GSF Auction March '17

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The next GSF auction willl be taking place on Saturday 4th March at the regular time of 3pm Eastern. This is one of the best auctions ever in terms of item quality, headed by our two star lots: a prime New Magincia house and one of the animated Primeval Lich sparkles, surely the greatest deco drop currently available which only spawns approximately once every one-hundred-and-fifty runs through the champ. Please also see reply #2 for more auction news.

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 March '17 Auction Items

Lot #
1	Soulstone token  4.2m - commission bidder
2	Eodon ingredients [85 lava berry, 23 river moss, 60 blue corn]  200k - The Chopper
3	Easter bunny raised in New Mag plus six assorted brightly coloured eggs  300k - The Chopper
4	25 x Message in a bottle  300k - Creeger
5	Orc statuette (1st year vet reward)  400k - The Chopper
6	Blue lever (from Primeval Lich)  100k - The Chopper
7	Six-piece Primeval Lich vat set  *** NOOB LOT ***  700k - The Chopper
8	Spell focusing sash (altered for gargoyles)  150k - The Chopper
9	Six King's Collection deeds [horse/castle painting, litograph, ornate/four post bed, tapestry]  100k - Natalia
10	Three decorative rare plants, black seed & fire ponytail seed  100k - Creeger
11	Potted amaryllis grown by a portly paladin  100k - Leprechaun
12	Potted plant, Dieffenbachia, three roses [Aname, Eldarian, Lillimu]  170k - Sir AJ
13	Rideable Polar Bear statuette (9th year vet reward)  6m - commission bidder
14	Fey leggings (human/elf)  150k - Dyno
15	2 x Imprisoned dog, 2 x Albino squirrel imprisoned in crystal  *** NOOB LOT ***  600k - Kythan
16	Exodus +5 stat scroll  1m - Forsaken
17	Elder detective of the Royal Guard boots [replica]  250k - The Chopper
18	Mana phasing orb [SR/HCI/LRC]  100k - Sargatanza
19	Mana phasing orb [HPR/HCI/DI]  200k - Sir AJ
20	Animated Sparkle (Primeval Lich item) â€" on display at Vernia Market    *** FEATURED LOT ***  Lot unsold - reserve not met
21	Corgul's Enchanted Sash  500k - Sir AJ
22	3 x Japanese maple  400k - Tanager
23	115 Fishing power scroll  1.6m - Natalia
24	Evil-dyed newbified robe  500k - commission bidder
25	House in New Magincia    *** FEATURED LOT ***  50m - commission bidder
26	Four 11th Anniversary tokens [armor tool, earrings, gravestone, willow tree]  450k - Natalia
27	Ship painting (King's Collection)  250k - Jarvis
28	10 x Fabled fishing nets  2.2m - Synbad
29	Sashes from EMs Bennu, Hawker, Troubadour  1.2m - Razz
30	EM Cecil sash  500k - Becca
31	EM Drosselmeyer apron  300k - CharGar
32	Hat of the Magi (NOT cursed)    *** FEATURED LOT ***  2.1m - Natalia
33	Crystal portal (1st year vet reward)  2.1m - Kythan
34	Corrupted crystal portal (1st year vet reward)  2.3m - Kythan
35	Ethereal llama (3rd year veteran reward)  1.2m - Magichands
36	4 x Oak runic saw  1m - Dyno
37	2 x Ash runic saw  400k - Dyno
38	Alchemist shelf    *** FEATURED LOT ***  1.1m - Natalia
39	Dragon turtle fountain (Valley Of One quest reward)  600k - Tanager
40	Tiger cub statue (Valley Of One quest reward)  850k - Natalia
41	Statuette for Sakkhran bird of prey (greenish pink)  500k - Sam
42	Master chef's apron [+21% exceptional bonus]  650k - Natalia
43	2 x Academic bookcase  550k - Natalia
44	Two-part rubble bed  2m - Sarah
45	Hitching Post (rechargeable 11th Anny version - 25 uses)  1m - Ensam Hemma
46	House Teleportation Tiles (12th year vet reward)  7m - commission bidder
47	Conjurer's Garb (version without luck; dyed black)  2m - Eye of Sauron
48	Crimson Cincture    *** FEATURED LOT ***  6.5m - Starcon
49	Kotl power coil  *** NOOB LOT ***  600k - Sam
50	Hanging plate arms  400k - Blind Otto
51	Ruined banner  200k - Magichands
52	Colorful Tapestry  200k - Magichands
53	2 x Heritage tokens  900k - Dyno
54	Fireworks banner deed  200k - Brutus
55	Glacial Lady Mel hair dye    *** FEATURED LOT ***  20.5m - Igg A Pie

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Notes for March auction

The auction filled up in record time this month, continuing a trend since just before Christmas. I have put in an extra five lots this month to help accommodate people but to keep the auction to well under two hours it is not something I necessarily want to do every month. For future auctions I am only guaranteeing five slots per person. Anyone is welcome to submit more, but if demand is too great then excess items may be returned to the seller or held over to the following month.

In order to encourage new players to become involved in community events, and now there is a clear way again to define shard newcomers, the "NOOB lots" are making a return this month. The proceeds from these will be distributed evenly among any non-leader NOOB guild members who attend the auction. In order to qualify, the member must be present when the first NOOB lot is sold and be there at the end to receive the cash. A NOOB is only eligible for this from one auction during their term. If no qualifying NOOB members are present, the proceeds will instead be donated to the GM. If anyone wishes to donate a future lot for this purpose, please advise me when you submit the item.

Although the best lots are generally held until the end of an auction, it has been found that anything too major has a detrimental effect on other sales as many people tend to reserve their gold so that they can compete for the big ticket item. For this reason, the star lots this month (the New Mag house and the Lich sparkle) have been given relatively early slots.

[CharGar]

So many good items this month!

[Hoffs]

Remember to send in your commission bids if you are not going to be able to make it.

[Hoffs]

Today is the day!

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

Thanks to all those who attended and the auction staff:

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

The April auction is provisionally scheduled for April 8th. Contact me if you want to put anything in, even provisionally, as the slots have filled up quite quickly recently.

[Sargatanza]

and me, i was a bar fighter 

[Sarah]

April 8th is an ACT date, maybe I will not have to stay too late.

[Hoffs]

The next auction will actually be on Saturday 1st April.

[ii & Sabin]

ahh - April fool!

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ahh - April fool!

Let's not bring Razz into this.

[Zardoz of Crete aka Kimi aka Victoria Secret]

ahh - April fool!

Let's not bring Razz into this.

LOL

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The EM announced that he was planning to hold a special event on April 1st. Even though he offered to fit it in around the auction, that might mean people with limited playing time having to choose between the two events. Therefore I'm going to move the auction back to the originally announced April 8th. Sorry for any inconvenience.