Stereoview
Consignment Auctions
By John Saddy &
Jefferson Stereoptics
John
Saddy 50 Foxborough Grove, London, Ontario, N6K
4A8, CANADA
Telephone: (519) 641 -
4431 Fax:
(519) 641-0695 Email: john.saddy.3d@sympatico.ca
VIEW-MASTER AUCTION TERMS OF BIDDING
1. All lots sold to the highest bidder. Minimum increments on Phone
Bids: 10% rounded to the nearest dollar. (No 50 cents increments. All
bids ending in 50 cents will be rounded UP to the next dollar.)
2. Regarding Mail Bids: Ties go to earliest received bid.
3. I ACCEPT 'MAXIMUM' BIDS. Any bid that is more than the present
highest bid, or 'starting bid' as marked in the catalogue, is a Maximum
Bid. I automatically inform phone bidders if there is a Maximum Bid on
the lot on which they are bidding, but I cannot disclose the amount of
the Maximum Bid unless or until it is surpassed. The phone bidder then
has the option of putting in his/her own Max. Bid, if desired. Don't
bid more than you are willing to pay, in case someone bids you to your
Maximum. In the case of a Max, the current bid must be increased by a
MINIMUM of one increment. However the Max may be beaten by less than a
full increment.
4. The bidding on all lots starts at the listed price.
5. Bidder pays all postage and insurance/registration.
6. ALL BIDS ARE IN AMERICAN FUNDS
7. Bids welcome via phone, fax, postal mail, e-mail, or here on-line.
8. Canadian residents must pay applicable taxes.
9. Unlike ebay, sniping is not part of the equation in this auction. I
will be closing lots with a very liberal waiting period. Beginning at
the closing time, after 8 minutes with no bids or enquiries, I shut
down the bidding on all the lots at once. This can happen as early as
10:30 p.m. but sometimes much later. IF the auction is still alive at
Midnight, the 8-minute rule turns into a 4-minute rule.
10. Please call if you have any questions about the above.
11. Payment
welcome via Personal Cheque drawn on an American-addressed bank, Visa,
Mastercard, American Express, International Money Orders. Paypal
payment is also welcome, but I regret I must ask a 3% premium
to cover my costs with their monopolistic charges. Prompt payment is
appreciated.
ABBREVIATIONS AND EXPLANATION
'M.N.O.' ............................................ Mint Never
Opened
Euro-gaf#1
.................................... ('gaf' in S6-style
oval)
Euro-gaf#2
.......................................... ('gaf' in
rectangle)
'MB'
.............................................................
Minimum Bid
I use the regular packet-style
descriptions up to and including G3.
I designate G4, G5, G6 as
(upper-case) 'GAF.' Any post-GAF packets I
designate as 'VM.' Assume the reels in any Sawyer packets (S1 to S6) or
lower-case 'gaf' packets (G1 to G3) to be Kodachrome if not otherwise
mentioned.
Assume 'GAF' or 'VM' packets to have non-Kodachrome reels if not
otherwise
noted. Blister Pak reels are non-Kodachrome unless otherwise noted.
Bubbling is a blistering on the body of the reel, only. Assume
images
are fine unless otherwise noted.
Cupping is a bowing of the
cells. Natural cupping is alright, but
extreme
cupping due to projector-heat is undesirable.
I have designed a
packet-style guide for easy identification of both
Sawyer's and later packets.
Regarding View-Master
packets, I am no longer using the abbreviation
'NB/NM' (No Booklet,
None Mentioned.) From now on,
I will mention the bklt only if one is
present, or SHOULD BE present.
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