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Commission votes to offer $840 settlement after vehicle misadvertised at auction
Summary
After an auctioned side-by-side was advertised as a 2016 model but was a 2015 by VIN, commissioners voted to offer $840 — the Kelley Blue Book difference cited in discussion — as a settlement to the buyer.
Commissioners addressed a dispute arising from a county auction in which a side-by-side was advertised as a 2016 model but the VIN showed it was actually a 2015.
Staff acknowledged the misadvertisement and told the board the buyer requested a $1,000 refund for the model-year difference. Commissioners discussed fair-market valuation approaches, including Kelley Blue Book/Edmunds pricing, and legal exposure should the buyer pursue litigation. One commissioner said the purchaser "is entitled to what it would've what it was worth" and recommended using Blue Book to set a settlement amount.
A motion was made to offer $840 — the cited Blue Book difference between the 2016 and 2015 model values — to the buyer; the motion was seconded and carried. Commissioners recorded that repairs and parts purchased by the buyer remain the buyer's responsibility under the auction's 'as is, where is' sale terms, and staff were directed to gather receipts if the buyer seeks additional reimbursement so the matter can be revisited at a future meeting if necessary.
Next steps: county staff to contact the buyer with the settlement offer and to collect documentation of any additional parts/repairs if the buyer contests the settlement amount.
