New Year Auction 2026 - Session #1

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF Registration a. By registering to bid or placing a bid you agree to be bound by all of these terms & conditions and any other announced terms and conditions of sale or rules of the site. All Internet bidders agree that bids placed on the Internet shall have the same legal effect as if they were in attendance at the auction in person. b. Payment: VISA, MasterCard, Amex & Discover are accepted. Payment will be expected following the completion of the auction and upon buyer?s receipt of emailed invoice. Cashier's check and wire transfer are available for payment, but this MUST be arranged PRIOR TO SALE DATE. c. All property is sold AS IS, and ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Property is open to thorough public inspection. It is the Bidders responsibility to determine condition, age, genuineness, value or any other determinative factor. Bidder shall be the sole judge of value. Bidders who bid from off site and are not present at the live auction acknowledge that they may not be able to inspect an item as well as if they examined it in person. BROWN AUCTION shall endeavor to describe in detail each item and any pertinent information about it via telephone prior to auction. If you have questions about the merchandise, the time to ask questions is well in advance of the live auction. If BROWN AUCTION agrees that the item was misrepresented BROWN AUCTION will refund the Bidders purchase price to him/her. We want you to be happy with your purchases. Thank you for your patronage. d. All Internet Bidders agree to pay a buyers premium equal to Twenty Percent (20%) of the hammer price of each item they purchase. e. BROWN AUCTION is providing Internet pre-auction and live bidding as a service to Bidder. Under no circumstances shall Bidder have any kind of claim against BROWN AUCTION or anyone else if the Internet service fails to work correctly before or during the live auction. BROWN AUCTION will not be responsible for any missed bids from any source. Internet bidders who desire to make certain their bid is acknowledged should use the pre-bidding ?Max Bid? feature and leave their maximum bid 24 hours before the auction begins. f. The auctioneer shall advance the bidding at his own discretion. BROWN AUCTION may withdraw any item before or during the auction. Should a tie or a dispute arise between two bidders, the auctioneer may, at his discretion, reopen the bidding until the property is sold. The record of the auction made by BROWN AUCTION shall be conclusive. g. Should a dispute arise between BROWN AUCTION and Bidder, Bidder waives any right to a trial or hearing in a court of law and agrees to settle the dispute through binding arbitration in Kansas. h. SHIPPING: All items sold will be available for shipping, unless otherwise stated in the description of the item (large pieces, furniture, etc.). BROWN AUCTION handles the shipping themselves and in house. We have shipped thousands of items over several decades, and are experienced packing fragile antiques and items for third party transportation. Buyer agrees to pay a $5 per item charge to cover the cost of shipping materials and packaging labor. Brown Auction may charge less than the $5 per item at their discretion. Additionally, Buyer agrees to pay for full postage, including complete insurance to cover entire purchase price. BROWN AUCTION WILL NOT ship items uninsured. No items will be shipped until purchase price and all shipping charges are paid for. i. PICKUP: All items are eligible for pickup either at auction site or at Brown Auction?s facility in Greensburg, KS depending on logistics of auction locations. Please contact if you wish to pick up your items upon receipt of your invoice. No items will be picked up until purchase price is paid in full.

If you have not contacted Brown Auction & Real Estate to arrange payment within 3 days of the time that invoice is sent, we will charge the credit card you used to register for the auction for the amount of your invoice.

Online purchases from Brown Auction & Real Estate may be subject to sales tax. Please see the following for more details. If you are tax-exempt, you can submit your tax-exempt certificate to prevent the collection of tax. Learn more about tax-exemption.