ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE BID BOARD
Zern’s Market Antique & Collectible Bid Board was announced July 1998.
Auctioneer Jim Smiley manages an antique & collectible bid board in the
newly-renovated Silver Wing at Zern’s Farmers Market.
The features are:
- Your Antiques/Collectibles are displayed for one month giving full exposure to a wide
audience at a reasonable commission rate.
- Bidders are encouraged to examine the items carefully and return to the bid board room
weekly to check the status of their bids.
- Bidders who would be reluctant to bid at a public auction can shop and bid at ease.
- Bid Board closes at the end of the month (last Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m.) when
all bids are finalized.
- Bidders can pick up their successfully bid items with two (2) weeks.
- Consignors are paid out two (2) weeks after the close of the Bid Board.
- The Bid Board concept represents an efficient way of exposing and selling antique &
collectible pieces including estate items to a wide audience over a reasonable period of
time.
Shoppers
BELOW IS A COPY OF THE ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE BID BOARD RULES.
CHECK OUT THE BID BOARD – IN THE
COVERED FLEA MARKET AT ZERN'S. REMEMBER THE BID BOARD
CLOSES
AT 2:00 PM ON THE LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH.
TALK TO LOU OR JIM SMILEY ABOUT HOW THE BID BOARD WORKS AND HOW YOU AND
YOUR CUSTOMERS CAN CONSIGN ITEMS TO THE BID BOARD.
REMEMBER THE BID BOARD IS JUST LIKE A LARGE SILENT AUCTION WITH NEW ITEMS
DISPLAYED EVERY MONTH.
Bidding Rules
- Bidders must register to get their permanent number to be used on the bidding board.
- The minimum opening bid on any item is $2.00 or the reserve if listed. If the current
bid is under $10.00 the minimum raise is .50 cents. If the bid is between $10.00 and
$49.00 the minimum raise is $1.00. If the bid is between $50.00 and $99.00 the minimum
raise is $2.50. If the bid is $100.00 and over the minimum raise is $5.00.
- Once your bid is posted it is considered a binding contract. All charges must be
initialed by one of our staff.
- If you wish to inspect and item out of its package you may do so in the presence of one
of our staff. We will then repackage the item.
- The Bid Board closes on the last Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m. The highest bidder
at that time will be awarded the merchandise. The items must be picked up within 2 weeks
of the closing of the bidding board. It is the bidder’s responsibility to check and
see if they were successful in their bidding, stop in or call 610-489-0948. There will be
a $1.00 billing fee after the two weeks are up.
- There are no return privileges so please inspect the items you are interested in. We
make no representation nor warranties as the consignor grades and describes their lots.
Any failure to comply with the rules is cause of immediate disqualification from the bid
process.
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