San Francisco racing pigeon club

San Francisco Racing Pigeon Club
2025 OB Season

Auction Details:

• Date: Sunday, August 11th, 2024
• Location: Sal's Landscaping, 2975 Fair Oaks Ave, Redwood City, CA
• Viewing: Starts at 11:00am
• Auction Starts: 12:00 Noon
• Lunch: Will be served

Buy Backs:
Buy backs for 100 points per bird are allowed from July 1, 2024.
Donors have the option to buy back their birds until October 1st, 2024 After this date, no buy backs will be allowed.

Rules:

1. Participant Eligibility:
   • Only members of SFR (your club) are allowed to handle and fly auction birds.
2. Donor Guarantee and Buyback Option:
   • The donor guarantees a 50 point starting bid on any bird they submit to the auction.
   • Donors have the option to buy back their birds for 100 points each without them being put up for auction.
3. Out of Area Birds:
   • Birds from outside the area are welcome to participate under these rules.
4. Ownership After Race:
   • All birds become the property of the handler after the race, unless specific arrangements are made to return them to the breeder.
5. Point Split:
   • 30% to the Donor/Breeder
   • 30% to the Buyer/Owner
   • 40% to the Handler
6. Handler Requirements for Full 40% Split:
   • To receive the full 40% split, handlers must enter or buy back at least 3 birds. Otherwise, the handler receives a 20% split, with the remaining 20% going to the SFR club.
7. Entry Fee Payment Deadlines:
   • All entry fee balances must be paid by october 1, 2024, without exceptions.
   • 50% of the balance is due on the day of the auction or when buying birds back.
   • Birds not fully paid for by the due date may be resold, with the handler having the first right of refusal.
8. Handling and Fly Restrictions:
   • Auction birds may only be handled and flown by SFR club members.
   • Once auction birds are placed in cages, they can only be handled by committee members.
9. Birds Handling and Documentation:
   • Before leaving the auction with birds they are flying or have purchased, participants must sign a printed copy confirming their responsibility for those birds.
10. Holding and Confirmation of Purchased Birds:
    • All birds purchased in the auction will be placed in holding cages.
    • Buyers must pay 50% of the total due and sign a list confirming the accuracy of band numbers and their responsibility for the balance on those birds before they can leave with the birds.
    • IF A BUYER DOES NOT PAY THE BALANCE DUE WE WILL NOTIFY ALL BAY AREA CLUBS OF THE SITUATION AND COULD BE BARRED from FLYING IN THE BAY AREA
11. Race Results and Disputes:
    • Race results will be published exclusively on the club's computer system.
    • The auction race committee will handle all disputes, and their decisions will be final.
12. Club Retention:
    • The SFR club retains 15% of the total amount raised through the auction race.

      RACE COMMITEE 

Bobby Johnston / Jose Barrera Jr. / Jayden Houston

650-353-0004 / 650-430-9749 / 650-670-7691