GSF Auction April '18

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The next GSF auction will be taking place on Saturday 7th April 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.

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[Hoffs]

GSF April '18 Auction Items

Lot #
1	10 x Forged pardon  60k - Laorack
2	Ale table  80k - Thring
3	2 x Totem Pole  40k - Thring
4	Artisan festival chalice sculpture  260k - Laorack
5	A sifting tray  1m - Sarah
6	Broadsword plaque  120k - Thring
7	Mana phasing orb (SR/HCI/LRC) 100k - commission bidder
8	8 x Potted coffee plant  200k - Leprechaun
9	Sands of Sosaria (1998)  250k - Ol'Rac Nnod
10	2 x Sands of Sosaria (1999 & 2001)  400k - Becca
11	Deed for 15th Anniversary Lithograph  160k - Laorack
12	Copper robe (1st year vet reward)  200k - Boolean
13	Despair Diamond of Ilshenar & Emerald of the Rondorin Empire  300k - Ol'Rac Nnod
14	Deed for 100 Ecru citrines  1.1m - Sarah
15	Banner (from recent invasion)  300k - commission bidder
16	2 x Essence of a nascent time gate  350k - Ol'Rac Nnod
17	Charger of the Fallen statuette  1.2m - Shayla Keylley
18	Stratos card (from recent invasion)  50k - Thring
19	Deed for 2.5k Frostwood boards  400k - Magichands
20	Lenshire Clain Tabard  *** FEATURED LOT ***  9m - Magichands
21	Tamer's Delight bundle (5 x Elixir of Rebirth & 5 x Hitching Rope)  500k - CharGar
22	Dolphin Rug (10th year veteran reward)  2.5m - Zero Fox Givin
23	Shadow token  100k - Hagrid
24	Gender Change token  550k - commission bidder
25	Name change token  1.6m - commission bidder
26	Advanced Character token  Lot unsold - no bids
27	Corrupted crystal portal  2m - Dagny Taggart
28	Guildstone deed for “The Lost Europeans”  *** FEATURED LOT ***  5m - Becca
29	An Unstable Time Rift [Eodon artifact] (produces sound and text)  500k - Sarah
30	Totem of Chromatic Fortune  300k - Leprechaun
31	Arcane table & Alchemist shelf  1.5m - Thring
32	Moonstone crystal  5.5m - Zero Fox Givin
33	2 x Deed for a Hanging Skeleton decoration (4th year vet reward)  Lot unsold - no bids
34	Four assorted plant rubble items  500k - Magichands
35	Lasher statuette  1m - Thring
36	Lava fall tile [from Primeval Lich] (animated; grey/white in both clients)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  5m Boolean
37	Torture Rack East deed  100k - Thring
38	Deed for 60k arrows  550k - Creeger
39	Kitten raised by Kyronix & Puppy raised by Onifrk  400k - Branwyn
40	Ancient oak bonsai tree  1.6m - Thring
41	Chainmail leggins and Ringmail tunic  300k - Magichands
42	Seven assorted flowstones/stalagmites  Lot unsold - no bids
43	Ruined banner  200k - Shayla Keylley
44	Golden Harpsichord deed  *** FEATURED LOT ***  2m - commission bidder
45	Exodus +5 stat scroll  1.5m - Siege Perilous
46	Minax's Sandals  1.5m - commission bidder
47	9 x Snow tile  50k - Boolean
48	Confetti cannon  100k - commission bidder
49	Jade character statue maker [6th year veteran reward]  3m - commission bidder
50	Raw moonstone deed  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1m - Magichands

[Hoffs]

Winning bids have now been entered. Thanks to everyone for a smooth and speedy auction.

Special thanks to all the auction staff:

Becca - porter
Boolean, Susie - security
Sarah - head cashier
Reuggan, Dumb, Dumber - cashiers
Creeger - gatekeeper
CharGar - the bad apple present in any work team
Sara Dale - scribe

The next auction is scheduled for 5th May. Please get in contact if you want to enter item(s).