GSF Auction August '16

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The next GSF auction will be taking place on Sunday 7th August at 3pm Eastern and this month's star lot is a rare chance to get hold of a Ranger's Cloak of Augmentation. Please see the posting below the auction listing for special rules that have been brought into effect for this auction.

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 August '16 Auction Items

Lot #
1	Exodus +5 stat scroll  500k - Holden
2	Ladder deed  300k - Creeger
3	Channeler's Defender  Lot unsold - no bids
4	Imbuing resource bundle  400k - Boolean
5	Race change token  400k - Victim
6	Legacy token  5.5m - Mansbeth
7	Crystal portal (1st year veteran reward)  2m - Sam
8	Warriors' guild sign  350k - Dyno
9	Resource gem assortment [14 amber, 24 citrine, 8 diamnd, 20 emrld, 14 pearl, 12 ruby, 12 sapph, 13 turq]  500k - Becca
10	King's Collection assortment [fluffy, shelf & 2 x cactus sponge; bird & koi lamp; four post bed; bull tapestry]  Lot unsold - no bids
11	2 x Holiday Toy Guard  200k - Magic Hands
12	50 x Regular Waterstained SoS  200k - Leprechaun
13	10 x White wooden “recovered from a shipwreck” chests  450k - commission bidder
14	10 x White metal “recovered from a shipwreck” chests  1m - Mansbeth
15	2 x Essence of a nascent time gate  100k - Mansbeth
16	Mana phasing orb [HPR/DCI/SDI]  300k - Sarah
17	Mana phasing orb [MR/HCI/DI]  750k - Donie Brasco
18	Lot withdrawn
19	Torture Rack South deed  350k - Magic Hands
20	Set of six Flutes of Renewal (one of each slayer type)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1.7m - Sarah
21	EM Drosselmeyer apron  500k - Mansbeth
22	Complete Valentine's Day 2012 box  50k - CharGar
23	Ethereal ostard (3rd year veteran reward)  1.6m - Donie Brasco
24	3 x Golden Easter goose  100k - Holden
25	Lot withdrawn
26	Equipment bundle  *** FEATURED LOT ***  3m - commission bidder
27	Firefighter's pike pole (EM event item)  Lot unsold - no bids
28	EM Bennu sash  100k - Donie Brasco
29	Auction safe (one only) (1st year veteran reward)  1m - Ter Yaap Art
30	Mesanna puppy  1m - Becca
31	Ophidian archmage statuette  5m - Becca
32	Moonstone crystal  *** FEATURED LOT ***  9m - Kelmo
33	11 x Reindeer [December 2005]  300k - Holden
34	A Deed for a Sleigh (Argain)  500k - commission bidder
35	Ancient oak bonsai tree  1.1m - Branwyn
36	AoS boots â€" Grim Necromancer JoJo  800k - commission bidder
37	AoS tunic â€" Rat  800k - Sarah
38	Raw moonstone deed  *** FEATURED LOT ***  7m - Mansbeth
39	Colorful Tapestry (blessed)  550k - Mansbeth
40	10 x Treasures of Tokuno minor artifacts  3m - Sarah
41	Conjurer's Garb (version without luck; dyed white)  6m - Kelmo
42	EM Drosselmeyer glasses  10m - commission bidder
43	6 x Evil Decor items [bone throne & table, unsettling portrait, 3 x mounted pixie]  200k - Leprechaun
44	10 x Fabled fishing nets  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1m - Mansbeth
45	3 x Primeval Lich lava tiles (NB: these appear white in the Classic Client)  1.5m - Boolean
46	Fireworks banner deed  400k - Leprechaun
47	3 x Grass tile  600k - Boolean
48	Rock collection (5 x rubble, 2 x artifact, 5 x large blackrock)  1m - Mansbeth
49	Haochi's pigments token (redeem for one dye pot)  1m - Bo
50	Ranger's Cloak of Augmentation  *** FEATURED LOT ***  8.5m - Sam

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Please note that due to the disruption and exploits being run by certain persons at the July event, the following extra rules are in place for August:

a) Nobody is permitted to loiter on the first two levels of the Arena.

b) No total strangers will be permitted at the event.

In addition, we urge everyone attending to access the Arena via the teleporters in New Magincia. One is located at the I4NI hub (plot SW2 on map), the other at the entrance of Vernia Market next to the flower garden (C2).

[Sara Dale]

I wish they had kept the plot numbers in Magincia so we could tell people exactly where things are located. 

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Don't forget to let me have your commission bids if you can't make it.

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

Thanks as ever to everyone involved, staff and bidders, for helping the auction run smoothly with minimal disruption despite the best efforts and illegal activities of the local children.

Becca - porter
Boolean, Dyno, Lore Denin, Susie & others - security
CharGar, Sarah - cashier
Sara Dale - scribe

The next auction will be on the weekend of the 3rd/4th September.