GSF Auction May '15

[Hoffs]

The next GSF auction will be taking place on Sunday, 3rd May at 4pm Eastern and the featured lots include a 120 fishing scroll, Medusa Floor tile, Conjurer's Garb and high-end blessed event spellbook.

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 the entrance of Vernia Market in New Magincia (the vendor house next to the flower garden).

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
over 5 million: increments of 1 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].

[Hoffs]

GSF May '15 Auction Items

Lot #
1	Evil Decor token  500k - Sam
2	Spiderweb deed  6m - Vinny
3	Chest of Sending  1m - Baby Doll
4	Two Christmas dragons  250k - Arctic Fox
5	Weapon bundle (3 x Soul Seeker, 3 x Boomstick)  500k - Sam
6	Soles of Providence  4m - Sam
7	Hitching Post (replica) with 14 uses, plus two Hitching Ropes  1m - Sarah
8	Bag for Bulk Order Covers (full set of twelve, thirty uses each)  450k - Holden
9	4 x Valorite runic hammers (15 uses each)  6m - Hacking Tamer
10	Bleue (mage) luck set (ring & bracelet)  2m - Reuggan
11	Rouge (warrior) luck set (ring & bracelet)  2.5m - Sir AJ
12	5 x Fountains of Life  3m - Hacking Tamer
13	+25 stat scroll  3m - Baby Doll
14	Conjurer's Garb (MR-2, DCI-5, Luck-140)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  12m - Hacking Tamer
15	Mark of Travesty (anatomy/healing)  5m - Shakespeare
16	Staff of Pyros  1m - Vinny
17	The Inquisitor's Resolution  1.5m - Sarah
18	Hat of the Magi  2.5m - Stryder
19	Exodus +5 stat scroll  3m - Kelmo
20	Raised Garden Bed deed  2m - Sarah
21	2 x Raised Garden Bed deeds  3.5m - Sarah
22	Hygieia's Amulet (replica)  500k - Vinny
23	Character Transfer token (unusable on Siege; can be exchanged for Seventh Age token)  750k - Static
24	Medusa Floor deed  *** FEATURED LOT ***  10m - Kelmo
25	Deed for 10k spined leather  100k - Sam
26	Deed for 60k boards  450k - Hacking Tamer
27	Deed for 7k horned leather  200k - Sam
28	Deed for 60k blank scrolls  1m - Mish O Sha
29	Deed for 200 Seeds of Renewal  2m - Sam
30	100 of each of the eleven imbuing essences  8m - Static
31	5 x Clothing Blessed Deeds  5m - Kelmo
32	4 x Blessed Statues  400k - Hacking Tamer
33	Skull Rug (10th year veteran reward)   9m - Arctic Fox
34	2 x Heritage Tokens  2.5m - Dyno
35	120 fishing power scroll  *** FEATURED LOT ***  15m - Holden
36	Executioner's Axe deed  450k - Bo
37	Davies' Locker (8th year veteran reward)  8m - commission bidder
38	Tome of Lost Knowledge (blessed Tokuno major)  2m - Mish O Sha
39	Fallen Mystic's spellbook  500k - Sarah
40	Blessed event spellbook (DCI-8, SDI-27, FCR-2, LMC-5)  *** FEATURED LOT *** unsold - reserve not met
41	120 mysticism power scroll  10m - Kelmo
42	Wooden Bookcase  1m - Sarah
43	Alchemist Bookcase  1.2m - commission bidder
44	Replica of a Mysterious Pedestal  1.5m - Vinny
45	Tree stump decoration (7th year veteran reward)  7.5m - Static
46	Blue Soulstone token  10m - Becca
47	Twelve assorted mini house deeds (all different; no keep, castle, towers)  2m - Garfield
48	Deed for a Stone Ankh (5th year veteran reward)  1.5m - Vinny
49	Your choice of any one Lady Mel hair dye  *** FEATURED LOT ***  30m - Hacking Tamer
50	Small banana tree (from Primeval Lich)  700k - Arctic Fox

[Hoffs]

Just a reminder about the auction tomorrow. There is still time to PM/ICQ me with a commission bid if you cannot attend yourself.

Please also note a slight change to lot #47. There are now twelve mini house deeds instead of eleven as originally listed.

[Wee Willie]

NO BUNNIES

[Hoffs]

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

Another big thank you to all those that participated and to the auction staff for all their work:

Becca - porter
CharGar - cashier
Sarah - assistant cashier
Sara Dale - scribe
Morgon Ironfist, Susie - security

We are aiming to run the auctions on the first weekend of the month, alternating between a Saturday and Sunday. Normal start time will be 3pm Eastern. So the next one is provisionally scheduled for Saturday 6th June. If you would like to have anything included in this sale you can contact me at any time.

[Lore Denin]

A great auction by all accounts,  great job!

Really looking forward to making the next one,

-Lore