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 MCA AUCTION RULES
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Auction Rules
- Membership in the
MCA is not required to Buy or Sell items in the Auction.
- You may sell fish,
live and plastic plants, and aquarium related equipment and dry
goods... All equipment sold must be in working order or marked
otherwise.
- 6 bags per
species maximum
- 60
items/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 begining in a 1 will be placed on table 1. Items
numbers beginning 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.
- The auction split
is as follows: MCA will retain the first $1.00 of the sale plus
25% of the price exceeding the first $1.00. All sales of $1.00 or
less will be considered a donation to the MCA
- Priority Items:
For a $2 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 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.
- Neither
the MCA or
the Best Western DSM North will be held
responsible for any loss, damage, or injury incurred before, during,
or after the auction.
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