2011 Charity Auction: Items Arriving! Leave Feedback!

[MrPopo]

I'm pretty sure last year I got an email of what to send to who. Is all this information on game gavel?

You'll get that info once the payment deadline is over (the 24th). Probably on the 26th.

Thanks. I guess it's fair to say I didn't win anything if I haven't received a PM or email, correct?

Dang, I was hoping to do more than just donate.

This can be another thread, but does anyone find it unethical to bid on your own items? I know that with some items placing a higher bid can actually save you money due to shipping costs, and since this is for charity, I placed bids (I believe) on every single item I donated. I see bidding on your own items as a win win situation as people will pay what the market bares, so why not take advantage of it?

At the Child's Play auction this year the guy who made a replica gravity gun bid on his own item. I think it's considered unethical to bid on your own item for the express purpose of raising the final sale price, but if you actually intend to try and win then it's fine.

[Hobie-wan]

Just to clarify, under normal circumstances, yeah bidding up your own stuff is no-no. Since the aim of this was charity, not really buying I think it is ok in this case. If you're fluffing your own ebay auction and win, you're just going to relist it. For the charity, if you win, you're still donating the money.

[MrHealthy]

Just to clarify, under normal circumstances, yeah bidding up your own stuff is no-no. Since the aim of this was charity, not really buying I think it is ok in this case. If you're fluffing your own ebay auction and win, you're just going to relist it. For the charity, if you win, you're still donating the money.

This. Fluffing on normal auctions is greedy as all hell. But here that money goes to charity so I see no problem with it.

[aaron]

I don't see a problem with bidding on your own stuff in this case either as there was no way to give a certain amount on an item. You couldn't say "$5 for the red whatsit" and have that be what you paid like we did in the past. If you bid $5, it was $1 until someone else bid against you.

i really did want that red whatsit.

[aaron]

payment sent

[Luke]

PM sent dsh!

[dsheinem]

donors, look for a pm with shipping info tonight

[vlame]

Just to clarify, under normal circumstances, yeah bidding up your own stuff is no-no. Since the aim of this was charity, not really buying I think it is ok in this case. If you're fluffing your own ebay auction and win, you're just going to relist it. For the charity, if you win, you're still donating the money.

This. Fluffing on normal auctions is greedy as all hell. But here that money goes to charity so I see no problem with it.

reminds me of the scene from addam's family where moritc and gomez bid on their own items very sexually.

[pakopako]

reminds me of the scene from addam's family where moritc and gomez bid on their own items very sexually.

Wait. What?

Dang, missed the PM by this much -- stuff will be sent 1/2/12... because I can't afford overnight delivery.

[vlame]

reminds me of the scene from addam's family where moritc and gomez bid on their own items very sexually.

Wait. What?

Dang, missed the PM by this much -- stuff will be sent 1/2/12... because I can't afford overnight delivery.

wait what what? what delivery?