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Killifish UK - 2 Day Weekender

Held on 16 / 17th September 2023
Royal British Legion - Quinton Branch
211, Worlds End Lane, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 2RX.

The auction raised -

£444.65

for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

The venue is used by the Midlands Charity Auctions & was available free of charge in exchange for a donation to charity.
The event was set up with zero costs to Killifish UK. People gave time & any additional equipment needed free of charge.
ALL monies made through door, raffle & auction sales commissions were donated to the Legion.
We went in clean & came out clean.
Receipt can be verified by contacting the Legions Quinton branch.
Auction sheets are retained by the organiser.

This was the first Killifish auction where a minimum bid of £5 per lot was introduced. No Killie pairs were auctioned for less.
This was done to help breeders produce fish for the auctions.
Attendance was not as high as we hoped but this didn't detract from the weekend auctions.
A lot of fish were auctioned & due to the low attendance some great fish were not sold. Buyers, after all, only have a finite number of spare tanks.

Breakdown of Finances

Auction commissions - £160·95 (includes some donations)
Door Takings - £149·70 (with a small donation on entry)
Raffle - £134

Total - £444.65

Breakdown of Fish Auctioned

213 lots of Killifish were auctioned. Highest bids -
Fp.sjoestedti Niger Delta - £25
Fp.deltaensis - £10
Fp.fallax Fifinda APK09/301 - £20
A.felmanni FCCO 2013/15 Ntoba - £15
A.riggenbachi Yabassi Wild - £20
A.striatum GEMHS 00/33 - £10
N.rachovii - £22
E.togolensis - £14
Laimosemion leticia JPC 2015/45 - £10

I have kept the list above to just Killifish. Highest livebearer bid X.montezumae Tamasopo - £20
If you missed this auction you could have picked up a lot of fantastic fish for the £5 minimum.

Thanks

As always, loads of thanks to the following for helping to make the day a success -

Debbie Bull - Auction recording
Brian Tate - Auction finances
Carlos & Mauricio - Door takings
Glynn & Julie - Raffle organisers
William King, Mauricio, John Holt - Auction runners
Steve Davidson (BKA chairman), William King (BKA website & IT), Glynn (BKA Treasurer) - BKA table & support.
Ross & Cottage Bakery for food & refreshments.
Royal British Legion Club (Quinton) for allowing us to use the room.

& of course all those who attended.

Tim Addis

Just an additional note - The club is in process of closing so no more auctions here unless it re-opens at a future date.

Future auctions (at locations to be looked at) will be organised in collaboration with the BKA or organised by this association.
We are NOT a group in competition with the BKA & was formed to help this association.