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The club has received donations with an appraised value of approx $1m for the specific purpose of populating the next many years of club auctions and for sale by ebay (or perhaps other methods in the future).
Donations backed up by Deed's of Gift have conditions. It is not my place to answer any of the other questions, it is up to the donor. I'm sure the donor will see this post, it's up to them.