General | Swag | Bidding | Payment | Shipping and Handling |  Acknowledgements | Landing Page

General

• The auction will begin Wednesday October 11th at 8:00pm [ET] and end promptly on Wednesday October 18th at 8:00pm [ET].
• This auction will be held online on eBay. Information on authors and their swag is on the Friends of the Ashland Public Library website now and is for promotional purposes only!
• If you win an auction (or two ), you will have 24 hours to pay for your winning bid. If payment is not made, or we do not hear from you, the swag will go to the 2nd highest bidder — No exceptions.
• Once you’ve paid, we will send out your swag (if applicable). We will contact you if there are any delays.
• If you win a zoom call, we will be in touch to arrange the logistics of the call with you and the author. Zoom questions can be about the author’s books or writing process. The library reserves the right to end the zoom call if it veers away from these two topics.
• All sales are final. No refunds will be available.
• Your information will not be used for any purpose other than this auction. We will not sell or share any personal information gathered  for this auction.
• You can choose to join the Ashland Public Library email list if you are interested — we’d love to have you. This list is also not shared but used to inform interested parties about APL programs and updates only.

Swag

• If you win an auction (or two ☺), you will have 24 hours to pay for your winning bid. If payment is not made, or we do not hear from you, the swag will go to the 2nd highest bidder — No exceptions.
• Once you’ve paid, we will send out your swag (if applicable). We will contact you if there are any delays.
• If you win a zoom call, we will be in touch to arrange the logistics of the call with you and the author. Zoom questions can be about the author’s books or writing process. The library reserves the right to end the zoom call if it veers away from these two topics

Bidding

• All bidders must register with eBay. There is no fee to register. This will allow you to bid and receive emails confirming bids and notifying you if you have been outbid or have won an auction. This will also let us know that you are truly a human.
• When registering, you will be required to submit your mailing address.
• All auctions will begin on Wednesday October 11th at 8:00pm [ET] and end promptly on Wednesday October 18th at 8:00pm [ET].
• You may leave a ‘maximum’ bid of how much you are willing to pay for an item. This will go up in increments specified in the particular auction as others try to outbid you. You will receive an email if someone outbids your maximum.
• Bidding Increments will be increased as price of item increases  — these increases are determined by eBay:
  ◦ $1 – $99 = $1 increment
  ◦ $100 – $249 = $2.50 increments
  ◦ $250 and up = $5 increments

Payment

• If you win an auction on October 18th, you will have 24 hours to post payment to receive your item. If payment is not posted or we do not hear from you to make arrangements, the item will go to the 2nd highest bidder. No exceptions.
• Once payment is received, we will either ship out your winnings or make arrangements for a zoom call.
• We will let you know if there are any delays in shipping (authors get busy!).

Shipping and Handling

• All swag will be mailed to the winners via First Class USPS or Global Mailing.
• Shipping costs will be specified within the auction.
• Most auctions will allow for international shipping which will be calculated by ebay.
• Disclaimer: We will do our best to mail out swag promptly at the conclusion of the auction but receipt will be dependent upon the authors’ schedules. We cannot be responsible for mailing delays and we ask for your patience if it takes longer than anticipated.

Acknowledgements

• The Friends of the Ashland Public Library, who support all of our endeavors and Nicole Siswick who helped create this preview site!
• The great staff at the Ashland Public Library who have cheerfully supported this endeavor, in addition to their regular library work, from the very beginning.
• The Library Board of Trustees for all of their support and excitement for this initiative and so many others.
• Ashland Town Officials – The Select Board, Michael Herbert and Jenn Ball our Town Manager and Assistant Town Manager, Members of a variety of town departments.
• Jennifer He who helped with all of our website questions and created the beautiful graphics and headers.
• Karen Leese and Ethie Slate for all of their help and humor in creating a successful auction.
• Ashland community members and APL library patrons who continually support our little library – we love our community!
• And, of course, all of the authors for their generosity and writing which has given so many of us many hours of entertainment and escape.

Landing Page

This landing page was created by librarians, not professional website developers. Please contact ashlandprograms@minlib.net with questions or feedback.