Auction Roundup
Firstly my congratulations to the committee for their foresight in trying to encourage more Cichlid Lots by reducing the commission on Cichlid sales to 5% and reinforce the Club ethos of Care, Husbandry and preservation of Cichlids
The PCS Auction and AGM on 1st Aug 17 was attended by approx. 55 members and guests. The atmosphere was still a little flat similar to the previous auction (this is of course my subjective view) and as Mike has previously pointed out there were some newer and younger people in attendance. Lots offered were again excellent though there was a number of duplicated lots which I think resulted in lower prices all round. PLEASE NOTE: numbers and percentages in brackets refer to the previous auction and are provided for comparison. Overall prices were well down on previous Auctions which could be the result of many factors AGM, Winter, large number of duplicate lots etc etc
Here are the stats for those who like them. A total of 143 lots went under the hammer from an original list of 147. (There were four scratched/lots withdrawn) Here is a break up of Lots by number and percentage of total. For the second consecutive auction Lots were passed in, being four Plant Lots that were passed in with no bids being received or did not meet Reserve.
TYPE Number of Lots % of Total
Book/Mag 2 1.40
Catfish 18 12.59
Cichlids 59 41.26
Non Cichlids 11 7.69
Other 7 4.90
Plants 38 26.57
Shrimp 7 4.90
Snails 1 0.70
Total Fish 70 48.95
Total Fish&Catfish 88 61.54
Total 143 100.00
* Sub-total of all fish not part of overall total.
** All items not categorised as above.
Chichlids, Catfish and Cichlid Books/Mags, made up 55% (43% ) of Lots on offer and Non-Cichlids, Plants, Shrimp and Snails made up 40% (47% n) of Lots on offer. The remaining 5% was made up of Other items (Food, pumps, accessories etc.). Obviously the Committees strategy is working as for the first time since I have been doing the Auction Roundup Chichlids, Catfish and Cichlid Books/Mags has made up more than 50% 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 20 33.9
Malawi 33 55.9
Victoria 2 3.4
Central /Sth American 4 6.8
African 0 0.0
Total 59 100.0
Top selling Malawis: (based on cost per fish)
Description Lot Price Ave each
5 x Otopharynx Lithobates "Sulphur crest" 5cm $ 55.00 $ 11.00
3 x Placidochromis Phenochilus Mdoka "White Lip" 4-5cm $ 60.00 $ 20.00
5 x Pseudotropheus sp. "Williamsi North" @ 5 cm Spilo $ 50.00 $ 10.00
4x Lethrinop sp. Red Cap (Itungi) - 5cm $ 65.00 $ 16.25
3 x Placidochromis Phenochilus Mdoka "White Lip" 4-5cm $ 30.00 $ 10.00
3 x Neolamprologus similis @ 2cm $ 40.00 $ 13.33
1 x Pair Nimbochromis Fuscotaeniatus 9cm $ 30.00 $ 15.00
Top selling Tanganyikans:
Description Lot Price Ave each
4x Xenotilapia bathyphilus Kekese @ 4-5 cm $ 120.00 $ 30.00
6 x Tropheus moorii "Kasakalawe" SGCF $ 150.00 $ 25.00
6 x Tropheus brichardi "Canary Cheek" SGCF $ 120.00 $ 20.00
4x Xenotilapia bathyphilus Kekese @ 4-5 cm $ 180.00 $ 45.00
1 x Altolamprologus compressiceps "gold comp" male 9cm $ 45.00 $ 45.00
6 x Lamprologus Ocellatus"Blue" @ 3cm $ 130.00 $ 21.67
All of the others:
Description Lot Price Ave each
2 x Symphysodon Discus $ 55.00 $ 27.50
1 x Pair Hoplarcus Psittacus - True parrot cichlid 7-8cm $ 150.00 $ 75.00
1 x Pair Mikrogeophagus Ramirezi 3-4cm $ 30.00 $ 15.00
This Auction saw a smaller number of donations for the Stuart Grant Fund with only 9 Lots,
Chen and Bigjohnnofish again topped the list and welcome to Spilo with 17 lots being the next highest. Looks like hes had a Tang clearout with 8 Tang Lots being 40% of the total Tang Lots on offer. And if I hadnt been staying up in Perth I would have been taking the Blue Occies back to Bunbury with me.
NAME No of Lots %
chen 27 18.88
bigjohnnofish 27 18.88
Spilo 17 11.89
sjconsen 11 7.69
stormfyre 11 7.69
Mac 9 6.29
Sendmeister 9 6.29
Donations 9 6.29
poncho 7 4.90
bostave 4 2.80
Mr Red 5 3.50
Mr Blue 3 2.10
Cherax 2 1.40
Mattia 1 0.70
Chocky 1 0.70
Total 143 100.00
The most expensive individual fish of the night were 1 x Pair Hoplarcus Psittacus - True parrot cichlid 7-8cm for $150 or $75 each, and 2 x Leporacanthicus (L007) "vampire pleco" 4-6cm which went for $50
The most expensive lot was $180 for 4x Xenotilapia bathyphilus Kekese @ 4-5 cm i.e. $45 per fish by all accounts this was a bargain.
Apart from 1 bag of feeder guppies the quality stock averaged just over $3.50 ($7.00) a fish with the highest being $4.50 ($12.50) per fish for a bag of 2 x pairs Poecilia reticulata "purple moscows" 3-5cm MF Average price was down by half on the previous auction
Description Lot Price Ave Each
2 x pairs Poecilia reticulata "albino sunsets" 3-5cm MF $ 12.00 $ 3.00
2 x pairs Poecilia reticulata "blue lace" 3-5cm MF $ 15.00 $ 3.75
2 x pairs Poecilia reticulata "red snakeskins" 3-5cm MF $ 15.00 $ 3.75
2 x pairs Poecilia reticulata "albino platinum" 3-5cm MF $ 15.00 $ 3.75
2 x pairs Poecilia reticulata "purple moscows" 3-5cm MF $ 18.00 $ 4.50
2 x pairs Poecilia reticulata "blonde endlers" 3-5cm MF $ 10.00 $ 2.50
2 x pairs Poecilia reticulata "blue scarlet endlers" 3-4cm MF $ 10.00 $ 2.50
Shrimp Lots were down as were the prices again popular and apart from ninjas all got good prices with a bag of 4 x Caridina cantonensis Crystal Red shrimps (2M2F) 1.5-2 cm going for $40 or $10.00 per shrimp. All prices were down considerably on the previous auction.
Description Lot Price Ave Each
10 x Carolina sp. Gulf 1 - Darwin Red nose shrimp - 1-2cm $ 40.00 $ 4.00
10 x Caridina cantonensis Crystal Red shrimps A-S grade 1 cm $ 60.00 $ 6.00
10 x Caridina cantonensis Crystal Red shrimps A-S grade 1 cm $ 60.00 $ 6.00
4 x Caridina cantonensis Crystal Red shrimps (2M2F) 1.5-2 cm $ 40.00 $ 10.00
10 x Carolina sp. Gulf 1 - Darwin Red nose shrimp - 1-2cm $ 40.00 $ 4.00
Plants there were 38 Lots (an decrease of 20% on last auction), No star of the show this time as they were passed in and average Lot price was down to $11
I am in the process of setting up Graphs for separate Species and will hopefully be able to post these later
I post this for the people that were not able to get there.
Edited by Chris Perth, 05 August 2017 - 08:01 AM.