How good we have it @ OVAS

[charlie]

I want to share this so we can appreciate how good we have it here in our club, more so @ our fund raising auction.
This blurb is in relation to MAST( Marine Aquarium Society Toronto)fund raisingg auction.

This is one of the big events of the year – huge auction of livestock & equipment. Last year we had over 150 items for sale, including a great selection of full coral colonies and frags. Items must be tagged with seller's name and brief description. All sellers must be MAST members in good standing. You may join MAST on the spot. Buyers DO NOT need to be MAST members however you will be required to pay a $5.00 registration fee.

Registration is at 7pm and auction begins promptly at 7:30.

Seller gets 70% of sale price. MAST keeps 30% to defray costs. Reserve price allowed for items over $100.

Errol

[OVAS-Webmaster]

Ok, let's keep this polite please.

[bergenm]

Personally, I am not questioning how good we have it, however I don't quite understand the point of the comparison.

We are comparing two not-for-profit fish clubs and that is where the similarities stop.

The clubs have different numbers of members, in different cities, with different focuses. As MAST meets in downtown Toronto I am sure they pay a premium for rent. Depending on the exact area downtown, they may also be charging admission as a deterrent to stop people from coming in off the street for free food and/or to get warm. Economies of Scale also factor in, as stated in the earlier post (that was deleted), OVAS had almost 10 time the number of items allowing us to capture less revenue per item.

In addition, as we also probably have some cross-over in membership,  I am questioning if building ourselves up at the expense of a sister club is the best approach - I am also a member on GTAAquaria and would take exception if  I perceived that they were extolling their own virtues at the expense of OVAS...

[charlie]

Another fine example of how good we have it @ OVAS
http://ovas.ca/forum/index.php?topic=53409.0
this presentation @ OVAS- free to all@ the expense of the club.
Same presentation yesterday @ MAST = entrance fee.
Regards

[Hookup]

I'm sure there's always room for improvement though, right Charlie?

[darkphreak]

Charlie you need to take those blinders off and re-read bergenm post...

[charlie]

Charlie you need to take those blinders off and re-read bergenm post...

Check the title of the post.