RE: AIS Silent Auction - your thoughts on this please

[cheryl deaton <region15kids@hotmail.com>]

I have some mixed thoughts on this.  I agree that we should have a minimum
bid, that the book NOT be on display, but secured
somewhere (unfortunately we have experienced theft in many areas the past few
conventions) and that it could be examined by bidders separately, that ASI get
an insurance rider to protect Region 15, and that an ASI member be there to
answer questions.  I think these special circumstances for Silent Auction
items should be a board decision, not the responsibility of the Silent Auction
chair, since in some cases this could decrease the amount of money spent on
silent auction items (in a tough economy you chose carefully where your money
goes).  As to AIS getting a percentage of the proceeds, I am not convinced we
need to do this.
Cheryl

> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:34:16 -0700
> From: geraldcsnyder@gmail.com
> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
> Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] AIS Silent Auction - your thoughts on this please
>
> On 1/31/2012 11:28 AM, Jill Bonino wrote:
> > I agree with Tom and Michelle that we should do this for the Aril Society.
Also, yes, the book should not be displayed on the table, only pics with a
notice that anyone interested should check with Silent Auction Chair to
inspect. Also there should be a sign notifying everyone bidding that the
proceeds are going to the Aril Society. Perhaps a minimum bid of $750 to get
started? Also, we should ask the Aril Society for a "Reserve Bid", in other
words if the bids do not meet the Reserve Bid of whatever, then the book
returns to the Aril Society unsold.
>
> I would think that the Reserve Bid and minimum bid should be the same.
> Why make things more complicated than needed? We do not have to
> duplicate every aspect of Ebay.
>
> Also, since the expected final bid will be much higher than if ASI had
> its own auction, it seems reasonable to me that AIS should get 10% of
> the sale price.
>
> Finally, since this might be seen (perhaps by other Cooperating
> Societies) as a semi precedent, the motion perhaps should allow similar
> high-ticket items to be sold for Cooperating Societies at the discretion
> of the Silent Auction Chair. I would not expect such a request to be a
> frequent event, but this one-time action of the board should be sufficient.
>
>
> Gerry Snyder
>
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