KS Select Spring Sale
1661 Scott Drive
Clarion, PA 16214
Friday & Saturday - September 15th & 16th
Select Family, Trail, Performance, and Gaited Horses!
SCHEDULE
Horse Meet & Greet/Previews on Friday the 15th from 3pm until Dark
Saturday September 16th
Tack 9am - In person bidding only
Horses 12:00 pm - In person and Online Bidding
For Information and to Consign, please call Kris Smith (814) 229-3290
Consignment Fee $75
Commission 10%
Live Webcast/Modified Live Webcast with ONLINE BIDDING will be available!
Please scroll all the way through for important information about going live on sale day and this particular location!
To register for/participate in online bidding, download the Horse Auctions USA app available for iPhone & Android. We do recommend the app if using your phone/tablet/mobile device! Most of our users who have the app find it extremely easy to use and it is formatted perfectly for mobile devices.
Alternatively, you can use your computer browser (we recommend Google Chrome) at bid.horseauctionsusa.com
All internet bidding related questions should be directed to Amber Lee Schwartz (336) 564-7650 or to Bridget Lavigne at (336) 904-8903
TWO WAYS TO BID
Early Absentee Bidding: This works much like ebay for those of you familiar with that platform. It is available to you as soon as a horse is listed here on the site! With this method, you can place your maximum bid. The computer will then start you at the lowest possible amount ($1000 is the default starting bid) and will act as your agent when others absentee bid and when the sale goes live on sale day. The computer will raise your bid by the minimum increment available as needed to keep you winning. This method works well for people with poor internet connectivity, for those who have to work or otherwise can't watch live on sale day, and for folks who find the fast pace of a live auction to be intimidating. Please note that if you place an absentee bid and that horse has an announcement made during the sale that changes the information that was originally posted (i.e. - a horse is called to be a cribber and that wasn't in the original listing) we will NOT honor your absentee bid. This is for your protection as a buyer. We want you to bid with the most accurate information possible.
Live Bidding on Sale Day: For those who prefer to participate in real time, we will have a live webcast..... Make sure you have registered to bid and that you are logged in. On sale day, there will be a "View Live" button available - push that and join us live! You will have real time feed with bid buttons available so you can participate as if you were with us in person.
PLEASE NOTE! We do this sale at the campground. It is a BEAUTIFUL setting for our event but we do struggle with internet connectivity. We do our best to bring you the clearest video feed possible but please understand that we are limited by location. This is something we have tried to address several ways and continue to work on! We have to make do the best we can with this beautiful setting and all the signal blocking trees that come with it! :)
We've got BRAND SPANKING NEW SATELLITE INTERNET for the September Sale! We've tested things out and it looks like we may just FINALLY have truly reliable service. We'll leave all of the "just in case" information up on here but it looks like we'll be more than good to go to be live!
There is still the very real possibility that no matter what solutions we put in place, we just may not have enough bandwidth to push live video feed (although with the new service, that possibility is much smaller than in years past)! While we certainly hope that isn't the case, we do want to prepare for that possibility. IF that happens, we will be able to run the live bidding itself so you can still bid in real time - you just won't have the live video feed. Not ideal but most of the horses have enough photo/video material posted ahead to give folks a good look ahead of time.
Hopefully, it doesn't come to that but we would rather prepare everyone for the possibility "just in case"
I won, now what?!?!
A member of the KS Select Office team will be in touch with winning bidders as soon as possible. It may be once the sale is over (this depends entirely on just how busy that sale office gets). But someone will be reaching out! You'll make payment for your winning bids directly to the KS Select office. If you need to reach someone before this you can try the following but PLEASE remember that just because you are done bidding doesn't mean the auction is over. Everyone on site has their hands full until the last horse sells so thank you in advance for your patience! You can TEXT Amber Lee at (336) 564-7650 (she's on the auction block reading pedigrees and running the computer so she absolutely cannot answer a call while the sale is ongoing). You can call/text Kris Smith at (814) 229-3290 - he's managing the sale so he'll be bustling around but you can certainly reach out. Ryan Kain serves a very needed role in "handling whatever is needed at any point in time" and is a good sport about relaying messages, getting our internet bidders settled up, and assisting with locating transport. Please feel free to call/text Ryan if you need assistance before the end of the auction at (336) 904-8903
Ideally all horses should be picked up by NOON on SUNDAY. We realize that arranging transport doesn't always make that possible so if you need to arrange layover board until transport can pick up, please reach out to Kris (814) 229-3290 and he'll get you all situated.
1. All purchases are to be paid in full on day of sale & prior to removal from premises.
2. If a dispute arises between two or more bidders, the auctioneer will decide the dispute or resell the item.
3. All items are sold "as is where is" The auctioneer assumes no liability for any guarantee made by the seller.
4. The auctioneer is not liable for any injury, damage, or loss incurred in connection with the sale.
5. Purchaser assumes responsibility for items when "sold" or upon delivery to purchaser.
6. Statements made on day of auction take precedence over previously written material.
7. Transportation is the responsibility of the Buyer.
8. There is a 4% Buyers Premium added to all winning internet bids.
INTERNET BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE! When you register to bid, Horse Auctions USA will place a $500 preauthorization on the credit or debit card that you register with. This is NOT a charge, just a preauthorization. Your mobile banking may send a notification that appears as a charge - AGAIN, it is just a preauthorization. The $500 will show as "pending" and then never complete but rather, will just vanish as if it was never there. Once the sale is complete, this preauthorization is released for all non-winning bidders. Winning bidders will have the preauthorization lifted once final settlement is made with the auction company. If for any reason you as a winning bidder fail to make final payment to the auction company before the open of business on Monday, you understand that Horse Auctions USA will finalize the $500 preauthorization and remit it to the auction company to be applied to your bill. Further, you understand that Horse Auctions USA will charge your registered card for the full amount due to the auction company for your winning bids. BID RESPONSIBLY and remember, your bid is a legally binding contract! You are responsible for your winning bids.
