Nov. 12 Monster Auction details

[dacar]

VAHS Members and Auction Buyers & Sellers:

It's time again for our 14th annual Fall VAHS Monster Auction. This year the auction is being held on Saturday, Nov 12th so mark your calendar.
Remember - the fall auction replaces the November club meeting.
Any members wishing to sell at the auction please contact Dave at davec3474@gmail.com with a phone number and membership number to register.

Anyone wishing to sell in the November auction must register by November 7 to avoid the $10 late registration fee.

This auction is a fundraiser for Project PIABA with all club proceeds going save the Amazon rainforests!
In order to help ensure that the auction doesn't run too long we have limited all sellers to a maximum of 20 items. If you bring more than 20 they will be counted as donations.

Please ensure that everything to be auctioned is clearly labeled and your sellers form is properly filled in. All items need to be on the tables by 9:15 so please be on time. We will have people checking that items are labeled properly and placing them on the tables. All the rules are available on the web site as well.
Members that will only be buying at the auction don't need to register in advance but need to bring a filled in buyers form to the auction.

We need helpers to set up in the morning (7:30-8am), to clean up in the evening, runners for the day and we'll also need people throughout the day to help with odd jobs. Contact Dave if you are able to help , rumor has it there will be free coffee and treats before 8:30 for those who help setup.

The buyers and sellers forms as well as driving directions will be available on the club's website. Vancouver Aquatic Hobbyist Society – VAHS | Formerly Vancouver Aquatic Hobbyist Club
There will be food and drinks available for purchase on site. Volunteers eat for free!
Auction reminders and tips from Dave, our auctioneer:
· All fish must be properly bagged in fish bags (no Ziploc bags), with no more than 1/3 water (leaving at least 2/3 room for air).
· Sellers are limited to 20 items.
· All sellers must hand in their completed sellers form prior to 9:30 or their items will be placed on the late table and sold at the end of the day.
· All items for the auction must be labeled clearly and correctly with permanent marker. If you are seller # 00 then label your items 00-1,
00-2, etc.
· Anything not labeled will be considered a donation.
· If you print labels on your printer, put a piece of clear tape over it as most will not be water proof.
· Do not feed your fish for 24 hours before bagging them.
· Please make sure that only proper fish bags are used and that plants are bagged in minimal water. If you need fish bags stop by your local fish store and purchase a few. Let's see if we can have a dry auction this year.
· Please don't bring old chemicals and medications.
· No more than 4 bags of one item.
· Sellers do not need to fill in buyers forms, they will receive their bidding card when they hand in their sellers forms.
· Anyone other than sellers wanting a bidding card must fill out a buyers form, even VAHS club members.
· Bring a cooler or box with a heat pack for all your purchases.
. All equipment should be labeled as working or for parts. The VAHS takes no responsibility for broken equipment or missing parts.
Any questions please contact me at davec3474@gmail.com - Thank You -Dave

[mikebike]

I sent an email to Dave on Sunday asking how to join the VAHS and to sign in as a buyer but have not heard back.

[davefrombc]

Just come to the auction. You can join there . You don't need to pre-register or join to bid .

Sellers need to be members and register before Nov. 7 or end up paying a late registration fee.

[BCAquaria]

Whoa coool. Maybe this time I can go down and buy something!

[Brisch]

Whoa coool. Maybe this time I can go down and buy something!

you dont have any fishy stuff left

[pisces]

why dont do on Sunday, Sunday is family day, mostly people off for work ! Sat i always work , can not go again! too bad!

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

That's partly because this auction is held at a CHURCH

Sunday is a bad day to fill up a church with fish fanatics more interested in buying a betta or aquarium or HC than hearing the word of GOD.

[Raf]

gonna be a blast!

[Mykiss]

I sent an email to Dave on Sunday asking how to join the VAHS and to sign in as a buyer but have not heard back.

You can join the VAHS at the auction if you like. It's a $20 yearly fee and you are guaranteed to get free stuff (only if you show up to the meetings, especially the December meeting), you get chance to win monthly meeting raffle prizes, and we usually have some really large ticket items for all new renewals and new member sign ups at the November auction.

To sell at the November auction, you have to register with Dave Carlson. To just buy, you can register there.

I hope that helps

[AquaAddict]

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to tell everyone that the auction is both marine and freshwater. I will have lots of Pocillipora (sp?) coral frags at the auction.

AquaAddict