Hello everyone, we have a location for the museum ( Finally), it is at 74 Crockford blvd in Scarborough, near Warden and Eglinton

On 26 Sep ( Saturday) we are going to have an arcade auction, of surplus games we have been collecting for the last while, some parts, and other items. As well, I am probably going to buy about 50 more games to liquidate at this auction, mostly newer ones, to raise some more capital for the museum decor

There will be a door prize to one lucky bidder ( Have to register to win)...a working ms pacman!

If anyone has any interest in putting any of their own games into this auction, for this time only, I will put up to 2 games in the auction for free, each extra having a  flat fee of 10 $. That is all you pay, and you keep the proceeds

Afterwards, we will be putting on a little bit of a mixer for the Maaca people and some of the Cgcc guys too, as a bit of a thank you for everything to get us this far. There will be a more formal party shortly thereafter, like a grand opening for the museum.

I expect to have at least 100 video games, and pins in this auction

Comments appreciated.

PS Any assistance in getting the word out would be appreciated too

woo hoo!

Sounds great!

When can we expect more specific information? Will there be a pre-auction list? Food & beverages onsite? Dress code in effect?

More info coming soon

Pre auction list.. i will work on it, hoping some others throw in some of their own games to spice it up ( They keep all the proceeds)

Food and beverages.. probably some gourmet food ( By gourmet I mean stuff that is microwavable) and pop and water and that crap, seriously, for the " afterparty, there will be some of that, and not microwavable crap either)

Dress code..Plaid suits and tophats only please. Monacles would be a nice touch too

I'm there...jeez a year ago I'd have brought about 20 machines to sell too!!!

Do it in late October ....i'll be able to attend.  Can i bid by proxy?  

Wow... now THAT'S exciting.  I'll be there for sure!

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Do it in late October ....i'll be able to attend.  Can i bid by proxy?  

Honestly, we plan to have one every month, so don't worry about missing the first one

I don't know about the proxy bidding, that has always irked me ( Personally), and i think it rubs others the wrong way as well, however i will see if i can come up with an alternative that works for everyone involved

sounds great.  might have to put a few things up and see what happens.

I'll bid for you Mike!

So to put stuff into the auction does it need to work? or can it be a project?

I got a bunch of stuff I was thinking of trashing.. but $5-$10 to save some space in the landfill works too...

Will there be minium bids? Will there be shilling?

an I shill my own own stuff

I am kidding... I am so excited I better go twitter about this

I think I just "twittered" in my pants..... ha, ha.

NOW THIS AUCTION IS A GREAT IDEA!

The idea here is to have an auction for collectors...not for operators ( Like other unnamed auctions)
projects would be welcome, i would say, as well as some not often seen items in auctions like playfields, backglasses, parts,pcbs etc, that we all use. Shill bidders, shenanigans or any other BS won't be too welcome, and i think we all know how to spot that type of behavior. Idea is for me  to give away a game at every auction as a door prize, to encourage attendance, and showcase the museum ( As it gets built up)

As well as that, the auction would be cheap for sellers too, so it wouldn't cost them money to sell games

This is the start of a community and i will do whatever needs to be done, to make it work, and ensure longevity

Glad to see you guys have interest, any other ideas are welcome, I am open minded.

PS minimum bids , more of an exception than a rule, like I said flexibility is my code.