I was at the auction, yes, there were not too many cichlids, but I picked up some shellies. and a mystery bag of 5 mbuna plus 10 fry in the bag. I got a 55 gallon tank that has a bad leak (doh! that's why I only buy tanks full of water!) but I got a steal of a deal for it, and will have it resealed by the end of the week.
The auction location was great, the use of the school facility was nice and parking was plentiful.
This was my first fish auction, and I was impressed. Very little could sneak through the cracks as far as theft is concerned. They had a good presence and managed the space they had very well. The assistance to the car was very helpful, even when we got the mini-hailstorm.
Some of the fish were bagged excelently, others were very leaky. i like how they called the seller of one of the fish to rebag the fish over the loudspeaker. The bake sale was top-rate and my fiance (not a fish person!) had a really great time.
Overall I had a great experience and would do it again.
STATMATT