Donations and consignments to the Oz Club Auction can be arranged by contacting the auctioneer: 
Bill Thompson 
32 Upton Park 
Rochester, NY 14607 
email:  InvisiBill@rochester.rr.com 
voice:  (585) 461-4694 
The primary purposes of the Oz Club auction are two-fold: 1) to provide members with the opportunity to 
enhance their personal collections in a private setting, insulated from global competition. and 2) to raise money 
to pay Club expenses. 
  
The International Wizard of Oz Club has been determined to be a 501(c)(3) educational organization. Donations 
to the Club are deductible in accordance with IRS policies.  
  
Consignments are accepted only on the following terms: The consignor accepts a return of no greater than 50% 
of the auction sale price of any item. There are no guarantees concerning bidder enthusiasm for any item; 
however, on a limited basis, a consignor may specify a minimum selling price, meaning that, should that 
minimum price be met, the consignor will receive the requested percentage of that price up to 50%. The Oz 
Club's share of each consignment sale is considered a donation. 
  
Donations and consignments are gratefully accepted for books, media, art, and collectible items that span the 
realms of Oz, L Frank Baum, Ruth Plumly Thompson, W W Denslow, John R Neill and the other authors, 
illustrators, events and productions associated with Oz and/or L Frank Baum. 
  
Shipment of donated items to the auctioneer can be arranged at any time. At the request of the donor, the Oz 
Club will refund the cost of shipment for donated items. However, a round of correspondence ahead of time is 
appropriate for all donations, and a list of the items with whatever details are known would be very helpful. It is 
difficult to estimate what Club members will bid on any item; therefore, advance valuations are not possible as 
a general rule. 
  
Donation of a collection to the Oz Club, however, may be handled specially, in some cases. Since some part of 
such a collection may be retained by the Club, a fair market value appraisal may be offered on request of the 
donor. 
  
All consignments must be shipped pre-paid to the auctioneer or hand-delivered at least one day before the 
auction. The return of unsold consignments is also at the expense of the consignor unless hand-delivered at the 
auction site or by other arrangement. If hand-delivered at an Oz Club convention, as much advance notification 
as possible would be appreciated as to the exact nature of each donated or consigned item. All auction items 
need to be cataloged before the auction, so that bids can be properly recorded and invoices can be generated for 
each high bidder. 
  
There is no guarantee that items donated or consigned will be sold at the next occurring Oz Club auction. 
Similar items may already have been donated or consigned to the Club. Additionally, the auctioneer strives to 
provide at each auction a variety of items that will peak a variety of interests; some items just need to wait until 
a later auction. A record of the origin of donated and consigned items is kept by the auctioneer, so that letters of 
appreciation, specifying the amount of the donation, can be sent to all donors each year that items are sold. 
  
Consignments and donations may, at the discretion of the auctioneer, be offered as part of the live auction or the 
silent auction, which takes place at the same time as the live auction. A description of each silent auction item is 
displayed with it, but there is no active sales pitch presented other than periodic reminders to get silent auction 
bids placed during breaks in the live auction. If a consignor wants to restrict any specific items to the live 
auction, such restrictions must be negotiated with the auctioneer in advance. There is not always room in the 
live auction for additional items offered in the days just before an auction; however, every effort will be made to 
comply with such requests, and, if approved by the donor/consignor, such items may be retained for a later live 
auction.