Online Silent Auction

Until now, Oregon State Beekeepers Association has conducted both a silent and a benefit auction following the banquet at the annual Fall Conference. As a result of COVID-19, we have altered course for the auction this year. Commensurate with the 2020 online Fall Conference, an online Silent Auction will take place from October 24 through November 11.

The auction does not happen—cannot happen—apart from all who donate items as well as all who bid on items. Your efforts are essential! All proceeds from the auction are given to research, primarily in support of the ongoing work at Oregon State University. Further, again this year, GloryBee’s SAVE the BEE Initiative is offering up to $10,000 in matching funds for the OSBA auction.

A portion of the retail cost of items donated and the amounts paid by those with successful bids may be tax deductible; OSBA is organized exclusively for charitable, education, and/or scientific purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

DONATING AUCTION ITEMS

We ask that you please scour your closets and attics for items that you may no longer use. Items need not be bee related. Large or small, each and every donation matters.

For an item you wish to donate, send (1) the name of the item, (2) a description, (3) a representative photograph, and (4) the retail cost, as known, to Charlie Vanden Heuvel at: charlie.bgbees@gmail.com.

In entering an item for auction, you may request that a minimum bid be placed on a donated item, as warranted.

In addition, be prepared to indicate your preference for delivery—i.e., whether you will ship, the bidder is to cover the cost of shipping, or the item needs to be picked up from you at a given location.

 

BIDDING ON AUCTION ITEMS

Once the auction opens on October 24, access to the auction site may be gained online.

The first step involved in bidding in the auction is registration on the auction website. This entails providing (1) your name, (2) an email address, and (3) a credit card number.

Please note that your credit card is neither accessed nor charged unless you are successful in a bid on an item.

 

Bidding Options

You may browse items as a whole to get a sense of all that is available.

You may also browse items by category (for example, sport, home, garden, and so forth), which may simplify searches if you are interested in particular items.

You may pay a fixed price on some items, in which case you click on a Bid Now button. When successful, this guarantees your purchase of an item.

You may bypass items entirely as you have the option to donate money directly to the auction.

Note: Bidding ends at 9 pm on November 11, 2020.

Auction Managers: Emily Carlson, Priyadarshini Chakrabarti, Ellie Chapkin, Hannah Lucas, Jen Holt, Lindsay Sandusky, and Charlie Vanden Heuvel