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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