Bids are only active and final when they are brought to the auction Nov. 10 and placed in a barrel with your bidder number added.

Auctions

The Annual Dinner Auction is held in memory of Adam Walsh, who was kidnapped and murdered at the age of 6. Now in its twenty-third year, the Annual Dinner Auction provides a significant percentage of the annual revenue for the National Center for Missing & Exploited children / New York Branch (NCMEC/NY). As the premier black-tie social/charity event in Rochester, the Auction draws more than 800 of Rochester's most affluent executives and concerned individuals.

Silent Auction:

• All bids are to be placed in the "barrels" located throughout the corridor. Balloons will be attached to the barrels for easy identification.
• To bid, clearly print the amount of your bid, your name, and your bid number on the bid cards. Illegible bid cards cannot be considered. This year we are advising bid cards created through your NCMEC Auction account. Please print and bring ALL of your bid cards with you.
• In the event of a tie, the first bid received will be the winner
• All items have a MINIMUM BID OF $20 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED
• Please note the minimum bids indicated on certain items
• Additional bid cards will be available at the door, on the display tables, and from volunteers.

Live Auction

• Live auction items will be on display and can be identified by a live auction item banner.
• Payment by the successful bidder shall be made that evening. Cash, Check, American Express, Discover, Master Card or Visa will be accepted for payment. Checks should be payable to the: National Center For Missing & Exploited Children/New York (NCMEC/NY)
• ALL SALES ARE FINAL. THERE WILL BE NO EXCHANGES OR REFUNDS.
• Unless otherwise noted, all certificates must be used within one year of the November 10, 2007 auction date.
• We suggest, however, that you redeem certificate items within three months. Please thank the donor for their generosity upon redeeming gift certificates.
• When bidding during the live auction, please hold up your light stick so that a spotter will recognize you and acknowledge your bid.
• Invoices for auction items will be delivered to the winning bidder's table at the conclusion of the live auction.

Write In Auction

• Write - In auction items will be on display and can be identified by a write-in auction item banner.
• A clip board with pages of pre-set individual increments and an appropriate minimum bid is placed in front of each write-in item.
• Bids are done in an on-going, open process. Updates will appear periodically on the screens in the ballroom during the dinner until 9 PM.
• To bid, clearly print the amount of your bid, your name, and your bid number on the bid page. Illegible bids cannot be considered.
• Payment by the successful bidder shall be made that evening. Cash, Check, MasterCard, Discover, Visa, or American Express will be accepted for payment.
• All sales are final. There will be no exchanges or refunds.
• Unless otherwise noted, all certificates must be used within one year of the November 10, 2007 auction date.
• Invoices for auction items will be delivered to the winning bidderıs table at the conclusion of the live auction.

Tax Deductibility

If the item is purchased for the noted fair market value or less, then the purchaser is not eligible for a tax deduction. If the listed value of an item is priceless, the fair market value is established as the purchase price and the purchaser is not eligible for a tax deduction.