Items up for auction can be found on the auction site from 20 March 2010.  The last item will most probably close to bids at 8 pm BST (GMT +1) on Saturday 3 April 2010.  The time the auction will finish will be on the item listing and this is the time you should work with.  All items on the auction site will be listed under 'Everything Else' and then 'General'. 

There is a small glitch with the search facility on the site (it will only allow you to navigate to one page and not the full four pages), so in order to work around this you can either do a search for the4ts as a seller, which will bring up all the items I have listed for the auction, visit my profile as a seller and then navigate to all the different pages with MSF items available for bidding on, or just click on the appropriate MSF number on any of the items up on this site as that will take you to its listing on 121Bid.com (nb won't work if clicking on the MSF numbers on the 'Photos of items available' pages).

I will mark up any items with the date they were added to this site so it should be easier for you to see when new additions are made.  I will also give them an MSF number (e.g. MSF 01) which will be on the listing at the auction website so it should be nice and simple for you to find anything you are interested in bidding on.  Clicking on the MSF number on this site will take you to its listing on the auction site itself.

As the auction site, 121Bid.com, is based in the UK all prices will be in Pounds Sterling.  Please be aware of that when you are placing a bid!  If you are unsure how much this is in your own currency there are many good currency conversion sites around such as xe.com.  The site also has an option for you to convert to your local currency as well.

Most items will have a starting bid of £2 (GBP), although some will have a higher starting bid.  I have deliberately kept things low again this year so that as many people as possible will have a chance to win something.

Please also look at the listing both here and on the auction website to check if any extra costs may be incurred for postage to where you are, if applicable.  If there is any conflicting information or if you are not sure, then please let me know.

The site will require you to register in order to place a bid and will also require a phone number from you.  It is up to you if you want to add a nonsensical one such as 012345678 if you prefer not to leave such information but that is at your own risk as if it looks very strange they may cancel your account!  The site guarantees they will do nothing with this phone number and will never pass it on to a third party.  You must leave a valid e-mail address though so I can contact you and put you in touch with the person who donated any item won.  The site will also require you to authenticate your registration by replying to an automatic e-mail. 

If you win anything, I will contact you myself to check the address you would like anything won sent to.  All information will be kept in strictest confidence, will not be passed on to any third parties (other than the person who donated your won item) and will be destroyed a few months after the auction has ended.

Won something? Please see the 'How to pay for any items won' page.

Questions?  Comments?

If anyone has any questions, queries or concerns regarding this, then please do let me know here and I will get back to you as soon as I can.