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Ky Kraus Memorial Auction & Cocktail Party Saturday 6:30 p.m. March 15, 2025 Fresh to market finds, quality decoys and wildlife art to fit every budget. Auction News! Many have commented that last year’s auction was the most fun ever! In addition to a lot of good-natured wise-cracks and one-liners, there was an atmosphere of excitement of finding a new treasure to add to your collection without breaking the bank. Auction co-chairman, Vic Sutek, has been working all year to make the 2025 Saturday auction the best yet! Included this year is a nice selection of fresh-to-market decoys from several estates located throughout the country. “Numerous Mason decoys and ‘Buckeye’ Joe Wooster decoys will be in the auction,” said Vic. “The slots for the auction are almost filled.” And Steve will be back to add some more excitement to the evening! And so exciting is auction of the winning entry from the “New Modern Collectibles Contest” sponsored by the Great Lakes Decoy Association. Also included will be the Ring-necked duck painted in the Friday morning seminar and signed by Keith Mueller. Thanks to all who made donations to the auction to benefit the ODCCA working to continue this show into the future. Including entries from the Saturday contests: dove decoy, carved feather, fish decoy and cocktail size contests. Thank you carvers! And the Best of Show from the Modern Collectilbles contest sponsored by Great Lakes Decoy Association. 2024: And thank you Gary Hanson and Jon Jones, Gary Doviak and Tom Matus, and Del Herbert who donated their stunning carvings to the auction. Click here to view Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Facebook page. 
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2025 Terms of Auction
Questions? Call Vic Sutek, (330)-206-4727, email [email protected] or Ken Yacavone, 330-651-7300, email [email protected]. 1. Only waterfowl related items will be accepted for the auction. No Firearms are permitted at the auction. Donations to the auction are always greatly appreciated. 2. Registration of the auction items will be from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Janus Rm. near Ballroom Bidder sign-up and Preview 6 p.m., hallway near Ballroon #1. Auction starts at 6:30 p.m 3. All bidders must use a number in order to participate. Bidders must register at the table beginning at 6 p.m. on Sat., March 16, 2025 4. Appropriate identification will be requested. 5. The ODCCA reserves the right to withdraw any item before the sale and shall have no liability whatsoever for such withdrawal. Only quality items will be accepted. Auction will feature no more than 50 items. 6. A reserve may be declared at the time of registration. The presence of a minimum bid will be made known at the time the item is auctioned. If the minimum bid is not reached, the item will not be sold, but a fee of $10 or 15% of the highest bid must be paid to the ODCCA. 7. The ODCCA does not certify nor guarantee the accuracy of the descriptions provided by the seller nor the authenticity of the items submitted for auction. 8. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be purchaser. In the event of a dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have absolute discretion as to who was the successful bidder or he may re-offer the disputed item for sale if he so wishes. 9. A 15% buyer’s premium will be added to all items sold to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. A 15% seller’s premium or $15, whichever is greater, will be charged to the seller and will be deducted from the proceeds prior to disbursement of funds. No Club Discounts 10. No items will be released until paid for. Cash, Checks, Visa and Master Card only will be accepted with proper identification. Purchasers using a credit card will be charged a 3 percent credit card fee. All purchases must be claimed by the end of the auction. 11. Although care will be taken to safeguard and protect items submitted for auction, owners release the ODCCA, its representatives and the auctioneer from any losses due to theft, damage or other causes. 12. Payment to the seller of successfully auctioned items will be made by check within 10 working days of the auction. |