This is the email that they sent out for their auction.
The link has information on the items being auctioned.
I am a member of both SWAM and BRS. They are a good
group and they have several speakers a year there.
I am not sure I can go this year, but others from this area might.
If you do go, do not get in a bidding contest with Denise.
She will win.
Remember, the Boston Reefers' Society's annual auction is this Sunday
Oct. 22nd at the Hilton Garden Inn in Waltham, MA.
There will be a huge amount of new and lightly used equipment such as
skimmers, tanks, lighting systems, calcium reactors, testing equipment,
books, frozen food, etc. up for auction. There will also be high
quality livestock: tank-raised and wild collected corals, Tridac clams,
fish, and other invertebrates. The complete list with photos (which will
be continuously updated until the time of the auction) is here:
http://home.comcast.net/~robbo_t/main.html
The photos from the site will be displayed on a large screen as each
item comes up for bid during the auction.
Other details about the auction:
Date: Sunday Oct. 22, 2006
Time: 11 AM - 4 PM (Registration will begin at 11 AM. Auction will
start at high noon)
Place: Hilton Garden Inn, 420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, MA Pizza will
be served.
Fees:
There will be an admission fee of $5 for members (must be up-to-date
with your membership dues), $20 for non-members. Anyone can join the club
at the door. The admission fee gets you your numbered 'Paddle' for
bidding, pizza at lunch time (show your paddle), and a chance to win a
bunch of door prizes (the exact prizes will be announced later, but there
will be a bunch).
Payment:
Cash, check (members only), or Paypal. We are reasonably certain that
we will be able to do Paypal at the auction, but if there are technical
glitches it might not happen.
Bring:
Bring coolers with you for all the livestock you weren't planning on
buying. Bring some extra ziploc bags you can fill with hot tap water at
the hotel to keep the stuff in your cooler warm. There will be extra
bags available for people who are donating corals, inverts, or fish, but
don't have the ability to separate and bag it all up.
