GSF Auction April '17

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The next GSF auction will be taking place on Saturday 8th April at the regular time of 3pm Eastern. It's another excellent month for overall quality and once again we are going with 55 lots to help meet the demand. There are ten "featured items" this month because I just couldn't decide which of them to choose, but of those I think the star lot may well be a the chance to get your hands on "The Wanderer" music gear whether to add to your music box or just to display as a rare.

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 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 April '17 Auction Items

Lot #
1	Soulstone token  4.2m - Sara Dale
2	Dragon statuette (1st year vet reward)  90k - Jarvis
3	Blue marble fireplace deed (Xmas 2014)  100k - The Professional
4	Totem pole  80k - Brian Vampiro
5	30 x Message in a bottle  400k - Creeger
6	Three guild signs (Shipwrights', Tinkers', Warriors')  500k - Razz
7	Eight-piece Primeval Lich rack set  *** NOOB LOT ***  250k - Magichands
8	A box of Crystal items (complete)  100k - commission bidder
9	Shadow token  150k - Brian Vampiro
10	Furniture dye tub (1st year Veteran Reward)  200k - The Professional
11	Nine assorted deeds  250k - The Professional
12	Ornament of the Magician (cursed version)  *** NOOB LOT ***  350k - Magichands
13	Small World Tree  Lot unsold - no bids
14	Fifteenth Anniversary gift bag with muffins, harpsichord & roll, EM Taka cake  Lot unsold - no bids
15	Commodity Deed box (1st year vet reward)  3.1m - Chumlee
16	Windrunner  *** FEATURED LOT ***  4m - Morgan Ironfist
17	Three tiered cake recipe  100k - Tanager
18	Three sandstone rubble walls  650k - Brian Vampiro
19	Rubble palm  350k - The Professional
20	Rubble fern selection  *** FEATURED LOT ***  2.1m - Natalia
21	Three potted plants  100k - Becca
22	Lucky Charm  1.5m - The Professional
23	Necklace with 23 invisibility charges & earrings with 24 charges  125k - Synbad
24	Tiger rug [orange] (Valley Of One quest reward)  500k - Kythan
25	The Easter Bunny bundle  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1.5m - Sara Dale
26	Orc ship (comes with 7 Heavy cannon and dyed dark)  Lot unsold - reserve not met
27	Halloween assortment (18 items as shown, including 9 carvable pumpkins)  100k - CharGar
28	Garden shed (15th year veteran reward)  8m - Brian Vampiro
29	Ethereal tiger statuette (15th year veteran reward)  Lot unsold - reserve not met
30	Gloves of Feudal Grip (new Doom Gauntlet item)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1.2m - CharGar
31	Britches of Warding (new Doom Gauntlet item)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1m - Sarah
32	Rebuilt Blackrock Automaton head  550k - LL
33	Dr. Spector's Lenses  750k - Brian Vampiro
34	11th Year collection (addons) token [gives willow tree, maple tree, snow tree, fallen log]  1m - Kythan
35	Magical Door [replica] (animated special drop from Abyssal Infernal)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  2.5m - Razz
36	Master chef's apron [+21% exceptional bonus]  425k - Axtonz
37	2 x Heritage tokens  1m - Chumlee
38	Bronze robe & cloak set (1st year vet rewards)  1.6m - Max Blackoak
39	Two super-slayer spellbooks (arachnid, reptile)  200k - Siel
40	Scrapper's Compendium with magery, med & LRC mods  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1.4m - commission bidder
41	Mining cart (10th year veteran reward)  4.75m - Bo
42	Mythical Detective boots (+4 int)  600k - Sargatanza
43	Ankh of Sacrifice (10th year veteran reward)  5.7m - Brian Vampiro
44	Name change token  2m - commission bidder
45	Soulforge from Primeval Lich (non-functional; deco only)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1.25m - CharGar
46	Full set of Compassion dyes (four in total)  500k - Dyno
47	An Unstable Time Rift (produces sound and text)  1.1m - Kythan
48	Soles of Providence  2m - LL
49	Five “of exceptional quality” furniture items  400k - Natalia
50	Veritae's music box gear (the no longer obtainable “Wanderer” song)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  8m - CharGar
51	Exodus +5 stat scroll  *** NOOB LOT ***  1.5m - Chumlee
52	Shadow Dancer Black Pigment of Tokuno (full 50 charges)  1.5m - Razz
53	Tangle (dyed black; stolen from Hi-5/-LB-)  2m - Sarah
54	Five Eodon recipes Jukari poultice, Kotl power coil, Kurak essence, Ulrali tonic, Eodon wall map)  600k - Razz
55	Black bear rug (Bennu's last EM event item)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  5.5m - Becca

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

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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
Creeger, Dyno, Kythan, Lkatana, Morgan Ironfist, Susie, Thring - security
CharGar, Sarah - cashiers

Also thanks to GM River for coming and stopping the exploit being run by S U P E R C H E A T & co.

The next auction is scheduled for May 6th.