California Live Bidding and Reports
This article only applies to California live bidding. Other states may have a different type of live bidding. Please read over the registration page, it will have important info for each sale. Kern County, CA Tax Sale will have a different bidding method, those training videos will be separate from this article and video. The Live Bidding page will be available when the live bidding begins for that specific county. For upcoming auction times and dates, please check out our Upcoming Auctions page. The county tax sale will auction parcels one at a time and will have a certain amount of time on the bid clock per parcel and typically no clock reset. However, there are a few counties that will have a clock reset. Also, live bidding will continue until all parcels are auctioned off. This typically excludes weekends and holidays.
Follow these steps to bid during the live auction:
1. Log in and click on the Live Bidding tab
2. Wait for the parcel you want to bid on to come up for auction
3. Place your Max Overbid amount in the "Place Bid" box (bid increments may vary from county to county)
4. Another option is to add $100 to the current overbid amount with the "+$100 Quick Bid" button (bid increments may vary from county to county)
5. View your screen to see if you are winning or if you have been outbid.
6. The total purchase amount would be the current winning overbid + the face value amount + the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium may vary from county to county. There will also be an additional transfer tax added after the sale has been completed.
7. If GovEase is taking payments for a certain county, you can make a payment by going to "My Account" and then clicking "My Payments". On that page, you can click Choose Option then click Make Payment. Then follow the instructions on the screen. If wire transfers are allowed and you want to make a wire transfer, please email us at support@govease.com, to obtain wire instructions.
Reports
Reports You have three options under "Reports."
1. Bidder Bid Detail: This would be a summary of the pre-bids you set before it goes live.
2. Bidder Purchase Detail: This would be a summary of all the parcels you won.
3. Completed Auctions: This would be a summary of all parcels that have been auctioned off.