RE: AIS Silent Auction - your thoughts on this please

["Janet Smith" <ypauls@sti.net>]

This is a great discussion and great ideas.

I have question:

Why doesn't the Aril Society advertize the book for sale to the
highest bidder or put a price on it IN THE BULLETIN?  Again photos
showing condition.

That way all AIS members have a chance (if they are interested) as
opposed to only those who are going to the convention.  AND it is
safe where it is and Region 15 does not have to worry about insurance
(nor does the Aril Society).

Fresno Iris Society did that many years ago with a Japanese Irises
book  - it included a letter from the author. It was a lovely book
and too expensive to continue to be in our library.  I believe
Clarance has that in his library now.  It worked out quite well.

More 2 cents worth,

Janet Smith
AIS Digital-Slides Chair



---- Original Message ----
From: region15kids@hotmail.com
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Subject: RE: [AISdiscuss] AIS Silent Auction - your thoughts on this
please
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 07:27:15 -0800

>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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