Hudson County Prosecutors Office - Seized & Forfeited Consumer Goods

Deposit
A $1,000 credit card preauthorization is required in order to register.  Your credit card will have a $1,000 hold placed on it until your invoice is paid in full.  This is only a preauthorization in order to qualify bidders. 

Final Payment
Final payment must be made by cashier's check or wire transfer within 24 hours of auction for the total of the invoice.  No Items can be removed until entire invoice is paid in full.   All bids are binding, any bidders in default will be banned from future auctions and suit for damages will be initiated through NJ civil courts.

Bidding Format:  Online Bidding Only

Buyer Premium:  15% Buyer Premium

Participation Requirements:  Valid Credit Card required for bidding approval.

Payment Options:  Wire Transfer, Cash or Credit Cards*.
*3% Convenience Fee applies to credit card transactions.

Payment Instructions:
Full payment is required within 24 hours of auction. Any balances not paid in full within 24 hours of the auction will be considered in default.

All Sales Are Final:
All items are being sold "as-is" and "where-is" with no warranties expressed or implied.  Auctioneer makes no representations as to the condition, authenticity, marketability or size of the inventory to be sold.  Bidders are encouraged to take advantage of advertised inspection dates and preview the items to be sold.

No claims of any kind shall be allowed after Item has been removed by the Buyer.  All Sales Are Final.  Buyers in default will be held responsible for the entire invoice amount regardless of acceptance of merchandise.  There are no refunds or exchanges.

Removal of Items:
Successful bidders may arrange for removal of their items during the following business hours listed on the AJ Willner Auctions website.  Any items remaining onsite after the alotted time will be considered abandoned and bidders relinquish all ownership rights.

Disputes
The record of sale kept by the Auctioneer will be taken as final in the event of any dispute.  In the event the auctioneer cannot release all or part of the lot, the extent of the auctioneer’s responsibility will be to refund all monies paid in connection with the lot in question.

Liability
All persons attending, inspecting or removing merchandise assume all risks whatsoever of damage or loss to person and property and specifically release the Auctioneer formal liability therefore.  The auctioneer shall not be liable by reason of any defect in condition of the merchandiser premises on which the sale is held.

BIDDER DISCLOSURE
It is the policy of Hudson County that no County official, County employee or member of their immediate households or families shall at any time participate in or make a purchase from any auction conducted by Hudson County for the sale of forfeited property or property owned by Hudson County. No one may participate in or make a purchase from any auction conducted by Hudson County for the sale of forfeited property or property owned by Hudson  County if they are acting on behalf of a County Official, County employee or member of their immediate households or families.
By placing a bid, you certify that you are:
NOT a Hudson County Official
NOT a Hudson County Employee
NOT a member of their households or immediate families
NOT a third party acting on their behalf.

Special Notice: "The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office reserves the right to reject any bid placed by or on behalf of anyone who previously had an ownership interest in the property being auctioned, which prior interest was legally extinguished through the civil forfeiture process pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:64-1 et seq.”

Special Notice: The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office reserves the right to accept or reject, in its sole discretion, the highest bid placed in connection with any item listed for auction. Should the highest bid be rejected, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office reserves the right to relist the item for auction in the future.