GSF Auction April '16

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The next GSF auction will be taking place on Sunday 10th April at 3pm Eastern and the star lot is undoubtedly a rare chance to acquire a Smuggler's Edge knife. Other featured lots include a Mempo of Fortune, a Grizzled Mare statue, a garden shed and a dragon tutle egg.

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 I 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 future sales, please contact me via either PM or ICQ [193-165-018].

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GSF April '16 Auction Items

Lot #
1	Totem of the Void  140k - Grandma
2	Legacy token   5.5m - commission bidder
3	Bulk Order Covers token  100k - Sam
4	5 x Virtue tile deeds (Chaos, Compassion, Humility, Justice, Valor)  300k - Freja
5	2 x Race change token  *** NOOB LOT ***  1m - Kelmo
6	Assassins' guild sign  400k - Kelmo
7	King's Collection assortment (Box, all four sponges, all four lamps, 2 x four post bed, ornate bed, horse painting, bull tapestry)  270k - Sir AJ
8	Yellow Polkadot Bikini  *** NOOB LOT ***  300k - Sarah
9	Ancient Samurai Helm  400k - Mr Sinister
10	Mana phasing orb [SR/HCI/SDI], 255 durability  unsold - no bids
11	Mana phasing orb [MR/HCI/SDI], 255 durability  750k - commission bidder
12	Mana phasing orb [HPR/HCI/SDI], 255 durability  unsold - reserve not met
13	Orc ship  2m - Sam
14	Unicorn Mane Woven talons  500k - Sarah
15	Brightblade (human/elf version)  1.6m - Mish
16	7 x Harpsichord deed (grey/black one includes all fifteen rolls)  *** NOOB LOT ***  1m - Sarah
17	House Teleportation Tiles (12th year vet reward)  9m - commission bidder
18	Primer on swordsmanship mastery â€" volume 3  1m - Arctic Fox
19	Primer on magery mastery â€" volume 3  3m - Freja
20	Leurocian's Mempo of Fortune  *** FEATURED LOT ***  10m - Mr Sinister
21	“Noobs must dye!” starter tub pack (contains Black, Furniture, Leather, Metallic Cloth, Special)  600k - Synbad
22	Set of five Valley Of One quest items  900k - Freja
23	8 x Fires of Kukuzz (animated Valley Of One quest item)  2m - Becca
24	Turtle fountain (Valley Of One quest reward)  1.5m - Mish
25	Garden shed (15th year veteran reward)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  12m - Sarah Dale
26	5 x A Whispering Rose (from Dirty Frank, Dispater, Jiffy Lube, Rosi, Will)  1m - Kelmo
27	Complete set of eleven Halloween heads on spike  5.5m - Sarah
28	Tree stump decoration (7th year veteran reward)  3.5m - Malloc
29	Shanty's Waders  1m - Calaman
30	Dragon turtle egg  *** FEATURED LOT ***  3m - Sarah
31	Banana horde (Valley Of One quest reward)  500k - Sam
32	Tiger statue (Valley Of One quest reward)  1.6m - Arctic Fox
33	Two Magincia rubble plants  *** NOOB LOT ***  1m - commission bidder
34	Large banana tree (from Primeval Lich)  unsold - reserve not met
35	Suit building pack (two each of Battle Mage, Boomstick, Equinox, Fey Legs (human), Orny (cursed), RBC)  3.5m - Calaman
36	A Taiko of Raijin [EM event item]  *** FEATURED LOT ***  unsold - no bids
37	Circle of Chaos guildstone  6.5m - Malloc
38	Tiger rug [orange] (Valley Of One quest reward)  1.6m - Sam
39	Three holiday pets in baskets (Valentine's 2014)  1.5m - Becca
40	Sheep statue (7th year veteran reward)  4m - commission bidder
41	“Dark deco” bundle  350k - Mish
42	Smuggler's Edge (Valentine's 2014)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  21m - Arctic Fox
43	Mana phasing orb [MR/HCI/DI], 255 durability  1.2m - Kelmo
44	Mana phasing orb [MR/DCI/LRC], 255 durability  500k - Calaman
45	Mana phasing orb [MR/DCI/SDI], 255 durability  1.1m - commission bidder
46	Mining cart (10th year veteran reward)  4m - CharGar
47	Mannequin deed  700k - commission bidder
48	Lava rock display (Valley Of One quest reward)  1.3m - Calaman
49	Sixth Anniversary birthday bell  unsold - no bids
50	Grizzled Mare statuette  *** FEATURED LOT ***  4.5m - Sarah

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As in March, some lots (5, 8, 16 & 33) have been designated as "Noob Lots" and the proceeds will be divided up between any genuine shard newcomers present at the sale who wish to be considered. To qualify as such, characters must need to:

a) Have been active on the shard for no more than a month or two (but this is not absolutely set in stone).
b) Have at least one veteran player there who can vouch for their authenticity (in other words, not be a complete stranger).
c) Be present from the sale of the first Noob Lot up until the end of the auction.
d) Not have benefited from a previous auction.

The auctioneer has final say on who qualifies.

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Don't forget to ICQ/PM me your commission bids if you are not able to make the auction.

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

The usual thanks to all those participating and to the auction staff:

Becca - porter
Boolean, Susie - security
Sara Dale - scribe
CharGar, Sarah - cashiers
Reuggan - assistant auctioneer

The next auction is provisionally scheduled for May 7th. If you would like to have anything included you can contact me at any time.

Magichands, Thring & Who Dat received 1.1m each as their share of the Noob lots.