GSF Auction December '16

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The next GSF auction will be taking place on Saturday 10th December at 3pm Eastern and the featured lots include one of the new tarantula statuettes as well as no fewer than eleven swamp tiles for those whose house is still not disgusting enough for their tastes.

Please scroll down to post two to see the full list of items in the sale.

Venue & auctioneer

The auction will take place at Gilfane Arena and Reuggan will be acting as auctioneer. The arena is located a little east of the Skara ferry in the central Gilfane area (see map). You can also get there via teleporters: the “Gilfane” teleporter at the Hub east of Umbra will bring you to the Citadel next door, and one directly to the Arena will be available from both the entrance of Vernia Market in New Magincia (the vendor house next to the flower garden) and the IPKU New Magincia hub.

The auction will be taking place on the top floor; follow the stairs up to the second floor then use one of the teleporters south of the fountain.

Auction staff will be wearing the Gilfane crimson and black colours.

Commission

As this GSF auction is not in support of any particular cause, the auction house is not deducting any commission on sales.

Auction house rules

All those attending the sale are asked to be considerate to other participants and not do anything to disrupt or unnecessarily delay proceedings, especially pointless spamming of text and/or spells. Those engaging in aggressive, disorderly and/or suspicious behaviour are liable to be removed from the building by officials. In addition, the following prohibitions are in effect:

a) No hiding or stealthing within the arena building, unless authorized to do so or in self-defence.

b) No casting of spells in the arena building unless in self-defence or authorized to do so. Exceptions are minor beneficial spells such as night sight, provided these are not spammed. The opening of gates is specifically banned; please go outside to do this.

c) No pets are permitted in the building.

d) No sitting in the priority seating (the thrones) without authorization.

e) No entering the secure area (grassy part of the arena) without authorization (such as when purchasing winning bids).

Bidding

Bids can be made at the live event by calling out the amount that you wish to bid. In the case of two identical bids, the one accepted will be the first that appears in the auctioneer's journal.

The auctioneer will try and keep bidding at set levels in relation to the current bid price, but this is not set in stone. However, bids of odd amounts or only marginally above the current high bid may either be rejected or rounded down. The general bid levels are as follows:

up to 100k: increments of 10k
up to 200k: increments of 20k
200k - 500k: increments of 50k
500k - 1 million: increments of 100k
1 - 2 million: increments of 200k
2 - 5 million: increments of 500k
5 - 20 million: increments of 1 million
20 - 50 million: increments of 2 million
over 50 million: increments of 5 million

Winning bidders

Although encouraged to stay until the end of the auction, winning bidders may claim their items at any time by approaching an assistant cashier (NOT the auctioneer, please). You should then follow their instructions to get to the secure checkout area. Sales will be made via a vendor.

If you have to leave the auction unexpectedly and do not have time to claim your items, please at least inform an official. Failure to claim items or give notice may lead to them being offered to the underbidder instead.

Reserve Price

Many items in the sale will carry a reserve price. If bids do not meet or exceed this reserve price, the lot will go unsold. Even if no reserve has been specified, the auctioneer may, at his discretion, decline to sell a lot if he does not believe that a reasonable bid has been offered.

Commission bids

We encourage as many people as possible to try and attend the auction but if you are unable to do so, and do not have anyone who can act on your behalf, then it is possible to send in a bid in advance of the sale, known as a commission bid. The commission bid represents the maximum amount your are prepared to pay for the item, and the auctioneer will bid on your behalf up to this amount.

The following rules apply to commission bids:

a) To make a commission bid, PM/ICQ me with “Commission bid” as the title. Include the lot number and description of the item(s) you wish to bid on, together with the maximum amount you are prepared to pay.

b) If I do not know you, then please tell me who you are in-game. Commission bids may be limited or even rejected from complete strangers without some sort of security.

c) In the event of identical commission bids, the one received first will take priority.

d) Commission bids are held in strict confidence and will not be revealed to anyone other than the auctioneer. However, the identity of any winning bidders may be entered into the public record.

e) Successful bidders will be notified of any items that they win. Please try and make arrangements to collect the items within forty-eight hours of the end of the sale. Failure to make adequate communications with the auctioneer may result in the items being withdrawn and offered instead to the underbidder.

Official accounts & settlement

A record of sale prices will appear here after the auction.

Settlement with those who have sold lots will be made as soon as practicable.

Confidentiality & liability

All reserve prices, commission bids and other privileged information from buyers & sellers will be kept in confidence by the auctioneer except in the event of a new auctioneer having to be appointed due to illness or force majeure.

Final responsibility for items being sold, monies raised thereon and the conduct of the auction, lies with the auctioneer.

Submitting items for sale

If you have items that you would like to have included in the October auction, please contact Reuggan.

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GSF December '16 Auction Items

Lot #
1	Yellow polkadot bikini  100k - CharGar
2	Lich statuette (1st year vet reward)  250k - Grimlex
3	100 Coffee pods (50 of both facings)  50k - Blind Otto
4	Set of thousand point cleanup reward robes  50k - Kelmo
5	Suit of gold armor deed  250k - Grimlex
6	11 x Large blackrock deco  150k - Tanager
7	Broadsword plaque  180k - Blind Otto
8	Nest with eggs & Empty nest deco items  150k - Kelmo
9	King's Collection assortment (box and all items except sponges and fire/ship paintings)  Lot unsold - no bids
10	Four 11th Anniversary items (fallen log, snow tree, 2 x willow tree)  150k - Mr Sinister
11	Four deco items (Lilly pads, Sacrifice virtue tile deed, Gold bricks, Green marble fireplace deed)  70k - Blind Otto
12	Metalworking guild sign four-pack (Armaments, Armorer, Blacksmith, Tinker)  1m - Fogsbane
13	Battle chicken breeding starter kit  15k - Sarah-Ann
14	Pair of rechargable (non-vet) House Teleporters (965 charges each)  2.5m - Kelmo
15	Blight of the Tundra (glaive, ogre slayer)  100k - Razz
16	Mana phasing orb [SR/HCI/DI]  350k - Sargatanza
17	Whetstone of Enervation  1m - Grimlex
18	Tangle  2m - Mr Sinister
19	2 x Clockwork Leggins [garogyle version]  1.5m - Razz
20	Ice White robe (5th year veteran reward)  1m - Static
21	Soulstone token  4m - commission bidder
22	Ethereal llama (3rd year veteran reward)  1.5m - Sarah-Ann
23	A gilded statue from the personal collection of the king  180k - Blind Otto
24	Garden shed (15th year veteran reward)  8m - Static
25	Five firecrackers (one of each size)  1m - Sargatanza
26	4 x 13th Anniversary gift tickets    *** FEATURED LOT ***  1m - Fogsbane
27	Personal Attendant token  1.2m - Sargatanza
28	4 x Heritage tokens  3.3m - Niz
29	Alchemy station (7th year vet reward)  4m - CharGar
30	BBQ smoker (7th year vet reward)  3.3m - CharGar
31	11 x Swamp tile    *** FEATURED LOT ***  1.5m - Razz
32	Bulk Order Covers token  400k - Grimlex
33	Powder of Fortification storage keg [tinker BOD reward]  1m - Sarah-Ann
34	100 x Dull Ruby & 100 x Umbrian Violet BOD reward cloth  200k - commission bidder
35	Wind Azul natural dye  600k - commission bidder
36	Dull Ruby natural dye  400k - commission bidder
37	Poppie White natural dye  450k - commission bidder
38	Tarantula statuette (15th year vet reward)    *** FEATURED LOT ***  Lot unsold - reserve not met
39	Humble pie & Mesanna's cream pie  200k - Kenzie Mori
40	2015 Holiday gift token  750k - Mr Sinister
41	Six Xmas snowmen [December 2003] (Carbon, Comforl, Foster, Imirian, Jinsol, Zilo)  200k - Mr Sinister
42	8 x Holiday Fireflies deed  250k - Grimlex
43	2 x Candelabra of Souls  300k - Becca
44	Glowing Hur rune (from Primeval Lich)    *** FEATURED LOT ***  700k - Malloc
45	4 x Blessed Statues  1m - Tanager
46	Blackthorn's throne replica  1m - Blind Otto
47	Two buffet tables and Two formal dining tables  150k - Dyno
48	House Teleportation Tiles (12th year vet reward)  8m - commission bidder
49	Fireworks banner deed  375k - Blind Otto
50	Plum tree    *** FEATURED LOT ***  3.5m - commission bidder

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Get your commission bids in quickly if needed.

[Niz]

Thanks for the opportunity to be apart of the economy of the game again!

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The listing has been updated with the winning bidders and prices.

Thanks to all those who have supported the auctions this year - those submitting items, those bidding on said items, and the auction staff:

Becca - porter
Boolean - security
CharGar, Reuggan - cashier
Sara Dale - scribe
Razz - reminding everyone that no matter how bad it seems for you, it could be a lot worse

Please contact me if you want to put anything in the January auction.