Ohio Code 4707.022 – Reserve auction presumed – absentee bidding – agent of owner or consignee
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(A) An auction shall be a reserve auction unless explicitly stated otherwise in the contract for the auction and in the terms and conditions governing the auction. For purposes of a reserve auction, there need not be an announcement or indication that the reserve is attained.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4707.022
- Absentee bidding: means a method by which a potential purchaser authorizes a proxy to place on behalf of the potential purchaser a written or oral bid to an auctioneer or auction firm or an agent of an auctioneer or auction firm. See Ohio Code 4707.01
- Auction: includes a sale of real or personal property, goods, or chattels in which there has been a solicitation or invitation by advertisement to the public for an advance in bidding using sealed bidding, provided that the bids are opened and there is a call for an advancement of the bids. See Ohio Code 4707.01
- Consignee: means a person or auction firm that, in the regular course of business, takes personal property on consignment to be sold at an online or live auction by a licensed auctioneer. See Ohio Code 4707.01
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: means an individual, sole proprietor, corporation, limited liability company, association, or partnership. See Ohio Code 4707.01
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Reserve auction: means an auction in which the seller or an agent of the seller reserves the right to establish a stated minimum bid, the right to reject or accept any or all bids, or the right to withdraw the real or personal property at any time prior to the completion of the auction by the auctioneer. See Ohio Code 4707.01
(B) A person licensed under this chapter shall not use absentee bidding unless the owner of the real or personal property being sold provides prior written permission to use absentee bidding.
(C) A person licensed under this chapter shall be an agent of the owner or consignee of the real or personal property for purposes of all aspects of the auction.