The program at the June Meeting will comprise the Annual Member’s Mineral Auction.
There may be a few announcements made at the commencement of the Meeting but otherwise the entire evening will be devoted to the Auction. The Meeting will start at the normal time of 7.30pm but members bringing in specimens for sale are recommended to arrive by 7.00pm to set out their sales. After any announcements the Auction will commence immediately and may last to between 9.00 and 9.30pm.
There will probably be a fifteen-minute break about half-way through the auction.
Refreshments will be provided at the Meeting although with COVID regulations in mind and subject to recommendations being constantly reviewed it may be necessary to ensure that refreshment items are handed out individually to members who may have to be asked not to help themselves. In regard to the pandemic concerns anyone attending the June meeting may choose to wear a mask and social distancing should be observed. Hand sanitiser will be provided at the venue entrance, all attendees must sign the attendance book and any non-financial members or visitors must in addition sign a COVID Tracing Record sheet and provide their contact telephone number.
A list of specimens to be auctioned is being compiled and a partial list of fifty-six specimens is provided at the end of this Newsletter. The list is not complete. It is expected that by the commencement of the Meeting there should be between 70 to 80 specimens being offered for sale. A complete auction list will be sent out by e-mail bulletin later this week. The Society is also selling a microscope, four mineral display cabinets and probably one or more ‘dollar boxes’ of surplus specimens. Members wishing to bid for any items should acquire a bidding number label at the reception table.
Members please note that transactions must be conducted entirely between the vendor and purchaser. The Society takes no commission on the sales and will not enter into any transaction arrangements. Payments would need to be made by cash or cheque, it is unlikely that any vendors will have credit card facilities available. During the Auction if any vendor feels that bidding on any of their specimens is not proceeding high enough they can bid for the specimen themselves to take it back.
In addition a number of trays of minerals may be sold by silent auction. Members can bring in a tray to leave for display on a table accompanied by a bid form which will be provided. Specimens, trays or boxes should be labelled clearly and the vendor should write his or her name on the bid form. The bid forms would be checked at the end of the evening with the highest bidders purchasing the tray or specimen/s. There will be no need to notify the Society in advance about trays being brought in for sale as they will not be listed.
