Any officer, agent, or employee of the County that is responsible for surplus declarations, has privileged information regarding the item/equipment or the value thereof, that is not available to all prospective bidders, or is assigned to the organization having custody of the surplus property shall not directly, or indirectly, submit a bid or purchase surplus personal property.

PayMac, handles all payments for County of Ventura. Payment for an awarded item must be received within 5 business days of close of auction.

County of Ventura sales tax of 7.75% shall be added to all purchases made. The buyer shall add and include the sales tax amount when making payment.

Buyers Premium: A 10.5% Buyer Premium will be added to the final sale price with a $1 minimum charge per auction to collect payment.

Bid Deposits: County of Ventura may require bid deposits to ensure fairness and equity to all buyers as a way to decrease default bidding.

All items will be sold AS IS, WHERE IS; no warranty, express or implied, is offered (including no guarantee of mechanical condition, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for any purpose). Any and all costs for transportation, handling, loading, inspection, removal, etc., are the responsibility of the Buyer, at the Buyer's sole cost and expense.

All items must be paid and picked up within 5 working days of bid opening or notification of award; otherwise bid may become invalid.