North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 1. Civil Procedure § 1-339.28. Public sale; confirmation of sale

(1) If a public sale is ordered by a judge of the Superior Court Division, it may thereafter be confirmed by a resident superior court judge of the district or a superior court judge regularly holding the courts of the district.

(2) If a public sale is ordered by a judge of the District Court Division, it may thereafter be confirmed by the judge so ordering, the chief district judge, or any district judge authorized by the chief judge to hear motions and enter interlocutory orders.

(3) If a public sale is ordered by a clerk of court, it may thereafter be confirmed by the clerk of court so ordering.

(1) The appraisals obtained by the person who conducted the sale;

(2) The number and amounts of the other bids received;

(3) Comparable sales of similar timber within the relevant time period;

(4) Short-term market factors that depressed the price at the time of the sale;

(5) The likelihood of significantly increasing the price through another sale;

(6) The additional cost of conducting another sale;

(7) The effect on the person or estate for whom the timber is being sold of the delay that would result from conducting another sale; and

(8) Any other factors in evidence that the court considers relevant.