which would work for you and your parents. Google your city, state, country or area. Also include aquarium society or aquarium club. See what comes up and check out their web site. There have been a lot of auctions in the last month.
Ask if you could attend a nearby auction. Take someone in your family and/or a friend like guppyfreak with. The buddy system is good. Register as paying cash. Ahead of time, work out with the current administration at home, how much that cash will be. In the meantime set up a quarantine tank or at least a large quarantine bowl in a warm spot
A hint on auctions: try to stay to the end. Quite by accident recently I bought a 29-gallon tank for $2 at the end of an auction. I was just being sociable.
So don't talk with your hands! ;)
You might call or e-mail the contact person and even ask how long the auction will last. If you think you would be impatient and if they say that it starts at 11 AM and usually goes until 3 PM, arrange to show up at 1 PM.
DO see if you can quietly look at the table(s) with the auction items on them. Carefully check the guppies. (Viewing is usually before the auction begins. Some clubs allow viewing later on.)
Write down the bag number, seller number and description (one trio, half-black yellow guppies) on the bag. Listen for it and similar bags. Don't buy bags unseen. Lots of us have gotten burned that way. ;)
And don't buy more that you can care for. When prices get dirt cheap at auction's end, it is really tempting to buy too much. It is not a bargain if it is going to die. :(
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