Silent Auction Catalog
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Silent Auction Catalog Silent Auction Rules 1. Pre-bid ends Monday, June 5, 2017 at 5:00pm. 2. If you are not able to attend the event, you may submit pre-bid offers by completing the form and email it to [email protected] before 5pm on Monday, June 5, 2017. The highest pre-bid offer for each item or service will become the opening bid on June 7, 2017. 3. The Silent Auction will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. on June 7, 2017 and will close at 7:00 p.m. Each closing bid will be certified by an Auction Official and constitutes the winning bid. Serious bidders should stand next to the auction bid sheet until an Auction Official picks up the bid sheet. Not all bid sheets are picked up at the EXACT closing time. 4. All items and services have been donated to Japan America Society of Sothern California (JASSC) and are sold by JASSC and not the donor. Purchasers may not ask for refunds or exchanges from the donor. JASSC and Silent Auction Coordinators are not responsible for lost merchandise or certificates. Lost merchandise or certificates will not be replaced. 5. All purchases are final. NO RETURNS OR REFUNDS. 6. All Silent Auction items and services must be used within the stipulated time limits and are subject to the terms and conditions stipulated by the donors. Please note that all accommodations and air fares are subject to availability. Exact dates and detailed conditions of stays or travel must be arranged in advance by the purchaser with the donor, keeping in mind that all black-out periods stated in the catalog and on the certificates will apply. All noted restrictions and expiration dates apply. Expiration dates cannot be extended. 7. JASSC assumes no responsibility should any of these establishments be unable to fulfill your certificate. 8. All prizes in the Silent Auction have bid sheets placed nearby. Persons bidding must include their name, bid number and bid amount on the bid sheet. 9. Winners will be notified at their tables during the evening. Items purchased must be picked up by the end of the evening. Payments must be made by the end of the evening, and may be made by cash, check (made payable to JAS), Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. 10. Please note the minimum bids and bid increases for each item. Bids will be honored only if incremental bids are in accordance with the minimum increases. Bids below opening minimum bids will be not be honored. 11. The Auction Coordinators have endeavored to catalog and describe the Auction items correctly, but all items are sold “as is” and the Auction Coordinators neither warrant nor represent and in no way are responsible for the correctness of description, or genuineness, authorship, provenance or condition to represent cash value and, once given to the purchaser will not be replaced (if lost or otherwise). No statement contained in the Catalog or made orally at the Auction or elsewhere shall be deemed to such a warranty of representation or assumption of liability. 12. Certificates are the same as cash and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen. 13. JASSC shall not be liable to winners for any failure, delay, cancellation, interruption or changes to any provision of services, events or travel packages purchased which is occasioned by causes beyond our control including, but not restricted to fires, earthquakes, floods or other inclement weather, war, civil commotion or disturbances, strikes, lockouts, labor disputes, accidents, epidemic, interruptions in or delays of transportation services, electrical or power failures or outages, failures or delays in obtaining delivery from donors or manufacturers, suspension or non-renewal of the venue’s license for any reasons whatsoever, or any act ruling, regulation or law of any government bureau or agency or public authority. Delays so caused shall not release winners from their obligations to accept and pay for the items purchased. 14. Certificates purchased at this auction cannot be sold on any internet auction or at any other event. Certificates will be considered void if these items are sold on any internet site. Page 1 Item# 100 A Round of Golf for Three with Takuma Sato, 2017 Indianapolis 500 Champion plus an Autographed Bottle of Takuma’s Cabernet Sauvignon! Golf with Japan’s greatest racing car driver, Takuma Sato! Enjoy a round of golf for three (3) with the newly championed Indianapolis 500 racer. Includes green fee, two (2) golf carts, buffet lunch, cocktail reception, and awards dinner seated with Takuma at the JASSC's 49th Japan America Golf Classic on Monday, September 11, 2017 at SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach! 12pm shotgun start. One (1) Bottle of 2013 Takuma Sato “Long Beach Edition” Cabernet Sauvignon This wine was inspired by Takuma Sato’s historic first IndyCar win at the 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Only 600 bottles were produced, and each bottle is numbered and signed by Takuma! This is a juicy, velvety and intense Cabernet Sauvignon with round, fresh fruit, lots of dried herbs and subtle oak. It opens up quickly, underlined by piquant eucalyptus, mint and pine needles. Bitter, ashy minerals and beeswax make it highly typical as a Mount Veeder Cabernet. Please note this item will remain open until Market value: Once-in-a-lifetime 7:45pm on the night of the 108th Anniversary Dinner & Gala Celebration. Minimum bid: $1,500 Bid increments: $100 Page 2 Item# 101 One (1) Round Trip Business Class Ticket on ANA/All Nippon Airways from LAX to Tokyo or One Destination in Asia! No Blackout-dates. Valid to earn ANA or MileagePlus miles! All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the eighth largest airline in the world by revenues (2011) and the largest in Japan by passenger numbers (2012). ANA was voted Airline of the Year for 2013 by Air Transport World Magazines, and was awarded five stars by the world's leading Airline and Airport review site, SKYTRAX. Generously donated by Market value: $12,000 All Nippon Airways/ANA Minimum bid: $2,500 Bid increments: $250 Item# 102 One (1) Round Trip Business Class Ticket on ANA/All Nippon Airways from LAX to Tokyo or One Destination in Asia! No Blackout-dates. Valid to earn ANA or MileagePlus miles! All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the eighth largest airline in the world by revenues (2011) and the largest in Japan by passenger numbers (2012). ANA was voted Airline of the Year for 2013 by Air Transport World Magazines, and was awarded five stars by the world's leading Airline and Airport review site, SKYTRAX. Market value: $12,000 Generously donated by Minimum bid: $2,500 All Nippon Airways/ANA Bid increments: $250 Page 3 Item# 103 Frequent flyer mileage accumulation on Oneworld Alliance carrier permitted. One (1) Round Trip Business Round trip flight from Los Angeles to Japan and/or Class Ticket on Japan Airlines Asia. Valid on Japan Airlines operated flights only. One from LAX or San Diego to Japan stop permitted in Tokyo or Osaka. Traveler must pay for all applicable taxes and surcharges (approximately (Osaka or Tokyo) or Asia! $200). Traveler is responsible for obtaining all proper travel documents. Advanced seat assignments allowed. Travel must be completed within 1 year from date of event. Maximum stay is one month from departure date. The routing of the itinerary cannot be changed after the journey begins. Date change within the maximum stay of one month is free of charge, provided the change is made before the reserved flight departs. Reservation and original certificate must be submitted at least 2 weeks before departure. Ticket is non-refundable. Market value: $12,000 Minimum bid: $2,500 Generously donated by Japan Airlines / JAL Bid increments: $250 Item# 104 Frequent flyer mileage accumulation on Oneworld Alliance carrier permitted. One (1) Round Trip Business Round trip flight from Los Angeles to Japan and/or Class Ticket on Japan Airlines Asia. Valid on Japan Airlines operated flights only. One from LAX or San Diego to Japan stop permitted in Tokyo or Osaka. Traveler must pay for all applicable taxes and surcharges (approximately (Osaka or Tokyo) or Asia! $200). Traveler is responsible for obtaining all proper travel documents. Advanced seat assignments allowed. Travel must be completed within 1 year from date of event. Maximum stay is one month from departure date. The routing of the itinerary cannot be changed after the journey begins. Date change within the maximum stay of one month is free of charge, provided the change is made before the reserved flight departs. Reservation and original certificate must be submitted at least 2 weeks before departure. Ticket is non-refundable. Market value: $12,000 Minimum bid: $2,500 Generously donated by Japan Airlines / JAL Bid increments: $250 Page 4 Item# 105 Opened in 1890 on request of the Japanese aristocracy, the Imperial Hotel Tokyo boasts an Two (2) Nights’ Accommodation impressive historic pedigree. Centrally located just in One Deluxe Room with south of the Imperial Palace grounds, the property has long drawn a high-profile clientele who rely on Breakfast for Two (2) People at the discretion of the gracious staff of devoted the beautiful and luxurious hoteliers particularly adept at looking after discerning guests. Rooms are situated in the main IMPERIAL HOTEL TOKYO building or in the gleaming tower, and many look across 40-acre Hibiya Park, the Palace and Ginza neighborhood. Two pleasures not to be missed here are the daily chanoyu (traditional tea ceremony) and a drink in the Old Imperial Bar, an elegant Art Deco space containing pieces of murals and terracotta tile from the original building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923.