GSF Auction December '17

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The final GSF auction of the year will be taking place on Saturday 16th December 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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GSF December '17 Auction Items

Lot #
1	Ornament of the Magician (cursed)(bleached)  350k - Siege Perilous
2	2 x Totem pole  25k - Siel
3	Valentines 2012 gift box  50k - Ol'Rac Nnod
4	Stuffy bear (natural colour)  50k - Becca
5	Mana phasing orb (SR/DCI/SDI)  350k - CharGar
6	2 x Imprisoned Dog, 2 x Albino squirrel imprisoned in crystal  1m - Becca
7	Deed for a Stone Ankh (5th year veteran reward)  400k - commission bidder
8	2 x Blessed statue and a slime statuette  850k - Tanager
9	Illustrious Wand of Thundering Glory  400k - commission bidder
10	13 x Potted coffee plant  225k - Magic Mksr
11	2 x Fountain of Life  1m - Kelmo
12	Hephaestus (gargoyle version) [NOT antique]  Lot unsold - reserve not met
13	2 x Suit of Silver Armour  250k - Sarah
14	Britannian ship  4m - Sara Dale
15	2015 holiday token  900k - Creeger
16	2016 holiday token  500k - commission bidder
17	3 x 12th Anniversary ticket  400k - commission bidder
18	2 x Heritage tokens  1.1m - The Bloody Nine
19	Prismatic Lenses (human OR gargolye version)  3.5m - Creeger
20	Full Davies' Locker (8th year vet reward) [423 Devious and 77 Ingenious maps]  *** FEATURED LOT ***  13m - The Bloody Nine
21	Lucky Charm  Lot unsold - no bids
22	Lot withdrawn
23	Valorite robe (3rd year vet reward)  900k - Brian Vampiro
24	Bronze robe & cloak set (1st year vet rewards)  1.6m - The Bloody Nine
25	Ethereal dragon statuette (20th year veteran reward)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  12m - Creeger
26	Advanced Character Token  3m - Sarah
27	Ale table  300k - Hugi Bear
28	Hawkwind's Robe (all proceeds to New Magincia)  4m - CharGar
29	House Teleportation Tiles (12th year vet reward)  7.5m - Siege Perilous
30	Moonstone crystal    *** FEATURED LOT ***  8.5m - commission bidder
31	120 Spirit Speak power scroll  500k - CharGar
32	Exodus +5 stat scroll  950k - Mapario Naharis
33	+25 Stat scroll  2m - The Bloody Nine
34	120 Wrestling power scroll  3m - CharGar
35	28 Assorted geodes  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1.2m - commission bidder
36	Halloween 2014 skull set (Crystal/Jade/Obsidian)  200k - Hagrid
37	Alchemist shelf  50k - Ol'Rac Nnod
38	Arcane table  500k - CharGar
39	Three Talismans of the Fey (cu sidhe, ferret, reptalon)  200k - Pwnerdactyl
40	Primer on animal taming mastery â€" volume 3  *** FEATURED LOT ***  3.5m - Pwnerdactyl

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

Thanks to all the auction staff:

Becca - porter
Boolean - security
CharGar, Sarah - cashiers
Creeger - multi-purpose sneak
Reuggan - assistant auctioneer
Sara Dale - scribe

The next auction is scheduled for 13th January. Please get in contact if you want to enter item(s). On behalf of all the auction staff, thank you for attending in 2017 and we wish you an enjoyable holiday and prosperous new year.