At 12 noon on Sunday, April 17, 2011, the San Jose Astronomical Association will hold its 31st annual astronomical auction and swap meet at the hall at Houge Park in San Jose. The SJAA Auction is a great opportunity for beginners to purchase their first telescope at a great price! Experienced observers often find equipment they need for their next observing project, from O-III filters to finders to star charts. All kinds of interesting items are found in the auction.

Doors open at 11:30AM to register material for sale, the auction itself starts at noon and a swap meet will follow.

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(The following information is from the 2010 auction and is TBD; please do NOT use this information yet!)
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If you are interested in selling, we have set up a Yahoo! group for you to pre-announce what you have available. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sjaaauction/

Here's how it works: Compose an email to sjaaauction (at) yahoogroups.com. A moderator will approve your mail and it will be posted to the Messages section of the Groups site. Prospective buyers will then review the items that will be available ahead of time, and will be enticed to bid a princely amount for your item.

If you are interested in bidding, you can simply go to the same Yahoo! Group and review the Messages section for a preview.

The auction is a fundraiser for the SJAA, a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization. A 10% donation to the SJAA from the proceeds of sales is suggested, with a maximum $50 cap.

For more about the SJAA, the auction, directions to the site, visit our web site or contact me (email above). I will post more details as they come in, and as we get close to the date of the auction.
http://www.sjaa.net/