At long last, the great auction has been and gone. Delayed for over a year by our “friend” COVID-19, vintage radio enthusiasts turned up at the club on a beautiful sunny (if chilly) Saturday morning to bid on the offerings.
Our resident auctioneer Rod VK2ZZM would have given Leroy Van Dyke a run for his money; not surprising, since he is an auctioneer in real life. Rod ploughed through 240 lots of vintage goodies, everything from 19th century light globes to valves, analogue computers, receivers and transceivers, and more. Despite some bidder reluctance, Rod managed to shift nearly every lot on offer!
Meanwhile, Zara VK2FZYP and Mal VK2TMF operated the BBQ, serving up sausage sandwiches, home-made cakes, and soft drinks. The gas BBQ suffered a blocked valve, so the wood BBQ was dragged into service while Greg VK2XE raided Bunnings for a replacement unit and got the main grill back in action. Well done!
During the big pre-auction cleanup, a pile of unwanted gear was assembled near the shed. For a while, this “free gear collection” drew more attention than the items for sale inside! Many of the items there found new homes, and at the end of the day, the “real rubbish” left over was loaded into Mal’s wagon for transport to Kimbriki Recycling Centre.
Thanks to Richard VK2NRA and Sandy, Rod’s XYL, who handled all the payments and logistics of uniting successful bidders with their purchases.
One of our neighbours dropped in, having received an auction flyer in his mailbox on Wednesday evening; he and Richard VK2SKY had a great chat about artillery (our visitor’s area of expertise), and a few other new faces turned up and learned about the club and its activities.
Special thanks to Greg VK2XE for the auction catalogue photography.
Many others (details as I get them) performed other less noticed tasks and helped the auction run smoothly and enjoyably. The club has some more money in the bank, and the clubhouse now has a lot more available floor space, so activities can start to return to normal.
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