Auction Roundup 03/10/2017
I know you have all been waiting with baited breath for the latest Auction Roundup so here it is.
The PCS Auction 3rd Oct 2017 was attended by approx. 58 members and guests. There seemed to be a couple of new faces and a couple of new members also signed up which is very pleasing all round. Lots offered were again excellent though again there were a number of duplicated lots. I felt prices were still down a bit and some good bargins were had.. PLEASE NOTE: numbers and percentages in brackets refer to the previous auction and are provided for comparison.
Here are the stats for those who like them. A total of 142 lots went under the hammer from an original list of 149. (There were a number (7) of scratched/lots withdrawn) Here is a break up of Lots by number and percentage of total. Again there were some Lots passed in, being three Fish lots where no bids being received or did not meet Reserve.
Type
Number of Lots
% of Total
Book/Mag
1
0.70
Catfish
11
7.75
Cichlids
77
54.23
Non Cichlids
12
8.45
Other
8
5.63
Plants
29
20.42
Shrimp
4
2.82
Snails
0
0.00
Total Fish
89
62.68
Total Fish & Catfish
100
70.42
Total
142
100.00
* Sub-total of all fish – not part of overall total.
** All items not categorised as above.
Chichlids, Catfish and Cichlid Books/Mags, made up 62% (55% ) of Lots on offer and Non-Cichlids, Plants, Shrimp and Snails made up 32% (40% ) of Lots on offer. The remaining 6% was made up of Other items (Food, pumps, accessories etc.). For the second time since I have been doing the Auction Roundup Cichlids, Catfish and Cichlid Books/Mags has made up more than 62% of the Lots and exceeded Non-Cichlids, Plants, Shrimp and Snail Lots
Being a Cichlid Society I have included tables which are cichlid specific.
Breakup of Cichlid Lots.
Cichlid Lots
Number of Lots
% of Total
Tanganyikan
29
37.7
Malawi
34
44.2
Victoria
6
7.8
Central /Sth American
6
7.8
African
2
2.6
Total
77
100
Top selling Malawis: (based on cost per fish)
4 x Copadichromis borleyi (1m/3f) @ 7cm
$ 252.00
$ 63.00
5 1 x Placidochromis Mdoka "White Lip" @ 9-10cm (Male) Mac
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
4 x Champsochromis Caeruleus "Malawi trout" @ 4cm
$ 90.00
$ 22.50
1 X Protomelas taeniolatus "Namalenje Island" - Male @ 8cm
$ 20.00
$ 20.00
1 X Protomelas taeniolatus "Namalenje Island" - Male @ 8cm
$ 15.00
$ 15.00
4 x Pseudotropheus Flavus @ 4cm
$ 50.00
$ 12.50
4 x Pseudotropheus sp. "Williamsi North" @ 5 cm
$ 50.00
$ 12.50
Top selling Tanganyikans:
1 x Pair CyathopharynxVentralis (MF) @ 10cm
$ 70.00
$ 35.00
1 x Pair Xenotilapia Flavipinnis "Diamond kainda" @ 7cm Spilo
$ 70.00
$ 35.00
1 x Altolamprologus sp. 'Sumbu' Dwarf shell dweller @ 3cm
$ 30.00
$ 30.00
1 x Pair Neolamprologus leleupi @ 5-7 cm
$ 60.00
$ 30.00
53 1 x Neolamprologus buescheri "Kamakonde" @ 7cm Spilo
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
1 x Paracyprichromis nigripinnis @ 7cm (M) Spilo
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
All of the others:
5 x Vieja argentea @ 5cm SGCF
$ 310.00
$ 62.00
1 x Breeding Pair Steatocranus casuarius "Blockhead" (M 8cm F7cm)
$ 50.00
$ 25.00
2 x Acarichthys heckelii @ 7-8cm
$ 40.00
$ 20.00
1 x Pair Neon Blue Acara @ 4-6cm
$ 35.00
$ 17.50
1 x Geophagus steindachneri "Red hump eartheater" @ 7-8cm
$ 15.00
$ 15.00
Again fewer donations for the Stuart Grant Fund with only 4 Lots compared to 9 last auction.
In the absence of Bigjohnnofish, Chen topped the list with 29 lots closely followed by Spilo with 28 lots being the next highest. Tang Lots made up a healthy 37% of the total Cichlid Lots on offer.
Name
Lots
%
chen
29
20.42
Spilo
28
19.72
stormfyre
15
10.56
poncho
13
9.15
Mac
12
8.45
Fox
3
2.11
Bonneyboi
7
4.93
Horseman
6
4.23
Donations
5
3.52
Sue
5
3.52
Chris Perth
5
3.52
Mr Blue
5
3.52
Westie
4
2.82
Mr White
4
2.82
Jamievb
1
0.70
The most expensive individual fish of the night were 4 x Copadichromis borleyi (1m/3f) @ 7cm for $252 or $63 each, and 5 x Vieja argentea @ 5cm SGCF which went for $310 or $62 each which was the most expensive lot of the night.
Stock averaged just over $7.80 ($3.50) a fish with the highest being $15.00 ($4.50) per fish for a bag of 1 x Pair Poecilia reticulata (Albino platinum) @ 3-4cm F Average price was more than double the previous auction
1 x Pair Poecilia reticulata (Albino platinum) @ 3-4cm Mac
$ 30.00
$ 15.00
1 x Pair Poecilia reticulata (Black metal lace)
$ 25.00
$ 12.50
1 x Pair Poecilia reticulata "albino platinum" 3-4cm MF
$ 20.00
$ 10.00
1 x Pair Poecilia reticulata (Japanese blue)
$ 15.00
$ 7.50
Only four Shrimp Lots – the best of which was a bag of 10 x Neocaridina Heterododa (Red Rili shrimp) for $30.00 or $3.00 per shrimp
20 x ninja shrimp
$ 35.00
$ 1.75
20 x ninja shrimp
$ 30.00
$ 1.50
10 x Neocaridina davidi var (Red cherry shrimp)
$ 20.00
$ 2.00
10 x Neocaridina Heterododa (Red Rili shrimp)
$ 30.00
$ 3.00
Plants – there were 29 lots down from 38 last auction. Star of the show this time was 1 x Anubias barteri var. 'Marble' for $50 – no lots were passes in and average was almost $19 per plant
1 x Anubias barteri var. 'Marble'
$ 50.00
1 x Aponogeton crispus
$ 35.00
1 x Microsorum pteropus
$ 35.00
1 x Bolbitis heudolotii
$ 25.00
1 x Bucephalandra plant on lava rock (small leaf type)
$ 25.00
1 x Red crypt (large)
$ 25.00
1 x Riccia Moss
$ 25.00
I am still working on setting up Graphs for separate Species and can only say that at this stage it is a work in progress
As a footnote, Congratulations to CloeyyMegan on winning first prize in the raffle – a great background piece donated by Aquotix – I scored the 2nd prize of a bucket of Sara Goldie pond flakes but imagine my surprise when I got home and realised that it expired last month!