Birmingham Charity Fish Auctions
Sunday 1st December 2019
Royal Britsh Legion - Quinton Branch
211, Worlds End Lane, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 2RX.
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The venue is only
a very short distance from Junction 3, M5.
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Remember
to refresh/reload this page each visit to get the most up to date additions.
Updates can be put on several times a day just before the auction date.
Doors open 9am.
First Auction will start at 10.30am.
Please arrive early as we will be starting on time due to
the darker evenings.
Entry is £2 per adult but children under 16 are free. All this goes
to the charity pot.
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Page Updated
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12th October 2019
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Local Amenities
A corner shop is situated over the road from the club. Also, the Post Office/shop is open in the morning. A Toby Inn is situated a short distance away on the Hagley Road near the petrol Station where you can get full English breakfasts for under £5 all you can eat. Also a carvery open lunchtime. An Applegreen petrol station is open on the Hagley Road. Prices are low. |
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Please bring change.
Pound & 50p coins help our runners. As usual lots start
at £3 & advance in 50p increments up to £10 where increments
go up by £1 per bid. |
As always we have charity donation
boxes for fish & eggs to be auctioned off. 100% of proceeds to charity.
Just put a pair of fish or some eggs into the box (on the stage).
Please bring polystyrene fish boxes for
the fish you take away. Also a heat pack or plastic bag for hot water.
Remember - this is a winter auction.
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Special offers on
the TA stand. Details to follow.
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The Auction Breakdown
Send
your lists in now !!
These lists are usually only a cross section of the species
in the auction.
Many other fish are brought to the auction which are not entered here.
This list can be added to now. Generally it starts to get most entries the week before the auction.
Fill in your auction booking in forms in
the comfort of your own fish house & save the hassle on the day...
Download the forms here, print out & fill
in at home. Ask
us for an auction letter.
Odds & Ends Requests & Availables.
Send
me details of spare males/females you have or want.
Conservation matters - pair up your odd fish.
You will need to allow me to put your e-mail address in
here so people can get in touch & arrange a transfer at the show.
Don't forget to send it to me so I can insert here
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Your e-mail address
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Your list or request
for odd males/females
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Remember - This list is only a sample
of lots breeders have told us they are bringing. We always get many other
fish never listed here.
In some cases the facebook page gets updated
directly first. You would be crazy not to join this.
You do not need to book your lots in advance. You can do this
on the day.
Bags must be marked as Pair, Trio, Reverse
trio (2 males 1 female) Single fish etc.
| I can put photos of your lots on this page. Note - We only accept photos with a size of 300 pixels wide. We do not have time to resize your photos so please do this work yourself & send them to me at timaddis@btinternet.com |
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Killifish
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Livebearers
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Cichlids - South American & West African
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Catfish
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Anabantoid
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Characin etc
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Other Fish / Plants etc.
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Raffle
Please support the raffle. We appreciate items suitable for prizes to help swell the table. 100% of the money taken for the raffle goes to the charities pot. |
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Donations boxes
Insulated boxes (with lids) are available on the stage for fish & eggs you wish to donate to charity. 100% of the money made on these items goes straight to the charities pot. |
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Rules of Conduct -
Within DEFRA & local Council ruling.
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In 2018 new rules came into force which affect
auctions of live fish. Basically if you make £1000 or over from
fish sales within a year you are liable to apply for a Pet Shop License. DEFRA ruling & local Council pressure have
forced us to adopt a different style of auctioning live fish. Things
are changing & the old days are gone. Fish will be booked in in the usual
way but you only need to book your fish in on one entry form.
If you bring in 30 lots these will be lots X1 - X30 (for example).
List all your entries on this sheet & put stickers (or permanent
felt tip mark) relating to your sheet on the fish bags as normal.
Then put your fish in your polystyrene boxes/insulated containers
on the stage & go & have a cup of tea. Easy as that. Please
write labels neatly so auctioneers can read them. |
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These are the rules.
We are going to be rigid in implimenting them. Entries not meeting these
criteria will have to be rejected. No exceptions. Please read CAREFULLY
the following:-
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#1. No entries will be accepted to auction which are in a distressed state. By this we mean fish looking sickly, showing signs of disease or rolling in the bag etc. Also applies to lots on display or in holding boxes. #2.
We have been to a few auctions in 2016 where fish such as Rift Lake
Cichlids etc pairs have been bagged together. Males can & often
do kill females if bagged together. ALL aggressive species whatever
they are must be bagged seperately. This gets auctions a bad name &
buyers get home with dead fish in bags. Please bag your fish wisely. #3. No entries will be accepted where a fish has died in the bag in transit. This applies to fish bagged seperately & tied together as a pair/trio. Also applies to lots on display or in holding boxes. These bags will be returned to the owner for immediate re-bagging. A single surviving fish will not be auctioned ! #4. Bags should be of sufficient strength to remain inflated. No deflated bags will be auctioned. These will require re-bagging by the owner. If your bag loses air it will be returned to you for attention & not sold. It's in your interests to do the job right. #5. Where possible bags should be double bagged with the 2nd outer bag inverted so the neck goes into the outer bag first. This 'rounds off' the corners & strengthens the bag. Single bags are OK if they are of sufficient thickness. Single bags should have the corners taped up. Fish do get trapped in these corners & this is a simple step to avoid this area of stress. These rules are basic
common sense in presenting fish to auction. |
Please contact us for disabled access. A lift is available
at the club but the path to the club is steep. We can arrange help no
problem.