[NFBC-Info] Auction Baskets Info

[ms.christina.daniels at gmail.com]

Hi Everyone,

 

Each year our affiliate chapters and divisions create goodie-filled themed
auction baskets for convention attendees to bid on to help the work of the
NFB of California. This year is no different. The auction may be virtual-but
the baskets are very real-and if you are the winning bidder, your basket
will be delivered right to you. 

 

Please visit nfbcal.org/convention/bidding
<http://www.nfbcal.org/convention/bidding/>  for the instructions or read
below:

 

To visit the auction site and view the items available, browse to:
http://auctions.nfbcal.org.

 

If you wish to bid on an item, you may log in using your pre-registered
account.  If you pre-registered with the convention, your username will be
the email address you used during your registration process.  Your password
will be the phone number you provided as your primary phone number, minus
any punctuation.  For example, if you registered with the phone number:
818-234-5678, your password would be: 8182345678.  If you did not
pre-register with the convention or if you didn't provide enough
pre-registration information to create an account, you can register with the
auction site directly and bid on items.

Below are instructions for completing specific tasks on the auction site.

To view the items available for auction, perform the following steps:

1.  Browse to http://auctions.nfbcal.org

2.  Click on the word Donation, the line says, donation baskets.

3.  You'll find a list of the baskets for auction on the next page.

4.  To see what's in a given basket, click on its name.  You will then see
the contents of that basket and will be able to bid on it on that page.

To register for a new username, perform the following steps:

1.  Browse to http://auctions.nfbcal.org

2.  Click on the New Registration button at the bottom of the page.

3.  Enter your email address, a password (twice), name and address and click
the submit button.

4. This will log you in and register your account for future use.

To place a bid on a specific item, perform the following steps:

1.  Following the browsing instructions above for getting to a specific
basket.

2.  Once you've loaded the page with the specific auction basket you wish to
bid on, enter your email address and password in the fields provided, as
well as your desired bid.

3.  Press the "Place Bid" button once you are ready to confirm your choices.

If your bid is the winning bid for a specific item, you will receive an
email once the auction closes informing you of your status as the winner.

In that email, you will find a link to take you to a page where you can
purchase the item and confirm where you would like it delivered.  You will
have 72 hours to complete your purchase once the email is sent to you.  If
you fail to complete your purchase in that time, your status as winning
bidder will be withdrawn, and the item will be offered to the next highest
bidder.

Once you've completed your purchase by paying for it, the chapter who
donated the basket will be notified of your purchase and will be given your
contact and shipping information so that the items can be sent to you.

If you have questions about this process, or need help submitting a bid, you
may contact Michael Richardson or Brian Buhrow during the convention.

Brian Buhrow: buhrow at nfbcal.org <mailto:buhrow at nfbcal.org> 

Michael Richardson: michaeljr66 at icloud.com <mailto:michaeljr66 at icloud.com> 

 

Christina