Below are photos of the trees sold at live auction in 2023.
*Please review these rules!
This event is our biggest club fundraiser. It is very well attended. Participate by providing auction materials and volunteering to help create this great event.
Ways to participate:
Buy or Sell:
All Buyers and Sellers must register
and pay for a numbered paddle to be picked up when they arrive at the auction.
Paddles cost $12.00 prior to the event or $15.00 on the day of the event.
Paddle fees are donated to the venue, Pacific Bonsai Museum.
All bidders must buy a paddle. No paddle = no bidding.
Buyers pay no sales tax but there is a 10% “Buyer’s Premium”
donation to the PSBA club.
Pre-registration is required for sellers and strongly encouraged for buyers.
Enter a Tree in the Live Auction
Live Auction Tree Details:
These are refined bonsai in the live auction
Target price of Live Auction trees should be greater than $200.
15% of selling price* will be retained by PSBA as a commission.
*The seller of a tree with reserve pricing in the live auction that doesn’t sell
will be charged $50.
Silent Auction
Rules:
There are 50 lots available in the silent auction.
There is a two lot limit for each seller in the silent auction.
A “lot” may be one item or multiple items to be sold as one.
Enter your intention to sell in the silent auction on your registration form below.
In order to secure your space in the silent auction, you must pay the registration fee. First come, first served.
If you have any questions,
just send an email to PSBAauction@gmail.com.
Donate:
Consider donating items to support the club. We will accept items for the silent or live auctions, or for raffling off at our club meetings. And, of course, a monetary donation is welcome as well.
Volunteer!
Get up close and personal with great trees. Meet other PSBA members and support your club.
Teams of volunteers will work on Friday May 31st for Set-up and Tree intake; and Saturday June 1st for Set-up, Check-in and Check-out, Greeter/Membership Table, Tree Movers, Silent Auction Support, Live Auction Bid Tracker, Cashier, and Break-down.
To join our happy band of volunteers, contact PSBAauction@gmail.com, please indicate any preferences.
Auction Registration:
This is a two step process. First, fill out the registration form. Second, follow the link presented after submitting your registration form to visit our Square Webstore and pay the registration fee. You will not be registered until we have the registration form and payment. This will reserve your auction bidder number and paddle, which you must pick up when you arrive at the auction on June 1st.
A paddle fee payment link to our Square site will be displayed IMMEDIATELY AFTER you SUBMIT your form. Remember, your silent auction or live auction lot space is not held if you do not pay the paddle fee.
REGISTER HERE
Arrive early to take in the World Class Bonsai Collection at the Pacific Bonsai Museum ahead of the auction. (Museum opens at 10:00 AM)
Special thanks to the Pacific Bonsai Museum for providing their world class venue for the PSBA’s largest fundraising event of the year.
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