Re: selling plants

[Karen Randall <krandall@world.std.com>]

At 07:18 AM 5/26/2000 -0700, Charlene wrote:

>Hi all- no I have not printed the huge number of brochures-I didn't realize
>how attached to selling plants the members were.  We can certainly put in a
>split profit thing if you decide and let me know soon!!  I am used to people
>giving away plants they usually grow so fast and I thought this once, it
>would be a nice fund raiser and keep the auction quick and simple.  

I don't think that whether we do a split or not has any bearing on whether
we do it as a silent auction.  I still think a silent auction is a great
way to do it.  There will be much more time for chatting and socializing
without missing out on bidding on a plant you wnat at the same time!

Some plants _do_ grow very fast.  Others much more slowly.  More
importantly, as Neil mentioned, people are paying a lot to come to the
convention, and it is a way that they can get at least a _little_ bit back
to offset their expenses. (or to bid on other plants in the auction!)

>I for
>one stated that I was not willing to set up or sit thro that kind of auction
>at the NEC when I have seen it done so much quicker and more fun!  Having
>more money in the AGA account may not be needed, but to do these types of
>events, you will need extra money to kick in sometimes (maybe this time) as
>the registration may not always cover everything. 

I agree, and that is why I wouldn't want to see 80-100% go back to the
vendor.  But I've also seen that people are _more_ likely to bid more  if
they know they're getting something for their plants too.  I think, over
all, we'll make more money with a split than with straight donations.  But
the exact details of the auction don't need to be included in the brochure
as long as the word "donation" is taken out.  We can make up an actual
vendor's form that can be mailed to registrants and be made available at
the registration table.

>I would still like to get a few corporate sponsors to
>pay for a couple of things, so if anybody has connections to some
>organizations, and would feel comfortable asking them to sponsor, email me
>privately if you want. If doing that is ok with everyone, give me some
>business names and I will contact them.  That way we can insure we don't go
>in the hole if we are under minimums. 

I'd be surprised if Claus wouldn't donate some Mastergrow and books.
Contact him at clc@tropica.dk
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