Auction Info

C.O.A.S.T. auctions provide a unique platform for our members to offer their surplus stock as well as bid on the surplus stock of others. Auction items, donations, and non-paid volunteer hours provides the club with the ability to help upkeep the overhead costs to run our organization.  

All donations to our non-profit organization are greatly appreciated!

Auction Files:

How to Buy at Auction

• Bring a bag or bucket to transport any fish / livestock you purchase
• Bring a Styrofoam box or cooler to transport any livestock if the weather is very hot or very cold.
• Arrive by 12:00 pm noon to preview items up for auction.
• If you are already a C.O.A.S.T. member pick up your yellow member card from the Auction Registration table,
• IF you don’t see your card it might just be out of sequence OR your membership has expired.
• IF so, then check with the Membership Registration Table and renew your membership.
• Non-members need to sign-up as a guest and be assigned a YELLOW Auction card.
• When bidding hold your card up so the auctioneer can see you!
• Bidding increments are at the discretion of the Auctioneer and will not be less than $1 each
• The winning bidder is determined by the Auctioneer when the word “sold” is said
• A runner will bring your items you won with a slip to initial.  Check that you got the correct item, check the price, lot #, and MOST importantly your member # and then initial the slip.
• Payment is at the registration table when the auction has concluded.
• Members can pay by personal check or cash. Guests must pay with cash only, no exceptions to this rule! Guests are allowed to attend up to (3) meetings at C.O.A.S.T. before requiring membership with the club.

How to Sell at Auction

• You must be a dues-paid C.O.A.S.T. active member to be able participate in the auction.
• If not, you may join the club right before the auction begins and become a paid member at the club’s registration table. You may also direct yourself to our paid membership form link on this website to expedite your new or returning membership processing in person.
  
  Usually we will have a number of guests or new members whom need to be processed at the start of every meeting. Each individual can take anywhere from 5-10 minutes to register, depending on having payment and forms readily signed. Please plan accordingly and help expedite the process by having any questions ready for the table, as well as having your payment readily on hand (cash preferred)!
• Sellers will receive 80%, the club receives 20% which helps pay for our organization’s overhead costs, such as rent, speakers, events, etc.
• Please do not bring sick, damaged, or illegal fish, livestock, or plants.
• Try and arrive early and distribute your items on the auction tables so as not to delay the start of the meeting.
• Sellers should always double-bag their fish and shy away from using Ziploc type bags as:
• Leaking bags have been a problem in the past!
• Bag adult males separately from females!
• Separate territorial or aggressive fish from each other to help minimize damage or death.
• Individual bags can be taped together to be sold as pairs or groups.
• Do not feed your fish the night before.
• Bag fish in clean water with a ratio of 1/3 water to 2/3 air.
• Please bag fish at home!
• Plants may be single bagged and do not need to be submersed in water.
• Fill out the Auction Form BEFORE you arrive and or the fish etc.
• ALL non-living related items, such as hard goods, soft goods, foods, packaged goods, new and used fish tank supplies, etc. are to be set aside for the SILENT AUCTION CORNER, hosted by club sponsor www.nolansaquarium.co. The SILENT AUCTION CORNER runs from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm, and it is run separately from the livestock auction event.
• Number all your bags of fish and other items for sale with your member number, followed by a dash and the item number, starting with 1. (example. 888-1, 888-2, 888-3… and so on.)
• Each bag should have the above information as well as the name of plant or fish species plus the sex IF known, and quantity. (Please don’t make the auctioneer have to count or identify livestock for you, which just slows down the overall process of the auction.)
• For ease in labeling your livestock, please try downloading the Auction forms at the top of this page, or writing on a label with a Sharpie will also suffice, 
• The interactive form is particularly useful as it also allows printing the auction summary page as well. 
• Hand in your Auction Form at the Auction registration table, NOT Membership.
• Find a clear spot on an auction table and set them up neatly for ease of viewing.
• At the end of the auction, collect your 80% share of the auction price in cash.  
• Your purchases will be deducted from your sales balance.