American Cichlid Association's
2017 Convention Auction Sunday July 16th 10:30am-?
(registration 8:30-10am)
Sheraton Novi Hotel
Ballrooms A-C
21111 Haggerty Rd
Novi, MI 48375
Admission is FREE - you don't have to be a member to buy or sell.
Preregister now until July 11th, with Marty R at
[email protected] For more info contact Auction Chairperson: Ron Brockmiller, or Blair Henze
Please read these rules completely. Some rules are different than our normal MCA Auctions.
To register as a seller, please contact Marty Ruthkosky pre-registration chair, via email ([email protected]) with the following information: Name, address, phone number, and number of items you expect to bring.
Auction location/date: Ballroom A-C - Sheraton Novi Hotel - July 16, 2017
PLEASE NOTE: Read all rules carefully! If you bring fish that are not allowed, they will be turned away!
Auction day registration period is from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. Auction Start: 10:30 AM until all items are sold.
- You need not be a member of the Michigan Cichlid Association (MCA), or American Cichlid Association (ACA) to buy or sell fish.
- We will be accepting CICHLIDS, CATFISH, AND LIVE PLANTS. Sellers will be LIMITED TO TWENTY (20) CATFISH and TWENTY (20) LIVE PLANT items (bags) PER HOUSEHOLD
- There is a LIMIT OF 50 items per person, including catfish, & live plants. Additional items will be returned to the seller or considered donations to the MCA/ACA
- A SELLER LETTER will be assigned by THE PRE-REGISTRATION CHAIR at the time of registration. Sellers who register using their own seller letter designations (initials etc.), without prior confirmation with the THE PRE-REGISTRATION CHAIR, will risk losing their auction proceeds.
- Each item must contain a single species - no multiple species per bag allowed. If multiple species are found to be bagged together, it will be considered a donation to the MCA.
- ALL ITEMS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED: Sellers name, phone number, name of fish, number of fish in bag and sex of fish (if known).
- PROPER FISH BAGS MUST BE USED: Fish must be properly bagged with ample air and water. Auction Chairperson may reject any item(s) not meeting these criteria. No baggies or seal-a-meal bags will be allowed. Large fish need to be put into buckets or styros.
- There is a limit of (5) bags of fish, per species or color morph, for each person registering fish.
- ADULT MALES AND FEMALES OF THE SAME SPECIES MUST BE BAGGED SEPARATELY AND ATTACHED TOGETHER.
- A one-dollar ($1.00) charge per bag will be assessed for any re-bagging. (e.g. leaking, too small a bag, lack of air or adult males and females of the same species bagged together).
- SIZE LIMIT OF THE FISH THAT WILL BE ACCEPTED: Any type of Dwarf cichlid MUST be a 3/4 inch minimum; and all others MUST be a 1 inch minimum. PLEASE NOTE~The Auction Chairperson will reject ALL items not meeting this size limitation as not fit for sale.
- Sellers Items may be designated with a minimum (reserve) bid for a $5.00 fee per item. Contact the Auction Chair for further instructions at the auction.
- All items become strictly the buyers responsibility once they are purchased. The MCA/ACA assume no responsibility after that time.
- No item will sell for less than $1.00.
- No fish or item may be removed from the auction by the registrant once it has been registered. This can only be done by the Auction Chairperson.
- Any item unsold or unclaimed after the close of the auction becomes the property of the MCA/ACA.
- The MCA/ACA will not be responsible for any personal injury that might occur during the auction or on the site where the auction is held.
- Seller's auction proceeds will be mailed within two weeks. A $0.50 charge will be deducted from the sellers' proceeds for mailing.
- AUCTION SPLIT: MCA/ACA will retain the first $1.00 of the sale price of item plus 30% of the sale price exceeding the first $1.00.
- Sellers registering after 10:00 A.M. EST on the day of the auction will be allowed to register until 10:30 A.M. EST at a reduced seller split of 50% after the first $1.00 of the item sale price as stated above (21). No registration after 10:30 A.M. EST.
- All items brought to the auction for sale must be placed on the inspection table in the auction room before 10:30 A.M. EST, regardless of the time of registration.
- All purchases must be paid for in U.S. Currency.
- Sellers are required to bring all items to the check-in table PRIOR to being put on tables.
- A priority fee of $3.00 can be paid to bring any item to the front of the line. The fee is non-refundable and does not apply to the selling price.
FOR MORE INFORMATION-YOU MAY CONTACT:
AUCTION CHAIRPERSON: Ron Brockmiller