Capital Bee Supply - April 8, 2025 Online Auction

Capital Bee Supply - April 8, 2025 Online Auction

The owners of Capital Bee Supply in Columbus, WI have retired & are selling through online auction all inventory, machinery, and an enclosed trailer in this high quality beekeeping supply manufacturing & distribution business specializing in hobby/backyard beekeeping.  Rigging charges will be applied to certain items - see specific lot(s) for details. All items are located at 200 Commercial Rd, Columbus, WI.  This auction starts to close on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM.
  •   Mar 17 @ 9:00pm CDT (Start)
  •   Apr 8 @ 7:07pm CDT (End)
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Tues., April 8th - Capital Bee Supply

ONLINE BIDDING

CAPITAL BEE SUPPLY

Tuesday, April 8 - 7:07 PM

All Items Are Located at 200 Commercial Rd, Columbus, WI 


ONLINE BIDDING ends Tuesday, April 8, 2025, with first lots closing at 7:07 PM

BID ON

*Interstate Conway enclosed trailer

*Beekeeping supplies: queen rearing system kits & cell cups, mating nuc boxes, smokers, migratory & observation hives, hive covers, vented boxes, hive frames & assembly jigs, pollen traps, brushes, spray bottles, adult & child size beekeeping suits/jackets/veils/hats/gloves

*Honey jars, gate valves, extractor, wax separator

*Bee theme decoratives & promotional shirts & caps

*Machinery: Grizzly shapers, shears, power feeders, punch presses, bench brake, notcher, rotary trimmer, radial arm saw, framing machines, tilt frame & vertical panel saws, table & band saws, cut-off saw, spindle sander, paint booth, dust collector, spot welder, roller conveyors

*Industrial shelving & work benches, pallet racking, rolling racks, fork lift, wire shelf units, warehouse ladders & platforms, utility carts & tables, table mover carts, hydraulic lift table carts, hand trucks, parts bins, air compressors, tool cabinets, plastic pallets, floor cleaning machinery

*Shipping boxes, rolls of bubble wrap, strapping machine, scales

*Sheet metal & acrylic sheets

*Chest freezers & refrigerators

*Printers, bookcases, file cabinets, conference table, chairs, telephone system, TVs

*Mobility scooters

*And More!!

***SEE COMPLETE CATALOG ONLINE***

PREVIEW our auction catalog online or in person at Capital Bee Supply located at 200 Commercial Rd, Columbus, WI on:

  • Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

PICKUP TIMES at Capital Bee Supply located at 200 Commercial Rd, Columbus, WI are:

  • Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Friday, April 11, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Saturday, April 10, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • There will be rigging charges and specific days that the rigging company will be onsite...this charge will be listed in the lot description if applicable.

PURCHASES MUST BE PAID FOR AND PICKED UP BY 3:00 PM ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025, OR YOU WILL LOSE OWNERSHIP RIGHTS.

Winning bidders will be sent an email/message from Shipping Saint to set up their specific pickup time.

Payment & Pickup Terms: A 16% buyer’s fee and applicable sales tax will be added to the final sale price of your lots purchased (if you are paying by credit/debit card, a 3.5% convenience fee will also be added to your purchase). No payments will be taken at the pickup site as Beloit Auction staff will be there to monitor the pickup only. If your invoice is $1,500.00 or more, payment is to be made by cash or the wire transfer process initiated by Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 1:00 PM.  All vehicle/trailer purchases must be paid for by cash or wire transfer. Please email staff@beloitauction.com for wire transfer instructions or if you are tax exempt (winning bidders who have invoices $1,500.00 or more will be emailed wire transfer instructions right after the auction ends).  All other invoices for less than $1,500.00 will be charged to the bidder's credit card on file after 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.  We do NOT take checks of any kind.  We reserve the right to have any bidder pay by cash or wire transfer for their invoice, regardless of amount, to prevent fraud.  If you wish to pay for your purchase(s) with cash, you can do so on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at our main office located at 534 West Grand Avenue, Beloit, WI. Again, after 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, we will start processing everyone's remaining payments for invoices under $1,500.00 to their credit card on file.  There is NO shipping on this auction. 

All lots are located at the former Capital Bee Supply - 200 Commercial Drive, Columbus, WI 53925.  All winning bidders will be emailed/messaged from our online scheduling program to schedule their pickup date/time. This is a THREE day pickup. The pickup hours are Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Friday, April 11, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  Rigging service will ONLY be provided on Friday, April 11, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM - YOU MUST PICK UP YOUR ITEMS WITH RIGGING CHARGES DURING THOSE TIMES. All items need to be paid for and picked up by 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 12, 2025 or a $50 handling/disposal charge will be added to your invoice.  After 3:00 PM on Saturday you lose all ownership rights to these items. Your credit card on file will then be charged for the full amount of your invoice and/or the handling/disposal charge. If the payment does not go through to your card on file, your account will be suspended until this invoice is paid off or a $50 service charge is paid (whichever amount is higher of the two). You may also be blocked from future bidding or face legal action if the items are not paid for or picked up.


BELOIT AUCTION SERVICE, INC.

608.364.1965

David Allen, CAI, AARE, AMM, BAS, CAS, CES, GPPA
Registered Wisconsin & Illinois Auctioneer
WI #2580 IL #441.002296

Richard Ranft, CAI, AARE, AMM, GPPA
Registered Wisconsin & Illinois Auctioneer
WI #237 IL #441.001071

 

Welcome to Beloit Auction! There is NO shipping on this auction (except for large items where you are paying the rigger to store and/or transport).  Rigging charges will be applied to certain lots - see specific lot descriptions for details.  All lots are located at the former Capital Bee Supply - 200 Commercial Drive, Columbus, WI 53925. Please call us if you have any questions before bidding.  We highly suggest, as we do with all of our auctions, that you come to one of the previews so you can inspect the items you wish to purchase, as well as plan what you will need in terms of help, tools, and equipment to disassemble/remove them. There are no refunds/exchanges for items bid on/won. Please read all of the informational lots at the beginning of this auction so you understand how this auction will operate, how you can pay/will be charged, and when you can preview and pickup. The pickup times are specific so don't bid if you (or someone you know) can't meet those pickup times/deadlines. You should bring YOUR OWN tools, dollies, equipment, and help to load your purchases or coordinate with the rigging company. NO bathrooms will be available onsite. Do NOT bid if you cannot pickup at the specified times. Lots not picked up during these times will be considered abandoned and you will lose ownership rights. The following terms and conditions apply to this auction. (1.) YOU must register to bid. Auctioneer may establish such Bidder Registration requirements and Bidder qualification criteria as determined, in Auctioneer's discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate. In order to register to bid, YOU must provide such information (including identifying and financial information) as requested by Auctioneer. Auctioneer may refuse to accept a Bidder Registration from any potential Bidder, may refuse to grant bidding privileges to any potential Bidder, and may revoke the Bidder Registration or bidding privileges of any Bidder. Auctioneer may, in Auctioneer's absolute discretion, receive bids from a person or entity that has not registered to bid, and/or has not satisfied all requirements for Bidder Registration, and, by bidding, such person or entity will be bound by Auctioneer's Bidder Terms and Conditions. Bidder qualification and registration provisions are intended for the benefit of Auctioneer and Seller, and create no rights or interests in any other persons, including competing Bidders. Auctioneer and/or Seller may (but will not be required to) waive any Bidder qualification and/or registration provisions, either globally or on a case-by-case basis. Bidder agrees to all terms and conditions of the auction set forth prior to bidding on the auction. These terms and conditions are made part of the offer to purchase. All bidders are required to register online prior to the beginning of the online auction if they intend to bid. Each bidder is assigned a unique bidder number. In consideration of being allowed to participate in this auction, bidder agrees that all bids he or she submits are irrevocable and binding. (2.) Bidders agree to keep their username and password confidential as they are responsible for ANY and ALL activity involving their account. (3.) All property sold “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,” and “WITH ALL FAULTS.” All property is being offered and sold in its AS IS/WHERE IS condition at the time of the auction, WITH ALL FAULTS, including any hidden defects of any nature. Neither Auctioneer nor Seller makes any representations, warranties, or guarantees whatsoever, express or implied, regarding the nature, value, source, authenticity, fitness, merchantability, and/or any other aspect or characteristics of such property. No statement anywhere, whether express or implied, including verbal statements made by Auctioneer or their staff, will be deemed a warranty or representation by the Auctioneer or Seller. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, there are no warranties of non-infringement, authenticity, origin, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose, all of which are expressly disclaimed. You acknowledge and agree that you cannot rely, and have not relied, on any representation, warranty, or guaranty made by Auctioneer or their staff or the Seller, or anyone acting as agent of the Seller, orally or in writing. You acknowledge and agree that you have had the opportunity to inspect any lot(s) in person. You further acknowledge and agree that any photographs or other images of lot(s) are adequate for your purposes, and that you have had a full and fair opportunity to ask questions of the Auctioneer, and to conduct any and all due diligence deemed by you to be necessary or appropriate. You acknowledge and agree that all sales are final with no refunds or returns. (4.) A 16% buyer’s fee and applicable sales tax will be added to the final sale price of your lots purchased (if you are paying by credit/debit card, a 3.5% convenience fee will also be added to your purchase). No payments will be taken at the pickup site as Beloit Auction staff will be there to monitor the pickup only. If your invoice is $1,500.00 or more, payment is to be made by cash or the wire transfer process initiated by Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 1:00 PM.  All vehicle/trailer purchases must be paid for by cash or wire transfer. Please email staff@beloitauction.com for wire transfer instructions or if you are tax exempt (winning bidders who have invoices $1,500.00 or more will be emailed wire transfer instructions right after the auction ends).  All other invoices for less than $1,500.00 will be charged to the bidder's credit card on file after 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.  We do NOT take checks of any kind.  We reserve the right to have any bidder pay by cash or wire transfer for their invoice, regardless of amount, to prevent fraud.  If you wish to pay for your purchase(s) with cash, you can do so on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at our main office located at 534 West Grand Avenue, Beloit, WI. Again, after 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, we will start processing everyone's remaining payments for invoices under $1,500.00 to their credit card on file. (5.) There is NO shipping on this auction. All lots are located at the former Capital Bee Supply - 200 Commercial Drive, Columbus, WI 53925.  All winning bidders will be emailed/messaged from our online scheduling program to schedule their pickup date/time. This is a THREE day pickup. The pickup hours are Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Friday, April 11, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  Rigging service will ONLY be provided on Friday, April 11, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM - YOU MUST PICK UP YOUR ITEMS WITH RIGGING CHARGES DURING THOSE TIMES. All items need to be paid for and picked up by 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 12, 2025 or a $50 handling/disposal charge will be added to your invoice.  After 3:00 PM on Saturday you lose all ownership rights to these items. Your credit card on file will then be charged for the full amount of your invoice and/or the handling/disposal charge. If the payment does not go through to your card on file, your account will be suspended until this invoice is paid off or a $50 service charge is paid (whichever amount is higher of the two). You may also be blocked from future bidding or face legal action if the items are not paid for or picked up. (6.) Anyone caught tampering with tags, merchandise or shoplifting will be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible. (7.) Beloit Auction will not be held responsible for any inconsistencies in description announced or printed, therefore buyers are responsible for inspecting all items and deciding for themselves if the item they have seen is what they want to buy. (8.) According to Federal Uniform Commercial Code (UCC 2-238) At the closing of each auction item there is a legal binding contract for the purchase of the item. The buyer shall be responsible for safeguarding their purchased items from the public such as during the pick-up time. Beloit Auction recommends scheduling to be on site as quickly as possible to pick up your purchases. (9.) Buyers are responsible for moving, packing, boxing, and loading of all items purchased. This means providing your own vehicle, packing materials, boxes, bags, and labor/help to load your own vehicle. Beloit Auction cannot provide or insure assistance for loading of your items. (10.) Beloit Auction staff reserve the right to bid on and purchase merchandise. (11.) All our online only auctions are conducted using staggered closing times. That means every minute a select number of lots will close. The closing of an item means it is a scheduled time that bidding should end on that lot. (12.) All our online auctions are conducted using a soft close. This means even if an item is scheduled to close at a particular time, if someone places a bid in the last 90 seconds, 90 seconds will be added to the scheduled close time for that particular lot. The time extension will continue to occur every time a bid is placed until there is at least 90 seconds with no additional bids. (13.) The Auctioneer cannot, and will not be, held responsible for any interruption in service, errors, and/or omissions, caused by any means and does not guarantee continual, uninterrupted or error free service or use of the Site. Bidder acknowledges that this auction is conducted electronically and relies on hardware and software that may malfunction without warning. The Auctioneer, in their sole discretion, may void any sale, temporarily suspend bidding and re-sell any item/lots that were affected by any malfunction. The decision of the Auctioneer is final.  (14.) Buyer agrees any legal action taken regarding this auction, that jurisdiction is agreed upon by all parties to be placed in Rock County, WI.  Beloit Auction Service, Inc. will be entitled to the value of its time, costs, and attorney’s fees incurred as damages.