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PlantAKiss

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In order to participate in the NASC auction, you are REQUIRED to read the Rules for both listing and bidding. Any posts made in the Auction Forum for either donations of items or bids on items will represent your agreement to the terms set forth for this auction. Failing to uphold either end of a post-auction transaction will result in exclusion from future auctions.


*LISTING PERIOD: *Saturday, June 9th, NOON. Eastern DS Time through Saturday, June 23rdth, 10 p.m. Eastern DS Time.* The actual opening and closing of the Auction forum will be as close as possible to the actual times but might not be exact as its done manually. However, VALID listings and bids will follow the actual TIMES stated (i.e., a bid that it is entered past 10 p.m. EDST on June 23rd will NOT be valid even if the Auction Forum is still open for posting.)

You may post a listing (donation) at any time throughout the auction period. All items are open for bidding during the entire duration of the open auction. High bidder at the ENDING TIME of the auction is the winner.

* AUCTION IS OPEN TO: the general public! You do not have to be a registered TerraForums member to donate (list) an item or bid on (buy) an item, but if you bid as a Guest, you MUST provide contact information in your bid post(s). You are welcome to join TerraForums if you'd like...we love new members!

* WHAT CAN BE LISTED FOR AUCTION? The auction is open to any legal item CP or non-CP related. Anything that may bring donations ($$$!) is acceptable (plants, seeds, artwork, gardening tools, T-shirts, lights, pots, gift certificates, etc.). Be creative! We need items and bids! But please only donate or bid if you can uphold and follow through with your end of the transaction. This auction operates on an "honor system" so please be HONORABLE about your donations and bids.

* FOLLOW THE LAW: The lister (donor) and buyer are responsible for making sure that all interstate transfer laws, phytosanitary laws and CITES rules are strictly adhered to.

*A lister has the right to refuse foreign bids (U.S. only).

* PAYMENT FOR A WON ITEM: Payment can be made by personal check, money order, cashier's check or Paypal. Make your checks out to North American Sarracenia Conservancy; send your total payment amount to:

NASC Treasurer
ATTN: David Schloat
17 Nash Lane
North Salem, NY 10560

Paypal to NASCbank@earthlink.net as "Goods, other". Please make sure you use the "note" function and title it "AUCTION" along with ALL other pertinent information listed below...so Schloaty (Dave) will know what payments are auction related and for which items/seller.

***VERY IMPORTANT***
When you send in your payment, you MUST include the following information for:

1) Your "real" first and last name
2) Your TerraForums ID (if a member)
3) Phone number and email address *just in case* we need to contact you
4) a) full list of EACH Item you won and are paying for
* *b) Ending bid (price) of EACH item
* *c) The FORUM name or email of the donor (so they can be notified to ship!)

If you are MAILING a payment in, please use this handy PDF form. *Print it out, fill it in with the above information and send with your payment.

http://www.nasarracenia.org/2006May/...orm.pdf <br />


Any "mystery payments" missing this information will be considered a direct donation to NASC.

* LISTING AN ITEM: *Anyone can donate (list) an item for auction including non-TerraForum members! Each item donated will be listed as an individual TOPIC under the NASC Auction Forum. All bids for that item will be posted in that thread. Dutch auctions are not allowed; each item must be listed individually.

Each lister (donor) must include the following information in their opening topic:

1) Opening bid amount
2) Item description
3) Who is to pay for shipping (seller or buyer) and at least a fair guesstimate on the amount so there are no "surprises" with shipping fees
4) If its U.S. shipping only or if you will ship internationally
5) Some form of contact info (PM or email) so the winning bidder can contact you about shipping addresses and fees

All listings must have an opening bid price. *Minimum opening bid is $2 but opening bid can be higher. This will be used in lieu of reserves to ensure no item sells for an unreasonably low price. Please keep opening bids below what you consider the value of the item to be. "Bargain hunting" encourages bidding.

Example listing: "Up for auction is one pack of 20 byblis seeds harvested Jan. 2007; opening bid $2. I am paying for shipping; US bidders only. My email contact is xyz@abc.com".

You are encouraged to post a photo of your item (please, out of respect to dial-up users, keep your photos a reasonable size). If no photo is available, please provide a DETAILED description of your item (species, size, age, condition, etc.). If you'd like to make an "estimated value" on your item, you can but keep it fair and reasonable. Please keep an eye on your listing(s) in case a bidder has questions for you.

* BIDDING ON AN ITEM: All bids will be placed within the topic for each item; the thread following that topic (item) will be all bids posted and pertaining to that one item. *All amounts are in WHOLE U.S. DOLLARS.

**BID INCREMENTS:**
Please keep bids to WHOLE dollar amounts (no cents).
Bidding increments will be based on current high bid.
If the current high bid is between:
- $1-$19 you may place a bid no lower than $1
- $20-$49 you may place a bid no lower than $2
- $50 + you may place a bid no lower than $5
Bids higher than these minimums may be placed at any time.

For example: There is a nepenthes listed; its current high bid is $5. You must bid AT LEAST $1 more (total $6 bid), but you can bid HIGHER (in even dollars). The nep bidding goes up to $20; you can bid $22 or higher (in $2 increments); the nep reaches $50; you can bid $55 or higher in $5 increments.

NOTE: If you do not understand bid increments, please contact me (PlantAKiss) or another moderator. We must have bid increments so people don't outbid by a few pennies.

**No bids (posts) can be edited and changed once posted; contact a moderator if you need to make a change on your listing. You may bid as often as you wish. No bids will be valid past close of auction TIME.

* IF YOU WIN AN AUCTION: Winner is high bidder at auction close at 10 p.m. EDST, June 23rd. Winner should contact the lister/donor within three days to make shipping arrangements. Payment for the ITEM WON will go directly to Dave Schloat, Treasurer for NASC (see payment methods and address above); please do NOT send ITEM payment to the seller! But DO remit any shipping fees directly to the seller. Once Dave has received payment for an item, he will notify the donor (and copy the bidder) that s/he can ship the item; the donor should have received shipping fees by this time. Donor has 14 days to ship the item.

* SHIPPING FEES: *The LISTER (DONOR) will choose who pays the shipping on their item. He/she may offer to pay shipping OR require the bidder to pay shipping costs; this information MUST be disclosed in the listing information so the bidder knows prior to bidding who will pay the costs. *Shipping fees (as accurate as possible) and/or restrictions should be clearly posted in the listing (item topic); shipping costs can be estimated. Seller/donor should take all care possible to ensure their item is well packed and will arrive in good shape.

PAYMENT/SHIPPING POLICY: ***No item will be shipped until payment has been received.** Each winner will have 30 days from the close of auction to remit payment to NASC and any shipping fees to the donor (seller). Items must be shipped to winners within 14 days of receipt of payment. If item payments are not recieved within the 30 day time allowance, the bid is voided and the next highest bidder will be offered the item at their highest bid. The same time allotments apply to each winner bidder if previous bids have been voided. Insurance will be at the request and expense of the buyer.

NASC and its representative TF Moderators reserve the right to remove any inappropriate listings, comments or bids.

If you have any questions, please contact PlantAKiss at TerraForums via PM or by email at
PlantAKiss@aol.com ; also Houstonherp@aol.com, Ozzy at voodoodancer@gmail.com , EST at jonathan@rtv.com .

This is a charity event for a good cause so SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY!

Help make this run auction smoothly by following the rules, being responsible and being a good sport.

PLEASE!
*No Deadbeat Listers! If you can't follow through on delivering your item (donation) in a timely manner, please don't put up a listing! Please don't offer material you don't have (i.e. "I will have seeds in a couple of weeks"). Make sure you have the time to monitor your auction listings, pack and ship what you donate.

*No Deadbeat Bidders! Bid only if you will pay for what you win.

THANK YOU AND HAVE FUN!
 
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