1.
The Minimum Initial Bid for the Dulcimer is $750. The CCPA is unwilling to take less than
this amount for the dulcimer. We feel the Dulcimer is worth at least $750 to the CCPA as
an item to display in our CCPA Cades Cove Museum.
2.
Our goal is to initiate a silent auction beginning on February 7, 2008, and
continuing through September 30, 2008. Bids by phone and by e-mail must be
made by 12 midnight on September 30, 2008. Bids send by regular US Mail
must be postmarked by September 30, 2008.
3.
Bids may be made by mailing the information to Ruth Caughron Davis, 247 E.
or phoned to 865-982-3051.
4.
The minimum acceptable increment in bids is $50.
5.
If more than one bid for the same amount is received on the same date, the
time the bid is made will be the factor deciding which bid is accepted. This
would include postmark time, e-mail posting time, or phone message time.
6.
The current high bid can be obtained by calling Ruth Caughron Davis at 865-
982-3051; sending an e-mail to CCPADulcimer@aol.com; or calling the CCPA
Cades Cove Museum at 865-982-0705 . Posters with the current high bid will
be displayed at the CCPA Cades Cove Thompson Brown House Museum and
CCPA events.
7.
Bid forms will be available at the CCPA Cades Cove Thompson Brown House
Museum, the Townsend Visitors Center, Mike Clemmer’s Wood-N-Strings
Dulcimer Shop, and at any CCPA Activity. The forms may also be downloaded
8.
The owner of the highest bid will be notified on October 5, 2008.
9.
Payment will be due by October 19, 2008, in the form of a cashier’s check or money order.
10. Arrangements will be made with the Dulcimer winner to award the Dulcimer at the
November CCPA Meeting, the CCPA Christmas Social, anonymously, or at another venue of
the winner’s choice.
The mission of the CCPA is to preserve and protect
the cemeteries, churches, old pictures, stories, and culture of Cades Cove and its residents.