Buyer Registration/Checkout Procedures

• Registration Requirements:
  • Valid Driver's License, Passport, or Government ID
  • International buyers are required to deposit $10,000 to bid at any Yoder & Frey Auction. This deposit must in the form of cash, certified check or bank wire and will be returned at the conclusion of the auction.
  • Bank letter (required only if paying with a company or personal check)- see Payment Options for more information or click here to view a sample.
    • Company Name
    • Dates Valid
    • Amount guaranteed by your bank
    • Account number the check is drawn from
    • Bank contact and phone number
  • Tax exemption for dealers:
    • Dealer for resale: You must provide your dealer license number (Florida dealers must have a copy of their resale certificate).
    • Motor vehicle dealers: You must provide your dealer license # (Florida dealers must have a copy of their motor vehicle license).
    • Export: All buyers purchasing for export must ship their goods to a foreign address using a common carrier. You must provide a bill of lading showing that your equipment is going from the sale site to a port for export or you will be charged sales tax.
• Bidding
  • After you have completed the registration process, you will receive a bidder card and are eligible to participate in the auction. This card is valid through the duration of the sale. As a registered buyer, you are required to follow the terms and conditions printed on your auction catalog.
  • Check all equipment you are planning to buy before bidding on the machine. DO NOT bid on a lot unless you have thoroughly checked the equipment and you know what you are bidding on! Note: We do not guarantee any descriptions in our printed material- check serial numbers and conditions before you buy.
• Payment and Insurance
  • Payment should be made after you are done purchasing at the sale. However, payment must be made by the last day of the sale (or sale day if it is a one day sale).
  • No items can be removed from the sale until payment has been received.
  • Purchases made by foreign buyers will not be released until payment is made (checks drawn off non-US banks will not be accepted) and Bills of Lading are received.
  • Buyer is responsible for insurance on their equipment when the hammer falls.
• Checkout Tickets/Export Invoices
  • Your checkout ticket is your proof of purchase and must be presented by the driver who is taking the equipment off our yard.
  • No equipment will be released from the yard without a checkout ticket.
  • All equipment being shipped out of the country must have notarized export invoices. These are provided as a courtesy in the checkout office.
  • Trucking companies are typically available at the auction and handle both exporting and shipping in the US.
  • All equipment must be removed from the sale site no later than one week after the sale. At the Kissimmee, FL site, buyers have two weeks to remove all equipment.
• Titles
  • Titles are not handed out on sale day.
  • Register in the name you want the title to appear. The address you register in will be the address we send the title to.
  • You will receive a bill of sale at the auction for your purchases.  In the Kissimmee, FL auction, this bill of sale will allow you to get a 30 day temp tag. Temp tags will only be issued with valid proof of insurance.
  • If keys or handbooks are available for the equipment you purchased, it will be in the machine or in the key office.
  • Check at the key office before going out to the machine- not all machines have keys in them.