ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MARYLAND
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
General: Items are offered for sale by Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland, identified herein as the "AACPS". However, a third-party web site provider, an online auction services contractor, identified herein as Ã'Public SurplusÃ" is utilized. Those submitting bids are identified herein as "Bidder(s)" or "Seller(s)".
Eligibility: A Bidder must be a minimum of 18 years old and legally able to form binding contracts as a Bidder in an auction.
Warranty: All equipment will be sold "as is", "where is", and "with all faults, if any". AACPS disclaims all warranties or guarantees, expressed or implied, as to the condition, quality, and completeness or fitness for any particular or general purpose or compliance to safety regulations of the equipment being sold. Descriptions of items appearing in this online auction are believed to be correct. However, neither those descriptions, nor any oral statements concerning any items, shall be considered as warranty, expressed or implied.
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MARYLAND OFFERS NO GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES. DETERMINATION OF CONDITION, FUNCTION AND PERCEIVED OR ASSUMED VALUE IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER.
Ownership: At the end of the auction, the highest Bidder has entered into a binding contract with AACPS, and is obligated to pay the price bid. A rejection or other refusal by the Buyer to receive or retain the goods, whether or not justified, or a justified revocation of acceptance revests title to the goods in the Seller. Such revesting occurs by operation of law and is not a "sale". The winning bid cannot be retracted unless due to the fault of AACPS, for example, typographical or other error. Bidders that fail to claim, pay for auction items by the close of business on the 5th business day after the notice of award shall forfeit their rights to the auction item, and be declared as a defaulted Bidder. AACPS may ban a defaulted Bidder from participating in future online auction events. If one item goes into default, all items won by the Bidder go into default and are subject to resale.
Inspections: Bidders are not offered the opportunity to inspect items to purchase unless specified in the description for the item.
Payment. PayMac, a third-party payment processing company, receives all payments for Anne Arundel County Public Schools AACPS. Payment for an awarded item must be received within five (5) business days after the Notice of Award of the successful bid.
Payment may only be made online by credit card, or by wire transfer. NO CASH, CHECKS, OR MONEY ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. If you choose to pay with a credit card, please follow the instructions below. The credit card limit per transaction is $4,000.00. For payments larger than this amount, follow the instructions listed under Wire Transfers.
Payment by Credit Card
Login to the Public Surplus site. Click on the My Stuff link and then click on the Past Bids link. Click on the description of the auction and then click on the Pay Online link located on the right hand side of the screen. Follow the steps to complete the transaction. A receipt will be emailed to you once the payment has cleared.
Partial Payment
There will be NO partial payments allowed for an auction. All auctions must be paid in full according to the specified payment process. For example, you WILL NOT be able to pay partially for an auction by Credit Card and pay the remainder by another payment method, such as a wire transfer.
Wire Transfers
For payments over $4,000.00, a Wire Transfer is required. If you need to do a wire transfer, please email support at buyersupport@publicsurplus.com asking for wire instructions or request the instructions via live chat. These instructions will be emailed to you. Please follow them exactly to allow for prompt payment.
Default: If the Bidder fails to pay for the property within five (5) days, the surplus property purchased may be promptly re-sold in such manner as AACPS may elect.
Pick-up of Purchases: Pick-ups will be scheduled on weekdays from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted in the item description. Buyers shall schedule an appointment, 24 hours in advance for pick-up by calling 410-222-3861 or by e-mailing either jowilliams@aacps.org, bwilson@aacps.org, or cdorsey@aacps.org.
Unless otherwise noted, all items sold must be picked up at the AACPS Warehouse. The warehouse is located at 8307 Grover Road Millersville, Maryland 21108. Purchased items are available for pick-up with a paid receipt only.
Purchased items shall be removed from AACPSÃ*s premise within ten (10) business days of the notice of payment cleared. However, no property may be claimed or removed prior to making full payment. If unclaimed by Successful Bidders, paid or otherwise, AACPS reserves the right to re-auction or award the item to the next highest Bidder.
Shipping: AACPS is not equipped to ship items, or prepare items for shipping. Successful Bidders shall be solely responsible for pick-up or shipping arrangements, and all associated costs. AACPS shall not be responsible for items after Buyer, or designated shipper, takes possession. Allow sufficient time to load items into vehicles before close of business. For shipping purchased items Buyers are free to contact local firms and make arrangements to ship or deliver purchased property. AACPS shall not be responsible for any cost, tax or fees associated with shipping.
Indemnification: Buyers agree to indemnify and hold harmless, AACPS for any and all damages, claims, or liability of any nature or kind in the sale of, the buyerÃ*s use of, the property. The Buyer, its predecessors, successors and assigns hereby release, relinquish and discharge AACPS, its former, present and future agents, employees, officers, officials and representatives (collectively known as Ã'AACPSÃ") from any liability arising out of the sale and/or concurrent negligence of AACPS for any injury, including death or damage to persons or property, where such damage is sustained in connection with, or arising out of, the sale of AACPS owned property.
Liability: Items are offered for sale using the services and website of an online auction services contractor. Under no circumstances shall AACPS be liable to any person or business entity for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or other damages or losses based on, or caused by, any use of the auction website, or any other website to which the site is linked, the content of such websites, or any viruses or other harmful components derived from any such websites, including, without limitation, any lost profits, revenue, or use, business interruption, or loss of computer programs or information. AACPS strives to make the online auction system as accurate as possible. However, errors and equipment malfunctions are possible and may occur without notice. In case of malfunctions of hardware or software, AACPS reserves the right to cancel any sale, even if an award notification e-mail has been received.
Reproduction of Auction Materials and Resale of Items Listed: Bidders or website users may reproduce or copy images, photographs, or descriptions of property listed on the auction site for personal use only. Bidders and website users may not reproduce, display, or broadcast online auction materials by any means, or by using any media, without the express written permission of AACPS. AACPS reserves the right to disallow participation in the online auction by any website user or Bidders at any time for violating applicable laws, ordinances, terms and conditions listed here, or for activity deemed unacceptable by AACPS. Before paying for and taking possession of the items listed for sale by AACPS, Successful Bidders and website users shall not post of list the same items for sale by any other means.
Privacy: AACPS gathers information from Bidders so that it will know who has won an auction item. Personal information is not sold or rented. Personal information is used for the purpose of conduction online auctions and not used for any other purpose. Be advised that transactions with AACPS are subject to Section 10-611 et seq. of the State Government Article, also known as the Maryland Public Information Act.
Applicable Law Venue: Although this site may be accessed from any state, Bidders who participate in this auction shall agree that (a) the purchase shall be deemed to have taken place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (b) the laws of the State of Maryland shall govern all matters relating to the use of this auction and purchase of items listed by AACPS on this site; and (c) the exclusive venue for any and all actions related to hereto shall be the appropriate Federal Court located within the State of Maryland or the appropriate state court located within Anne Arundel County, Maryland.