1. Anyone attending the monthly meeting may participate in the bidding or selling of items (read below for additional non-member rules).
2. The Delaware County Aquarium Society (DCAS) retains 25% of the highest bid per item entered into the auction by DCAS members.
Therefore, members receive 75% of the highest bid. However, any item sold for one ($1) dollar will be split by a half dollar ($0.50) to the club and the other half dollar to the member.
3. There is a 14 (fourteen) items limit for each membership/household. However, no more than five (5) of the same species of plant, animal, hardware, decoration, etc., may be entered by a single membership/household. Anyone wishing to enter more than 5 (five) of the same item must have approval from both the auction chairperson/designee and the President. More than 5 (five) of the same items being offered will be sold at the same price after auctioning one of the items. (NOTE: This approval of offering more that 5 [five] of the same item will not be applied to all circumstances; items will be limited to 5 [five] at the discretion of any board of directors member.)
4. All items must be registered at www.auction.fish and have an item number and description on a properly affixed label. Any item without an item number will be considered a donation and all proceeds from its sale will go to the DCAS.
5. It is the responsibility of the seller to make sure all of their items have an item number and minimum bid (if applicable) well affixed to them. Any item without a number will be considered a donation and all proceeds from the sale of that item will go to the DCAS. Please, ensure your label stays on your item. that all of the information is correct and you agree with all of the sale prices and the payout information.
6. Donations of animals, plants, and aquarium related items will be accepted at the discretion of any DCAS board of director. Items will be rejected at the discretion of the Auction Chairperson/designee or the President. The sale of prohibited/illegal animal, plants, or items will NOT be allowed under any circumstance- NO exceptions will be made.
7. A rule may be waived at the discretion of the Auction Chairperson/designee and upon approval of the President. Any request to waive a rule should be for special circumstances only. Rules will not be waived for any individual/household for any reason, under any circumstance in two consecutive meetings, members and non-members alike.
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Join us for our monthly meeting and auction! Featuring live plants, fish, and hard goods. Meeting starts 8pm
Jan. 2, 2026, 9:15 p.m.