Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your use of the Bates Auction & Realty website. By using the site you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Registering for or bidding in an auction is also governed by our Auction Terms and by the terms of the bidding platform that auction is run on. Where those terms and these differ, the terms of the auction control the auction.

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes. You agree not to:

• Interfere with the operation of the site or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of it
• Use automated systems to scrape, copy, or harvest content or listings
• Submit false information, or register or bid on behalf of another person without authority
• Use the site in any way that infringes the rights of others

We describe the items in our auctions as accurately as we reasonably can. Descriptions, photographs, estimates, dates, and times are provided for guidance and may be corrected or updated at any time before an auction closes.

Announcements made on auction day take precedence over printed or online descriptions.

Nothing on this website is an offer to sell. Items are sold under the terms of the auction they appear in.

The content on this site, including text, photographs, graphics, and the Bates Auction & Realty name and logo, belongs to us or to the people who licensed it to us, and is protected by copyright and trademark law.

You may view and print pages for your own use in connection with our auctions. You may not reproduce, republish, or use our content commercially without our written permission.

Our site links to other websites, including the online bidding platform our auctions run on. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, their terms, or how they handle your information.

This website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error free, or free of harmful components, or that any information on it is complete or current.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Bates Auction & Realty is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of this website, including any loss caused by the site being unavailable or by an error in a listing.

Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under law.

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any dispute arising from them will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Indiana.

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page with a new date above.

Questions about these terms can be sent to info@batesauctionandrealty.com or 800-248-2955.