Terms:  10% non-refundable downpayment due the day of auction with the balance on closing.  2024 taxes due in 2025 will be paid for by the seller.  Clay County Title Co, closing agent.  Closing Costs & Title insurance are split 50/50 between the buyer and seller.  The farm is not being sold to any existing contracts, so the new buyer will have full farming rights & possession for the 2025 crop season. Auctioneers are acting as agents for the seller in this transaction.
Closing:  If the farms are sold as a single Tract 1 & Tract 2 (without being divided), the closing will be December 20th, 2024.  If a survey has to be completed, closing will take place approx. 14 days after all records have been recorded, approximately March 1st, 2025.
All bidders herby certify that they have read and fully understand the terms and conditions listed below and they agree to be bound thereby. Each auction may have additional terms that are not listed here. It is the buyer’s responsibility to understand all the term and conditions prior to submitting any/all bids.
Bidding: When you bid your max, the current bid price does not automatically go to your max bid. Someone else has to bid to increase the current price and the computer will automatically bid up to your max in the increments specified. The auction will go to a LIVE auction with live Internet bidding for the conclusion.

Internet bidders who desire to make certain their bid is acknowledged should use the pre-bidding feature and leave their maximum bid 24-hours before the ending of the auction.
Bidders agree to keep their username and password confidential as they are responsible for ANY and ALL activity involving their account. Girard Auction is acting as agents for the seller. All auctions are sold with reserve unless otherwise stated. Reserves, if any, will not be disclosed. All final bids are subject to seller’s confirmation. Only the top bidder will be contacted to the status of his/her bid.
[email protected]. Once full payment is received items will be turned over to our shipping department unless otherwise directed for pickup.

“As-is, Where-is”: While the information we provide on items is deemed correct, no warranties are expressed or implied as to any item being sold and you agree to purchase and accept the item in an as-is condition. Information on items is obtained by us from the sellers and you hereby agree to hold harmless Girard Auction & its employees for any errors or omissions regarding the items being sold.
That by bidding on an item you have agreed to accept that item in its present condition and its present location and with the description provided whether accurate or not. Personal inspection of the property is strongly encouraged.


Additional Conditions: When using our online auction services, you are making firm commitments to purchase said items and are entering into a legal and binding contract. Bids may not be cancelled or retracted for any reason. Non Paying bidders or fraudulent bidding will subject you to legal recourse and possible criminal charges including any fraud and/or interstate commerce violations. You also acknowledge that the Internet may be an unreliable and error prone network. Girard Auction will not guarantee that bids placed online will always be transmitted to or received by the auctioneer in a timely fashion. You agree to hold Girard Auction and their employees harmless for any interruptions in online bidding. Further, the auctioneer has sole discretion to accept or refuse any bid. Girard auction retains the right to add, delete or change some or all of our online services and the terms and conditions governing their online auctions at any time without notice. Girard Auction reserves the right to remove a bidder for not complying with the terms and conditions. Girard Auction reserves the right to cancel and/or remove a listing at anytime for any reason.


Any questions on payment or bidding, please direct them to Girard Auction & Land Brokers, Inc. Toll Free at 1-866-531-6186 or [email protected]