OLSEN YORKSHIRES Buyers Choice Auction

• This is an online or phone bred gilt auction sale, featuring 30 head of Yorks, Durocs, and Crosses bred for January and February litters AND 2 herd boars.
• You can bid online or call us anytime with your bid.
• There will be NO buyer's premium added to the final sale price.
• Gilts will have various opening bids and if any do not receive that opening bid, we will retain and farrow them in our herd.
• Service sires can be viewed on the BOAR STUD page of the Olsen Yorkshires website.

The menu tabs across the top of your screen are your navigation guide to Buyer's Choice Auction.

Several tabs have submenus.  Just leave your mouse pointer on any menu tab for just a moment and the submenus will appear.  Click on any menu tab or submenu to access the Buyer's Choice Auction screens.

You can watch the auction and view all lot details without registering.If you would like to setup a watch list of just your preferences or want to bid, you must register.  Just click the word "Register" at the end of the Login line to bring up the Registration screen.  You must 18 years of age (or a minor with the supervision of a parent or guardian) to register.  You will be able to login with the user name and password that you've chosen after you receive a confirmation email.

Details of the Menu tabs are:

Home Tab - This is opening page of the website.  Contains general information about this particular auction.

Auction Tab - When you click this Menu tab, the Auction Picture Style List appears.
Big Board - This first submenu of the Auction tab is the "guts" of the Buyer's Choice Auction website.  All lots are listed here in numerical order by Lot# with Current Bid, Current Bidder # and Next Bid.  Clicking on any field in a particular lot #'s box will bring up detail information about the animal and allows the user to place a manual bid (after start time) or proxy bid. (Anytime).  When someone places a bid (after start time), the Big Board screen will highlight that particular lot.  The lot will stay highlighted for a brief period of time.  The Next Bid field is the minimum that a bidder can currently bid.  Next Bid amount at start time is the seller's reserve price.  Next Bid amount after a bid has been placed is Current Bid plus bid increment.
Picture Style List - This submenu lists all lots with pictures. Click on the picture to see a bigger version of the picture.  In some cases it will include more views of the lot.  (Click the "x" to close the bigger picture) Click on the Lot# to go to the detail screen, including more pictures, of this animal.  In the detail screen, you can click on the picture to get a bigger copy of the picture.  (Again, click the "x" to close the bigger picture) 

My Bids Tab - When you click this Menu tab, the Picture Style List appears with only the animals you've bid on.
My Bids Picture Style List - This submenu lists all of the lots on which you've place bids with pictures. Click on the picture to see a bigger version of the picture.  In some cases it will include more views of the lot.  (Press your browser back arrow to return to previous screen.)   Click on the Lot# to go to the detail screen, including more pictures, of this animal.  In the detail screen, you can click on the picture to get a bigger copy of the picture. (Press your browser back arrow to return to previous screen.)

My Watch List Tab - When you click this Menu tab, the Picture Style List appears with only your Watchlist lots.  To put a lot on your watchlist, go to any of the PictureStyle list screens and click the "Blue Eye" icon.  You can remove an item from your watchlist but clicking the "Gray Eye" icon of the lot.
My Big Board - This Big Board is identical to the Auction tab Big Board BUT it only shows the lots that you have put on your watchlist.
My Picture Style List - This submenu lists all of the lots which you've added to your watchlist.  Click on the picture to see a bigger version of the picture.  In some cases it will include more views of the lot.  (Press your browser back arrow to return to previous screen.)   Click on the Lot# to go to the detail screen, including more pictures, of this animal.  In the detail screen, you can click on the picture to get a bigger copy of the picture. (Press your browser back arrow to return to previous screen.)


My Won Bids Tab - When you click this Menu tab, the Picture Style List appears with the animals that you've won after the sale is complete.  You will also receive an email at the address you specified at registration.

Contact Us Tab - When you click this Menu tab, the Contact information for sellers and technical support appear.  Click on individual name to send an automatic email

My Info Tab - This is where you enter your registration information.  You must be 18 years of age or older to register.  Registration is required to bid or to setup your own watchlists. 
After your original registration, you can edit your info by clicking on "Update Your Profile" .
All fields with an orange button beside them are required fields.  If you land on the blue icon, you can see a little information about that particular field.
First Name: Type your first name here.
Last Name: Type your last name here.
Email: Type your email address here:  Example: biggun@gmail.com
Username: Type a username of your choosing here.  Something you can remember easily. 
Password: Type a password of your choice here.
Verify Password: Retype your password here for verification.
Company: If applicable, type company name here.
Address: Type your mailing address here.
City: Type your city here.
State: Type your 2 letter state abbreviation here.
Zip Code: Type your zip code here.
Phone #: Type your primary phone number here.
2nd Phone #: Type a second phone number here.
Fax #: Type your fax phone number here.
Terms and Conditions: Please read through the Terms and Conditions and initial where appropriate.
Directions: Type directions to your farm here, if delivery is required.
Please select type of payment: Click the button that describes the payment type you will be using.

Help Tab - When you click this Menu tab, the Help Topics appear.  (You already know this if you are reading this!)

Buyer's Choice Auction has a bid increment.  Seller has set a minimum price on each lot.  The term "Next Bid" at sale start time will be the seller's minimum price. At that time, Current Bid will be blank.  After a bid has been placed and displayed as Current Bid, the Next Bid displayed on the screen is calculated using current bid and the bid increment.  The bid increment is $100 up to $2,250.  After that, the bid increment will be $250.

There are 2 types of bidding on Buyer's Choice.

Big Board is "where the action is" on the Buyer's Choice Auction website.  All lots are listed here in numerical order by Lot# with Current Bid, Current Bidder # and Next Bid.  Clicking on any field in a particular lot #'s box will bring up detail information about the animal and allows the user to place a manual bid (after start time) or proxy bid. (Anytime).  When a bid is placed (after start time), the Big Board screen will highlight that particular lot.  The lot will stay highlighted for a brief period of time.  The Next Bid field is the minimum that a bidder can currently bid.  Next Bid amount at start time is the seller's reserve price.  Next Bid amount after a bid has been placed is Current Bid plus bid increment.

· Buyer can bid on his choices.

· Buyer does not have to deal with the seller’s order of sale because all lots are offered and bid on simultaneously.

· The buyer has the choice to switch to any other lot in the offering if he is outbid on his current choice.  

· This method gives the buyer true choices and more time to make decisions.

· The buyer should have “no regrets” when the auction is complete. This results in higher buyer satisfaction.

·  Bidding is very simple and clear.

· The auction-end “extended time” feature gives buyers ample time to make a purchasing decision.·

DELIVERY OF LOTS: TO BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO THE AUCTION! **Please call Chuck Olsen (605-661-7864) to discuss any delivery options that might work for you. We will do our best to work with you, but it is important to discuss delivery BEFORE the sale date.** If you need delivery assistance or have questions call ahead before you bid. No animals will be delivered without payment or arrangements made in advance with the seller.  

Extended Times means that the auction is not declared closed until there have been a certain number of minutes of inactivity. If there is any bidding during the inactivity period, the auction is extended until there is no bidding during the inactivity period.  You can always check the Expires In: info that appears on several screens. For this sale, the inactivity period is 10 minutes   90 minutes after original close, the inactivity period goes to 5 minutes.

Example1:
Auction closes at 7pm.  There is no bidding from 6:50pm to 7pm.  All lots are declared closed at 7pm.

Example 2:
Auction closes at 7pm.  There is a bid placed at 6:55.  Auction is extended by 10 minutes.  No more bidding.  All lots declared closed at 7:05pm.

Example 3:
Auction closes at 7pm.  There is a bid placed at 6:55.  Auction is extended by 10 minutes until 7:05.  Another bid is placed at 7:03.  No more bids are placed.  Auction is declard closed at 7:13pm.

Buyer’s Choice Online Auction is a NEW approach to online auctions.

It includes all the features we’ve come to expect with online auctions but adds several NEW FEATURES.

·         Buyer has the CHOICE to switch to any lot in the offering if he is outbid.

·         Buyer has the CHOICE of bidding live online (including proxy (maximum price) bidding) or manual bidding or telephone bidding.

·         Buyer can make the CHOICE to setup his own personalized “watch list” with the click of a button.

·         Buyer has the CHOICE of watching the entire auction on a “big board” format or, with a click of a button, seeing just his “watch list” on the “big board”.

·         These CHOICES are possible because all  lots are offered and bid on simultaneously.

We have an exciting new feature of Buyer's Choice Auction Software COMING SOON!  PROXY PLUS bidding.

 My ProxyPlus Tickets allows you, the bidder, to determine: 

The computer does the rest automatically.   (After you’ve completed and sent your first ProxyPlus ticket, you may add additional tickets, if you desire.)  You can edit or delete your ProxyPlus Ticket until the sale actually starts. Then your bids are binding. If you submit a ProxyPlus Ticket after the sale has started, your bids are binding.

Example: Joe would be willing to purchase any of 5 lots but he only wants 2.  He creates the following ProxyPlus ticket:

Joe submits his ProxyPlus ticket and the computer immediately starts to find Joe 2 lots.
The current bid for Joe’s 1st choice, Lot#39 is $600 (bid increment is $50).  The computer will then put in a bid for Joe of $650.  (By the end of the auction, there have been several other bids but Joe does win this lot for $950)
Concurrently, the bid on Joe’s 2nd choice, Lot#22, is $2,000 so computer can’t put in a bid for Joe on this lot.  The computer moves on to choice 3, Lot#16 which is currently selling for $800.  The computer puts in a bid for Joe for $850.  (At auction end, there have been no other bids on this lot so Joe buys the lot for $850.)

With each bred female, we GUARANTEE a minimum of eight pigs born alive.  If a litter is born and this minimum is not met, you will receive credit towards future purchases of breeding stock, showpigs, or semen.  Here is how the amount of credit is determined:  the bred female is valued at 60% of the pruchase price and the litter she is carrying as 40%.  so, if you pruchase a female for $1,000 and she has 6 pigs born alive, the amount of credit is $100.

HEALTH PAPERS: Furnished upon request for each individual lot. Special testing or export health testing will be at the buyers expense.
REGISTRATION PAPERS: Transfered to the new owner at the sellers expense after payment. Please register for a bid number exactly the way you want the pedigree transfered. The transfer of all pedigrees is the responsibility of the seller to the buyer. Buyer's Choice Auction does not assume any responsibility or liability in the proper transfer of registration papers.

PAYMENT: There will be NO buyer's premium added to the final sale price.  All bidding and payments are in US Dollars. Accepted payment forms are: credit card (Visa, Mastercard, and  Discover) with 3% service fee added, or cashiers check or personal check. Checks should be made payable to Olsen Yorkshires. Cashiers Check or personal check must be immediately sent to Olsen Yorkshires, 451st Avenue, Irene, SD 57037. Full payment including the 3% Credit Card service fee, if applicable, must be received in 4 business days from the close of bidding.

INVOICING: An invoice with payment instructions including the 3% credit card fee, if applicable will be sent to each buyer's registered e-mail address at the close of bidding. If you do not receive an e-mail invoice in 12 hours after the close of bidding please contact our office. Please be aware at the conclusion of the auction the realized bid prices are posted with the winning buyer number. This amount does not include the 3% credit card processing fee, if applicable that will be added to the final bid price and sent to your registered e-mail address and shown on your invoice. Payment in full, is expected immediately after the auction and before any livestock or merchandise is exchanged. Failure to complete the payment terms as stated above will result in forfeiture of animals purchased, legal action, and negative feedback reported to the credit bureau. Be sure you are capable of paying immediately and realize your bids are not conditional upon financing. Seller reserves the right to charge the entire purchase price and credit card processing fee to the credit card on file if payment is not made in 4 days after the close of bidding. All bids placed at or above the starting bids will be sold to the highest bidder!

Proxy bidding is the highest dollar amount that you are willing to pay for a lot.  It is sometimes called Maximum Bid or Absentee Bid.  All names are appropriate.  This allows you, the bidder, to enter the maximum amount you would pay for a particular lot but the computer actually does the bidding for you.

You can be assured that your Proxy bid is confidential.  It is definitely NOT visible to the seller.  It ONLY appears on computer screens that are logged in with your username and password.

EXAMPLE:  You are bidder# 85.  Max $ you would pay for Lot# 5 is $1,500 so you enter a Proxy Bid on Lot# 5 for $1,500.  CurrentBid is $800.  NextBid is $900.  (Bid increment is $100).  The computer begins bidding for you at $900.  Bidder#88 puts in a bid for $1,000.  The computer automatically bids for you again for $1,100.  There were no other bids and you win the bid for $1,100.

My ProxyPlus Tickets allows you, the bidder, to determine:

The computer does the rest automatically.   (After you’ve completed and sent your first ProxyPlus ticket, you may add additional tickets, if you desire.)  You can edit or delete your ProxyPlus Ticket until the sale actually starts. Then your bids are binding. If you submit a ProxyPlus Ticket after the sale has started, your bids are binding.

Example: Joe would be willing to purchase any of 5 lots but he only wants 2.  He creates the following ProxyPlus ticket:

Joe submits his ProxyPlus ticket and the computer immediately starts to find Joe 2 lots.
The current bid for Joe’s 1st choice, Lot#39 is $600 (bid increment is $50).  The computer will then put in a bid for Joe of $650.  (By the end of the auction, there have been several other bids but Joe does win this lot for $950)
Concurrently, the bid on Joe’s 2nd choice, Lot#22, is $2,000 so computer can’t put in a bid for Joe on this lot.  The computer moves on to choice 3, Lot#16 which is currently selling for $800.  The computer puts in a bid for Joe for $850.  (At auction end, there have been no other bids on this lot so Joe buys the lot for $850.)

The Refresh (F5) button should be used to make sure computer is displaying most current data.  You can press the Refresh button at any time.  Or you can use the F5 key on your keyboard.
BE SURE TO REFRESH YOUR SCREEN BEFORE BIDDING SO YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION!

The following are the 5 sets of Terms and Conditions that each person who registers must agree to.

1. PAYMENT: There will be NO buyer's premium added to the final sale price. All bidding and payments are in US Dollars. Accepted payment forms are: credit card (Visa, Mastercard,and Discover) with 3% service fee added, or Cashier's Check or personal check. Checks should be made payable to Olsen Yorkshires. Checks must be sent immediately to Olsen Yorkshires, 451st Avenue, Irene, SD 57037. Full payment including the 3% Credit Card service fee, if applicable, must be received in 4 business days from the close of bidding.

2. INVOICING:  An invoice with payment instructions including the 3% credit card fee, if applicable will be sent to each buyer's registered e-mail address at the close of bidding. If you do not receive an e-mail invoice in 12 hours after the close of bidding please contact Chuck Olsen at 605-661-7864. Please be aware at the conclusion of the auction the realized bid prices are posted with the winning buyer number. This amount does not include the 3% credit card processing fee, if applicable that will be added to the final bid price and sent to your registered e-mail address and shown on your invoice. Payment in full, is expected immediately after the auction and before any livestock or merchandise is exchanged. Failure to complete the payment terms as stated above will result in forfeiture of animals purchased, legal action, and negative feedback reported to the credit bureau. Be sure you are capable of paying immediately and realize your bids are not conditional upon financing. Seller reserves the right to charge the entire purchase price and credit card processing fee to the credit card on file if payment is not made in 4 days after the close of bidding. All bids placed at or above the starting bids will be sold to the highest bidder!

3. DELIVERY OF LOTS: TO BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO THE AUCTION! DELIVERY OF LOTS: TO BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO THE AUCTION! **Please call Chuck Olsen (605-661-7864) to discuss any delivery options that might work for you. We will do our best to work with you, but it is important to discuss delivery BEFORE the sale date.** If you need delivery assistance or have questions call ahead before you bid. No animals will be delivered without payment or arrangements made in advance with the seller.**Please call Chuck Olsen (605-661-7864) to discuss any delivery options that might work for you. We will do our best to work with you, but it is important to discuss delivery BEFORE the sale date.** If you need delivery assistance or have questions call ahead before you bid. No animals will be delivered without payment or arrangements made in advance with the seller.

4. DISCLAIMER Any person bidding on items in this auction agrees to these terms and conditions and understands that, by bidding, they are entering into a binding contract between themselves and the seller(s) and that they will be held financially responsible for their actions. Buyer's Choice Auction only handles the auction website and may not be held responsible for any livestock or merchandise. It is to be clearly understood that Buyer's Choice Auction only provides the auction website, and may not be held liable, financially or otherwise, for any failure on the part of the buyer or the seller to fulfill any obligations set forth in this sale or for the truth of any warranties expressed or implied. Neither does Buyer's Choice Auction assume any financial obligations to collect or enforce the collection of monies between buyer and seller. This website data has been prepared by Buyer's Choice Auction from information provided by the seller(s) and is assumed accurate as presented to us. However, Buyer's Choice Auction will in no way guarantee age, pedigree, or reproductive status of the animals selling. All exceptions taken and adjustments made are between buyer and seller.

5. AGE REQUIREMENT I agree that I am be over the age of 18 or a minor with the supervision of a parent or guardian.