How It Works

How It Works (also see the What to Expect When the Auction Starts post here)

Comments on auction items are for BIDDING ONLY. Please post your bids in the comments sections, along with your email contact (it's okay to disguise it from web bots, like emailaddy (at) gmail (dot) com ).

1. Auction items will be listed in individual posts.

2. Bidders will have until the following night to bid in the comments (for example, if an item goes up Tuesday the 12th, that item will close at 11 PM on the 13th). When comments close, bidding is over. Highest bid/last commenter wins. Winners receive an email from PensforPawsAuction @ yahoo dot com with instructions on how to pay.

3. In order to avoid bid manipulations, please DO NOT delete your comments/bids. If you make a mistake (like forgetting to include your contact info or bid), leave another comment. Blog moderators can see each comment as it comes in, so you will be disqualified if we see that you are deleting bids.

4. Auctions will close at 11:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 PM Central / 9:00 PM Mountain / 8:00 PM Pacific. Warnings will be posted on the @PensforPaws Twitter feed. Blogger's clock is the cutoff; bids at 11:00 will be honored, but not 11:01 or later.

5. In the event a commenter does not claim their item within 24 HOURS, the next to last commenter will be declared the winner.

6. Money will be paid directly through Fat Kitty City's PayPal button in the sidebar. Fat Kitty city is a non-profit, so your donations are tax deductible. PLEASE WAIT until AFTER we have confirmed you winner of your auction to make your payment.

7. Payment is due within one week of the close of your auction.

8. Your PayPal receipt should serve as your proof for tax deduction needs, and you may also get a thank you letter from the kitties!

9. In the case of any items up for bid that involve critiques, ALL PAGES ARE TO BE DOUBLE SPACED WITH A TWELVE POINT TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT.

10. Organizers are not responsible for lost, forgotten, misplaced, or otherwise messed up items. All bids and items are donated in good faith.

We'll add more instructions as questions come up! Thank you so much!

* The writing community comes through again: these rules were adapted from those used by Kate Hart in the Help Write Now Auction, who adapted them from Do The Write Thing For Nashville -- thanks ladies!