[Sacred Succulents] updates and mini auction

[Sacred Succulents]

Greetings,
Some cold/flu has been running through my entire family again these
past two weeks! This means I'm once again behind with everything. I'm
trying to appreciate the absurdity of  several years of unfortunate
events but mostly it is just stressful for me --which is likely
predisposing me to catch every affliction my daughters bring home from
school! All I can do is continue to humbly beg your patience. Since
the fire evacuation 3 months ago I've been hit by some cold or flu
each month and been down 1/3 of the time and lost additional time
tending sick kids. This has created an ongoing crisis here as I'm
falling further and further behind with the nearly every aspect of the
nursery and correspondence/orders. I'm looking at some creative ways
to address this which will likely mean some future restructuring of
when I take/ship orders. For now I am still taking orders, I am just
likely to be a little slow with answering emails, etc as I get caught
up. Perpetual gratitude for your understanding and support!
I'm doing everything I can to get the new Rare Plant List to the
printers and mailed this month. Catalogs are also on backorder and
will hopefully be ready to mail out in the next couple weeks. I have
dozens of new plants and seeds which I've not had time to write
descriptions for...these should be listed soon as well!
Mini plant auction fundraiser I had planned to hold a full plant
auction fundraiser back in October but the perpetual series of
calamities, from fire evacuations to family flues, means I've not had
the time or energy to manifest this. Instead of postponing a full
auction a few more months we've decided to do a series of smaller,
slower, "mini"auctions of about a dozen or so plants starting with
this one. We hope to hold 1 to 2 of the auctions a month through
spring as time an energy allows. 
This is a unique chance to obtain new introductions, rarities,
specimens and mother plants. The auction is posted on the second half
of our homepage ( http://sacredsucculents.com )  This is a one time
offer for most of these plants–they will not be available again!
Plants are available to US customers only._The auction starts
immediately and lasts 5 days–it ends Wednesday February 19 at 6 pm
PST._ Know that auction purchases will directly fund nursery
repairs–constructing new nursery benches and rebuilding several
shade structures, ongoing tech upgrades as well as our continual
research and conservation work.
Bidding process is the same as last auction and simplified from early
auctions. _With this auction what you bid is exactly what you will pay
if you have the winning high bid when the auction ends._ This differs
from  our first four auctions where the high bid was hidden and
determined to be just $1 over the previous bidders high bid.For
example for the current auction: If the current bid on a plant is $35
and you bid $50 the high bid price is then moved to $50 (NOT $36 like
the earlier auctions) and the next bidder has to bid over that ($51 or
more) -- if you have the highest bid when the auction closes then you
win that plant and your high bid is exactly what you pay (plus
shipping).
To place a bid- ( please read fully before bidding! )Email us (
benkamm at monitor.net ) with “SS auction” in the subject header. In
the body of the email list - 1) The name of each plant you are bidding
on with the amount you are bidding next to the name (must be equal to
or greater than the “minimum starting bid” or current “high
bid”).  2) Your full name and complete shipping address.
_Placing a bid is binding, so please do not bid unless you are
committed to buying! Again please do not bid if you are not 100%
committed and do not bid beyond your means._
We honor the email bids as first come first serve, so if we don’t
respond right away—do not worry, we will honor your bid in the order
it was received! Towards the end of the auction can get hectic and we
may not be able to notify you in a timely manner if you’ve been
outbid during this last phase–we recommend checking the website
periodically to see the current high bids. 
The auction closes 6 pm PST Wednesday, February 19. You will be
contacted by email that evening for the auction plants you have won.
Our regular shipping costs apply. Placing a bid is binding, so please
do not bid unless you are committed to buying! Payment (cash, check,
money order or Western Union) will need to be sent promptly on
Thursday February 20. Your plants will be shipped as soon as payment
is received. 
Ben Kamm
Sacred Succulents
 PO Box 781
 Sebastopol, CA 95473 USA
 http://www.sacredsucculents.com
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 We do not take Paypal or other online payments. Still just cash,
check or money order to our PO box.
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