GSAS B-I-G Annual General Auction

Seattle_Aquarist

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GSAS B-I-G Annual General Auction

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The Greater Seattle Aquarium Society (your local aquarium club since 1971) is having its B-I-G annual General Auction!!

There will be new and used equipment (plants/fish/substrate/lights/filters/tanks/ stands/etc) mostly freshwater but marine folk can score great deals too - we never know what will show up! Most of the plants and fish available will be locally grown: corys, killies, cichlids, shrimp, koi, common and rare aquatic plants (No WA prohibited plants).

You must be a member to sell; everyone can buy: cash and credit cards are accepted; for GSAS members personal checks are also accepted

Our auction will be held at the same larger location we have used the last two years. It will be at the West Seattle Christian Church Gymnasium, 4400 42nd Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA. The church is conveniently located at the intersection of SW. Genesee St. and 42nd Ave. SW just 6 blocks from the West Seattle Bridge.

No admission charge, accessible, family friendly (but no furry/feathered pets please), lots of free parking

The auction is Saturday April 18th the auction starts at 10:00 until ??; Registration and Check-in starts at 9:00; early check out available

The money raised at this auction helps GSAS bring world class speakers to our community for our free lecture series presented at our regular meetings on the second Tuesday of the month. In the last year we have offered presentations by Ad Konings, Karen Randall, Oliver Lucanus, Lawrence Kent, Chuck Rambo, Tom Barr, Gary Lange, Dick Au, Ted Judy, Christel Kasselmann, Mike Wise, Greg Sage, Ian Fuller, Rusty Wessel, and Juan Asas just to name a few. Please help us to continue to bring these world class speakers to the Seattle area!

We are generously sponsored by many of the local aquarium shops and numerous aquarium supply manufacturers.

See our web page at GSAS.org or our Facebook page for more information.

Keywords: Aquarium Fish Tank Fishtank Tanks Aquarium Aquariums Aquatic Plants Tropical Fish CO2
 

KaraWolf

Member
Heard about this at the swap. Is EVERYTHING being auctioned or is some of it tables with fixed or mostly fixed prices?
 

Seattle_Aquarist

Well-Known Member
Hi KaraWolf,

99% of the items are auctioned; there may be a fixed price table for cans of food etc. Last year 727 items were auctioned - tanks, lights, stands, filters, heaters, fish, plants, you name it! Hope to see you there!
-Roy
 
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Anonymous

Guest
And it's fast paced. I would recommend getting there early, walk around and write down item numbers of the stuff you are interested in. I love the home made snacks people bring. It's been a while since I attended a large GSAS action. They are pretty darn awesome.
 

Bob

Well-Known Member
Can't wait, i missed last months auction. Always good deals, especially on plants.
 

Seattle_Aquarist

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Hi All,

Here are a couple of the items that we will have at the GSAS General Auction in 3 weeks (Saturday, April 18th)!!

Looking for lights?
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Maybe a UV sterilizer?
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Seattle_Aquarist

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Hi All,

Just a week from next Saturday (the 18th) for the B-I-G GSAS General Auction!

Did I mention door prizes and raffles? There will be a Foster and Smith Gift Certificate as a door prize. Raffle tickes for a 55 gallon set-up, Evolve 4 Nano Cube, T-5 lighting, and ???
 
Folks...this is BIG !!!!!!
You will see anything and everything fish-keeping related!
Members can enter up to 22 items each in this auction!
 

L190

Well-Known Member
Super excited for the auction. Already making my list of wants from the preregister list.
 

Seattle_Aquarist

Well-Known Member
Hi All,

The General Auction is coming up next Saturday, the 18th......we hope to see you there! The auction pre-registration has already started and there are over 100 items already listed!
 

Seattle_Aquarist

Well-Known Member
Hi All,

Just a few more of the awesome items donated by our GSAS Sponsor Stores for the big auction this Saturday!

55 gallon LED Kit - The Fish Store
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Eclipse 12 Kit - The Fish Store
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New 93 Gallon Rimless (frameless) Marineland Cube / 72"X18" Canopy Denny's Pet World
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NIB 30" 2X65 watt Coralife w/moonlights / slightly used 48" 4X65 watt Coralife - Denny's Pet World
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Bob

Well-Known Member
mickyfree said:
Does anyone know if there will be many African Cichlids or Lake Malawi related species present?
Thanks!

Thats a good question, i have never been to the big auction. But the few monthly auctions ive been too have been scarce. Seems african cichlids are not too popular around these parts. I am into Lake Tang mostly, but do have a few from Malawi.
 

Bob

Well-Known Member
I just checked the list. Only africans i see are Neolamprologus multifasciatus, nothing from Malawi
 

mickyfree

Active Member
Dang it! I am going to have to change that. Going to be setting up a breeding room of peacocks and haps here in the next few months. Looking forward to the auction regardless though. thanks for looking for me
 

SonicsDC25

New Member
Vicmacki said:
I just checked the list. Only africans i see are Neolamprologus multifasciatus, nothing from Malawi

Darn, was hoping to score some nice peacocks or haps, ah well still goin either way :)
 

Seattle_Aquarist

Well-Known Member
Hi All,

flamechica is correct that the list is only viewable to members; however I can tell you almost 150 items have been pre-registered so far. Please attend and help to support a club that brings internationally known speakers to Seattle and makes them available to everyone; speakers like Gary Lange (rainbowfish), Christel Kasselmann (plants), Rusty Wessel (cichlids), Juan Miguel Artigas Azas (Mexican cichlids), Ian Fuller (Corydoras), Greg Sage (rare livebearers), Oliver Lucanus (Amazon biotopes), Ted Judy (W. African Cichlids), and Ad Konings (Rift Lakes).
 
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