Open Silent Game Auction

Bring in unwanted or rarely used games or game-related material and put them up for sale to the highest bidder. This is your opportunity to clear out your game closet or take home some bargain-priced games!

Below you’ll find a list of guidelines pertaining to the 2025 game auction.

1. Due to high demand, we will continue to have an auction on Friday and another auction on Saturday. These are two separate events. You must pick up unsold items in-between auctions.  
2. Sellers may drop off items for sale in the auction beginning at 11:00am on Friday and on Saturday. The auctions will be located in the North Ballroom.
3. There is a $2.00 entry fee per “lot” entered in the auction payable in cash or conbux only. Each lot you enter can contain one or more games or game-related materials. Lots are bid on and bought as a whole. You must fill out a small entry/bidding form for each lot you enter. If you want to print your forms in advance: Fridays Form or Saturday’s Form Limit of ten lots per person or as space allows. Please remember to leave us a phone number to be called or texted when your payout is ready for pick-up.
4. Auctions will begin at 1pm on Friday and Saturday. No bids or buyouts may be made before the auction begins.
5. You must have a valid player badge for the day of the auction in order to sell or bid.
6. Opening bid for an item begins at the amount specified by the seller. Opening bid must be a whole dollar amount (no cents).
7. All bids must be in whole dollar amounts (no cents).
8. At any time during the auction as long as the bid is below the “buyout price”, a buyer may pay the “buyout price” of a lot to the auction attendant and take the lot right away.
9. The auction will end at 5:00pm for the Friday auction and Saturday auction. The highest bid at this time will win the lot. If bids were placed in the last five minutes of the auction a live bid-off will occur between any parties who have previously bid on the item. 
10. Buyers must pick up and pay for the lots they’ve won between 5:00pm-6:00pm on Friday and on Saturday. If they do not, the lot will be sold to the second highest bidder, third highest bidder, etc.
11. All payments must be done in cash. Checks , Credit cards, Conbux, and digital payments are not accepted. An ATM is available at the Holiday Inn, but quickly runs out of cash. The Kwik Trip up the road also has ATMs, but also ran out of cash last year…
12. Sellers can pick up unsold lots and payouts for their sold lots starting at 6:30pm on Friday and Saturday.
13. All lots are sold as is and all sales are final. It is the buyer’s responsibility to verify the contents of the lot being purchased.

They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. At Fire & Ice, you’ll get a chance to test the old adage. All convention attendees will get the opportunity to participate in our annual game auction as a buyer and seller!