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Some of the overlap members will remember back in the day on FABO, we would have Benefit Auctions for members who fell on hard times. People would toss up leftovers, unneeded stuff from their stash, and whatever other donations to the thread and forum members would openly bid on the items they wanted.
It would be open to bids for a set period of time (usually a week or two depending on the urgency of the need). One person would oversee the thread and provide occasional updates on items donated, the current winning bidder and the high bid until its conclusion so you wouldn't need to read dozens of comments to catch up on item(s) you're interested in.
Cash donations were also made separately directly to the beneficiary's Paypal account in many cases.
When the auction ended, all the winning bid amounts were paid to the Benefit Auction's beneficiary instead of to the donator of the part. Donators would then ship their items to the winning bidder; most often shipping was NOT included in the donation so it was up to the parties to work that out between them at auction's end.
Quite a few of these Benefit Auctions happened over the years, but one guy sadly took advantage of the forum's generosity time and again and they stopped after that. Many were VERY lucrative ... hell, we even all pitched in and bought MeMike a CAR.
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I would like to start a Benefit Auction here on FBBO for @moparedtn who is trying to stay positive on his birthday yesterday but could use more than funny memes and well wishes. He keeps telling me there are others who are "more deserving" but I don't know who they are. Faced with the prospect of having to sell his beloved ride to stay afloat and put groceries on the table, none of us would ever want to be in that position.
Being a first time effort on this board, I hope it will be successful simply because we all love him and there's a lot of Old FABO Member Overlap here who will remember all the good we used to do for our members in need. I believe we can all work together and get our friend Ed some help.
I will start this off with my donation of a $150 Gift Certificate from Phoenix Specialty Coatings with the suggestion it runs until midnight Central U.S. time on August 27.
[email protected] is Ed's paypal address if anyone is inclined to throw a few bucks at him without waiting for the auction to end.
Who wants to bid or add something to the item list? Let's make this work FBBO!!
1. $150 Gift Certificate from Phoenix Specialty Coatings donated by CudaChick1968 ..... High bid $_______.
It would be open to bids for a set period of time (usually a week or two depending on the urgency of the need). One person would oversee the thread and provide occasional updates on items donated, the current winning bidder and the high bid until its conclusion so you wouldn't need to read dozens of comments to catch up on item(s) you're interested in.
Cash donations were also made separately directly to the beneficiary's Paypal account in many cases.
When the auction ended, all the winning bid amounts were paid to the Benefit Auction's beneficiary instead of to the donator of the part. Donators would then ship their items to the winning bidder; most often shipping was NOT included in the donation so it was up to the parties to work that out between them at auction's end.
Quite a few of these Benefit Auctions happened over the years, but one guy sadly took advantage of the forum's generosity time and again and they stopped after that. Many were VERY lucrative ... hell, we even all pitched in and bought MeMike a CAR.
* * *
I would like to start a Benefit Auction here on FBBO for @moparedtn who is trying to stay positive on his birthday yesterday but could use more than funny memes and well wishes. He keeps telling me there are others who are "more deserving" but I don't know who they are. Faced with the prospect of having to sell his beloved ride to stay afloat and put groceries on the table, none of us would ever want to be in that position.
Being a first time effort on this board, I hope it will be successful simply because we all love him and there's a lot of Old FABO Member Overlap here who will remember all the good we used to do for our members in need. I believe we can all work together and get our friend Ed some help.
I will start this off with my donation of a $150 Gift Certificate from Phoenix Specialty Coatings with the suggestion it runs until midnight Central U.S. time on August 27.
[email protected] is Ed's paypal address if anyone is inclined to throw a few bucks at him without waiting for the auction to end.
Who wants to bid or add something to the item list? Let's make this work FBBO!!
1. $150 Gift Certificate from Phoenix Specialty Coatings donated by CudaChick1968 ..... High bid $_______.
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Shipping is included in the high bid for item #2. Opening bid if that’s ok is $200. Thank you -Tom
