No-Ship Board Game & RPG Sale/Auction GeekList (In-Person Exchange in Salem, MA)

Link to GeekList on BGG: Essex County Gamers Board Game & TTRPG No-Ship Sale/Auction

Are you an Essex County Gamer member or a board gamer or RPG gamer in the North Shore area? Do you need to make room on your gaming shelves for more games? Or do you want to get a deal and add more games to your collection? Maybe you need a new adventure to embark on with your party? Then this is the BGG GeekList for you!

To make game sales more economical for both parties, this GeekList is meant to be a no-ship sale/auction where buyers and sellers will meet in the parking lot at the Salem Community Life Center in Salem, MA at 12 PM on Sunday, November 17, 2024 to exchange money and games. The street address of this location is 401 Bridge St in Salem, MA 01970. Make sure you are there, because if you, as the buyer or the seller, miss the meeting, you will be footing the bill to ship the games you are on the hook for. If you can't make it for some reason, make arrangements for a friend to deliver/pick up/pay for your game(s) for you.

What can be listed?
-Board games, board-game-related stuff
-TTRPGs, TTRPG-related stuff

How can I list an item on the sale/auction GeekList?
You must create an account on BoardGameGeek.com to participate in this sale/auction and list all items in the GeekList.
1. Make one entry per item you are putting up for sale.
2. In the description, you can include a Starting Bid and/or a Buy-It-Now price in US dollars. If you don't specify a starting bid, the starting bid is assumed to be $1.00. If you just list a price without a Starting Bid, it's assumed to be a fixed-price auction, sold to the first person to claim it. If a buyer and seller agree on a Buy-It-Now price, they may arrange to meet privately at any date and time according to their own discretion.
3. Including details about player count, gameplay, why they might want to buy it, or "if you really liked these other games, then you'll like this game" information will help sell your games and stuff.
4. Specify the condition. Games are assumed to be used, so specify if it is new or unopened. You must disclose if the game is incomplete, a different version than shown in the image to the left of the entry, the game or its rules are in a language other than English, if the game has an odor or comes from a smoker's home, the box has significant damage beyond shelf-wear, or the components are damaged.
5. If the game comes with an expansion, state that in the entry description--do not list the expansion as a separate entry. However, if you are selling an expansion on its own, please list it as its own item.
If you change your mind and decide not to sell a sale/auction item, make a comment on the listing that it is no longer for available and edit the item entry itself to notify others of that fact. Do not delete the entry because some GeekList participants use the item numbers to track what they're buying and it can cause major administrative headaches.

How do I buy a listed item?
Make a comment on the GeekList item with the dollar amount you are willing to pay for it. Your bid must be at least equal to the listed starting bid, or $1.00 higher than the previous bid. Whole dollar values only.

When does the auction end?
This auction will close on the Thursday prior to the item/funds exchange date on Sunday, November 17, at a surprise, unspecified time between 12:01 AM and 12:01 PM so as to confuse bidding snipers.

When & where do we exchange games and money again?
Buyers and sellers will meet in the parking lot at the Salem Community Life Center in Salem, MA at 12 PM on Sunday, November 17, 2024 to exchange money and games/items/stuff. The street address of this location is 401 Bridge St in Salem, MA 01970. If you plan to also attend the Essex County Games Game Day Extravaganza & Annual Member and Host Appreciation Event that's at the same location, make sure you RSVP via Meetup! Space is limited! You may participate in this sale/auction and not the Meetup event or vice versa.

What do I do after the sale?
When someone marks an item as SOLD in the GeekList, that flags the transaction as such so that BGG gets its cut. Do your part to help support the site that makes all of this possible by entering in the actual price the listing sells for. DO NOT DELETE YOUR ITEM(S), participants track purchases by item numbers and deletions cause confusion and administrative headaches. No one wants that.

Final thoughts...
Be kind. Be helpful. Be nice. This is Essex County Gamers' first attempt at doing a GeekList game sale/auction, so constructive criticism will be helpful.