Below are photos of a sampling of trees from the 2025 Live Auction. Pictures of the trees available this year will be posted ahead of the auction by May 23rd.

*Please review these rules! 

This event is our biggest club fundraiser.  It is very well attended.  Participate by providing auction materials and volunteering to help create this great event.

Ways to participate:

Buy or Sell:

All Buyers and Sellers must register
and pay for a numbered paddle to be picked up when they arrive at the auction.

Paddles cost $12.00 prior to the event or $15.00 on the day of the event.

Paddle fees are donated to the venue, Pacific Bonsai Museum.

All bidders must buy a paddle.  No paddle = no bidding.

Buyers pay no sales tax but there is a 10% “Buyer’s Premium”
donation to the PSBA club.

Pre-registration (including paddle payment) is required for sellers
and strongly encouraged for buyers.   

The Live Auction

We will be accepting live auction submittals through Friday, May 15th. All sellers will be notified if their tree is accepted after that date.

The selection committee will only accept up to 6 trees from each seller. You may submit as many trees for consideration as you like but each tree must be submitted on a separate form.

Live Auction Tree Details:

These are refined bonsai in the live auction

Target price of Live Auction trees should be greater than $200.

15% of selling price* will be retained by PSBA as a commission.

*The seller of a tree with reserve pricing in the live auction that doesn’t sell
will be charged $50.

Silent Auction

Rules:
There are 50+ lots in the silent auction to be bid on up until time of closing.

Each “lot” consists of one item or multiple items to be sold as one.

Each Paddle buyer may enter up to two (2) silent auction lots.
Enter your silent auction lot details on your paddle registration form.

Minimum value per lot: $25

The silent auction is looking for approximately 50 lots. This page will be updated when the lots are full.

 If you have any questions,
just send an email to PSBAauction@gmail.com.

Donate:

Consider donating items to support the club. We will accept items for the silent or live auctions, or for raffling off at our club meetings. And, of course, a monetary donation is welcome as well.

Volunteer!

Get up close and personal with great trees. Meet other PSBA members and support your club.

Teams of volunteers will work on Friday, June 5th for Set-up and Tree intake; and Saturday June 6th to support the auction.
We need help for; setup, check in/out, greeter/membership table, tree movers, silent auction support, live auction bid tracker, security, break-down and more.

To join our happy band of volunteers, contact PSBAauction@gmail.com, please indicate any preferences.

Auction Registration:

This is a two step process. First, fill out the registration form. Second, follow the link presented after submitting your registration form to visit our Square Webstore and pay the registration fee. You will not be registered until we have the registration form and payment. This will reserve your auction bidder number and paddle, which you must pick up when you arrive at the auction on Saturday, June 6th.

A paddle fee payment link to our Square site will be displayed IMMEDIATELY AFTER you SUBMIT your form. Remember, your silent auction or live auction lot space is not held if you do not pay the paddle fee.

Arrive early to take in the World Class Bonsai Collection at the Pacific Bonsai Museum ahead of the auction.   (Museum opens at 10:00 AM) 

Special thanks to the Pacific Bonsai Museum for providing their world class venue for the PSBA’s largest fundraising event of the year.

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