Donated items include: vacation packages, hotel nights, infertility diagnostic testing, food and beverage certificates, and spa services. Bidding begins at 5:00 pm on Friday the 26th and ends at 3:00 pm on Saturday the 27th. Auction items awarded at 5:15 pm Saturday the 27th. All proceeds from the silent auction directly benefit the Missing GRACE Organization and its programs.
Who can bid?
Bidding is open to everyone including Missing GRACE Organization members and volunteers and all interested conference attendees.
What are the rules?
Each auction item will be assigned a minimum opening bid.
Items offered for bid in the Silent Auction by donating companies are the items that will be given or shipped to the winning bidder. With the exception of certificates for a service. The certificate is the award and the bidder must redeem their certificate to receive the service directly from the donating company. Bidders and/or donating companies may not request that items be replaced or exchanged after bidding is completed.
Your bid constitutes a contract to purchase the item on which it was placed. All winning bids are final. Please read all product specifications and limitations carefully prior to making a bid. No refunds will be issued and winning bidders are expected to make payment on their bid following notification of winning bid Saturday March 27th at 530:pm along with receipt of redeemed auction item, issued by The Missing GRACE Organization.
The Missing GRACE Organization will make every attempt to accurately represent the items available for bid. Those who are not present to pay for and receive their awarded items, will be shipped the items once payment is received. If items are damaged in the process of shipping to the winning bidder, he/she should contact The Missing GRACE Organization, who will assist in resolving the issue with the donating company.
The Missing GRACE Organization reserves the right to remove items from the Silent Auction without notice.
How do I pay?
On-site payment is preferred, with awarded items redeemed at the same time as payment received. Payments must be made out to The Missing GRACE Organization. For items not claimed and paid for at the conference, notification will be sent to winning bidders after conference with payment due within 30 days of receipt. Once payment has been received, an acknowledgement will be sent to the winning bidder and notification will be sent to the donating company for release of the item.
Bidders failing to follow through on a winning bid in the Silent Auction after having received notification will be contacted by The Missing GRACE Organization to schedule payment for items purchased. If bidders continue to fail to complete the transaction, bidding privileges for all future online and on-site auction programs will be revoked. The Missing GRACE Organization will notify bidders whose privileges have been revoked in writing. When a winning bidder fails to make payment and bidding privileges are revoked, the bidder with the next highest bid amount will be contacted by The Foundation to purchase the donated product.
What are the shipping arrangements?
Shipping and handling charges are the responsibility of the donating company unless otherwise specified.