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SJAA sponsors Auction XXI
San Jose Astronomical Association will sponsor its annual swap meet and auction on Sunday, April 8, 2001. As usual, this annual fund-raiser will be held at Houge Park, a city facility in San Jose.
This year's event includes two notable changes. First, the event occurs on a Sunday, to avoid the conflicts with the child-care program that has pre-empted the assembly hall at Houge Park. Second, Auction XXI will be conducted prior to the swap meet, rather than afterward. Any items not sold at auction may be offered at swap.
Doors open at 10:30 a.m. (or slightly earlier) to register auction items, which will then be placed on view. Selling begins at noon, and will continue as long as needed. Accounts are settled at the end of the auction by one check to (or from) SJAA, and items may be claimed. Seller pays 10% commission, with a cap of $50 for any one item. Seller sets minimum bid (if not met, the item returns to the seller at no commission).Plan to pre-register. See the web page at www.sjaa.org or e-mail Jim Van Nuland at JVN  sjaa.net.
Sellers may bring swap meet items into the hall, at
2 p.m. or perhaps earlier. Each buyer pays the seller. Sellers track their own sales, and pay a 10% commission to SJAA, as for the auction. SJAA charges no table fees other than a requested $1 donation for the auction bidder/seller number. Payment may be made by check or cash only, no credit cards. Commissions are tax-deductible, as SJAA is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Directions
From Highway 17, take the Camden Avenue exit. Go east 0.4 miles, and turn right at the light, onto Bascom Avenue. At the next light, turn left onto Woodard Road. At the first stop sign, turn right onto Twilight Drive. Go three blocks, cross Sunrise Drive, then
turn left into the park.
From Highway 85, take the Bascom Avenue exit. Go north about 0.2 miles, and turn right at the first traffic light, onto White Oaks Road. At the first stop sign (another 0.2 miles), turn left onto Twilight Drive. You will now be passing the park. Turn right at the first driveway, into the parking lot. For more about SJAA, visit the web site at http://www.sjaa.net
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