Silent Auction held every year at our Shell Show Mark.
We do set an opening price on each item (keep it low) - you would be surprised
how far up some items go.

We give everyone a number.  (They usually sign in on a sheet - and the sheet is
already numbered)  You can also use names it doesn't matter.

We run our auction from 9-5 on Saturday in our hospitality room.   You can set
any time limit you want.

Use items that are not bid on as door prizes or give aways at your next
meeting.

ferreter wrote:

> Could someone who has operated a silent auction please contact me privately
> .
> The Questions i have are the following ,
> 1) Is there a set price for all items to start at?
> 2) Is it best to assign numbers to the bidders or let them use their real
> names ?
> 3) what's a good amount of time to let the auction run?
> 4) if we have items that are not bid on , how should they be disposed of?
> any other help or suggestions would be most appreciated.
> Mark J. Bethke

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Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.

Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells

Bobbi in Shell Creations