We received a thank-you from Second Helpings (one of the two 2018 charities), thanking us for the money we raised during the Gen Con Charity Auction.
We’d like to give a big “Thank You” to everyone who participated in the Charity auction (whether you won an item or not). You all have helped feed deserving families in central Indiana.
Robert Anderson has created tool that allows you to query past auction sales on-line.
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/robertleeanderson/viz/GenConAuctionAnalysis/Dashboard
Give it a try!
| Item Registration | |
| Approx May 1st | thru Sunday before the show |
| Item Drop-Off | |
| Wednesday | Noon – 6 pm |
| Thursday | 10 am – 8 pm |
| Friday | 9 am – 5 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am – 11 am |
| Consignment Store Open | |
| Thursday | 10 am – 11 pm |
| Friday | 9 am – 11 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am – 7 pm |
| Live Auction | |
| Thursday | 10 am – 11 pm |
| Friday | 9 am – Midnight |
| Saturday | 9 am – Midnight |
| Seller Payouts & Item Return | |
| Sunday | 10 am – 2 pm |
Come by at the show on Thursday morning to see the schedule of items to be auctioned.
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Here’s some quick statistics :
| Number of Items in the Auction | 12,814 |
| Number of Items Sold | 10,168 |
| Value of Items Sold | $191,342 |
| Number of Items Auctioned (non-Consignment Store) | 3,991 |
| Number of Items Sold from the Consignment Store | 6,177 |
| Percent items Registered in the last week | 53% |
| Amount Raised for Charity (Split between Jack Vasel Memorial Fund and Second Helpings) | $30,500 |
We again had no on-site registrations – and zero complaints!
The big change this year was a new feature to our software to help with helping TAB buyers to pick up their items. We added a third credit card machine and processed seller payouts and TAB pickups right at the computer station. This saved buyers and sellers from traipsing all the way across the room to pay or pickup their money.
After the convention we received a thank-you from “Second Helpings”. See the note here.
