GBACC Presidents Report March April 2016
Hello everyone, the autumn winds are blowing the last of the leaves off the trees as I write. Currently rushing around with the last preparations for my trip, the club swap and sell day on May 28th and some more for the National. I always try to remember that we are involved in a great hobby and being busy is supposed to be a good thing!
May 28th Market and swap & sell day is building up. Inside nearly sold out though bookings are extremely slow to come in. I had hoped for around $1000 gross or more but I think the inclement weather forecast will kill off the outside stalls. Hopefully the weather improves and I am wrong. Results will be in for the next members update.
The National, October 21,22,23.
A few of us met at the showgrounds and we discussed using the Agricultural Hall, Motor Pavilion and Education pavilion with a marquee joining the 3 together so it’s looking BIG. This is planned so we can expand the space required as bookings demand. certainly the level of interest out there is great and we have to make sure we can cater for demand.
All this plus an inspection of AJ’s on site cafe (The former Great Western Hotel beer barn) which will host the Friday BBQ (we cook, they serve drinks at bar prices) and Saturday night Roast meal and 150 lot Auction make everything on site a potentially great activity filled event.
Don’t forget if you are thinking of selling anything please consider selling through the Roycroft Auction via GBACC as we get to keep the sellers commission on 50 lots if we source them.
eBay news
an interesting lot the last two months.
Fred Flanagan brand shorts $205; Eastern beach Paddlo Boat post card, no sale at $25; Polly Farmer card $4; Purple GAW sauce, $35 good money for a common bottle; Berri fruit Juice pint $11; small Franklins ceramic label $11; and another $9; 10 boxes of small Franklins ceramic labels, no sale, private sale later; Mclintocks Vinegar label, original label on champagne bottle, no sale $54; Extremely rare Chas Cole torpedo in purple glass, damaged, coming home at $170; International harvester stick pin $35; Dickson Chemist bottles, coming home, $83 and $38; McPhillimy Lolly jar no sale after repeated attempts at $175; Ampol “We follow Geelong” badge, no sale at $20.
Kerleys Auctions
This local auction house has seen a good selection of quality Geelong bottles go through over last 2 months, apparently from a country household lot, some have been cheap others sold for good prices. I haven’t recorded all sale prices but one week saw: A perfect Priddle ginger beer sold at $300 (plus commission 16%); A Wilding Queenscliff Codd $500; Chas Cole Torp (vertical bird) $170; Chas Cole Ginger beer (English pottery) $80. All this seems to be bringing other vendors in to sell their bottles as well, again with mixed results.
Please put an article in to Cam Ward for the newsletter. Consider doing a brief profile of yourself and your collection or favourite item, Why and how you started collecting etc. We need more stories !
Yours in collecting, Dave Smith, President GBACC