THE 2010 CHARITY AUCTION - THANKS EVERYONE!

[AmishSamurai]

Got MGS: Twin Snakes for the GC. Waiting on lots 102 and 202.

[Bradtemple87]

I got my street fighter guides from pakopoko, thanks

[darksonic]

Can I get some kind of an update for:

17. Brutal Legend
111. Sonic (boxed) and Sonic 2 (boxed)
178. Quake II (no manual)

[dsheinem]

I just sent this notice in an email to all the item donors:

I know most of you shipped your items on time or have since the shipping deadline passed...but if you SHIPPED IN THE LAST FEW DAYS or HAVEN'T YET SHIPPED please let me know what item(s) will likely arrive to their homes in February.

Also, the auction thread is starting to fill up with questions about items that have not arrived. So, in addition to notifying me of items shipped late, please keep an eye on that thread so that you can directly respond to people asking where an item might be.

As I mentioned before, give it a few more days (until February) to start worrying. I know jfe2 and nickfil both planned to send out a TON of items this week...

[jfe2]

I just sent this notice in an email to all the item donors:

I know most of you shipped your items on time or have since the shipping deadline passed...but if you SHIPPED IN THE LAST FEW DAYS or HAVEN'T YET SHIPPED please let me know what item(s) will likely arrive to their homes in February.

Also, the auction thread is starting to fill up with questions about items that have not arrived. So, in addition to notifying me of items shipped late, please keep an eye on that thread so that you can directly respond to people asking where an item might be.

As I mentioned before, give it a few more days (until February) to start worrying. I know jfe2 and nickfil both planned to send out a TON of items this week...

I'm sending my stuff out today. I'll let you all know when its out. Sorry again that it took so long!

*Edit. Here is a list of the items that I'm shipping out, and who they are being shipped to.

17. Brutal Legend - $8 darksonic
18. Borderlands - $18 Josh
52. World Series of Poker - $1 tommyboy8689
53. Need for Speed: Most Wanted- $1 Ninja
32. WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain - $1 Ninja
43. NBA 2K and NFL 2K - both disc only in generic case - $1 Abras
77. World Series of Baseball II (cracked hinges) - $1 Mendoza
114. Light Crusader - $5 HylianHero
134. Crystalis - $7 anth0ny
118. Sewer Shark (Sega CD) - $1 Ninja
146. Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (sealed) - $8 weasels
147. Mega Man X Maverick Hunter (sealed) - $6.50 dsheinem
95. Barbie Super Model $3 Ack
96. Super Black Bass $1 Ack
194. Gamecube Gameboy Player (no boot disc) - $15 Ziggy587
275. Dragon Age: The Calling and Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne novels - $6 dsheinem
276. Gears of War: Aspho Fields novel - $1.50 Bradtemple87

[ZeroAX]

I've sent my stuff weeks ago, but international shipping seems to be quite a pain. I'm still waiting for an SNES I ordered 3 weeks ago, from the UK, and while Flake and Mrhealthy got their items weeks ago, everyone else seems to still be waiting. I'd at least like for the 2 people living in the UK and Israel to answer me about their items, but only Nathan answered back, when I sent pms about the donation items.

[final fight cd]

I know jfe2 and nickfil both planned to send out a TON of items this week...

i think for next year either a) don't include a "shipping by date" because it seems most people haven't followed it or b) if a "shipping by date" is included, find a way to enforce it.

i don't want to sound like an ass or a negative nancy, but the auction ended in mid december and people still haven't shipped yet. i know life happens and shit comes up, but it has been 6+ weeks since the auction ended. i can totally understand why people are getting anxious and are asking questions.

[dsheinem]

I know jfe2 and nickfil both planned to send out a TON of items this week...

i think for next year either a) don't include a "shipping by date" because it seems most people haven't followed it or b) if a "shipping by date" is included, find a way to enforce it.

i don't want to sound like an ass or a negative nancy, but the auction ended in mid december and people still haven't shipped yet. i know life happens and shit comes up, but it has been 6+ weeks since the auction ended and some people haven't shipped yet. i can totally understand why people are getting anxious and are asking questions.

Well they've had about 4 weeks to ship since all the payments came in (not 6+), but your point stands and I agree that missing the deadline is not good form. The shipping deadline was mentioned when I put out the call for items, I have emailed donors several times, and there's not much that I can do short of giving people a -1 for shipping late. Considering they were donating items for charity, I don't feel right doing that. That's the same reason I let some "late donations" come in past the deadline as well. Obviously anyone who doesn't get their items will get a refund.

Any suggestions for how to better handle enforcement of donating/payment/shipping deadlines for next year would be appreciated!

[MrHealthy]

I've sent my stuff weeks ago, but international shipping seems to be quite a pain. I'm still waiting for an SNES I ordered 3 weeks ago, from the UK, and while Flake and Mrhealthy got their items weeks ago, everyone else seems to still be waiting. I'd at least like for the 2 people living in the UK and Israel to answer me about their items, but only Nathan answered back, when I sent pms about the donation items.

Europe to Canada is always surprisingly fast (for me at least). I ordered a bluray from amazon.uk once and I got it in less then a week. In comparison, it takes 2 weeks for stuff to ship to me from New York State. Makes no sense.

[darksonic]

I'm not worried, just curious is all. To be honest, if I never receive my items it isn't a huge deal. This is for charity so I can't be mad about it. I also have no interest in a refund because, while it would suck if I never got Sonic or Quake, the donation is more important than a couple games.

Thank you for the update jfe2.