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 EXPO 2007 AUCTION
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Auction Rules
- Membership in the
MCA is not required to Buy or Sell items in the Auction.
- 6 bags per species
maximum
- 60 bags
per family maximum
- Proper bagging of
fish is required. It is strongly recommended that all fish be double
bagged. Adult males and females should be bagged separately and
taped together or placed in a third bag. No Baggies or similar
quality bags will be accepted. If such fish are found they will not
be auctioned.
- Bags can be
labeled with labels or permanent marker
- Bags should be
labeled with the Seller's #, Name, Phone #, Quanity
of Items, & Description of Item.
- The Seller's
Registration Form can be downloaded in either an MS Word or in a PDF Version
- Seller's Labels
can be downloaded & printed using Avery 5161 or 8251 Labels here
PDF Version or MS Word
- No sick or
deformed fish will be accepted. If such fish are found they will not
be auctioned.
- All sales are
final. BUYERS BEWARE.
- The ten table method
will be used to conduct the auction. All item numbers ending in a 1
will be placed on table 1. Items numbers endning
in a two will be placed on table 2, etc. The auction will begin with
a table randomly drawn and proceed in a random order
through all of the tables.
- No items may be
removed from the auction once it has been registered.
- Minimum bids: You
may place a minimum bid on up to 5 bags of fish. If the
item doesn't bring the minimum bid, it will be set aside and put up
for auction at a later time. This will only be done
twice. If the fish doesn't sell, a charge of $5 will be made
to the seller for the time taken to try to sell the fish and
the Seller must be present at the end of the auction or
pre-arrange with the auction chairperson for the disposition of the
fish. Otherwise, the fish will become property of MCA.
- The auction split
is as follows: MCA will retain 30% with the remaining 70% going
to the Seller.
- Priority Items:
For a $3 fee, any registered buyer or seller may bring any item up
for immediate sale at any time during the auction. For sellers, this
is a great way to ensure that rare fish can be auctioned during the
peak period of the event.
- Any unclaimed
items at the end of the auction will become property of the MCA .
- CASH is
strongly encouraged.
- Buyers must
register with the registration committee at the beginning of the
auction & submit a Drivers License or Credit Card to be held
until all items are paid for.
- All similar items
may be sold at the last bid according to the discretion of the
auctioneer, with the buyer having first choice, and other bidders
having subsequent choices.
- This is a Cichlid,
Scavenger, and aquatic plant auction only. NO DRY GOODS WILL
BE AUCTIONED .
- Neither
the MCA or the Quality Inn & Suites Event Center will
be held responsible for any loss, damage, or injury incurred before,
during, or after the auction.
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