Kenny/Forrest Auction Two - Golden Melons

[Second Hand Pat]

Dear SimplyDiscus Friends,

We are pleased to announce that Kenny and Forrest have kindly donated twelve 5 to 5.5 inch discus for three auctions. For auction Two the highest bidder will receive Four 5-5.5" Golden Melons.

The fish for this auction are the exact fish shown in the pictures below.

Please note that the winner will pay for shipping (Kenny's discounted Fedex Priority Overnight rate). Canadian members can participate in this auction if they are near the Canadian/US border and can arrange with Kenny to pick them up at a FedEx location or airport in the US

As an added bonus Barb from Delightful Designs Discus Cones have generously donated two of her beautiful hand made breeding cones to each of the 3 winners and she has included shipping.

Please note that the winner will pay for shipping (Kenny's discounted Fedex Priority Overnight rate). Canadian members can participate in this auction if they are near the Canadian/US border and can arrange with Kenny to pick them up at a FedEx location or airport in the US

The auction will end Sunday, November 16th at 8:00 PM EST

For any questions please send myself or Al a PM or email Kenny (kennysdiscus@gmail.com) since we will be monitoring the auction. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Kenny, Forrest and Barb for their generous donations.

Auction Rules:

1. You have to be a registered member of the forum for at least five days prior to the start of the auction. Any bid received from a member not meeting this criteria will be deleted. This applies to public or sealed bids.

2. "Sealed bids" must include the bid amount, the auction (when running concurrent auctions) that the bid applies to and the members username, and full real name. Only one "sealed bid" per member per auction group. "Sealed bids" can be submitted via email to bids@simplydiscus.com.

3. The auction ends at Sunday, November 16th 2014 at 8:00 pm EST (eastern standard time). Any bid time stamped 8:01 pm or after is considered null and void. This includes any posted bid or sealed bid. The time stamp of a sealed bid is upon receipt in the email inbox.

4. Canadian members may participate if they can take delivery of the auction fish within the US. Please contact Kenny prior to bidding to ensure a delivery location. Also ensure you are aware of any paperwork required to bring the fish into Canada.

5. We have tried to anticipate all issues and make the rules clear and concise, but should an issue or problem arise we maintain all rights to resolve it as we see fit. You agree to this by your participation in these auction.

6. For this bid format, Moderators and Admins will not be allowed to participate.

Auction Two:

[Kenny's Discus]

Pat,

Thank you very much for organizing these 3 groups of auction fish as always. Happy bidding to all and thank you all for your support to SD in advance!

Here are some quick tank pics of them after being tanked for 2 days only. Since I have all 12 SD auction fish in the same tank I will post this similar set on all 3 auction threads.

















during feeding, already eating great.








Thanks,
Kenny

[Keith Perkins]

$300

[Tankster]

$xxx

Hey bud... Sealed bid auction, go back and read Pats post.


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[kris2341]

Greg, you can do both, its not a problem.

[Second Hand Pat]

Greg, it is public or sealed bid. Keith's bid is fine.

[Tankster]

Ohhh, I am the one who needs to go back and read the rules!


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[Second Hand Pat]

Ohhh, I am the one who needs to go back and read the rules!


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Greg, if you feel that it is not clear please send me a pm.
Thanks,
Pat

[Tankster]

Greg, if you feel that it is not clear please send me a pm.
Thanks,
Pat

That might have come across wrong... Just saying I am the one who read it wrong... I need to pay closer attention.
Sorry to clutter up this auction post.


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[Second Hand Pat]

Al good Greg
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

$300

This is the current high bid

[rickztahone]

Just to be perfectly clear, there are TWO forms of bidding in the 3 current auctions.

You can do an "Open Bid" directly here on the thread, where you can see what others are bidding, and try to outbid them publicly,
Or, you can do a "Sealed Bid" which gets sent to the moderation team only, and the general public does not know what you have submitted.

You can do both forms of bidding at any time.

If you have any further questions, or feel that something isn't clear, please let us know.

[navydiscus]

Just curious if we are able to know the highest bid. I hate to say I'm not a fan of the sealed bid just for tracking purposes. If there was away to make an anonymous bid, but still pop up in the forum to keep the bidder hidden I could understand. What is the point of having an auction with a sealed bid.

[brewmaster15]

Just curious if we are able to know the highest bid. I hate to say I'm not a fan of the sealed bid just for tracking purposes. If there was away to make an anonymous bid, but still pop up in the forum to keep the bidder hidden I could understand. What is the point of having an auction with a sealed bid.

I Came up with the idea to add a sealed bid option for several reasons...

1) it keeps it interesting...It adds a twist of mystery to it...no one will know until the end whether the sealed bid was higher or the online auction.

2)Some people are busy.They may not be able to follow the auction...but want a chance to win where someone wont outbid them in the last moment.

3) Kenny and Forrest have generously donated these fish for Auction and we want to generate as much as possible....hopefully someone sends in some high ones!

So the short of it is...if someone wants one of the sets of fish ..send in as high a sealed bid as you can...then watch the online bids.If the online bids are higher than your sealed bid...bid online higher.

This format increases your chance to win a group or groups you want...and can increase the revenue received.

HAVE FUN!
Al

[ZacharyChanTM]

$320