How It Works
The United States Embassy in Djibouti is organizing online sales of property no longer needed by the Embassy, which may include used furniture, appliances, equipment, supplies, vehicles, scrap material, and other goods via a Web-Based Electronic Auction (https://online-auction.state.gov/). Users who want to access the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti’s auction must click on Djibouti every time they visit the site.
The U.S. Embassy of Djibouti sells these items “AS IS”, “WHERE IS” for cash payment, without refund or warranty. The U.S. Embassy of Djibouti shall not be responsible for the items condition nor its use after purchased by winning bidder. No claims will be accepted, no remedy will be offered.
Each auction will be open for a period of 1 week with a clearly stated start and end date. Prior to the start of the auction, you can browse the lots online, but you cannot place a bid. Usually auctions will start on a weekday and will be active for at least 7 days. During this period, the auction is live and active 24 hours per day, every day. At any time while the auction is active, you may submit your bid for the lots that are put in the Auction. To bid on any lots, you must register on the website, and login on subsequent visits, and you must abide by the requirements and regulations set forth on the website.
Each lot may have a minimum and maximum amount that bids can be raised. All bidding will be done in Djiboutian Francs (DF) only.
During the auction you should watch the progress of your bids so you can take action if somebody outbids you and you want to post a higher bid. Please pay close attention to when the auction is going to end.
The person with the highest bid at the end of the auction is the winner of the lot. It is important that you add a local phone number, otherwise you will be cancelled from the winning lots, even if you receive a notification and your lot will go to the second winner.
At the end of the auction, successful bidders will be notified automatically via email immediately following the conclusion of an auction by the system. Winning bidder should send to GSO Property section via DjiboutiAuction@state.gov their ID card information or passport, so that an access request can be made for the payment to the U.S. Embassy of Djibouti cashier.
How To Pay your items
Payment for your items is only possible in cash.
Within the next noticed days after auction closure winning bidders must make their payment in cash (Djibouti Francs) the next day along with a copy-both sides- of your Official ID or Passport to the cashier at the U.S. Embassy of Djibouti cashier. Winners must bring his original identification (passport/ID card) in order to enter compound for payment.
In the case you have bid and won more than one item you can pay the total amount due of all items in one payment (In Cash) but all lot items must be identified. Items can be retrieved only when successful payment has been received. Receipt of payment is considered complete when the receipt of payment is provided by the Embassy cashier.
Important: Note that after payment to the embassy cashier is done, the bidder should also pay the taxes for the winning bid, right after embassy sale receipt on hand.
He/ She has 3 to 5 working days from the embassy cahier payment, then to pay for tax and finally start removing lots from the embassy compound, if not completed, 2 additional workdays will be provided after the reason is explained to the auction team by email.
After all, if bidder does not finalize the payment of its bid with the local tax office, His winning bid will be hold by the embassy GSO office and will not be issued to him, and will not be refunded, therefore his lot will be lost.
How To Pick up your items
For winning bidders to retrieve your items and once your access is granted to the auction pickup location, the designated items purchasers must provide to Embassy Djibouti property section the receipt of payment from the Embassy Cashier plus the receipt of the Djiboutian custom for the item purchased.
Please be advised that you are responsible for bringing staff, equipment, vehicle and tools necessary for the pick-up of your won items.
Any paid items that are not picked up during the scheduled time frame will be disposed of, without refund, and there will be no possibility for their retrieval.
In special cases or circumstances, you may arrange a different pick-up date and time by contacting DjiboutiAuction@state.gov.
