It’s time for the Plano Amateur Radio Klub annual auction! This is open to anyone that is either looking to buy or sell ham radio related gear.
The auction will take place during PARK’s regular monthly meeting, July 20th, at Plano’s First United Methodist Church, 3160 E Spring Creek Parkway. A map is located on our website, k5prk.net.
This is your chance to clear out gear that you haven’t used in a while or no longer has that special sparkle.
At the auction, there will be three different sets of tables where you can:
A. DONATE IT TO THE KLUB
The club auctions it and all proceeds benefit the club. Everything needs your name and/or call sign on it, because If no one bids, you take it home.
B. KEEP OWNERSHIP
Put a starting price on the item. Let the club try to auction it. If it sells, 10% of the sale price goes to the club. If it does not sell, you take it home.
C. GIVE IT AWAY
Free to any interested ham. A box of tubes, spool of wire, antenna pieces, radio interfaces, etc. These can be taken at any time so come early to get a shot at all the freebies. Everything needs your call sign on it, because If no one picks it up, you still take it home.
Because we have had so much gear in past years, we will be prioritizing which means not everything may be called up to auction.
Label ALL ITEMS with your name and/or call sign. If it doesn’t sell or isn’t taken, you take it back home with you.
Ham-related gear only please.
Let us know if you have a noteworthy item you are planning to bring to the auction so we can advertise it. That helps draw bidders. Contact our Public Relations Officer with the details.
Write out an index card for each of your items that you bring with some information about it, like what it does, how it is used, operational condition, if a transceiver has modifications, etc. This saves us time, provides more information to the bidders and can increase the winning price.
Anything not sold at the end of the auction is open to a person-to-person negotiation.
THE PROCESS
Everyone that expects to bid will sign a log and be assigned an index card with your bidder number. This will allow us to call out each winning bidder and help us keep track of each item sold.
Every item will have a card with the item’s model number, description, modifications, etc.
The Auctioneer will use these item cards for specifics about the item while it is being auctioned.
When a sale is closed, the Auctioneer or his assistant will write the winning bidder’s number and price on the item card.
The auctioneer’s assistant will take the item card to the Klub Treasurer’s table where he will be taking payments.
When an item is sold, it will be moved to the SOLD ITEMS table.
Bidders will be able to bid on multiple items and make a single payment at the end of the auction.
Payments can be made either with cash or by Square. No checks, please.
When an item is paid for, the Treasurer will stamp the Item Card as SOLD.
A stamped Item Card or Cards MUST be presented to the Sold Table Attendant to pick up an item or items.
And remember, the first rule of the PARK Auction is: if an item is not sold, traded or given away, YOU MUST TAKE IT HOME.
We hope to see you, and your FANTASTIC GEAR, at the PARK auction!
