Auction Information

Don O. King Auction & Realty Co. has been in the business for over 40 years and has plenty of references from past sales and all have been satisfied customers.

Don O. King Auction & Realty Co. is ready to serve your auction needs, professionally and promptly. We have a wealth of experience, having handled all types of auction sales from real estate to antiques and livestock. Our company has developed a reputation of fair dealing throughout the area.

Don O. King Auction & Realty Co. offers a professional staff from auctioneers to clerks and cashiers, has a fully equipped, mobile office and uses modern sound trucks and sound equipment.

For specialized sales, the Company has equipment loading tractors, and auction sales ring and steel panels for handling large groups of cattle and tents to accommodate any type auction, regardless of weather.
Don O. King Auction & Realty Co. provides a professional and profitable answer to liquidating any asset, from homes and estates, to commercial, land or development properties, farm equipment and business liquidations.

PRE-AUCTION

Pre-auction consultation to determine the terms, commissions, auction expenses, date of auction and listing of real and personal property to be sold.
A personal and thorough inspection of the property will be made to determine the best marketing program, and a plan will be developed.
Promotional and advertising media packages will be prepared and approved utilizing a variety of media, to include, but not limited to, newspaper, radio, print advertisement, Internet, and TV spots, when warranted.
Direct mail pieces are prepared and mailed to cultivate the purchaser's interest and encourage him/her to attend the auction. Internet advertising is put in place to reach the widest audience possible.
Auction signs are installed to direct purchasers to the auction site(s) as well as clearly identify individual tracts.
Company personnel are available to work with the sellers and surveyors to ensure the maximum sales price on sale day.

PRE-AUCTION SET UP

Company personnel will provide representatives for the property inspections before the sale.
Promotional packets including the terms of the auction, plats and drawings, boundary line information, ASCS information, including bases, CRP payments and leases, when applicable, will be provided.
All equipment and personal property is inventoried and tagged.
Tents, tables, chairs and showcases (when needed) are provided.
Company loader tractors to facilitate the lining up of equipment for the auction and for loading the equipment after the auction will be provided, when applicable.
Pre-auction labor is provided to assist the seller in arranging the personal property and/or equipment

AUCTION DAY

Professional auctioneers, brokers and ground men for bid assistance are provided to complete the auction in an honest and professional manner.
Clerks and cashiers are provided to collect for all equipment, property or items sold.
Settlement with the seller for personal property shall be completed on or before ten (10) working days after the sale. On real estate, settlement shall be made according to terms announced (normally 30 days).