| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 12/24/2005 : 17:55:57
From now until Saturday, Dec 30, we are auctioning Five Autographed Americana Music Association (AMA) t-shirts. The shirts originally cost $15, $10 of which the AMA has already donated to the Red Cross (this was done during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina). On top of that, all money from this sale will go to Childreach, a charitable organization that strives to meet the needs of the most needy children.
The t-shirts come in two varieties, blue-ringer style and the more traditional variety. All t-shirts are personally autographed (twice) by Frank Black, with a black and silver marker which looks quite nice and is definitely wearable (though you may not want to risk eating anything messy!) and are sized medium.
This auction will be for the blue ringer-styled t-shirts pictured below. There is a reserve bid placed to ensure that we're not short-changing the charity or the man behind this effort, OldManInACoffeeCan, and all bids placed here are to be considered binding (at the penalty of permanent expulsion from FB.Net for anyone not taking this seriously).
The bid price includes the t-shirt, worldwide postage, and a bonus CD. The highest two bidders in this auction will each win a shirt, with choice of which one (the autographs are styled differently on each) to go to the bidders in order from highest to lowest in this auction. The CDs will likewise be chosen by the highest bidder down, but from both auctions combined. The highest collective bid will also receive a free autographed Cult of Ray-era poster.
We will make sure you receive a tax-deductable receipt if this is possible for your specific country and the charity.
So, to place a bid, all you have to do is make a post with the amount. Subsequent bids must be at least $1 higher. The opening price for the bids will be $30 (remember, this is for an autographed t-shirt, a bonus CD, and shipping, and includes a $10 made to the Red Cross). This is the season for giving, and what better time to help needy children than at Christmas. The best of luck making your donations, and thanks to Richard for doing all this!
 
CD Chosen by Fumanbru
CD Chosen by Majeux
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 03/09/2006 : 12:35:58
i recieved my shirt and cd yesterday. thanks everyone, especially dean, omiacc, and of course kathryn! the autograph looks awesome. sorry i haven't been around much. have moved house and am planning on getting my own pc shortly, then you will never get rid of me, hahahahhahahah!
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 03/02/2006 : 17:08:39
Thought you guys would like to see this, just got a little note from Violet:
Dear Everybody,
I would like to commend fb.net on the recent charity auction!!! It was so well executed and yieled real results. Childreach is very dear to my heart and I'm really touched. You guys is good people.
These things do not go unnoticed.
Love,
Violet and the Fam
 "If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 02/22/2006 : 20:15:44
Speaking of which, been meaning to do up a news item. Will do that now.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 02/22/2006 : 20:06:44
Thanks all! Got the goodies just now in the mail!! Thank you and so sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again OMIACC and Dean for coordinating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Super happy and super tempted to wear that t shirt, but I won't dare! |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 02/13/2006 : 23:13:47
I'll have this sorted by weekend, promise.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 02/13/2006 : 23:12:59
Damn, completely forgot I was waiting on that westport guy to email me back, I'm just going to send them out and he can have what's left. I'm sure you'll understand how it slipped my mind tomorrow. :)
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 02/13/2006 : 20:14:05
Hi, I haven't gotten any word or anything in the mail.
My address has just changed.
Thanks! |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 01/17/2006 : 19:39:37
Nope, turns out I'm still missing a bit. But emails have been sent and we should be able to send out things by the weekend I hope.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 01/17/2006 : 19:07:27
Nope, got it, I'm sorting out everything tonight. Sorry for the delay, was waiting on a few people but I *think* I've got everyone now.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 01/17/2006 : 18:53:24
Thanks, you too OMIACC and Dean for all your hard work. I made my contribution directly this weekend. It was very hard to choose which cause to direct the funds to. I ended up choosing the Pak. earthquake relief. So Dean, if for some reason that you didn't get it let me know and I can resend.  |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 01/14/2006 : 21:02:24
Hey, once again, thanks to all the bidders this was a huge success.
And, uhh, I'm ready to mail these bad-boys out as soon as I get the go-ahead from Dean.
I've been keeping them safe for 4 months now and actually I'm ready to get them out of
my closet and into yours.
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"I'm more of a self-indulgent epic kind of guy." King Charles IV
OMIACC - PostMaster of fb.net's Zenith threads |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 01/11/2006 : 20:11:37
OK, here it is (sorry, I'm so %$&^@%^(*@'ing swamped you wouldn't believe it):
It turns out donations made in exchange for goods/services aren't tax deductible. I've been working to figure out how to handle this, and I offer this as my solution.
1) Donate directly to Childreach and not through us. If you choose to claim the donation that's up to you, essentially we'll send along the goodies separately from the donation and that should help those that choose to do so, but obviously, legally, we can't advocate this. It's quite possible that since we're donating the goodies and not the charity that it's legal anyway, but I'm no tax man. However, as well as I know many of you, we still need some form of verification that the payment has been sent to them, so you would have to get a copy of that to me before I can get the goods going your way. This means a bit more delay before you get a present in the mail, but what can you do? Donations can be made here: http://www.planusa.org/action/donation.php and choose whichever branch most appeals to you - they're all good causes. Credit card donations or snail mail/cheques, no paypal.
For those not concerned with a tax receipt that would like to get their stuff a little sooner (possibly - I'm not sure how quickly Child Reach processes stuff) or who need to pay Paypal, you can still do it through FB.Net. Simply let me know and when I hear from everyone I'll get the ball rolling.
Shine, regarding you specifically, I can't give you top spot in choosing the goodies, since that would be woefully unfair to those who bid high earlier and before the close, but if you're still making a donation Kathryn has volunteered her goodies and place in choosing them. You have only to let me know via email.
So, once again, please email me, and I still am waiting on some of you to give me your preferences.
Thanks,
Dean
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 01/11/2006 : 19:06:24
gold, baby, gold!
still no e-mail from dean. where do i send the cheque?
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 01/09/2006 : 14:51:00
shiner, does the following mean anything to you?
choose what you like, babycakes.
I got some heaven in my head
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 01/09/2006 : 14:46:07
what's going on??? K? u serious. sorry i've just moved and haven't been checking e-mail. this is cool i'll take anything. i haven't got an e-mail from dean yet though.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 01/08/2006 : 18:26:30
I know I was just making it easier on you in case I wasn't around. I realize I pretty much will get what's left Thanks again for organizing |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 01/08/2006 : 08:47:27
OK, Daisy, you've got the first t-shirt and we'll have to wait on the others to say which CD.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 01/08/2006 : 07:50:16
Ok I am not sure how this works, so I can pick the first t shrit that was posted here?
Then I wasn't sure how the cd selection goes, so here's mine in order:
1. Teenage Fanclub
2. You ain't me
3. Men In Black Digipak
4. Nadine
5. Men in black non digipak
Thanks again guys!!! |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 01/07/2006 : 10:54:53
Here are the track listings of the CDs and I've selected the 5th CD to offer (I only listed 4 because I was having a difficult time with choosing the 5th, however, after seeing these impressive winning auction bids I've decided to include one of my all-time favorite Frank Single/EP's: YOU AIN'T ME)
None of these CD's are autographed, by the way.
So, Brother fu you may want to change your selection of CD's considering the addition of YOU AIN'T ME(German edition)
YOU AIN'T ME [Germany](tracks: 1. You Ain't Me, 2. You Never Heard About Me, 3. Pray a Little Faster, 4. Announcement)
TEENAGE FANCLUB (tracks: 1. Handyman, 2. The Man Who Was Too Loud, 3. The Jacques Tati, 4. Sister Isabel)
MEN IN BLACK (non-digipak with UK Tour dates sticker and survey card included inside) (Tracks: 1. Men In Black, 2. You Never Heard About Me, 3. Pray A Little Faster, 4. Announcement)
MEN IN BLACK (digipak, UK Tour dates sticker, AND numbered limited edition #05584) (tracks: 1. Men In Black, 2. Just A Little, 3. Re-Make/Re-Model)
NADINE US Single(tracks: 1. Nadine (SMYT's album version), 2. Hermaphroditos (Live version), 3. Los Angeles (Live version), 4. Jane The Queen of Love (Live version), 5. Gouge Away (Live version) tracks #2,3,4,5 were recorded live for CBC Radio 3 on April 4, 2003 at The State in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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OMIACC - PostMaster of fb.net's Zenith threads |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 01/06/2006 : 17:17:25
Take it K, you deserve it. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 01/06/2006 : 14:23:33
I don't need anything, guys. It's enough to help Frank's charity.
I got some heaven in my head
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| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 01/06/2006 : 13:31:50
Wow, these are very impressive results from the two auctions. All of you bidders
were so very generous with your bids.
Your generosity and giving spirit is much appreciated by myself, Dean, Brian, Dave,
Violet, Charles, and most importantly, the children of Child Reach.
[And Kathryn, if Shine is willing to accept your kind offer, then I, too,
will poke around my supplies of Frank goodies and see what I can find for you...]
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OMIACC - PostMaster of fb.net's Zenith threads |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 21:09:39
Well that's ultra-generous of you, Kathryn! I may have a special gift up my sleeve anyway since you'd be getting nothing. I guess that means that Shine's bid for $100 CDN ($87 US) is also in. Let me poke around my supplies K and see what I can dig up...
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 21:06:12
Thanks again to everyone who put this all together. OMIACC and COF this was awesoeme. This is a real class act just like the man himself.
(Ok this is off topic but I thought this would be an ok place to post really nice news update on the main page (which includes auciton info) :) Thanks to all those that added to the database as well.
Anyway this really puts me in a good mood, so thanks again.
(Dean, I prob can only pay paypal from home so that means night just to let you know too :) ) |
| kathryn |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 20:36:45
Dean I'd like to send you my check for $50 US but have shiner be the second person to pick in Auction No. 2.
I got some heaven in my head
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 19:55:04
OK, here we are with the winners of the auction. Still waiting on the charity to return my correspondence, but in the meantime, please email me with your choices ranked in order and we'll sort out who has to choose again after if there's still a conflict after that:
Overall ranking (for use in CD selection):
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1) The FumanBru ($80 US)
2) Majeux ($76 US)
3) Westport-ma-wusum ($75 US)
4) Daisy Girl ($55 US)
5) Kathryn ($50 US)
Auction 1
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1) The FumanBru
2) Majeux
3) Westport-ma-wusum
Auction 2
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1) Daisy Girl
2) Kathryn
All told, we raised about $350 for Child Reach which is commendable, thank you guys for participating including those who didn't win the auction. If anyone wants to make a donation anyway or up their donation that would be very generous and I am happy to do it, but it won't change the final rankings.
Thanks again, congratulations, and I'll be in touch when I hear from the necessary parties.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 19:47:27
Well, now let me review so there's no confuscious...
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| kathryn |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 16:05:49
Woo hoo!
I got some heaven in my head
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 15:58:48
Dean you are so cool. Don't worry about the delay. So, I thought I won, but it was really K? I upped my bid to $55 before midnite Pacific time. But, I will go with what ever :) |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 01/04/2006 : 21:25:46
I just realized that last post was a little vague. I think K won that one, but I could be wrong. I'll look into this seriously when Child Reach gets back to me (I've never seen someone delay so long when people are sending them money, but...)
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 01/04/2006 : 17:31:04
Thanks Dean. K., sorry you didn't get it. You can covet the shirt and I can covet your cooler than cool bootleg collection? (Hand) Shake??     |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 01/03/2006 : 22:11:08
I'm afraid I have decided I can't accept any bids after the deadline as I've since received so whatever is listed here before midnight wins. I'm waiting on Child Reach to return my email before I contact everyone with info.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 01/03/2006 : 20:33:35
heehe I don't know. I just want the most money to go to the charity. I can't bid more really. So if it's you and Shine, then I am out?? I will still make a small donation if I don't get anything. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 01/03/2006 : 18:33:18
Isn't there a second winner? You can be the second winner. Shiner doesn't count because he's bidding with inferior Canadian dollars, eh?
I got some heaven in my head
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 01/03/2006 : 18:05:41
well it's all good and for charity ;) so that's fine if you out bid me. My only question is then, do I not get anything if I let you out bid me (assuming I don't out bid you misssy) |
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