Upon ticket purchase, each person is assigned a number for bidding. This number will be used for all silent bidding as well as paying at check-out.

General

• Items are sold “AS-IS.”
• All sales are final.
• There will be no exchange or refund on items sold.
• Please note all special conditions on any auction item in terms of expiration, availability dates and any restrictions on usage.
• Hope Center for Children accepts no responsibility for any consequences that may result if you purchase items without carefully reading the applicable restrictions.
• Some items require that the purchaser present a coupon or gift certificate in order to claim the item purchased.
• Hope Center for Children will not be responsible for any lost or misplaced gift certificates or coupons after the purchaser receives the item.
• Unless otherwise noted all goods and services must be claimed and used within one year of the auction date.
• Hope Center for Children assumes no responsibility if the donor goes out of business before redemption of coupon or gift certificate.
• Payment in full is required the evening of the auction before purchased items are removed from the premises.
• For your convenience, you may check out and make your payment through the OneCause system on your mobile device.
• Payment may be made by cash, check (payable to Hope Center for Children), VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express.
• All purchases must be removed from the premises the evening of the event unless special arrangements are made with Hope Center for Children staff.
• Auction Committee reserves the right to add, withdraw or edit without notice any items in the auction.
• Decisions made by the Auction Committee are final.

Auction

• Auction items will be displayed on tables and on the OneCause link.
• Items may not be removed from the tables.
• Auction bidding will be conducted on mobile devices through OneCause.
• Your bid on the mobile platform constitutes a legal contract to buy.
• Your bid number is included with your electronic ticket.
• If a bid is disqualified for any reason, the last highest qualified bid will be deemed the successful bidder.
• Auction closes at 9:30 p.m.

IRS and Charitable Contributions
Values listed are based on fair market values. When an item is purchased above fair market value, the amount above fair market value becomes a tax deductible donation. Fund-A-Need donations are 100% taxable. Please check with your tax specialist for further information.