GSF Auction September '15

[Hoffs]

The next GSF auction will be taking place on Sunday, 6th September at 3pm Eastern and the featured lots this month are another glowing rune, a basket of 45 grass tiles, six pots of ToT major pigments, a large BOD collection, a grass keep and a house plot in Luna.

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
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].

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GSF September '15 Auction Items

Lot #
1	+25 stat scroll  2m - Kelmo
2	Heritage token  1m - Lucius
3	4 x Blessed Statues  800k - Dyno
4	An Albino Squirrel imprisoned in a crystal  800k - Ari Elvenking
5	Broadsword plaque  175k - Freja
6	Commodity Deed box (1st year vet reward)  2m - Chalnoth
7	Shield of Invulnerability 500k - Chalnoth
8	Soulstone fragment  700k - Chalnoth
9	2 x Evil Decor tokens  700k - Sarah
10	2 x Legacy tokens  10m - commission bidder
11	Scrapper's Compendium with Resisting Spells +10  200k - Dyno
12	Raised Garden Bed deed  1.75m - Freja
13	Starter crafting talisman bundle (total of nine talismans)  350k - Arctic Fox
14	Lighthouse (5th year veteran reward)  5m - Static
15	Luna White Lady Mel hair dye  2m - Amon
16	Basket containing 45 grass tiles  *** FEATURED LOT ***  15m - Malloc
17	Pretty Pink Haochi Pigment (47 charges)  1m - Freja
18	Female Sorcerer's Armor set [replica]  300k - Branwyn
19	Fisherman's suit (one point of wear on two pieces)  700k - Chalnoth
20	5.0 Animal Taming SOT  4m - Amon
21	Yellow Polkadot Bikini  500k - Malloc
22	Blackthorn's Throne replica deed  500k - Ari Elvenking
23	Luna house (14x14, should resize to 16x14)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  5m - commission bidder
24	House Teleportation Tiles (12th year vet reward)  12m - Becca
25	Six Primeval Lich gravestone sets (six stones, twelve grave dirt)   300k - Tanager
26	Your choice of one Veteran Reward up to (and including) thirteenth-year  10m - commission bidder
27	Staff of Sparkles 2010  2m - Tanager
28	Basket containing nine snow tiles and six icicles  4.5m - Becca
29	3 x Ladder deeds  1.2m - Dyno
30	2 x Talismans of the Fey (Cu Sidhe & Reptalon)  400k - Malloc
31	Cloak of Corruption  350k - Grandma
32	Glowing Hur Rune (from Primeval Lich)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  4m - Ari Elvenking
33	Pet Bond potion  1.5m - Malloc
34	Potted Cactus (3rd year vet reward)  4.5m - Tanager
35	Bloody Sash (transforms wearer into werewolf at night)  1.75m - Freja
36	2 x Holiday Toy Guards  3m - commission bidder
37	4 x Barbed runic sewing kits (60 charges total)  4m - Dyno
38	North Minoc keep (2467, 138)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  Lot unsold - no bidders
39	6 x Quivers of Infinity (dyed in assorted shades)  3.5m - Freja
40	Large Tailoring BOD collection* (over 6300 BODs in 36 books sorted by type)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  3.5m - Sarah
41	Large Smithing BOD collection** (2686 BODs in 19 books sorted by type. Includes several hundred large)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1.7m - Garfield
42	Staff of Pyros  1.2m - Tanager
43	Swords of Prosperity  350k - Malloc
44	2 x The Redeemer swords  1m - Event Horizon
45	Your choice of one Veteran Reward up to (and including) fifteenth-year  12m - commission bidder
46	Four rubble ferns (1 green, three grey)  2m - Sarah
47	8 x Roses of Trinsic  600k - Malloc
48	10 x Golden skulls  1m - Amon
49	Despair Diamond of Ilshenar    1m - Event Horizon
50	6 x Treasures of Tokuno original major pigments [Dryad Green (43 uses), Invul Blue (38), Luna White (31), Rum Red (43), SD Black (43), VC Purple (49)]  *** FEATURED LOT ***  7m - Event Horizon

* Open for inspection on west wall of Vernia Market in New Magincia (vendor house next to flower garden)
** Open for inspection at Gilfane Arena - use teleporter next to tailoring BODs above

[Hoffs]

If anyone is away this weekend and does not have a proxy bidder, remember that you can just PM me a commission bid.

[Sarah]

I will be there if you need me to work. 

[Hoffs]

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

Thanks again to all those participating and to the auction staff:

Becca - porter
CharGar, Sarah - cashiers
Sara Dale - scribe
Reuggan - assistant auctioneer

Where possible, auctions are being held on the first weekend of the month alternating between a Saturday and Sunday. Normal start time is 3pm Eastern. If you would like to have anything included in this sale you can contact me at any time. Deadline is generally around ten days before the actual sale.

[Chump Thumper]

Anyone know if Troop has a alternative form to contact him besides this forum? Trying to collect the winning house

[Hoffs]

I am not sure if he uses Stratics or not but I am certain he will get in touch as soon as he returns. He told me he would be back Tuesday but he has not yet logged in so was possibly delayed or just back too late to get on UO.

[Troop]

I am available on ICQ too. 461-408-737

I apologize for the delay and will do my best to contact you today.

Best Regards, Troop