[GSAS-board] Auction idea

[Bob and Judy Holmes <jbholmes@nwlink.com>]

At the board meeting last week this idea was kicked around: For the plant 
auction in February, change the name from "Plant auction" to "Livestock 
auction" and encourage hobbyists, members and non-members alike, to bring 
in fish as well as plants for auction. Non-members would be obliged to join 
if they wanted a split, of course, and we would still have livestock at the 
general auction. We would still buy a big batch of plants from a wholesaler 
for auction.

Here are some of the possible benefits that we could see as a result of 
trying this:
-Hobbyists would most likely have access to some of the harder to find 
fish,as well as plants (killies,livebearers, bettas, cichlids etc.)
-People raising fish would have another opportunity to sell or donate their 
excess livestock.
-Publicizing the fact that the auction will include everything "live", not 
just plants, might create more interest and draw in a more diverse crowd, 
giving GSAS more exposure.
-The "livestock" portion of the items sold at the general auction would 
decrease somewhat, cutting everyone a little slack at that time.

Anyway, feel free to comment; that's why we posted this. Right now it's 
just an idea. I think it's a good one. probably a few bugs would have to be 
worked out.

Bob

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