GSF Auction July '16

[Hoffs]

The next GSF auction will be taking place on Sunday 10th July at 3pm Eastern and a real mixed bag of featured lots this time includes event items, costumes, a rubble necklace, an angel gift box and one of the new Moonstone Crystal teleporters.

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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[Hoffs]

GSF July '16 Auction Items

Lot #
1	Commodity Deed box (1st year vet reward)  3m - commission bidder
2	Evil Decor token  300k - Dr Alzheimer
3	2 x Dragon statuette (1st year vet reward)  250k - Leprechaun
4	Fishing net (gold)  50k - Tyrath
5	Gypsy headdress  100k - Dark Star
6	100 x Essence of Order  Lot unsold - no bids
7	Deed for a Stone Ankh (5th year veteran reward)  750k - Magichands
8	2012 “Charlie Brown” holiday tree  450k - Arctic Fox
9	Statuette bundle (Lich, Medusa, Primeval Lich, Grizzle Maggots)  350k - Keh Loth
10	Legacy token  6m - Morgan Ironfist
11	Bleak's head on a spike  100k - Tyrath
12	White grandfather clock  2m - Tyrath
13	2 x Hunter Green & 2 x Phoenix Red Compassion Dyes  400k - Dyno
14	8 x ToT minor pigments [Burnt Brown (1 use), Deep Brown (3), Fresh Plum (2), Light Green (1), Noble Gold (2), Pale Blue (1), Pale Orange (1), Silver (3)]  Lot unsold - no bids
15	AOS gift rose  300k - Talia
16	Rose bundle  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1m - Becca
17	Halloween bundle  350k - Sargatanza
18	2 x Raised Garden Bed deed  3.1m - Finlay Grant
19	Mastery primer bundle (level 2 for all 16 skills)  500k - Synbad
20	Hero-dyed suit of exceptional plate armour with shield & dagger  500k - Malloc
21	Three costumes (Bloodworm, Giant toad, Shadow wyrm)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  6m - Becca
22	Eodonian wall map recipe  1m - commission bidder
23	Etherial ki-rin statuette (4th year veteran reward)  2m - Tyrath
24	Complete set of nine Virtue tile deeds  500k - Malloc
25	Complete set of eight VvV Virtue banners  8m - Leawyn II
26	Fire cloak & robe set (5th year veteran reward)  2.5m - Dark Star
27	Oracle of the Sea  1.5m - Synbad
28	Angel gift box  *** FEATURED LOT ***  12m - Becca
29	Complete set of ten grapevines  140k - Finlay Grant
30	Garden shed (15th year veteran reward)  Lot unsold - reserve not met
31	Fallen Mystic's spellbook  900k - Dr Alzheimer
32	Tome of Lost Knowledge (blessed Tokuno major)  2.5m - Torin
33	Anon's spellbook (Eodon tribe slayer)  1m - Leawyn II
34	Winter deco bundle  2.5m - Static
35	“Mad Scientist” bundle (Unstable time rift, 2 x Kotl power core) [**see note at bottom]  *** FEATURED LOT ***  8m - Sargatanza
36	Statuette for Sakkhran bird of prey (brown)  600k - Bo
37	Statuette for Sakkhran bird of prey (greenish pink)  1m - Tyrath
38	“Defender of Eodon” reward title  30k - Sir AJ
39	Rubble pier  2.7m - Dr Alzheimer
40	Rubble sign hanger  1.5m - commission bidder
41	Rubble necklace  *** FEATURED LOT ***  2m - Dr Alzheimer
42	Valentine bundle  500k - Talia
43	Dread Horn bundle (Dread Flute, Dread's Revenge)  100k - Sir AJ
44	House Teleportation Tiles (12th year vet reward)  8m - commission bidder
45	Spring Decor token (redeem for one item)  2m - Dubhdara
46	Event item bundle (Firefighter's pike & Taiko of Raijin)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  5m - Leawyn II
47	Mana phasing orb [SR/DCI/DI]  350k - Sargatanza
48	Mana phasing orb [MR/HCI/LRC]  350k - Dr Alzheimer
49	A kitten raised by Kyronix (Valentines '14)  200k - Magichands
50	Moonstone crystal  *** FEATURED LOT ***  10m - Arctic Fox

** Lot #35 is on display at Vernia Market, New Magincia

[kelmo]

*ponders the turn in value of 42* Do the boxes come with it? 

[Hoffs]

*ponders the turn in value of 42* Do the boxes come with it? 

Yes, everything in the screenshot is included.

[Hoffs]

Don't forget to send me your commission bids if you can't make the auction.

[Dr Alzheimer]

Thanks for the excellent job! I am so happy that I got rid of this ugly angel box and got a rubble necklace instead

I am very happy. It was fantastic!

[Hoffs]

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

Thanks as ever to all those participating and to the auction staff:

Becca - porter
Boolean, Morgan Ironfist, Susie - security
CharGar - cashier
Sara Dale - scribe

The next auction will be on the weekend of the 6th/7th August.

[Tjalle]

Thanks for your work, guys.