GSF Auction December '15

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The next GSF auction will be taking place on Sunday 13th December at 3pm Eastern and the featured lots this time include veteran rewards, EM event drops and an unstable time rift.

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 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 December '15 Auction Items

Lot #
1	+25 stat scroll  1m - Sam
2	Hygieia's Amulet (replica)  250k - Sam
3	Smiling Moon Blade   200k - Sir AJ
4	Raised Garden Bed deed   1.5m - Sarah
5	Deed for a Stone Ankh (5th year veteran reward)  1m - Mister Sinister
6	2 x Soulstone fragment (five use type)   1m - commission bidder
7	2 x Race change token  600k - Sabin
8	2 x Ladder deed   1m - commission bidder
9	120 mysticism power scroll  5m - Arctic Fox
10	25 x Standard green special fishing net  100k - Kattasrophe
11	2 x Talismans of the Fey (Cu Sidhe & Ferret)  300k - Mister Sinister
12	Commodity Deed box (1st year veteran reward)  2m - Sam
13	3 x Albino Squirrel imprisoned in a crystal  1.5m - Arctic Fox
14	20 x Shadow stone chair  200k - commission bidder
15	50 x Decorative hedge (36 small, 14 large)  100k - Sam
16	Despair Diamond of Ilshenar (produces sound) 1m - Leprechaun
17	Emerald of the Rondorin Empire (produces sound)  Lot unsold - reserve not met
18	Lesser Wolfgang ruby (produces sound)  1m - Arctic Fox
19	Gem collection: 4000 amethyst, 2400 diamond, 2000 emerald, 2000 star sapphire  1.5m - Sarah
20	Mining cart (10th year veteran reward)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  9m - Mister Sinister
21	Double Exceptional Wooden Shield  200k - Kattasrophe
22	Fire cloak altered to gargoyle wing armour (5th year Veteran Reward) â€" can be exchanged for different Fire item  Lot unsold - reserve not met
23	Basket of Herbs  500k - Fogsbane
24	16 x Dull copper runic hammers  200k - Sam
25	Pierless Cure [from EM event]  Lot unsold - reserve not met
26	Boney [EM event item] (makes sound)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  3m - Arctic Fox
27	8 x Mini house deeds [Brick, L/W Patio, Sml Marble, Sml Stone, T-S Cabin, T-S Stone/Plaster, T-S Wood/Plaster, Wooden)  200k - Arctic Fox
28	Potted tree [December '99]  250k - Leprechaun
29	5 x Whispering Roses [February 2000] (Elinek Darkshadow, Grimmorra, Miguanis, Morte', Sinas Vrax)  2m - Arctic Fox
30	A statue of Geoffrey and Jaana (December 2001)  200k - Kattasrophe
31	Rose Rug (10th year veteran reward)  4m - Boolean
32	Oracle of The Sea (rare fishing quest drop)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  1m - Boolean
33	Luna White Lady Mel hair dye  1m - Sarah
34	Gold Lady Mel hair dye  2m - Arctic Fox
35	Sheep statue (7th year veteran reward)  5.5m - Arctic Fox
36	Spinning Lathe (7th year veteran reward)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  5m - Synbad
37	5 x Tragic Remains of the Travesty  1.4m - Sarah
38	6 x Ship's strongbox  800k - Bo
39	Lucky Necklace (blessed)  1m - Synbad
40	Rubble painting  *** FEATURED LOT ***  4.5m - Becca
41	Festive & Winter tree [Christmas 2012]  100k - Reuggan
42	Two piles of snow [December 2006] & one pile of glacial snow [December 2004]  60k - Sam
43	4 x Light of the Winter Solstice [December 2004] (EvilMantis, GM Snark, Shepherd, Spada)  10k - Arctic Fox
44	4 x Snowman [December 2003] (Comforl, DJSoul, Foster, Spada)  Lot unsold - no bidders
45	4 x Reindeer [December 2005] (JIB, Dark Hanako, Mostly Harmless, Sefergie)  10k - Arctic Fox
46	A Baby Dolphin [28/11/15 EM event drop] (makes dolphin sound)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  10m - Arctic Fox
47	Halawa's Hunting Bow (Eodon artifact)  2.5m - Bo
48	2 x Doom lamp post (plain colour)  200k - Sam
49	Rubble Plant  175k - Ander
50	An Unstable Time Rift [Eodon artifact] (produces sound and text)  *** FEATURED LOT ***  5m - Sarah

[Sara Dale]

The #6  is that the 5 use ones?

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The #6  is that the 5 use ones?

Yes.

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Four hours to the start...

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

The usual thanks to all those participating and to the auction staff:

Becca - porter
Boolean, Susie - security
Reuggan - auctioneer
Sara Dale - scribe
Sarah - cashier

The next auction is provisionally scheduled for January 9th. If you would like to have anything included you can contact me at any time. Deadline is generally around ten days before the actual sale, or once the maximum fifty slots are filled.