1.  Participation in the WINS Auction is restricted to WINS Members only - ALL WINS members without restriction.  If you would like to join WINS, GO HERE.

2.  WINS assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of any item listed in any auction or for the final outcome of any auction transaction.

3.  A new Auction will commence every 6 weeks, unless otherwise noted on the Auction page.  Auction details will be announced on the WINS Trade and WINS Talk Lists.

4.  The WINS Auction Coordinator has not personally viewed any of the lots offered and therefore cannot comment on any items.  Please do not ask.

5.  The "purchase" contract is strictly between the seller and the high bidder with WINS acting only as the contact medium.

6.  The primary purpose of this Auction is Members sharing coins with other members and as such, sellers are requested to place realistic reserves.  Bidders should keep in mind that they are dealing with fellow club members and place realistic bids.  If the funds received for any item are to go to the WINS Treasury, it should be so stated when the item is submitted to the Auction Coordinator.

7.  Email your bids to the Auction Coordinator with the following details: your first & last name, and WINS member number (sans WINS acronym) followed on the next line by the Lot number and your bid amount.  You need identify yourself only once in each email, but you may include as many Lots as you like in Lot numerical order in that email.

Here is a SAMPLE of the bid format:

8.  Bids will be posted on the website in the order they are received provided they are higher than the current bid.  If duplicate bids are received, the earliest time-stamped bid shall take priority and be listed on the web page.  Bidders may or may not be notified by email of their bid(s) being accepted and posted.

9.  Bidding on a lot within the last 2 hours of the auction, without having placed a previous bid on that lot, is treated as sniping and is not permitted.  In order to place a bid on a lot within the last 2 hours of the auction, that lot must show at least one previous bid from you that was recorded more than 2 hours prior to the auction's close. If you bid on a lot within the final 2 hours of the auction, and that lot doesn't already show at least one previous bid from you that was recorded more than 2 hours prior to the auction's close, your bid will not be recorded.

10.  All values listed shall be in US$.  To complete a transaction, bidders and sellers must calculate their own currency conversions and agree upon their own currency payment arrangements.

11.  Any reserve amount listed shall be considered the minimum bid.

12.  Recommended minimum bid increments:

19.  Those members wishing to place items in the next auction should email the details to the Auction Coordinator.  Include the following data with each email submission:

        - Your name and WINS #
        - Your country of record
        - Items numbered sequentially
        - Description and reserve amount for each item
        - Attach images (one 100 MB image per email only)

You may submit one 100 KB (file size) image (600 pixels high by 800 pixels wide) for each lot you wish to list. Each image should be numbered or identified to match the Lot.  Images may be submitted as email attachments (one image per email) or as hyperlinks. If you submit multiple lots with links, all submissions may be sent in a single email, however if you submit lots with attached images, please send each lot and its image as a separate email.  I will build the appropriate-sized thumbnail images with a link to your larger image.

20.  There is a limit of 10 lots per member per auction, unless otherwise noted.  Each member's lots will be grouped together and listed in sequential order.

21.  Lot information received after 7:00 PM, Mountain Standard Time, 24 hours before the Auction start, will be listed in the next auction, unless other arrangements have been made in advance.