The 2025 MAS Summer Auction
An online auction with in-person pickup, created by WillieLoh
General information
MAS auctions run from Wednesday (8 am) through Wednesday (8 pm), with
pick up on the following Saturday (see map). Invoices and labels will
be issued to buyers and sellers after the auction ends and payment is
due via PayPal by midnight Thursday. Payments made after Thursday are
subject to a $10 late charge. Sales for which payment is not received
by 10 pm Friday can be cancelled. Sellers will be paid within one week of the Saturday distribution. You must use your PayPal email
account for accurate invoicing and payment. Do not participate
if you do not have an active PayPal account. To maintain privacy, names
and email addresses are hidden from other auction participants. By
participating in this auction, you agree to abide by all auction rules.
Minnesota Aquarium Society auctions are limited to the members in
good standing (no outstanding debts). Buyers/Sellers who are not
members, or whose memberships have expired, will be enrolled in MAS and have the $15 membership fee
automatically added/deducted from their invoice. Inquiries to
auctionmaster@aquarium.mn. MAS collects a 25% tariff on the sales price
to defray costs. Big sellers will have their tariff reduced to 10% for
sales above $200. Each seller may list up to 30 items. Donations do not count against this limit.
Sellers can drop off their sales items on Saturday, July 19,
between 12:30 - 1:30 pm. Buyers can pick up their purchases on the same
day between 2 - 3 pm. MAS also has a fish swap at the same location from noon - 3 pm, so you can double dip. Beginning in July, we are adding the MAS So-shoal Hour, an opportunity to join the aquatics community to talk fish beginning at 1 pm. So, it's triple dipping!
Prohibited items
- You cannot sell anything banned by state law.
Rules
- Minimum bid is set at $5. A $2 fee will be added to each item where the seller sets a higher minimum.
- All lots must be properly bagged. If we have to rebag your item, a $2/bag fee may be imposed.
- BAP/HAP participants should mark both
the DONATION and BREEDER
POINTS boxes. A BAP submission form, available on the MAS website, must
be filled out to provide future breeders with spawning information.
HAP forms are to be filled out online. BAP/HAP submissions must contain the correct scientific (Latin) name.
- If a BAP/HAP donation sells for > $30, the amount in excess will
be returned to the donor.
The following rules will be automatically enforced by this site:
- This is an online auction with in-person pickup
- You must place bids on this website
- Bidding will be open from July, 9, 2025, 10 a.m. to July 16, 2025, 8 p.m.
- If last minute bids are placed on a lot, the end time for that lot will be extended. All lots will end by July 16, 2025, 8 p.m.
- You can submit lots starting July 9, 2025, 8 a.m.
- You can submit lots until July 15, 2025, 8 p.m.
- You can submit up to 30 lots. Additional lots accepted only as a donation.
- You will be charged 25% of the winning price per lot you sell
- There will be a minimum bid of $5 on all lots, and sellers can set their own minimum bids
The following rules will be automatically enforced by this site:
- This is an online auction with in-person pickup
- You must place bids on this website
- Bidding will be open from July 9, 2025, 3 p.m. to July 17, 2025, 1 a.m.
- If last minute bids are placed on a lot, the end time for that lot will be extended. All lots will end by July 17, 2025, 2 a.m.
- You can submit lots starting July 9, 2025, 1 p.m.
- You can submit lots until July 16, 2025, 1 a.m.
- You can submit up to 30 lots. Additional lots accepted only as a donation.
- You will be charged 25% of the winning price per lot you sell
- There will be a minimum bid of $5 on all lots, and sellers can set their own minimum bids
- Sellers can set a buy now price on their lots, which will allow a lot to be sold without bidding
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