Seller Terms And Conditions

1.     Disclosure Obligations.  A Seller is required to disclose all material facts about a consigned item that would affect a reasonable Buyer’s decision to buy the item or the price a reasonable Buyer would pay. For consigned Vehicles, Sellers must also disclose the specific matters in the Vehicle Disclosure List in section D.  In addition to the listed Vehicle disclosures, the Seller must accurately disclose the year, make, model and trim/series of the consigned Vehicle.

2.     Seller Fees.  If you wish to consign items for sale at one of our public auctions, you will be asked to enter into a consignment agreement. The consignment agreement will set out the fees payable.

3.     Seller Bidding Prohibited. A Seller cannot bid on the items that he/she has consigned for sale.  This is called “price boosting” or “shilling” and is unethical and, in some jurisdictions, illegal. Similarly, a Seller cannot arrange for someone else to bid on the items that he/she has consigned for sale in order to increase the sale price. 

4.     Fuel. All Vehicles offered for sale must have sufficient fuel to run the Vehicle through the auction process. A refuelling fee will be charged if a Vehicle does not have sufficient fuel.

5.     Title/Ownership. When you consign an item for sale, you are guaranteeing, representing and warranting to the Auction and to the Buyer that you are authorized to sell the item, have good title to the item, and that the item is free of all liens, charges, hypothecs, and encumbrances of any nature or kind whatsoever. All documents required to permit ownership of the item to be transferred to the Buyer must be delivered to the Auction on the day prior to sale. If the ownership documents are not available on sale day, at the option of the Auction’s General Manager, the item may be excluded from the sale or, if the item is a Vehicle, the Vehicle may be offered for sale under a White Light.  After 48 hours, the Auction may have the option to cancel the sale, if the Seller has not delivered the ownership and title documents.

6.     VIN. Sellers may not offer a Vehicle for sale unless the original VIN plate is intact or has been replaced in accordance with provincial and federal regulatory requirements.

7.     Responsibility. The Seller is responsible to ensure that all material disclosures are announced by the Auctioneer and appear in the LiveBlock® items description.  The Seller is also responsible to ensure that any information recorded on the Vehicle windshield is accurate and that the Vehicle runs under the correct light. 

8.     Authority for Services.  The Seller authorizes ADESA to provide Services reasonably required enabling a Vehicle to cross the auction block on sale day (e.g. towing, refuelling, battery boost, etc.).  The Seller will be responsible for all fees for such Services. Regardless, ADESA is not required to provide these Services and will not be liable if it fails to do so.