Auction Policies for Buyers – DFWAA — Dallas Fort Worth Aquarium Association

Schedule

9:00 doors open to the sellers. (Arrive earlier than later if you didn’t pre-register.)
10:00 doors open to the public. Buyers can browse seller’s items.
11:00 Auction will begin and continue until the last item has been auctioned.
The auction is open to the public, $2 door fee to enter, children 13 and under are free.

To be a buyer you must pay your $5 fee and be registered before you can bid.
No registration means no bidding, no exceptions.
At registration: To bid you will be assigned a buyer’s number card, and will need to provide your Name, Address, Phone Number, and Email.
If a buyer wants to move an item up to be auctioned off sooner they can pay a $2 fee for that item to be auctioned off at that time. (Payable in cash only)
Once an item is won/sold the item will go to the winning bidder.
When the buyer is ready to leave they can get their invoice and go to the cashier to check out.
The buyer will get their invoice stamped and signed.
The invoice will need to be verified and marked at the door before exiting the building with purchases.
DFWAA will have a rebagging station available. If a bag is found to be leaking, or fish need to be rebagged for any reason, it will be done for $2.00 per bag cash only.

Cash is preferred
PayPal (Friends & Family)
Credit Card payments will have a 3.50% charge added to the amount to cover the fee that DFW Aquarium Association gets charged.