Auction house "literary Fund" has collected 800 thousand rubles to help sick children
ARTinvestment.RU   30 ноября 2015

Charity auction, organized by the "literary Fund" in favor of the Fund "life Line", was held on 24 November. The results have far exceeded expectations of the organizers

Tuesday, November 24, the auction house "literary Fund" held a charity auction of rare books "life Line". Proceeds at the auction money was transferred in favor of the charity Fund "life Line" that helps seriously ill children. The results have far exceeded expectations of the organizers.

Charity auctions are a very special category of trading. Here can not work to the same rules as on normal commercial auctions, since the ultimate goal here is different — to raise funds for a good cause. With the acquisition of rare books or autographed is a nice addition to your "donation" in the form of auction bids. And in terms of compliance with these special rules charitable auction auction the "literary Fund" can be called exemplary.

In-первых, was clearly identified the purpose of the auction: the proceeds will go towards the treatment of Anastasia Guryeva from Volgograd. It was necessary to collect 102 thousand rubles, but the total revenue far exceeded this milestone. And here I would like to mention another important fact: when conducting such activities, the organizers are first to inform the participants what proportion of the total of the hammer price will be donated to a particular Fund. Unfortunately, under the motto "charity auction" at times held a rather strange event, in which, for example, things are set at market prices, and in the case of sale deliverers take b most of its revenue by giving to charity "surplus". But then, I'm sorry, why would the patron that-то to buy at auction when he can directly donate to the Fund an amount equal to the purchase amount?

Charity auction of the "literary Fund" in this regard was honest and open. All lots exhibited no estimate and, importantly, without a reserve price, the starting price was set equal for all — 1 000. Therefore, to make a donation had the opportunity to participants of all income levels. Eventually sold 130 lots (75 % of the catalog). Total revenue was $ 908 thousand rubles, and in the post-релизе the organizers wrote that "the life Line" will be transferred 800 thousand rubles, i.e. almost all of this amount. The main purpose of the charity auction was undoubtedly achieved: to gather the necessary funds for the operation, and even more. It means that more children will receive assistance.

And a few words about how the auction was held. The auction was held in the restaurant "Who lives well" on Prechistenskaya embankment. The hall was traded more than two dozen people, and about the same number of participants placed bets over the Internet. Most (40 thousand rubles) brought books Theophan Prokopovich "a Theological doctrine about the state of the intact human, or what was Adam in Paradise?" (Moscow, 1785) and "Memories" of the famous memoirist Philip Vigel in 7 parts (Moscow, 1864 — first edition, full set).

Following the bidding of the "literary Fund" — "Rare books, manuscripts, autographs, posters and graphics" — will be held on December 12.



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