Maryland Bonsai Association
8th- 2020 Annual Spring Auction
Saturday June 27, 2020
Beltsville, MD 20705
The Annual 2020 Auction was ON and WOW what a success. There were over 175 items sold to a near record amount of bidders. We want to thank everyone who participated and purchasing some nice trees from George Small's collection and it was obvious to everyone that George loved his trees and spent a lot of time with his hobby. We also want to thank everyone who brought items to sell and these included some great trees and accessories. A special thank you for all of the Maryland Bonsai members who contributed their time and extra effort in making this event a success. We cannot express our gratitude enough to Rodrigo Sauna for providing his facilities for this event.
Doors opened for entries at 2:00 pm- 6:00 pm on Friday June 26, 2020 and on Saturday at
8:30 am- Viewing of items were at 9:00 am- Auction Began at 10:00 am
Past auctions have had great turnout of buyers and a great selection of bonsai trees, pots, tools and supplies.
Thanks to everyone who has participated in past auctions as sellers and buyers. There has always been a great selection of trees, pots, tools, books and just about every item related to Bonsai. Sellers have been happy because there are plenty of buyers and buyers have been happy because there are lots of items to buy. Our 2020 Spring Auction will be another
great chance to sell and/ or buy. As of this date, there will be at least 200 trees at many different stages of training and starter trees and supplies. Lots of Maples ready to train or grow.
It is with great sorrow that we would also like to make everyone aware that our long time member and Bonsai enthusiast George Small passed away recently. Maryland Bonsai Association will be offering George's personal collection of over 80 bonsai trees as part of this auction with all of the proceeds going to his family. View some of the trees here.
This is a great opportunity to sell your extra items and trees and there is still time for you to get things together for this sale.
XXX- Please note that we will comply with the guidelines for Covid-19 including social distancing and face masks will be required
Buyer Information
- There is a Bidder Registration Form attached. You can copy (right click- open image in new tab)- and print;
then complete Name, Address, Phone and email.
- Do Not fill in Bidder No.- that will be assigned at registration. Please bring the completed registration form with you.
- Registration can also be done prior to the auction.
- Cash, Check, or Charge payments are acceptable. Items may not be removed until payment is completed.
- Please come early to review the items for sale and to get good seating.
Seller Information
- There is a Seller Registration Form attached. You can copy (right click- open image in new tab)- and print;
then complete Name, Address, Phone and email.
- For each item you plan to sell- complete the item description and minimum bid (if there is one),
- Do Not fill in Seller No.- or the item no.- those will be assigned at registration. Please bring the completed registration with you.
- Registration can also be done prior to auction.
- Sellers will receive 70% of item proceeds and Maryland Bonsai Association will receive 30% of proceeds. Payment will be made to Sellers the following week.
- Please register your items beginning at 2:00 pm- 6:00 pm on Friday April 10, 2020 and on Saturday beginning at 8:30 am and include as much information about the item so we can make bidders aware.
Questions???- Contact Betty Lou at MarylandBonsai@yahoo.com
There have been a lot of compliments from attendees from our previous Spring Auctions. If you have items to sell or would like to buy some great bargains think about our 2020 Spring Auction event. It is open to anyone interested in selling or buying Bonsai items. If you would like to sell any Bonsai related items, please complete the registration form(s) or contact Betty Lou if you have any questions and start preparing now.
Shown above are some of the items from the 2019 Spring Auction. and follow the link to see some of the items that were sold at this event.
