Hoping I'm allowed to post this here, if it's not supposed to go here then a mod may move or delete it. I'm supposed to spread the word of this as I'm on the BOD for the club.
For those hobbyists who live in the Pittsburgh, PA area or are willing to make the drive, GPASI will be having their annual spring fish auction this Sunday, April 26th, 2015. Location will be Double Tree hotel by Hilton in Mars PA. Doors open at 8:00 AM, registration starts at 9:30 AM, and the auction begins at 11:00 AM and tends to last all day, however you may leave whenever you'd like. In addition to the hundreds of bags of fish being auctioned there are also various 50/50s, a raffle, and vendors from small and big companies alike selling their goods. I highly encourage anyone in the area to attend as it's a great auction with all kinds of fish to suit all different aquarists, most fish being auctioned are breed-able as well. Feel free to bring any fish you'd like as long as they're healthy and maybe you'll make some extra cash in doing so. Hope to see some of you there! (Here is the copy/pasted information from the GPASI website).
Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society, Inc.
Spring Auction 2015
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Location:
Sunday April 26th, 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
formerly the Four-Points Sheraton, in Cranberry Township
910 Sheraton Drive Mars, PA, 16046
Phone (888) 950-5062
Times:
Doors open at 8:00am
Registration begins at 9:30am
Auction begins at 11:00am
Auction Rules
Accounts must be paid in full before you leave the auction. PAYMENT OPTIONS - Cash, Check, Credit Card.
Buyers may set up a TAB (with valid ID), or pay cash at the time of winning bid purchase.
Bids will be in dollar increments.
A FOUR Color dot system will be used to assure a fair mix of different items.
$3 EXPRESS BIDS: After the end of the First Table, buyers/sellers may pay a $3 cash fee to have the item auction off immediately during the auction.
DONATIONS: Please specify donations as Donation or Marzina Fund.
Any items not claimed or left behind become property of GPASI.
NO PRIVATE SALES. NO RESALE OF PURCHASED AUCTION ITEMS. PLEASE KNOW WHAT YOUR BIDDING ON BEFORE BIDDING AS ALL SALES ARE FINAL, Buyer Beware. GPASI does not guarantee any item and is not responsible for any loss..
Seller Rules
Split is 70% to the seller and 30% to GPASI for bags $2 or more.
Bags that sell for $1 the split is 0% seller, 100% GPASI.
Bags are to be labeled with an alpha numeric numbering system (ex. ABC 01, ABC 02).
The seller chooses the 3 letters and bags are numbered in ascending sequence. Please ASK the registration table if your 3 Letter seller code has been already taken.
All sellers MUST register BEFORE taking your items to the Check In tables. Bags MUST be marked Clearly with the following: Bag Number, Your Name, Phone Number or Email Address, Scientific name of Fish, Common Name (if applicable), and actual number of fish in bag. BAGS WITHOUT THIS INFO WILL BE CHARGED $3 TO BE CORRECTLY LABELED OR WILL NOT BE AUCTIONED.
Appropriate terminology: PAIR = 1 male, 1 female of same species, MATED PAIR = pair that has spawned, TRIO = 1 male, 2 females of same species, REVERSE TRIO = 2 males, 1 female of same species.
Sellers MUST bring items to be auctioned off to the Check In tables. Do not place bags on any colored tables.
GPASI reserves the right to refuse sale of obviously sick/deformed fish, fish that are to small / young or fish regulated by the state of PA.
All Equipment should be labeled as to its conditions ( Example: New, Used, Works, Noisy, Leaks, Ect.).
If an item does NOT sell, it will be set back and will NOT come up for sale again.
All fish MUST be housed in suitable bags/buckets. NO Ziplocs or Baggies or buckets with no lids.
Catfish, cichlids, and others with sharp spines MUST be DOUBLE BAGGED.
$3 REBAGGING FEE - for fish improperly bagged - Play it safe and double bag everything!
Sellers are limited (per household) 5 BAGS OF ANY SPECIES OR COLOR/FIN TYPE OR ITEM TYPE. This will be enforced! Extra bags/items will NOT
be sold.
Sellers may not remove items placed in the auction after they have been checked in.
Sellers proceed check will be mailed to the address given to GPASI at registration table.
GPASI website: http://gpasi.org
GPASI Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/GPASI.org?refsrc=http://www.google.com/
For those hobbyists who live in the Pittsburgh, PA area or are willing to make the drive, GPASI will be having their annual spring fish auction this Sunday, April 26th, 2015. Location will be Double Tree hotel by Hilton in Mars PA. Doors open at 8:00 AM, registration starts at 9:30 AM, and the auction begins at 11:00 AM and tends to last all day, however you may leave whenever you'd like. In addition to the hundreds of bags of fish being auctioned there are also various 50/50s, a raffle, and vendors from small and big companies alike selling their goods. I highly encourage anyone in the area to attend as it's a great auction with all kinds of fish to suit all different aquarists, most fish being auctioned are breed-able as well. Feel free to bring any fish you'd like as long as they're healthy and maybe you'll make some extra cash in doing so. Hope to see some of you there! (Here is the copy/pasted information from the GPASI website).
Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society, Inc.
Spring Auction 2015
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Location:
Sunday April 26th, 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
formerly the Four-Points Sheraton, in Cranberry Township
910 Sheraton Drive Mars, PA, 16046
Phone (888) 950-5062
Times:
Doors open at 8:00am
Registration begins at 9:30am
Auction begins at 11:00am
Auction Rules
Accounts must be paid in full before you leave the auction. PAYMENT OPTIONS - Cash, Check, Credit Card.
Buyers may set up a TAB (with valid ID), or pay cash at the time of winning bid purchase.
Bids will be in dollar increments.
A FOUR Color dot system will be used to assure a fair mix of different items.
$3 EXPRESS BIDS: After the end of the First Table, buyers/sellers may pay a $3 cash fee to have the item auction off immediately during the auction.
DONATIONS: Please specify donations as Donation or Marzina Fund.
Any items not claimed or left behind become property of GPASI.
NO PRIVATE SALES. NO RESALE OF PURCHASED AUCTION ITEMS. PLEASE KNOW WHAT YOUR BIDDING ON BEFORE BIDDING AS ALL SALES ARE FINAL, Buyer Beware. GPASI does not guarantee any item and is not responsible for any loss..
Seller Rules
Split is 70% to the seller and 30% to GPASI for bags $2 or more.
Bags that sell for $1 the split is 0% seller, 100% GPASI.
Bags are to be labeled with an alpha numeric numbering system (ex. ABC 01, ABC 02).
The seller chooses the 3 letters and bags are numbered in ascending sequence. Please ASK the registration table if your 3 Letter seller code has been already taken.
All sellers MUST register BEFORE taking your items to the Check In tables. Bags MUST be marked Clearly with the following: Bag Number, Your Name, Phone Number or Email Address, Scientific name of Fish, Common Name (if applicable), and actual number of fish in bag. BAGS WITHOUT THIS INFO WILL BE CHARGED $3 TO BE CORRECTLY LABELED OR WILL NOT BE AUCTIONED.
Appropriate terminology: PAIR = 1 male, 1 female of same species, MATED PAIR = pair that has spawned, TRIO = 1 male, 2 females of same species, REVERSE TRIO = 2 males, 1 female of same species.
Sellers MUST bring items to be auctioned off to the Check In tables. Do not place bags on any colored tables.
GPASI reserves the right to refuse sale of obviously sick/deformed fish, fish that are to small / young or fish regulated by the state of PA.
All Equipment should be labeled as to its conditions ( Example: New, Used, Works, Noisy, Leaks, Ect.).
If an item does NOT sell, it will be set back and will NOT come up for sale again.
All fish MUST be housed in suitable bags/buckets. NO Ziplocs or Baggies or buckets with no lids.
Catfish, cichlids, and others with sharp spines MUST be DOUBLE BAGGED.
$3 REBAGGING FEE - for fish improperly bagged - Play it safe and double bag everything!
Sellers are limited (per household) 5 BAGS OF ANY SPECIES OR COLOR/FIN TYPE OR ITEM TYPE. This will be enforced! Extra bags/items will NOT
be sold.
Sellers may not remove items placed in the auction after they have been checked in.
Sellers proceed check will be mailed to the address given to GPASI at registration table.
GPASI website: http://gpasi.org
GPASI Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/GPASI.org?refsrc=http://www.google.com/
