| AUCTIONS OF FISH & AQUARIUM EQUIPMENT |
Two
public auctions are held each year at Mulgrave Neighbourhood House, Wellington Reserve, 36-42 Mackie Road, Mulgrave
(Melways ref: 80, C3)
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Doors open at noon for receipt of goods -- the auction commences at 1 pm.
For the date of the next Auction see the Calendar or contact the Secretary via e-mail or on 9560 7472.
Go to the club's Message Board for latest details.
AUCTION RULES
| 1 | Reserve Price: | |
| 1.1 |
The
Reserve Price (if any) of an item shall include the Society's commission. (See also Rule 7.2.) |
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| 2 | Scrutineers: | |
| 2.1 |
Official
Scrutineers shall be appointed by the Committee and empowered to
remove sub-standard fish from sale. |
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| 3 | Care of Goods: | |
| 3.1 | Upon delivery to the scrutineers, all items come under their care and control. | |
| 3.2 |
There
will be no access to an item unless, under special circumstances,
the scrutineers permit such access. |
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| 4 | Eligibility of Goods for sale: | |
| 4.1 | At the discretion of the Auction Committee, the sale of non-aquarium-related items may be deferred until all aquarium-related items have been processed. | |
| 4.2 | First boxes shall be auctioned, where practicable, in order of arrival. Second, third, etc boxes shall be auctioned in the same order. | |
| 4.3 |
No
more than four (4) lots of the same item may be offered for auction
by any vendor. |
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| 4.4 | Known Hybrid fishes are not to be offered for sale. | |
| 5 | Packing Standards: | |
| 5.1 | At the discretion of the scrutineers, a fee will be charged for re-bagging fish if this is necessitated by obvious poor or inappropriate bagging. | |
| 5.2 | Cardboard boxes will not be allowed for fish. | |
| 5.3 |
All
fish to be in closed foam/insulated boxes with itemised Auction
Form/s inside. |
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| 6 | Accounts: | |
| 6.1 | Anyone wishing to run an account must make arrangements with the Accounts Clerk prior to commencement of the Auction. | |
| 6.2 |
All
accounts will be settled immediately following the Auction. Payment
by cheque, only by prior arrangement with the Accounts Clerk. Suitable
photo ID required. |
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| 7 | Marking of Items: | |
| 7.1 | All lots are to be clearly marked as to contents and reserve price, if any, consistent with the Auction Form. | |
| 7.2 | Any item without a reserve price marked on it will be auctioned as if there is no reserve price. | |
| 7.3 |
Second-hand
equipment not marked "working" will be treated as if it is "not
working". |
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| 8 | Vendors: | |
| 8.1 | Only Financial Members of the Victorian Cichlid Society Inc are eligible to submit goods/livestock for sale at auction. (Please note this means that all vendors will pay the same commission. Non-members formerly paid a premium rate.) | |
| ~ FYI ~ | ||
| 1 | Foam boxes will be sold at the door, when available. | |
| 2 | Information on bag labels to correspond with information on Auction Form. | |
| 3 | Auction to be continuous -- there will be no break. | |
| 4 | No-one except officially appointed scrutineers will be permitted to touch boxes/lists before fish are auctioned. | |
| 5 | Colour-coded labels to ensure all first boxes are sold in order, before any second or third boxes. | |
| 6 | Suggest that Prime, or some similar product be used when packing fish. | |
| 7 | To encourage appropriate bagging (see Rule 5.1), the re-bagging fee of $1 will be enforced. | |
| IMPORTANT NOTICE: | ||
Using the above rules and as much diligence as can reasonably be expected, the Society does its best to ensure that goods and livestock are as-described at the time of sale. Vendors are required to observe the rules and use common sense and honesty in presenting goods/livestock for sale. Buyers are responsible for the welfare of livestock once their care has passed to them. If a problem is observed with goods/livestock at this point, they should notify the scrutineers to have the problem remedied. The Society can cancel sales during the course of the auction, where considered reasonable, but will accept no responsibility whatsoever for goods or livestock that have left the auction premises. |
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| BANNED FISHES: | ||
Hybrids and chemically/surgically or genetically altered fishes are banned from sale at VCS Auctions. Following is a list of fishes that will not be accepted. |
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Blood Red Parrot |
Dye-injected fish Laser-tattooed fish GloFish or any other genetically modified fish* |
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| The above is by no means a comprehensive listing. Information on known hybrids that should be added to this list is welcomed. | ||
| * GM fish are subject to regulation under the Gene Technology Act 2000, and corresponding State and Territory legislation. Persons found to be in possession of GM fish without authorisation from the Gene Technology Regulator may be subject to the following penalties: a maximum penalty of two years imprisonment or a $55,000 fine, or a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment or a $220,000 fine for an aggravated offence. | ||
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