GSF Auction May '17

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The next GSF auction will be taking place on Saturday 6th May at the regular time of 3pm Eastern.

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 item(s) that you want to put into a future auction, please get in touch with me or drop them in the usual places if you are a regular.

NOOB lots

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 and may not use alts to increase their share. 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, possibly to advertise your guild or establishment, please advise me when you submit the item.

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GSF May '17 Auction Items

Lot #
1	Hygieia's Amulet (replica)  120k - Magichands
2	+25 Stat scroll  3m - LegendaryBrat
3	Shipwrights' guild sign  125k - Boolean
4	Race change token  300k - Ter Yaap Art
5	Female armour collection (Armor of Valkyrie, Polkadot bikini, Violet Courage)  50k - CharGar
6	Complete BOD covers set (four have one charge used)  Lot unsold - no bids
7	Soulstone token  4.5m - Sara Dale
8	2 x Blessed Statues  300k - Axtonz
9	Ornament of the Magician (cursed version)  150k - Ter Yaap Art
10	Commodity Deed box (1st year vet reward)  2m - Sara Dale
11	Mana phasing orb (SR/HCI/LRC)  100k - Sargatanza
12	Mana phasing orb (MR/HCI/SDI)  150k - Ter Yaap Art
13	Mana phasing orb (MR/HCI/LRC)  50k - Sargatanza
14	Mana phasing orb (HPR/DCI/DI)  150k - Dionysis
15	12k Barbed leather  *** NOOB LOT ***  900k - Magichands
16	100 each of the eleven imbuing essences & abyssal cloth  *** FEATURED LOT ***  8m - The Professional
17	Holiday tickets for 2010 & 2011  900k - Becca
18	12th Anniversary ticket  200k - Magichands
19	2015 Holiday gift token  450k - Creeger
20	19th Anniversary gift token  200k - Becca
21	Primer on bushido mastery â€" volume 3   1m - Beli Mawr
22	Sashes from EMs Bennu, Hawker, Kincaid, Troubadour   1m - The Professional
23	Tangle  2.5m - Dionysis
24	Dye tub collection  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1m - The Professional
25	120 Magery power scroll  5.5m - Freja
26	Crimson Cincture  2.5m - Axtonz
27	Hitching post token  300k - Creeger
28	Set of three scroll storage books (Alacrity, Power, Transcendence)  200k - Gattaca
29	Three cloaks (Corruption, Oak Leaf [replica], Power)  800k - Tanager
30	Shadow Dancer Leggins (NOT cursed)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  Lot unsold - reserve not met
31	Luna White Pigment of Tokuno (full 50 charges)  550k - Freja
32	Garden shed (15th year veteran reward)  Lot unsold - reserve not met
33	Plum tree  500k - commission bidder
34	Equipment bundle  800k - Ter Yaap Art
35	Two kittens raised by Misk/MrsTroublemaker  1.2m - Reuggan
36	Set of six Eodon tribal banners  *** FEATURED LOT ***  3m - Beli Mawr
37	2 x Heritage tokens  1m - Dionysis
38	Arcane table (New Doom stealable)  1.2m - CharGar
39	Moonstone crystal  10m - Beli Mawr
40	Exodus +5 stat scroll  *** NOOB LOT ***  1m - Beli Mawr
41	Two rubble ferns  2m - The Professional
42	Gold Lady Mel hair dye  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1m - The Professional

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Just a reminder to get your commission bids in if you can't attend yourself.

[Hoffs]

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, Sargatanza, Ter Yaap Art - security
CharGar - cashier
Reuggan - cashier & assistant auctioneer

The next auction is scheduled for June 10th.

[Sargatanza]

Thank you very much!