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The
Office of Student Activities has been receiving several requests
by student organizations wishing to plan events involving 'Auctions'.
The following is a clarification of the existing University policy
on the subject of 'Auctions'.
Organizations
wishing to plan events involving auctioning should keep the following
criteria in mind:
- Auctions can only auction off specific things (i.e. tickets
to a show) or tasks (i.e. cooking dinner). The item being auctioned
must be close ended - meaning the nature of what is for sale is
specific.
- Specific services can be included, such as four hours
of yard work, delivery of meals, etc., as long as the service
poses no risk due to special training or equipment needs,
eg. house painting.
- The specific service also cannot include setting up a
situation in which it is inherent that the "purchaser"
will be alone with the "service provider". This
might include room cleaning or cooking for someone else. In
situations such as these, it must be clear that the "purchaser"
will not be present during the cleaning, that the space to
be cleaned is a public space, etc. In general, neither party
- the "purchaser" or the "service provider"
- should be placed in a situation in which he or she feels
uncomfortable.
- Unspecified service (eg. four hours of unspecified labor)
cannot be auctioned or bought.
- Auctions can never put up for bid an item that involves essentially
buying the company of a person.
- Companionship, including dates or escorts cannot be auctioned
or bought.
- Social opportunities can certainly be auctioned (eg.
dinner for two at the Four Seasons, the Gittleman's or
dessert at the Bacow's), but the "purchaser" has the
choice of whom to go with if the item is for more than one
person. The "service provider" can't be part of
the package.
More
specific guidelines are available in the Office of Student Activities.
Please direct any questions regarding this policy to the Office
of Student Activities.
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