The San Francisco Bay Area Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention
May 22-25, 2009
The Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA

Baycon Art Show Bidding Rules v2.b
13-Feb-2009

Hours

The BayCon Art Show will be open to the general convention membership for the following hours:

Friday	2 PM to 6 PM
Saturday	10 AM to 7 PM
	Direct Sales start at Noon
Sunday	10 AM to 8 PM
	Direct Sales end at 7:45pm
Monday	Noon to 4 PM (pickup & checkout only at the art show)
	1 PM (voice auction- not in the art show room)

Buying art

You may either place bids on artwork or buy at Direct Sale (below). For either of these, you need a bidder number and stickers, which are obtained at the Art Show desk. Any bids written with member or badge numbers are not valid and will be removed.

Placing bids

To place a bid, place a bidder number sticker on the bid sheet and write in the bid amount. Bid as often as you want. The highest bidder, either by written bid or voice bid at auction, wins the piece. Four written bids send the piece to auction. Once a bid is placed, it may not be removed without Art Show staff approval. Bidding ends when the art show staff marks the bid sheet as closed.

If you make the winning bid for a piece, we expect you to purchase the piece. If you fail to honor your bid, you may be barred from bidding on art at future conventions.

Paying for your art

"Bid sale" art must be paid for on Monday. Any unpaid art will be returned to the artist.

Direct sales

Artists may offer a piece for "Direct Sale." If a piece has NO bids, you may purchase it for the Direct Sale price. This allows you to have the piece you want, without the uncertainty of the bidding process.

• Only pieces with an amount posted in the Direct Sale Price space are available for direct sale.
• You may only purchase a piece for the direct sale price only if there are NO bids marked on the bid sheet. The presence of any written bid prevents a direct sale, even if that bid is yours!!
• If you find a piece that you wish to purchase by direct sale, tell an Art Show staff member that you want to buy a piece and they will assist you. Don't remove the artwork from the display.
• Direct Sales purchases must be paid for at the time of sale, even if you are bidding on other artwork, and will remain on exhibit until the end of the show.

Picking up your art

Art purchased may be picked up after Noon on Monday. If you need to leave the convention before Monday, please make arrangements with the Art Show staff.

When you purchase a piece of art, no rights (copyright, publication, etc.) to it are transferred. If you wish to purchase usage rights, you must contact the artist directly. The art show can provide contact info.

Your signature on the bidder registration form indicates you understand and agree to these rules.

For further information, contact artshow09@baycon.org

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