Who can bid at a Sheriffs Sale?
Sheriff’s sales are public auctions, so anyone can bid. The only exception is that members of the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office may not bid. A person acting as agent for a company or corporation may bid on behalf of the company or corporation he represents. There are no sealed bids or phone bids. A party may bid on behalf of/as agent for, a party not present as long as the agent is present at the sale and the bidder has provided his authority to the Sheriff for such arrangement, in writing, prior to the sale. Additionally, while anyone may attend and participate in the bidding, only those bidders who have registered to bid will be allowed to do so. This simply involves the bidder signing & printing his name, address & phone number on a ledger sheet provided at the sale.
