• Submitting Auction Lots •  OHNS members can submit lots for the auction through the mail... or in person to the Auction Manager or a Quality Designation Examiner at a coin show where OHNS has a table.
• Submission Constraints •  Non-carver members may submit no more than one lot from any given modern carver. If a member submits more than one lot by the same modern carver without prior permission from the Auction Manager, the extra coin(s) will be returned at the submitter's expense. Donated lots are exempt from this rule.
• Quality Designation Paperwork •  Completed QD paperwork (or the old OHNS Registration paperwork) must accompany each submitted carving. If the QD paperwork is needed, fill out a QD Submission Form for each carving... photocopies are OK. QD submission forms can be found in each issue of BoTales or online. Then mail the carving(s), QD submission form(s) and payment to Marc Banks. Be sure to include the extra payment for carvings valued at over $100 each or if Registered Mail is desired.
• Auction Fees •  The QD fee is $15 per carving (or lot); 10 or more carvings @ $12.50 ea. There is a 5% Seller's fee and a 10% Buyer's fee.
• Classic Nickel Carvings •  Old hobo nickels should be of Average or higher quality to be listed individually; lower quality specimens can be sold in quantity as a single bulk lot. [One QD submission form and fee per lot.]
• Recent Nickel Carvings •  Modern hobo nickels should be of Above Average or higher quality to be listed individually; lower quality specimens can be grouped into bulk lots as above.
• Donated Carvings •  We are aiming for an equal balance of old and modern hobo nickels in each auction. Thus modern carvings are limited to three of their own carvings from a carver member (no limit on donated carvings − there are no fees on donated carvings but please fill out a QD submission form and submit one with each donated carving.)
• Minimum Bids •  No minimum or reserve bids can be placed on consigned lots; but the consignor can submit a mailed, faxed, or phoned bid on their item(s) to protect them (no bids are permitted from the consignor at the auction on their material.)
• Exceptions to Rules •  The OHNS Auction Manager has the authority to make exceptions to the auction rules if it is judged that doing so will be beneficial to the auction.
• Submission Deadline •  The auction submission deadline for the OHNS FUN Auction in early January is generally late September to early October, depending on the BoTales Editor's schedule.   Note... October 15th for 2013!

Steve Alpert, Auction Manager ...