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Man, there's some sweet stuff on there!!! Curtis and Dan, thanks for getting all this up and going!!!!

MesquiteMan said:
The idea with the pens is that if you donated a pen that is listed in the auction, why not send a link to all your friends and family and ask them to bid on it.
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Curtis, I've got a bad memory... is there any way to tell who made the pens??? I think at least one is mine, but I don't remember exactly....
 
toddlajoie said:
Man, there's some sweet stuff on there!!! Curtis and Dan, thanks for getting all this up and going!!!!

MesquiteMan said:
The idea with the pens is that if you donated a pen that is listed in the auction, why not send a link to all your friends and family and ask them to bid on it.
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Curtis, I've got a bad memory... is there any way to tell who made the pens??? I think at least one is mine, but I don't remember exactly....
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If I remember right most of your sold at the live auction, I think there might be 2 of your in this auction.

Unless the pen came in box, tube or had a tag connected it is very difficult to keep track of who made what. Plus we purposely did not want to name the penmaker because for one it is a chore just getting the information that we do have listed up let alone adding another category. Plus some people just want to give anonymously even though some peoples pens are very apparent even without the identification of who made it.

Sorry for the long answer .... Thank you to everyone for helping out with donations, questions and just helping us refine this process. Even though it has been exhausting and a learning experience...it has been exciting and rewarding too.
 
I was thinking that this might be a nice project for this site to adapt as a pet project evry year. Not sure of the legal ramifications of it though. Get a group of worthy names from different organizations and put them in a hat and draw a name to be helped in such a manner as this. Just thinking out loud. :eek:
 
jttheclockman said:
I was thinking that this might be a nice project for this site to adapt as a pet project evry year. Not sure of the legal ramifications of it though. Get a group of worthy names from different organizations and put them in a hat and draw a name to be helped in such a manner as this. Just thinking out loud. :eek:
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That is kind of my long term goals for the site. The infrastructure is already built, we would just change some of the articles and it would be ready to go. I own the domain name for at least a year.

There would be no legal ramification if it was not directly part of IAP which I have not intentions of making it.
 
alphageek said:
skiprat said:
Roy, it looks like you have some competition for Eagle's blank:biggrin:
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Dang... I got all excited seeing your name here... thought there was going to be a skiprat item in the auction :) (Not that I could afford it anyway!)
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Hey Skippy, this is a not too 'subtle' hint by Dean to donate a Skippy 'original' and watch the bids go through the roof after all it is for a great cause.:smile:
 
LOL, Peter and Dean, you guys just aren't lookin' hard enough:tongue: but there are plenty of really cool pens there already. ( Yes, I've placed a couple of bids ):wink:
 
I am feeling slighted here.:smile: I think my copper braided pen is worth more than $50. Lets tell some family and friends to get the bidding hot and heavy here. For a good cause. Make a nice present:present: Don't be left out on an island:island: Stop dogging it:dog: Have yourself a beer:beer: and let the thunder roll:thunder:

OK that is all I got:alien:
 
Hi Curtis,
I won a bid on an item. How do I go about paying for it to ensure that the money is reflected for this particular item? I also assume that the postage is for USA and not international.
When I used the 'Contact Us' on the site to ask the same question, I simply got 'Invalid Token' message.

I ask this publicly ( publically?) incase others need the same info:wink:

Many thanks again for your stirling effort in this great cause:biggrin:
 
Skiprat and others...

To pay for the items you have won, log in to Penefit.org and visit the complete auctions page. Find and open your items and you will see a pay now button. Click that and pay for that particular item. Then go on to the next one if you won more than one. If you won a number of items and find it too cumbersome to have to pay for each individually, contact me and I will send a paypal invoice with your complete total.

Thanks everyone for the wonderful support so far!
 
MesquiteMan said:
Skiprat and others...

To pay for the items you have won, log in to Penefit.org and visit the complete auctions page. Find and open your items and you will see a pay now button. Click that and pay for that particular item. Then go on to the next one if you won more than one. If you won a number of items and find it too cumbersome to have to pay for each individually, contact me and I will send a paypal invoice with your complete total.

Thanks everyone for the wonderful support so far!
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Also when will we be notified as to where and when to send the items we donated????
 
jttheclockman said:
MesquiteMan said:
Skiprat and others...

To pay for the items you have won, log in to Penefit.org and visit the complete auctions page. Find and open your items and you will see a pay now button. Click that and pay for that particular item. Then go on to the next one if you won more than one. If you won a number of items and find it too cumbersome to have to pay for each individually, contact me and I will send a paypal invoice with your complete total.

Thanks everyone for the wonderful support so far!
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Also when will we be notified as to where and when to send the items we donated????
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As soon as the item is paid for, the paypal receipt with shipping info is forwarded to the donor for shipment. I am handling all the penmaking items.
 
Cool it worked!!! :biggrin: Simple to do, too. Thanks Curtis.
I won two SERIOUS bargains and while I'm happy about that, I would have pushed the boat out a bit further for the cause. :wink:

If I had any money left, then there are loads more beautiful pens that are at dissapointing give-away bids, that I'd love to have. :rolleyes:
 
Yeah, it is a little disappointing that the pens are going so cheap. We have done everything we can to get the word out. I have sent the link to EVERYONE in my e-mail address book, posted it on 5 different forums, and facebooked the heck out of it. We have had good traffic, just not many pen buyers. In the first week we had 2,639 unique visitors with 27,000 page loads. I was hoping that the folks who donated a pen would promote their pens to their friends and family. They may have, just folks don't seem too interested in buying pens for some reason. I know that my mom bought 5 or 6 and a fellow from one of the other forums I post on bought 20 or so. I even had a very good friend buy 4, mostly just because I asked.
 
I too posted it on many different forums and you had a few buyers from them. I used my pen that I donated as a lure. Actually I picked up 2 orders too(shameless gloat:redface:) I hope all in all the effort was worthwhile which I know will be well received and that at some later date something like this can happen again. I think next time though I will donate something other than a pen or in conjunction with a pen. Makes one feel good especially this time of the year.

Thanks Curtis and Dan for getting this idea to a reality. Good job.
 
Folks, Penefit.org IS NOT OVER! We still have over 65 pens that need homes for a good cause! I know must of you are not going to bid on a pen. It is kinda like trying to sell ice to an Eskimo! But, you can still help pass the word around to your friends and family!
 
I have been out of the loop for quite a while. Long story but all is well for those of wondering. It is wonderful to see that all of you are still up to the very best of what you do.
 
Folks,

Penefit.org has been a huge success so far with $5,804 raised to date! Thank you to all who have participated so far!

We still have 64 fine, handmade pens available in the auction that need a good home so please consider visiting and bidding on a pen or 2!

Thank you!

www.penefit.org
 
This post seemed to get pushed back quite afew pages. Had to look for it.

My question is for Dan or Curtis. I have a pen that needs to be sent to the winner but have got nothing as to identification. I tried PM Dan but got no response so I thought i would post here. Thanks.

By the way the blanks I donated were sent out today and on their way.
 
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