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Response from Government AuctionMar 27, 2024

Hello Mr. Correa: I've sent you notes on 3/22 and 3/25 to your private email to explain our "Absentee Bid/Max Absentee Bid" function. We are always happy to answer any questions. To review, if client # 1 bid $10, but left a "Maximum Absentee Bid" of $100.....then when client # 2 bids $25, the "Max Absentee Bid" function will automatically outbid at $30. Next, if client # 2 increases his bid to $50, again, the "Max Absentee Bid" left by client # 1 will automatically outbid that and go to $60, etc. But finally, if client # 1 bids $110, then that $110 bid will be the winning bid (unless somehow a 3rd bidder jumps in at the last second). Just about every on-line auction and sales site lets someone set a "Max Absentee Bid" (eBay, etc.). This is why it can sometimes look - on our site and others - like something is quickly or "automatically" driving the price higher. It is the "Max Absentee Bid" function that is doing this. Finally, many of our clients love that Max Absentee Bid function, as they can set their Max Bid.....and then they don't have to be on-line, they don't have to wait around till the end of the auction, etc.......they can instead, go about their day, do their errands, etc......and then check back later to see if they were the winning bid or not. - Thx Again, The Customer Service Team

Response from Government AuctionMar 28, 2024

Hello Sir: we believe you have our site confused with some other site. Most likely GovernmentAuctions.Org (which DOES use free trials, etc.). We are GovernmentAuction.com. Our site is always free to use by all customers (we don't have any "free trial" periods or charge anyone just to be on our site). Also, we can't find you anywhere in our systems as a registered user. I'm sorry we can't assist you further on this. - Customer Service Team

Response from Government AuctionMar 28, 2024

Hello Sir: a number of new clients sort of skip past reading the actual auction rules before bidding. So just to review: For any purchase of land, your winning bid of $2 or $200....this gives you the right to then take over the monthly payments on the lot (occasionally, we also have some "Cash Sale" lots as well, so that is slightly different). For every typical "take over the payments" land lot (and "Cash Sale" lots as well), we also charge a 17.5% buyers premium as a % of the bid (so in this instance, it would be 35 cents), and then a $249 land processing fee. The land processing fee covers various fees, such as Cost a county charges us for registering/preparing the new deed in your name once the lot is fully paid off). Most land sites charge these fees separately to a client on the back end (but we have no back end fees, it is all handled in the initial $249 land processing fee). This is all laid out in the "Auction Rules" on our website. So in the case of your $2 land bid.....the full initial invoice would be: $2 bid + 35 cents for the buyer's premium + $249 for the land processing fee = $251.35. You then start making the monthly payments on the lot. We hope this helps, but always glad to answer any customer questions - The Customer Service Team