The Make Your Best Offer online auction has ended. If you bid is accepted you will be contacted directly.

Begins Thursday, March 20th at 6 pm EDT
Ends Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 12noon EDT

Bids for the Make Your Best Offer online Auction will only be accepted via the online auction form.

Please review the information below carefully before submitting your bid.

• The minimum bid is $1,000 per ticket. All bids must be in dollar increments.
• Each person participating in the Make Your Best Offer online auction can bid on up to 6 tickets maximum.
• Approximately 1,000 tickets (from the front row in the right and left orchestra to the last row in the balcony) will be available through the Make Your Best Offer online auction. These seats will be located in the Right and Left Orchestra, Rear Center Orchestra, Right and Left Loge, Balcony and Upper Balcony. Click here for the Count Basie Theatre Seating Chart
• You are not bidding on specific tickets or tickets located in a determined row, section, etc.Your bid is for tickets to the show in the 1,543 seat Count Basie Theatre.
• To obtain wheelchair accessible seats, please contact Rachel O. Warnick at rwarnick@countbasietheatre.org.
• The Make Your Best Offer online auction bid form submitted must contain all required fields including credit card information. Your card will not be charged until the Make Your Best Offer ends and your offer is accepted.
• By selecting the "Submit" button, you agree that if you have a winning bid on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 12 Noon EDT, you will pay the per ticket price you indicated as your bid amount for the number of tickets indicated on the bid form.
• You cannot cancel a bid once it has been submitted.
• There is no way to automatically increase your bid, you must monitor the website and re-bid using the link provided for the Make Your Best Offer online auction.
• You can monitor your bid while the Make Your Best Offer online Auction is going on as updates on countbasietheatre.org will inform all of what best offer minimums are currently successful in winning tickets. It will also indicate the time of the bids being accepted.
• You will know that your bid is no longer a winner based on the information provided at countbasietheatre.org.
• You can re-bid to remain eligible, but be sure to enter the same email address as your previous bid. Doing so will ensure your previous bids will no longer be valid.
• Your bid will be ranked based on the amount bid per seat, not the total amount of your bid. When the Best Offer auction ends, those who have placed the highest bids for the number of available seats will be contacted via email. The email will indicate that you won in the auction. Please note that your bid/tickets are subject to verification and payment authorization.
• The Make Your Best Offer online auction seats will be assigned after the auction ends.
• Should multiple bids come in at the same amount, they will be handled on a first bid, first served basis. Each entry is date and time stamped to ensure accuracy and those bids placed earlier will receive priority. The theatre has pre-determined the seating in a manner of most desirable to least.
• If you have a winning bid on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 12 Noon EDT, your credit card will be charged. It will only be charged the actual amount you bid per the number of tickets you indicated.
• Once your payment is successfully processed, you will receive a final email with your receipt and seat assignment.
• Please print your receipt, as it is required to enter the show. No exceptions.
• All purchased tickets will be available for pick up in the outer lobby the night of the show ONLY starting at 5:30pm. Ticket buyers will receive a receipt, which they will have to show at the door with photo ID on show night to claim their tickets.
• Questions surrounding the Make Your Best Offer online auction should be directed to Rachel O. Warnick at the Count Basie Theatre Foundation via email at rwarnick@countbasietheatre.org or 732.224.8778x118.
• The tax deductible portion of your purchase for this show is equal to the ticket price you pay less $45.

All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. No exceptions.