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Purpose of the BLA Sales Table.
The BLA Sales table gives the seller a way to sell their surplus aquarium furniture, plants and livestock etc.
Excess livestock can be accepted fish (this includes non-livebearers),shrimp, snails and live cutures.
Cash only Payments
Please note all BLA events are cash only, there are currently no facilities to take cashless payments. Cheques will ONLY be accepted by prior arrangement.
Due to the influx of counterfeit currency, £50.00 notes will not be accepted at any BLA event.
Sales Table deadline
Please note that ALL sales table items need to be on the sales table no later than 11:30.
After 11:30, no new sales table items (non-livestock or livestock) will be added to the sales table.
Sales Table (non-livestock) items
Non-livestock items must also be booked before being offered for sale on the Sales Table. These can be pre-booked or they can be booked in on the day (Booking Forms will be available for you to fill in at the Sales Table). All Sales Table items must be labelled with your name and the price you wish to receive.
The sales table team will deal with any remuneration for non-livestock items.
Electrical Equipment on the Sales Table
Spares or repairs
This applies to electrical or mechanical equipment for sale that cannot be guaranteed as being in a fully working condition.
Guaranteed in Working Order, Name & Telephone Number Supplied
This applies to electrical or mechanical equipment the Seller has checked, tested and confirmed as being in fully working condition, the equipment will also have a label with the seller’s name and phone number. If for any reason the equipment doesn’t work when tested at home, the buyer must contact the seller directly.
Please note: Any recourse MUST be made DIRECTLY WITH THE SELLER, NOT the BLA.
Sales Table (Livestock) items
Livestock not accepted on the Sales table
- Fish with deformities. This includes inbred deformities such as “Balloon” types or those with exceptionally “long fins”.
These and other similar debilitating deformities are detrimental to the health of the fish. - Livestock that have been injected with dyes.
- Genetically modified livestock such as “Glo Fish”.
- Any fish deemed inappropriate for sale at a BLA event:
for example ‘tank-busting’ species, and aggressive hybrid fish (such as Flower horn cichlids).
Welfare of Livestock
The welfare of all livestock offered for sale is of paramount importance.
Please Note: Consideration of sales table livestock should include the environmentental conditions, it is not acceptable for livestock to get cold when being offered for sale on the sales table. All matters concerning the welfare of the fish are the seller’s responsibility only.
Please ensure that all livestock are healthy prior to sale and correctly bagged.
Auction letters and booking forms
All seller’s of livestock must have an auction letter and all livestock must be pre-booked using the relevant booking form, these can be applied for via the auction contact form on the website or via the auction manager.
Commission rates
The standard commission rate of 15% is charged for sales table livestock items where the Booking Forms were pre-booked correctly and on time.
A rate of 20% commission will be charged for late entries.
Livestock labelling
Any Livestock entered as Sales Table items must also be correctly labelled and match the Booking Form. Any unsold Sales Table items when the auction begins can be auctioned at various intervals during the auction itself (if the Seller wishes).