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Have an estate you are in charge of and overwhelmed? We can take the stress off the family by organizing the personal assets, selling the assets on a national level and with quality and high performance professional auction staff that get top results.

A House Full of Personal Property – Whether you are relocating, downsizing, or combining households, we help you get the job done in a timely manner.

Willard Auctions is a Kentucky Auction Company and Kentucky Real Estate Company consisting of a team with Auctioneers, Realtors, and Advisors that specialize in real estate auctions, private treaty sales and asset management located in Shelbyville, Kentucky. Other areas served include Louisville, Kentucky and the counties of Shelby, Jefferson, Henry, Oldham , Spencer, Franklin and surrounding counties in Kentucky. We also specialize in Estates, Land, Farms, Farm Machinery, and Commercial Real Estate. Jimmy and Shawn Willard own the company, are long time members of the Kentucky and National Auctioneers Associations, and both hold the CAI and AMM designations.

Log In
You must be logged in (https://www.hbarrysmith.com/) to place online bids. If you do not have an account created, click the Create An Account link in the upper right hand corner of your screen to begin creating your account. Once your account has been created, you will need to log into the catalog of your choice and agree to the terms and conditions. After the auction company approves your registration, you can place your bid(s).


Place Your Bid
Once you have logged into MarkNetAlliance.com, you may place a bid from an individual lot on the catalog or lot detail page. Multiple-lot bidding within an auction is available on the catalog page.

Verify Your Bid
Before your bid is finalized, you will be prompted to confirm your bid amount.

Submit Bid
Depending on the auction company, the buttons may be phrased differently. For example: Max Bid, this will allow you to enter your max bid and the system will continue to bid for you by increments until it reaches your max bid. ForceBid/JumpBid is a bidding strategy by which a bidder increases the bid by more than the next accepted bid (placing your bid at $250 when the next accepted bid is $225). This practice is used by some bidders to discourage others from bidding in hopes of acquiring an item at a lower price. There are many theories on the effectiveness of this practice and a bidder who wishes to apply it does so at their own discretion. The auction company will not lower the price of an item that has been won by a “forced” bid with no other competing bids. If the Ultimate Choice Bidding Platform is being utilized there is no max bidding feature. Once you have clicked on the lot or combination of lots and click get price you then have two options. You can simply click submit bid to enter the bid at the amount displayed or you can enter a higher bid in the space provided. Your bid will be implemented at this amount. This is not max bidding, so the bid will be placed at the exact amount you enter. Once your bid has been submitted, your bid becomes a legally binding offer to purchase the item(s) or property being auctioned.

Keep Track of Your Bids
You will receive an email notification if you have been outbid (if elected, you can also receive a text notification). Notifications can be configured from your Profile Settings page.

There are no charges to bid. Charges are only incurred if you are the winning bidder. Some auctions may be subject to a buyer’s premium charge, which will be outlined in the terms & conditions of the auction.

Click on My Items in the top right of every bidding page. That will bring up a list of the items you’ve placed bids on. Each item will list the time left in the auction, the current bid, your maximum bid and the status of the auction.

You may increase your maximum bid at any time before the auction has ended. If you decide to increase your bid while you are still the high bidder, the current bid will not increase (you will not be bidding against yourself).

Remember to refresh often to be sure the bids on display are the most recent. Either use the refresh button next to each item in the catalog view or use the refresh button in your browser.

To place a bid, you must be registered and approved for the auction. See how to register for an auction.

Once a bid has been placed, there is absolutely no way to cancel it under any circumstances.

“Forced Bid” is a bidding strategy by which a bidder increases the bid by more than the next accepted bid (placing your bid at $950 when the next accepted bid is $925). This practice is used by some bidders to discourage others from bidding in hopes of acquiring an item at a lower price. There are many theories on the effectiveness of this practice and a bidder who wishes to apply it does so at their own discretion. The auction company will not lower the price of an item that has been won by a “forced” bid with no other competing bids.

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