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Nov. 24 – Dec. 1, 2020
Bid Early, Bid High, Top Bid Gets the Prize!
PHCE invites you to kick off your holiday season in a fun way! Be a secret Santa and get some goodies for the elves in your life. Take part in our Online Secret Auction!
Item 1: Homestyle Bar-B-Que
Artisan handmade pigtail meat flipper w/mesquite wood handle, wood cutting board, sauces & marinades. Donated by Terry Nance, Nixon, Texas; Holley Mohr, Spring Branch, Texas; Cindy Hayter, San Antonio, Texas.
FMV $260
Minimum Bid $100, Bid Increment $25
Buy It Now $350
Item 2: Catch of the Day
Polish pottery fish platters (2), Milann’s Adobo seasoning. Donated by Hill Country Polish Pottery, New Braunfels, Texas; Milann Guckian, New Braunfels, Texas.
FMV $166
Minimum Bid $100, Bid Increment $25
Buy It Now $250
Item 3: Pedal Pusher’s Delight
Deluxe Cruiser Bikes (like new) w/cupholders, front basket, and adjustable rear rack. Men’s (dark blue), Women’s (Mint Green). Donated by Chris Hopmann, New Braunfels, Texas.
FMV $360
Minimum Bid $240, Bid Increment $50
Buy It Now $540
Item 4: Shop Til You Drop
Element 29 Gift Bag including Stop 3009 Vulcan Quarry mugs, cheese cloth, fun socks, TokyoMilk parfum and lotion with $50 Gift Certificate. Donated by Element 29, Gruene, Texas.
FMV $150
Minimum Bid $100, Bid Increment $25
Buy It Now $225
Item 5: Wine Down Time
Wines (2), charcuterie and chocolates, Pelican Travel tumblers (2) w/slide lids, presented in a decorative wicker basket. Donated by West Ridge Custom Homes, Bulverde, Texas.
FMV $250
Minimum Bid $150, Bid Increment $25
Buy It Now $375
Rules
- Potential buyers to place bid by 5 p.m. on December 1st. Bidders will email secret bid to stop3009vulcanquarry@gmail.com anytime within the one week time frame. Emails must include auction item name and number for item being bid on, the amount of the bid, and your contact information (email address/phone #/delivery address). For the “Subject” line please use “Online Secret Auction”. All bids will be time-stamped when emailed, first highest bidder or first “Buy It Now” bidder wins the prize!! Please use bid increment amounts for any bids above the minimum bid (i.e. – minimum bid is $100 and you want to place a higher bid, if increment for that item is $25 then bids can be $125, $150, etc…all the way up to “Buy it Now” Price).
- We will contact winner by email/phone on December 1st after 5pm deadline. We will provide billing/payment information and verify delivery address. Payment time frame is 48 hours. All payments must be received via PayPal/Credit Card by December 3rd at 5 p.m. If not received, we will notify next highest bidder.
- Delivery of items is scheduled for week of December 7th → 11th. We will deliver within 50 miles. A copy of the bid sheet will be used as a receipt and given to winning bidder on delivery.
All proceeds will support legal counsel and experts needed for the continued fight against the proposed Vulcan quarry.
Preserve Our Hill Country Environment Foundation (DBA Stop 3009 Vulcan Quarry, Friends of Dry Comal Creek) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed to preserve, protect, and restore the land, water, air, wildlife, unique features, and quality of life in the Texas Hill Country from the aggressive and insufficiently regulated expansion of the aggregate industry. Contributions to Preserve Our Hill Country Environment Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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