Ok guys date for Melbourne's May Silver Stackers meeting has been officially sanctioned as Sunday the 25th May 1pm to 4pm Please message for address if required. Hope to see everyone there. Regards Christian
Update info for Melbourne's Silver Stackers Meeting on Sunday 25th May 1pm -4pm For address details DM As there will be a lot of first attendees there here is a quick run down of meeting agenda. **********Format of meeting********* There are round table settings with glasses and water so grab yourself a seat anywhere and claim a space. You can order food and snacks from the venues menu.Complimentary coffee and tea provided in foyer. You can bring bullion items for sale and display them on the table in front of you with pricing written on paper,stickers etc. You can Roam around the room freely meeting other buyers and sellers to conduct business with. Take the opportunity to introduce yourself if new. There are dealers tables represented by businesses within the Melbourne Bullion industry who offer specials on the meeting day. Official format 1pm start Usually people mingle and set up at this stage. Around 2pm well have a small speech of introduction and set the agenda for the rest of the meeting which finishes at 4pm. *There will be an XRF on hand for testing purposes *All kids under 15 get a free attendance gift. *All attendee's are eligible for a door prize usually constituting silver of various types kindly donated by dealers *There will be a short introduction on fake bullion,pitfalls,what to watch out for and how to avoid with attendee commenting encouraged. ***********Auction Format***************** Once auction starts everyone is seated Anyone is welcome to submit items in the auction. To submit items you have to place them in clear zip locked plastic bags with these details on front. Zip lock bags and black felt pens will be available on a table but best to be pre prepared if bringing stock from home and do prior to arriving. Fill out the front of the bag as exampled below Item name( eg $200 RAM 1987 gold coin) and owner Identity (eg John Samuals) Weight (eg 9grams) Purity (eg 22ct) Spot price on the day (eg $1035) Reserve selling price (eg $1050) You may submit up to 5 individual pieces per person. The Auctioneer will start the bidding at the price stated on the bag or if absent the piece will automatically revert to a spot price start. To bid> Raise your hand high to catch the auctioneers attention. A YEEEAAAPPP !! will also be accepted Once an auction piece is won the buyer to come up and collect and the seller to stand up and identify themselves so the buyer can make their way over to you to pay. The Auctioneer's decision is final and the 3rd storey window is always open to quickly settle disputes. All we ask is at the end of the meeting please clean up your table as this excellent venue is kindly donated to us for free so we would like to respect the generosity shown to us. It's always a great community catch up If any one would like to do any short 5min or 10min presentations on topic matters DM myself to arrange. Regards Christian
Just a reminder the Melbourne SS meetup is on this Sunday the 25th of May. Most of you will know the address by now and if your new just PM for address. This is a family friendly event and all kids welcome We call them tacker stackers See you all there!!
I just found this forum today and can't make this Meetup, but how often are there Melbourne meet ups? Would love to come to the next one
Another stackers convention for the ages. Thank you Redback for getting the community together, it's always great putting a face to the name of members we've come to know here and from other online groups. Looking forward to the next one, which is in approx 3 months time
