The Philadelphia Sheriff's Office has entered the world of e-commerce with the launching of SheriffSale.com. This on-line auction site makes the Sheriff's Sale process available to more people and helps us move forward with our goal of making the Sheriff's Office more accessible to the people we serve. Anywhere that you can log on to a computer, you can virtually visit communities throughout Philadelphia and submit bids on properties scheduled for Sheriff's Sale.
You can use SheriffSale.com to search for properties by geographic location and view real debt amounts. Very soon the property description will include the market value. Before you can bid on a Mortgage Foreclosure property, you must complete a SheriffSale.com registration form. A valid credit card or bankcard is required for online registration. The contact and financial information that you provide us will only be used in accordance with the guidelines of our Privacy Statement.
SheriffSale.com is a pre-bid process, which ends three days before the live Sheriff's Sale. When the auction closes, the highest online bidder will be asked to submit ten percent of the bid, plus a $25.00 representation fee. If the highest bidder does not submit the required deposit, the second highest bidder will be given the opportunity to be represented at the live Sheriff's Sale. Payment can be made via Wire Transfer or Certified Check and must be received by SheriffSale.com by 5:00 p.m. EST the following business day. The online bidder will be represented at the live Sheriff's Sale by an experienced bidder who will actively bid on your behalf. If the experienced bidder submits a winning bid on your behalf, you will be required to pay an additional $75.00 processing fee.
SheriffSale.com's bidder will submit bids up to but not exceeding the maximum bid that you have authorized. It is possible that the SheriffSale.com's bidder will be able to secure the property for thousands less than your highest bid. SheriffSale.com's bidder will only submit the required ten percent. Any funds in excess of the $25.00 representation fee, $75.00 processing fee, plus ten percent of the winning bid, will be refunded to the online bidder within 3 - 4 working days.
SheriffSale.com will submit your ten percent deposit to the Sheriff's Office on the day of the live sale. A receipt of your deposit and specific instructions for paying the 90% balance will be sent to you via a traceable courier. You will have 30 days to pay the balance of your bid for the property. The winning bidder should correspond directly with the Sheriff's Office in regards to payment of the balance, and acquiring the deed to the property. Please note that the balance of the payment must be submitted to the Sheriff's Office in the form of cash, certified check, attorney's check or money order may payable to the Sheriff of Philadelphia County. No Credit Cards, personal checks, drafts of promises to pay will be accepted. If you do not submit the balance of the funds for the property within the allotted time, your deposit will be forfeited.
