse will result in fees due for loss of
license.
income to both the seller and MM Auction Services, LLC.
• Agent Bidders: Buyer and agent are required to fill out
• 10% of the determined sale price to MM Auction
the Agent’s Authorization Form and include a copy of
Services for loss of income & distress
the agent and bidder’s driver’s license. Our clerks will
• $750 nomination fee to the seller for loss of income &
contact the buyer for a form of payment to have on file.
distress
• $1,000 advertising fees to the seller for loss of income &
distress
• $10,000 training fees to the seller for loss of income &
distress
• $3,500 travel fees to the seller for loss of income &
distress
• Plus the final sale price of the horse and all fees
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