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What is a Public Auction?

The words Public auction refers to an auction that is conducted by a government or by an organization on behalf of a government. In such an auction, properties and other movable items are set for selling. These properties may either be owned by the government or can be properties that are sold with the authority of a court of law. These properties can also belong to any government agency that possesses appropriate authority to hold the event for selling off. In Canada, these auctions are held quite frequently. Most of the government properties that come in for auction come under one of the following criteria. These properties may be a surplus or excess equipment, or may be an abandon property on which the government has secured ownership. In Canada, like many other countries it is not necessary that only government properties are to be auctioned in a public manner with no restrictions on entry.

Sometimes even private properties are sold in such a fashion. Private properties step into Public auction due to it seizure by the government that obeyed a court order, or to provide tax sale or tax lien. Most of the private properties enter these auctions so as to provide liquidation of the asset that has been placed as a mortgage. Generally, in such an event the properties are sold at very nominal and affordable prices. Sometimes the prices are even less than the actual worth of the property. Since these auctions are organized by the government, they believe in offering subsidized rates. This system of selling properties in lower prices distresses the owner in case of sale of private properties. Genuinely, the property would have fetched the owner more than the Public auction quoted price if he or she were to sell the property independently. This event in Canada is usually conducted in presence of a government authority and the Sheriff of that particular province. In any auction the most important aspect is bidding. It is necessary that any individual, before going to an auction, understands the process and customs of bidding.

An individual, before bidding for a product or a property, must have thorough knowledge of the details of the property being auctioned. It is essential that the individual is informed. Before bidding, he or she must read and understand the terms and conditions of the auction. The terms and conditions of any auction will either be circulated well before the auction or announced during the auctioning event. Any individual, who bids, should abide by these terms and conditions. During the Public auction, an initial price will be declared for a property. Consequently the buyers in the auction will quote or bid the prices that they can afford to buy the property for. These prices will be higher than the initial prices. When a buyer, after bidding his or her price has no successors, the property is finalized for that price. The buyer then immediately is entitled for the purchase of the corresponding property.




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