2019 Alberta Baton Silent Auction

ABTA holds a silent auction each year at our Provincial Championships. The purpose of the silent auction is to raise funds to help support the association programs for athletes, coaches and other technical members.

HOW DOES A PROXY BID WORK?
A proxy bid is when you place a bid for the maximum amount you are willing to spend, then let the system bid for you up to that amount. For example, if an item is currently selling for $10 and you enter a proxy bid of $20, the system will automatically bid for you until the selling price goes over $20. At that point, you will be outbid and someone else will be the leading bidder.

Note that when placing a proxy bid, you don’t have to stay within the set increment limit. You can place any bid amount as long as it is greater than the set increment limit. For example:
• Item has a starting bid of $10 with $5 increments
• User A places a bid of $15
• User B places a proxy bid of $51
• User A places a final bid of $50
• User B wins the bid. To outbid User B, User A would have had to place a bid of $56 ($5 increment). The advantage of placing a proxy bid is that other users cannot view your maximum bid.

A proxy bid is a single bid and only shows up in the bid history one time. The bid history always shows the highest amount the system has bid for the proxy bid. This may look weird in the bid history when multiple bids have been entered against a proxy bid.

The Alberta Baton Twirling Association (ABTA) has been the sport governing body for baton twirling in the province of Alberta, Canada since 1971.​

Baton Twirling is a sport requiring grace, coordination, concentration and strength. It is for fun, fitness or relaxation. It allows for personal achievement in recreation or competition as an athlete, coach, judge or administrator. It includes individual, small and large group participation for competitions and performances. There are various levels of achievement that can be obtained, from beginner to elite.

ABTA provides information to members regarding the sport. It organizes events, workshops and clinics for athletes, coaches and judges. As well, ABTA is involved in developing and refining badge programs, competitions, sport outreach clinics, camps and funding through scholarships and grants.

Funds raised through the silent auction will go towards athlete and technical programming such as camps, clinics, training courses, etc.