This auction includes vehicles that have been abandoned and that have met Minnesota's Statute allowing for Dean's Towing to sell the vehicle(s). Dean's Towing does not have any knowledge of the vehicle(s) unless stated in the description.
Vehicles that are receiving abandonment paperwork for a title:
- Driver's license is required (Registered Auction User Only - No Name, No paperwork)
- All repairs must be completed and Inspection form filled out prior to DMV (If inspection form is lost, or you need a new one - $20 paperwork fee)
- Abandonment paperwork must be registered @ DMV within 30 days of date of purchase.
- If you do NOT follow the abandonment paperwork registration process, & have invested money into the vehicle, Dean's Towing Auction is not responsible for Incomplete/No titles being provided.
Pick up days are Thursday & Friday following the auction. Advance notice is recommended to assist in a timely pickup as paperwork takes time to process. We accept cash and card payments. Card payments will incur a 4% fee on top of the final invoice due. Customers are not allowed to work on vehicles to get them running/loaded. We do offer assistance in loading ($100 fee).
These terms and conditions of service (“Terms and Conditions”) apply to and govern the auction and related services provided by Dean’s Towing Auction through (a) its website (www.deanstowingauction.com) and mobile application (individually and collectively, the “Website”) – which, in part, allow a user or buyer to obtain information about and bid on items – and (b) any of its other sales events (in-person or online) (individually and collectively, the “Service” or “Services”).
This is an agreement between you and Dean’s Towing Auction. Read the entire agreement. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you may not use the Services, including the Website.
By accessing or using the Services, including the Website, registering as either a buyer or seller, bidding on an item, – you have read and understand these Terms and Conditions (as amended, if applicable), and agree to be bound by them.
These terms and conditions shall be and are referred to herein as the “Terms and Conditions” or “Agreement.” You and Dean’s Towing Auction are collectively referred to herein as the “parties” and each a party.
Dean’s Towing Auction reserves the right to update, modify or amend this Agreement at any time.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE REVIEWED THE DATE FOR PICK UP AND ARE ABLE TO PICK UP ON THAT DATE. IF NOT, PLEASE DO NOT BID.
ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD "AS IS".
15% Buyers Fee on All Vehicles, Equipment and/or Items Regardless of Purchase Price
Registration
All potential bidders must register through the Website before you can participate or bid. You must be at least 18 years old to register and bid on any item. If a potential bidder needs assistance registering, please contact Dean’s Towing Auction for assistance.
Dean’s Towing Auction may, in its sole discretion, deny registration to any person or entity. After accepting registration, refusal to permit any person's or entity's continuing use of the Website or Services for any reason is at Dean’s Towing Auction sole discretion.
Auctions
Bidding terminates automatically at a predetermined time that will be posted in each specific auction details. All times are Central Standard Time.
All auctions close using an extended bidding format. This feature allows the auction to function like a live auction by extending the time for (3) minutes (or by such other time as Dean’s Towing Auction determines in its sole discretion) on any item that has active bidding within the last three minutes of that item closing. It also allows customers with slower computer connections a fair opportunity to bid by eliminating the bidders that use computer sniping software to place bids within the last second of an auction out bidding you.
All sales are final. When the auction ends, all winning bidders will be notified by email within 24 hours of the last item closing at the auction. Please wait for your email before contacting Dean’s Towing Auction.
You are responsible for knowing and becoming familiar with the item on which you bid. When becoming a winning bidder at auction, you have entered into an agreement to purchase the item and shall pay for it consistent with this Agreement, the Terms and Conditions of Sale, and any other applicable terms and conditions established by Dean’s Towing Auction and specific to the pertinent auction.
No returns or refunds will be permitted. In the event of any dispute concerning the winning bid price for an item, the record kept by Dean’s Towing Auction shall prevail.
If you fail to timely remit payment for a winning bid consistent with this Agreement, the Terms and Conditions of Sale, or any other terms and conditions specific to the pertinent auction within three (3) business days of the due date of said payment, Dean’s Towing Auction, in addition to any other remedies available to Dean’s Towing Auction or the seller under the law, including without limitation, the right to hold the winning bidder liable for the bid price, Dean’s Towing Auction – at its sole option – may (a) resell the item publicly or privately, with the winning bidder being liable for the payment of any deficiency plus all costs incurred, including, but not limited to, resale costs and storage costs, (b) contact the next highest bidder to offer the item to them, and the original high bidder may lose their place as the winning bidder, and (c), in its sole discretion, either accept what Dean’s Towing Auction deems to be the final bid or solicit further bids on the item in dispute.
Furthermore, if you pay for an item for which you are the winning bidder, but fail to timely pick up or remove an item as directed by Dean’s Towing Auction, you, in addition to any other remedies available to Dean’s Towing Auction or the seller under the law, are liable to Dean’s Towing Auction for a daily storage fee of $80.00 or the maximum daily storage fee permitted under Minnesota law (if any), whichever is less, and subject to any applicable limit on the total storage fee, if any.
Bidding
ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITH NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Bidders are strongly encouraged to examine or inspect items in person prior to bidding. It is the responsibility of the buyer or bidder to determine the condition of items and bid accordingly. Inspection days are in place for every auction, contact Dean’s Towing Auction for special requests.
As noted above, in order to bid in an auction, you must first register. On every item in an auction, a minimum bid and a minimum increase (also called "bid increment") is set by our system. Our software will not accept a bid lower than either the opening bid, or the current bid plus the minimum increment (increase). If an inappropriate bid is placed, a bidder will be notified immediately that their bid was not accepted and provided with an option to correct the bid. Any current high bidders who are overbid at this time will receive notification.
Once you place a bid, you cannot remove or lower a bid. No bids will be removed once they have been placed.
A maximum bid may be placed when bidding on an item (this is sometimes called a "proxy bid"). A maximum bid is used by our system to increase your bid automatically in case you are outbid by another user. Dean’s Towing Auction system/platform will only bid high enough to outbid the current high bidder, according to the minimum bid increment (increase). This can be a very convenient feature, as it allows the system to bid on your behalf, so you do not have to constantly monitor an auction.
Dean’s Towing Auction has no historical information or knowledge regarding the vehicles, equipment and/or items in auction. Dean’s Towing Auction and seller assume no responsibility for and make no representations or warranties concerning the descriptions of items contained in marketing materials for the auction. As noted above, it is your obligation to verify such descriptions prior to bidding. Thus, for instance, photographs are provided solely for your convenience and should not be construed to create representations or warranties of any kind pertaining to the items.
You acknowledge and agree that you have/had the opportunity to inspect all items prior to tendering a bid and acknowledge and agree that you cannot have any claims or causes of action against Dean’s Towing Auction or seller relating to item information, photographs or descriptions.
User Conduct
You – as a user – are solely responsible for all conduct and transmissions that take place under your Username and password. Without limiting the foregoing, you – as a user – represent, warrant, and covenant that your use of the Services, including the Website, shall not:
(a) violate any applicable law, including local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations.
(b) interfere with or disrupt computer networks connected to the Service, including the Website.
(c) impersonate any other person or entity or make any misrepresentation as to your employment by or affiliation with any other person or entity.
(d) forge headers or in any manner manipulate identifiers to disguise the origin of any user (or your) information.
(e) interfere with or disrupt the use of the Services, including the Website, by any other user, nor "stalk", threaten, or in any manner harass another user.
(f) upload, post, transmit, publish, or distribute any material or information that contains a computer virus, or other code, files or programs intending in any manner to disrupt or interfere with the functioning of the Services, Website, or that of other computer systems.
(g) use the Services or Website in such a manner as to gain unauthorized entry or access to the computer systems of others.
(h) upload, post, transmit, publish or distribute any material or information that constitutes or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to other liability, or otherwise violate applicable law.
(i) upload, post, transmit, publish, or distribute any material or information that is unlawful, or which may potentially be perceived as being harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, vulgar, obscene, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable; or
(j) reproduce, copy, modify, sell, distribute or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes the Services or Website, or any component thereof (including, but not limited to, any materials or information accessible through the Website).
Buyer Conduct
In addition to those other obligations set forth herein, you – as a Buyer – acknowledge and agree that by placing a bid on an item, you represent, warrant and covenant:
(a) that you shall not misrepresent your ability to close the transaction pursuant to or consistent with this Agreement, the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
(b) that you have the capacity to close the transaction,
(c) that you have actual authority to enter a bid and to purchase the item, and
(d) that any bid that you make on an item constitutes an irrevocable offer to buy the item for the full amount of the bid.
Auction Closing and Payment
Each auction has its own ending time listed on the details of Sale. Auctions end automatically at this time, as described above. Notifications are sent out to the winning bidders. Dean’s Towing Auction may, in its discretion, charge a buyer's premium or fee on items sold. All such charges or fees will be indicated in the relevant auction Terms and Conditions of Sale. If charged, the buyer's premium or fee shall be a percentage of the sales price of each item sold and shall be collected by Dean’s Towing Auction directly from each winning bidder, in addition to the bid (or purchase) price.
Online auctions will have the details posted in the Sale for removal dates of “winning bid” items.
Removal of an item shall be conducted responsibly and with due care for the premises and other property on the same. You – as a buyer – shall restore and repair all real and personal property that is altered or damaged because of the removal of a purchased item. If the winning bidder/buyer does not remove an item within the announced check-out period, Dean’s Towing Auction and the seller may, in their sole discretion deem the item to have been abandoned by the buyer/winning bidder and the buyer/winning bidder will have no further rights with respect to the item.
You acknowledge that an auction site is a potentially dangerous place. Flammable, noxious, corrosive, and pressurized substances may be present. Heavy equipment may be operated, and electrical circuits may be live. Every person enters an auction site at his or her own risk with notice of the condition of the premises and the activities that will be or have been conducted on the premises. You shall advise your agents and employees of the same. You covenant and agree that neither you nor anyone acting on your behalf shall have any claim against Dean’s Towing Auction the seller or their respective officers, shareholders, employees or agents for any injuries sustained or for damages to or loss of property that may occur at an auction site.
It is the winning bidder/buyer's sole responsibility to meet all governmental safety and environmental standards in removing, shipping and using purchased items. Certain items for sale may contain “hazardous substances,” as that term is defined under federal, state or local environment laws and regulations. Dean’s Towing Auction has no duty to remove any hazardous substances that are contained in or are a part of any item. You – if a winning bidder or buyer – agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Dean’s Towing Auction, its affiliates and subsidiaries, and all of their respective directors, officers, members, employees, agents, shareholders, co-branders, partners, successors and assigns, and each of the foregoing, from any and all claims, causes of action, suits at law or in equity, judgments, liability, losses, damages, costs or expenses, including without limitation court costs and attorneys' fees, that are sought from or incurred by Dean’s Towing Auction and that arise out of or relate in any way to the sale, removal, shipment or use of any purchased items.
Changes to Services and Website
You acknowledge and agree that Dean’s Towing Auction may change, modify, amend, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Services, including the Website, at any time without notice and without liability to you or to any third party.
Changes or Amendments to Terms and Conditions, Terms and Conditions of Sale & Other Auction-Specific Terms and Conditions
You also acknowledge and agree that Dean’s Towing Auction – at its sole discretion – may update, modify, or amend, in whole or in part, these terms and conditions from time to time. Consequently, you shall regularly review these terms and conditions, Terms and Conditions of Sale, and any other terms and conditions specific to the pertinent auction.
No Warranty
Use of the Services (including the Website) is at your own risk. You acknowledge and agree that this service may not function properly at any given time. Accordingly, Dean’s Towing Auction cannot be held responsible for server down time, or any inability to access our website or services. Under no circumstances shall you have any claim or cause of action against Dean’s Towing Auction or anyone else if the Internet fails to work correctly at any time. Deans’s Towing Auction is not responsible for any missed bids from any sources.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE WEBSITE) ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE WEBSITE) WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING,DEAN’S TOWING AUCTION DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR WEBSITE IS ACCURATE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE WEBSITE) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE WEBSITE) WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE WEBSITE) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE WEBSITE) IS DOWNLOADED AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH DOWNLOAD OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE WEBSITE).
Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL DEAN’S TOWING AUCTION BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CIRCUMSTANTIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, CONTINGENT, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, LIQUIDATED, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, SALES OR REVENUES, LOST BUSINESS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, OR ATTORNEYS’ FEES OR COSTS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE WEBSITE), THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH THEREOF, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER LIABILITY IS ASSERTED IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE.
