*** ITFS AUCTION ***

Information for Everyone

1pm Sellers check-in
2pm Viewing
2.30pm First Auction Session

3pm Late Sellers check-in
3:30pm Second viewing
4pm Second Auction

ITFS takes no responsibility or makes no warranty regarding the condition, suitability or safely of any lot

You are welcome to attend if you are not bringing anything to sell and don’t plan to bid. Entry fee still applies – non refundable

Payment of entry fee confirms acceptance of terms and conditions

No “side transactions”, private sales will be allowed prior to the end of the second session.

Food and drink available at the bar throughout the day

Entry fees and Auction fees

€2 entry fee for current ITFS members OR €3 everyone else
PLUS
€5 deposit required for anyone that is bidding, this is refundable or set against your purchases after the auction

Entries fees + 15% of all sale prices go to charity, 100% of the sale price of any donated items also go to charity

There is NO buyers premium (additional commission seen at most public auctions) or no charges per item entered.


Information for Sellers

Acceptable lots include fish, dry goods, aquatic plants, cultures, books, tanks (up to 24” / 60cm max)

Upon arrival all lots will be checked in and numbered to ensure correct settlement of accounts at the end of the auction.

Ensure any dry goods are in good working order and are clean and dry

Welfare of the fish is our first concern

Label each bag:
1. Your name
2. Common name
3. Species / Sex / Origin if known
4. Single / Pair / Group
5. Reserve Price (if any) – reserve prices are allowed but will be at the discretion of the ITFS officials present

You can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your “lots”. This will help ensure an market for you fish. Remember people may travel especially for your lot, so if you post that you will be bringing something; please do to avoid disappointment for others. You do not have to mail you sales lots in advance although it is encouraged.

• Ensure fish are bagged correctly with plenty of air space
• Double bag
• Sandwich bags and zip-loc bags are not acceptable

Sick or heavily gravid fish will not be sold and returned to seller

All unsold lots must be collected by the seller at the end of the auction


Information for Buyers

Buyers will need a paddle with which to bid, there is a €5 refundable deposit required

Payment must be made at the end of each auction session for all purchases. No money will be accepted during the auction process

Minimum starting bid may apply to some lots

Bid increments will be at auctioneers discretion, likely to be 50c under €10 and €1 above €10

Fish will be displayed for viewing, but not available for handling prior to auction

Andrew's PC is down so I posted this on behalf of ITFS Club sec.

It does say "Entries fees + 15% of all sale prices go to charity, 100% of the sale price of any donated items also go to charity" but good news like that is always worth repeating.


Daragh

Daragh_Owens wrote:

You can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your “lots”. This will help ensure an market for you fish. Remember people may travel especially for your lot, so if you post that you will be bringing something; please do to avoid disappointment for others. You do not have to mail you sales lots in advance although it is encouraged.

Hi Darragh odes this mean that members on here that are selling fish at the auction can post up the fish that they are sellin here?

Mick...

Hi Mick, indeed it does and it would be great to get a list of what people plan to auction.

However remember that if you say you are going to bring X fish along and don't others may have travelled to buy something that won't be there and on the other hand if you see someone else selling something you are interested in, it is possible the changed their mind or couldn't catch the fish etc.

So yes it would be great if people posted what they plan to auction, but only if you are definitely planning to bring it along, to avoid any disappointment all around.

Daragh

Nice one cheers Darragh. Should be a good day. I know there are plenty of breeders out there with plenty of malawi and tangs who never stop breedin. All for a good cause.

Mick...

right ill get this started
1 6inch frontosa burundi [5 strips]
2 bags of 6 1inch psuedotropheus salousi
i trio of aulunocara baenschi juveniles about 2and a half inches
im sure therell be more as i hv nt really looked yet
john

Thanks for posting Daragh
- still no laptop in use, at least that'll give me time to write a wishlist and look at my tanks
Andrew

In the dry goods section, there will definitely be some books, just gave the library a clear out and I don't need all those freshwater books anymore

There will also be some rare wild type swordtail pairs.

And I am putting up a Panasonic underwater video camera complete with memory card, instructions, box and receipt. Minimum reserve will apply.

Anyone else know what they are bringing?

Daragh

This does sound like great fun; guys will you all have some spare bags and what not for those travelling 3 or 4 hours in case of any emergency?

As for list i will get back to you.

Cheers!

yes there will be bags and stuff there
anyone else out there thinking of bringing stuff
john

Has anyone got a wishlist for what they'd like to see at the charity auction? You never know someone could be tempted to part with what you want if they knew you were interested
A

I wouldn't mind picking up Crap loads of tetra and other community fish

JohnH wrote:

Valerie has created a nice 'poster' on the Home Page for the Auction.

Thanks a million Valerie.

John

You are more than welcome John.
This sounds like a great event and I am hoping to make it up to Dublin for it too !!!

Valerie

think i'll be up for it too, might even bring some fish along as well, and knowing me leave with some...

Wouldn't mind picking up a starter culture of microworms and whiteworms.

Dave

Would like:
MALE farlowella.
FEMALE appisto agazissi.

Could be persuaded to bring:
male Dicrossus filamentosa x 2 (all or nothing! girls stay with the alpha. They (boys) are stunning). In very soft blackwater, pH about 5.8
1 Male and 1 female Dicrossus maculata (w.c., girls ready to pop!) In soft white water, lots plants, pH6.2

At a BIG push, 1 male sturisoma aureum. (too much like hard work to catch him. Involves removing meter long bits of bogwood. Will happily donate him, but want the return for the charity.)

Aha John - you're always tempted at something!
How are your macros doing?

Whats the parking availability like ?

Ok John, I'll try.

It needs a re-scape anyway. The neons were at it this morning. (Bad buzz:hammer: . They weren't supposed to survive this long, let alone breed. Cory eggs and sturi fry must be good for them.)



(Must get some new (bigger) nets.)

JustinK wrote:

Whats the parking availability like ?

There is plenty of parking spaces at the rear of the pub.

I'll be bringing along the following (as long as i can catch them):

Breeding pair of angels.
Breeding pair of whiptails or two.
Some pairs or trio's of killifish.
Pairs of livebearers.
Various young L numbers (plecos).
Various unusual Danios, Rasborars and the like...
Small groups of cardinals and rummynose tetra.

Possibly some plants like HC Cuba, Eleocharis parvula, Rotala sp.'Green' Anubias etc...

I have left out specias names incase i cant catch what i want.
I wouldent want to say i am bringing something and then not bring it.
But i do have some interesting stuff to bring along.

platty252 wrote:

JustinK wrote:

Whats the parking availability like ?

There is plenty of parking spaces at the rear of the pub.

I'll be bringing along the following (as long as i can catch them):

Breeding pair of angels.
Breeding pair of whiptails or two.
Some pairs or trio's of killifish.
Pairs of livebearers.
Various young L numbers (plecos).
Various unusual Danios, Rasborars and the like...
Small groups of cardinals and rummynose tetra.

Possibly some plants like HC Cuba, Eleocharis parvula, Rotala sp.'Green' Anubias etc...

I have left out specias names incase i cant catch what i want.
I wouldent want to say i am bringing something and then not bring it.
But i do have some interesting stuff to bring along.

Sounds good.
I'll be there.....hopefully I can bring along my OH.

ian

Sorry Ian is a fish and fish related auction, also I think there might be legal implications if we start auctioning humans

# quote:Sorry Ian is a fish and fish related auction, also I think there might be legal implications if we start auctioning humans


Haha; that was funny indeed

If all goes well i will be bringing a fluval 205 used with media; some ornaments; air pump; tempted to bring along 1 or 2 fish but the journeys a bit daunting; anyways wld leave the livestock as a surprise

Wishing to see at the auction- externals to run 400 litres tank and above; some nice frontosas blue zaires(i know i know; but i can dream right ) maybe a few good looking malawis.

regards;
andrew