Our SILENT AUCTION ITEMS are creative, fascinating and down-right amazing, and for the second year, we will be accepting pre-bids for the items listed below by email prior to the event, including a “BUY IT NOW” feature!!!
Traditionally people have been required to be at our silent auction events the night of the auction. This year people can now give a pre-bid by email from now until June 18th at 11:00pm for the items listed below. The highest bid will be updated daily on our website for viewers to track where their bids stand among other bidders so they can increase their bid if needed. If you desire to purchase the item without bidding, you can with the “BUY IT NOW” price!
Those planning to attend the event on June 19th will be able to bid on ALL items, including those that were available for bidding online unless they were purchased with the BUY IT NOW option. The highest online bids will be the starting bids in person at the silent auction.
The highest online bidder for each item will be contacted for payment information on Sunday, June 19th at 12:00 pm in the event your bid turns out to be the winning bid. However, no charges will be made until after the auction closes during the event. If the online bid turns out to be the winning bid, you will be contacted and charged. At all times, your personal credit card information will be kept secured.
To place a pre-bid please contact Stacy Koeppel at info@ellisneighborhood.org or 617-821-4185. Please include your full name, address, phone number, desired item, bid or purchase item with BUY IT NOW.
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS
A WEEKEND IN ART-FILLED PROVINCETOWN HOME - valued at $900
Quiet East End condo, walking distance from ferry and two blocks from Commercial Street. Open floor plan, full kitchen, half-bath and patio downstairs; two bedrooms and full bath upstairs. Condo is filled with owner’s collection of outsider and self-taught art. Bed linens and towels included. Available between October 15, 2016 and May 15, 2017, two nights. Maximum four people, no pets, no children, no smoking, one parking space. Arrangements to be made directly with the owner.
Courtesy of Harriet Finkelstein
Current bid $500 BUY IT NOW - $1300
NEVER AGAIN! THE LAST-EVER ASTRONAUT DINNER FOR EIGHT WITH BARBARA AND JEFF HOFFMAN - valued at $1000 We invite you to our South End home for a dinner for 6. Jeff will entertain you with movies from his space flights, including space walks to fix the Hubble Space Telescope. Barbara promises that the dinner will not be space food out of tubes, but will be her favorite recipes from their 4 years of living in Paris. No Tang—we promise interesting wine pairings.
Current bid $750 BUY IT NOW - $1400
ROUND OF GOLF FOR FOUR AT THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUB, INCLUDING CART - valued at $900
The Oaks Course at the International is the First Tom Fazio design to open in New England. The Oaks combines the existing topography along with many distinctive “waste bunkers” and “naturalized areas” to create an outstanding environment for golf. Nestled in the rural orchard community of Bolton, Massachusetts and Boasting panoramic views of the Nashua River Valley, The International is a club recognized for its accessibility and friendly atmosphere. It is the only 36- hole private golf club in Massachusetts. As the first club to feature a Tom Fazio classic; The International is poised to be one of the most impressive golf destinations in the country. Available Monday-Thursday and valid until June 15, 2017. Reservations required but no more than one week in advance. Carts included.
Current bid $600 BUY IT NOW - $1300
WINE TASTING FOR 8 AT A PRIVATE SOUTH END HOME - valued at $800
Invite your friends for a special tasting of unusual, hard-to-find wines with cheese and charcuterie from Formaggio to fascinate and elucidate you, all in the comfort of a lovely South End home owned by Ellis' Chair Regina Pyle. Date and time to be decided mutually.
Current bid $400 BUY IT NOW - $1100
DINNER FOR SIX WITH DUFFY - AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING OF ECLECTIC FOOD, WINE AND CONVERSATION - value: priceless
An exclusive event with the oft-acknowledged “Mayor of the South End.” Don’t miss a chance to capture this unique opportunity for dinner for 6— prepared by Duffy and served with lively and amusing conversation in his handsome home.
Current bid $600 BUY IT NOW - $1300
LUNCH AND CONVERSATION WITH BOSTON CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MICHELLE WU - value priceless
Enjoy lunch and a lively conversation for four with Michelle Wu. Learn about what is going on in the City of Boston and share your own thoughts with her. Date and time to be decided mutually. Offer good until June 30, 2017.
Current bid $200 BUY IT NOW - $600
To place a pre-bid please contact Stacy Koeppel at info@ellisneighborhood.org or 617-821-4185. Please include your full name, address, phone number, desired item, bid or purchase item with BUY IT NOW.
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