[GeoStL] Re: Picnic Auction
- From: "Mike Bollinger" <lazylightning7@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 08:12:44 -0500
Great idea Bernie,
I am planning to bring some stuff for door prizes but I like the idea of
using them for the auction. I have a few Geocaching 101 t-shirts, a
couple of ammo boxes and some other stuff too.
I've been to several 'silent' auctions where you have a sheet of paper
by each item and people walk around and write their name and how much
they will bid on the sheet. You can bid on any item as often as you
like so what happens is you usually have a person standing by something
he/she wants as the ending time approaches and counters any other higher
bidders. This keeps going on until a set time and then the highest
bidder wins it. The nice thing about this is that it eliminates the
time spent that one person has to take to auction off one item at a
time.
Either door prizes or auction items, I'll bring them.
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[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bernie
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 6:43 AM
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [GeoStL] Picnic Auction
- Are we still having the auction? As we discussed before, it will put
a few bucks into our kitty at absolutely NO COST to us. I would be
willing to take charge, but don't expect too much. I have a very
informal plan in mind. Lay your donations on a specified table and have
a "secretary" log the items in or better yet, log it in yourself..
During the auction, the secretary makes a note (on the sheet where the
items were logged in) of who purchased each item and for how much. After
the auction is complete, we collect our "winnings". Suggested time to
hold this auction would be right after we eat. If it's a go, bring any
item (does not have to be cache related) that you are willing to donate.
Suggestions are: all types of cache containers, items that could be
placed into the cache boxes, fishing and hiking items, advertising items
or trinkets (bundled up in to individual baggies). In short, anything
that is collecting dust around the house. These are only my thoughts and
nothing is gospel. Let me know what you think. Bernie the Happykraut.
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