We Had a Great Time at the Auction!

The annual SJAA Auction, held April 5, was a tremendous success. Jay Reynolds Freeman did his usual outstanding job as auctioneer. The auction was aided by a number of items donated by Orion. Bidding was very active. The gross sales were higher than last year. The SJAA put virtually nothing up for auction (as opposed to last year when half of the items were from SJAA). Rich Neuschaefer, Lee Hoglan and Greg Claytor kept things moving along and the sales system developed by Mark Wagner worked very well.

One person noted that the auction crew was never better prepared. Comments included “Whatever you guys did, it worked!”; “the auction worked pretty smoothly”; “A fine time was had by all”; “a fun auction for the audience” and finally “good going, SJAA crew”.

Items sold at the auction included nearly 20 binoculars, more than a dozen telescopes, several eyepieces, various parts, and some vials of glow in the dark powder. There is already some excitement for a possible swap meet in the fall and for next spring’s auction.