Peoria considering West Valley Museum collection

KSWT-TV

The museum building sold for $6000 to investors in December, two days before it was to be auctioned . Its 2000-piece art collection now needs a home. ...



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At last, rates take dip

San Marcos Daily Record

In Hays County, there are 118 properties scheduled to be auctioned on the courthouse steps at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 2. There were 127 in February 2009. ...



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Accused swindler's auto collection on the block

Salt Lake Tribune

The auction is set for Thursday and on Jan. 14. Utah will be the nation's showplace for the riches of excess next week when a monstrous collection of ...

Classic cars used in fraud to be auctioned UPI.com



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Are there laws about contact between purchasers of auctioned storage rental contents and the previous owners?
Q. When people rent out a storage space and then do not pay, the contents are very often auctioned off. Is there any reason legally that the auction purchaser of these contents cannot contact the former owner or a relative of the former owner? The reason for contact would be to find out if the person or any of the family of this person might like to have personal family effects (photos, documents) found in the boxes in the storage building. Would the person who bought the contents at auction be unreasonable in asking for a fee for their trouble in returning family effects? Thanks!
Asked by hanksdarlin - Sun Jul 20 23:36:03 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There are no laws that I know of that prevent you from contacting the prior owners. I'm sure many of them would be overjoyed to get family photos back. However you need to realize that you will not want them to know your name/address, ect. Meet them only in a very public place to make the exchange. Make sure you also have the document that shows you purchased the storage unit items. That way if they call the cops on you, you have proof with you, that you are not an idenity theif, or trying to blackmail them, or any other nasty thing people might state. Remember, they are probably not pleased they didn't have the money to pay for the storage unit. Also be aware the items might have gone up for auction because the owner died (happened… [cont.]
Answered by Bohemian_Garnet_Permaculturalist - Sun Jul 20 23:53:33 2008

How can I save my Storage Unit from being auctioned off? Or make sure I get My personal belongings back?
Q. Does anyone know how I can make sure I get my personal belongings back on my storage unit which is going to be auctioned off??
Asked by Dustin - Mon Nov 2 19:58:44 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. hi. pay the bill. if this is not possible try to make a settlement with the storage people. If this fails, have a friend attend the auction and bid on your stuff. Good luck
Answered by james - Mon Nov 2 20:33:47 2009

What happens in Monopoly when someone bids on an auctioned property but doesn't have enough money?
Q. Hi, yeah, what happens when someone bids but doesn't have enough money in there hand to pay for it? But, they do have a house that would make them able to afford it if they sold it what would happen?
Asked by Alec W - Sat Apr 5 18:31:39 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. If they can come up with the money either by selling a house or mortgaging property, then that is what they MUST DO!!! The official rules don't really cover that aspect of the game, but if someone bid on a property and has "Some Way" of paying... then they have to pay... The NEXT question would be... what if they didn't have enough cash to cover their bid and also didn't have any other way of getting money??? Then, I would say, that their bid doesn't count and the person with the last highest bid would get the property. Okay... If you want to follow what it says in the "Official Monopoly Tournament Rules"... it says that if a player wins an auction and cannot pay, the auction is void!! The auction is then held again, BUT the… [cont.]
Answered by boardgamefan - Sat Apr 5 19:56:21 2008