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Fall All-Day Auction | SUNDAY Oct 1 2023

Hi All,


Hopefully everyone got the email blast about the Fall All-Day Auction this coming Sunday. It will be a busy weekend with the DMV Aquarium Showcase & Workshop the day before on Saturday. If you haven't seen the details about this additional all-day event, see the separate forum thread and dedicated web page.


Fall All-Day Auction Schedule

8:30 am Set-up

10:00 am Registration opens

10:30 am Tag sale opens

10:45 am Auction opens

4:00 Bidding winds down

5:00 pm Take-down


MyGroupAuctions

There are well over 200 items listed in MyGroupAuctions for Sunday. Check out all the beautiful shrimp, fish, and plants. Now is the time to go through your equipment and identify items to enter into the tag sale at a fixed price. Expect the number of items listed to double and then double again on Saturday as sellers bag up their fish.


Now is a good time to review the Auction Rules.


A couple of items to keep in mind.

  • Sellers MUST have their CURRENT, complete and accurate address listed in MyGroupAuctions. Your checks will be sent to the address on file. Every auction we remind sellers to update their address, and every auction someone hasn't and doesn't get paid until the initial check expires. It's sad for everyone :(

  • Sellers: All bags must be properly labelled. This will be enforced, and we will be fussier than we are for the monthly mini-auctions. You will save yourself time and headaches by printing out your own labels at home. If you don't have properly sized labels, you can always print out your labels onto an 8.5 X 11" piece of paper and cut it up and apply the labels using packing tape. There will be a label printer and some labels at the auction. This is a courtesy. There can be long wait times to use the printer. Plus, it's stressful to be unloading your fish at the auction and then scrambling to get the bags labelled. Give yourself a break by labelling your items at home.

  • Buyers: The check-out line to pay by credit card can get long especially right at the end of the auction. Consider bringing cash so you don't have to wait to pay.


Hope to see everyone on Saturday and Sunday.

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Mark K
Mark K
Oct 18, 2023

Not sure who you are by just your handle.


However Club Treasurer Michael Barber will make it right when he returns from his current trip abroad. I imagine that Susan emailed him but he just used whatever was already in MyGroupAuctions instead.


Will you attend the next club meeting on Nov 4? I guess we have your correct mailing address since you got the 'light' check okay.


Either way, please let me know your real name and mygroup auctions email address so I can pass it along.


Best regards,


Mark Kaprow


You can reach me at my name at gmail.

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