State of Illinois Online Auction

Gruman 17' Aluminum Canoe,

It is the customers responsibility to bring a copy of the invoice to pick up this property, we only ship property with the shipping companies that are at the bottom of this website.

Failure to make payment and pick up property within five (5) government working days shall subject the winning bidder to the following:

A) in Illinois Department of Central Management Services sole discretion, a reclamation of the awarded property and relisting of the same for public auction;

B) the payment of such fees and charges including any storage, administrative or other expenses necessary to re-auction the unclaimed item; and

C) a handling charge of $25.00, plus ten percent (10%) of the bid price for a restocking fee, plus 2% of the total sale already paid to the State of Illinois.

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES WILL NOT PERMIT DELINQUENT PAYMENT OR PICKUP OF IBID MERCHANDISE.

ALL UNPAID/UNCLAIMED ITEMS WILL BE RESOLD AND ABOVE PENALTIES SHALL BE IMPOSED ON DELINQUENT BIDDER. WHEN BIDDER MAKES PAYMENT BUT FAILS TO PICK-UP AWARDED PROPERTY, BIDDER SHALL ONLY BE ENTITLED TO A REFUND, LESS THE ABOVE PENALTIES ENUMERATED ABOVE.

Canoe/Kayak/Paddle Boats are no longer required to be titled or registered.  Legislature passed that law and it went into effect Jan 1, 2013.  Any non-motorized canoe/kayak/paddle boat is required to have a Water Usage Stamp.  The stamps are good for one year and are $6.00/ea for the first three stamps and $3.00/ea for any additional stamps, but they must be purchased all at the same time to receive the discount.  They can be purchased at any Wal-Mart, sporting goods store, currency exchange, etc.  They will not be available until June 30, 2013 and will be mandatory July 1, 2013.  Law Enforcement is aware of this time frame and will be a little lenient.

Preview and Pick up for this auction is from 12:30p to 4:00pm Monday thru Friday, except for State Holidays.