2018 Auction Notice

Hello everyone. Your friendly, neighborhood Auction Coordinator here. Just wanted to remind everyone that the annual U-Con Auction will be happening on Saturday at 1pm in Auditorium 1. There will be one significant change from prior years, however.

I have been in charge of the U-Con Auction for the last few years now, and Joe Saul has been an excellent auctioneer for as long as I can remember. We have seen the auction grow and watched thousands of items find new homes. The problem is that it has grown a little too much. We have had several attendees say that while the auction is good, it just runs too late into the day.

So, Joe and I have decided to limit the number of items in the auction at 80. If the final number ends up being 87, that’s fine. However, if we are near the limit and someone brings in twenty items at 12:45, I’m going to ask that they combine them into smaller lots.

We decided on this because we wanted the Auction to remain at the same level of quality while making sure each item is still given full consideration.
If this new situation concerns you, I would suggest bundling your auction items into lots now and get there early. Item submission begins at 11am in Auditorium 1.

Thank you all for your continued support. Excelsior!

Nick Huston
U-Con Auction Coordinator