The NJAS In-Person Spring Auction April 2024

An in-person auction, created by NJAS

General information

Thank you for your interest in the North jersey Aquarium Society (NJAS) In-Person Spring 2024 Giant Tropical Fish Auction! The auction will be held on Sunday April 14th at 12pm and is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Doors open at 9:30am and item viewing starts at 11am. The address is the Columbian Hall, 1034 Jeanette Ave. Union NJ 07083. You can use this site to create an account (if you don't already have one) and sign up to attend as a bidder and/or seller and pre-register your items between now and the evening before the auction. The Seller/Club split is 60%/40%

Prohibited items

• You cannot sell anything banned by New Jersey state law.

Rules

FOR BIDDERS

• Bidding will start in-person Sunday April 14 at 12pm at the Columbian Hall, 1034 Jeanette Ave. Union NJ 07083
• Bidders should register and join the auction on this site before the event
• The cost for a bidder card is $5. You can pay for your bidder card when you check in to the event on Sunday the 14th
• The auctioneer has the FINAL WORD on all bids and the auction Chairs will have the final word on all other matters
• All bidders must produce a valid driver’s license at the registration desk for security purposes. Before leaving for the day, buyers must pay for their lots at the registration desk with cash, checks, or credit card, and the license will be returned.

FOR SELLERS

• Sellers should pre-register their lots on this site
• Sellers check-in their items on site Sunday April 14th starting at 9:30am. Remember, viewing of items starts at 11am
• The Seller/Club split is 60%/40%
• Fish, plants, live food, invertebrates and driftwood are all acceptable items for auction. No other items are allowed (ie: tanks, filters, air pumps, lights etc)
• We STRONGLY encourage sellers to post actual images of your lots (and/or their parents in the case of very small fry/juveniles) on the site. It’s very easy, especially with modern cell phones, to capture really good images. You can also use stock images from the internet.
• Use this site to generate labels for your bags. Print them out and tape over them with clear scotch tape to affix and water -proof them. If you need assistance with this process, just email [email protected]
• The NJAS Auction team has the right to remove any lot due to size, defects, sickness, inadequate bagging or any other disqualifying reason
• No Minimum bids will be allowed. Sellers entering lots can just use the default $2 as the reserve price
• Lots with more than one bag must be taped or bagged together, and each individual bag must be labeled
• Seller proceeds will be sent to the sellers by May 11th 2024 or sooner
• If at any point you have questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]

The following rules will be automatically enforced by this site:

• This is an in-person auction
• You can submit lots starting April 1, 2024, 8 a.m.
• You can submit lots until April 13, 2024, 11:59 p.m.
• You will be charged 40% of the winning price per lot you sell
• Sellers can set a buy now price on their lots, which will allow a lot to be sold without bidding

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