For all of those needing to make donations for the spectacular auction items you won last night, you can just visit this link: http://www.the3day.org/twincities07/wendy.
Thank you again to everyone that bid, donated, watched, hung out, thought about us, etc. Because of all of you, this turned into one hell of a fundraising good time!
It’s 3 AM. The last guests have left. Everyone’s asleep but me. Want a Mojito or a Buzz for the Cure (vodka, lemonade and wildberry Italian soda)? We’ve got some left.
The auction was a huge success. Wendy’s just a few hundred dollars shy of a head-shaving. We raised way, way, way more than we ever expected.
Check the list below, which was live-blogged during the auction. I’ll definitely get in touch with high bidders who weren’t here tomorrow. Or whenever I wake up. It might be a few days. I’m tired.
I think I found my calling. I’m going to pursue a career in professional auctioneering. Anyone know where I can get certified for that?
Thanks to everyone who bid, made donations of goods or money, offered moral support, or just followed this crazy little scheme. We had a blast, and hope you did, too.
I’ll post tomorrow, once we organize our books a bit better and I can give an actual total. Perhaps some photos will be posted/linked, too.
Beqi’s Apronn - $50 - Thanks, Meghan!
Chop Shop Coin Purse - $20 - Thanks, Lisa!
Micka Purse (by Beqi) - $35 - Thank you, Kristina!
Horcrux Socks (by Angie) - $30 - Thanks, Karen!
Stripey Purse (by Angie) - $50 - Thanks, Barbara!
Felted Bowls (by Angie) - $35 - Thanks, Regina!
Granny’s Quilt (by Granny Viv) - $250 - Thank you so much, Julie!
Ice, Ice Baby Quilt (by Allison) - $120 - Thanks, Rachel!
Squaresville Gift Certificate (by Allison) - $35 - Thanks Kathie!
Hibiscus Photo (by Jill) - $40 - Thanks, Amy!
Sunset Street Lamp (by Jill) - $50 - Thanks, Wendy!
Dyeabolical Almost Purple (by Rachel) - $60 - Thanks, Jumi!
Dyeabolical Flower Shop Inferno (by Rachel) - $30 - Thanks, M!
Leaves and Sky photo (by Jill) - $50 - Thanks, Suzy!
Chevron Scarf (by Carrie) - $35 - Thanks, Kristina!
Badlands Photo Cards (by Summer) - $35 - Thanks to Summer for buying them back!
Weed Photo Cards (by Summer) - $25 - Thanks, Robin!
Denim Notecards (by Summer) - $30 - Thanks, Wendy!
Flower Notecards (by Summer) - $40 - Thanks, Kim!
Sunshine Yarns - Reef & Airy TD (by Raquel) - $35 - Thanks, Jenni!
Sunshine Yarns - Oh Baby (by Raquel) - $35 - Thanks, Debbie!
Silk Eye Mask (by Amy) - $170 - Thank you so much, Kathy!
Dulcimer Pillow Set (by Amy’s mom) - $30 - Thanks again, Kathy!
Pink Lady Pillow (by Amy’s mom) - $20 - Thanks, Sarah!
Lost Sock (by Julie) - $85 - Thanks, Rachel!
Autumn Purse (by Autumn) - $37 - Thanks, Robin!
Bloom Notecards (by Summer) - $25 - Thanks, Raquel!
Feline Notecards (by Summer) - $30 - Thanks, Lee Anne!
Hello Notecards (by Summer) - $35 - Thanks again, Amy!
Love Stems #1 (by Julie) - $25 - Thanks again, Amy!
Love Stems #2 (by Julie) - $20 - Thanks, Andrea!
Unbiased Sari Silk Purse (by Amy) - $75 - Thanks, Regina!
You Like Them Apples? (by Robin) - $35 - Thanks again, Angie!
Fruit & Herb Jellies (by Robin) - $50 - Thanks, Jill!
Crystalized Sugar Photo (by Julie) - $175 - Thanks, November!
Stupid Girl Photo (by Julie) - $35 - Thanks, Rachel!
All Stars Photo (by Julie) - $80 - Thanks, Suzy!
Hope Lives Photo (by Julie) - $50 - Thanks, Barbara!
Pink Ribbon Socks (by Dixie) - $60 - Thanks, Kay!
Caricature (by Porkchop) - $60 - Thanks again, Julie!
Calamari Cozis (by Jenni) - $15/each - Thanks, Cindi and Jill!
Paper Mache Bowl (by Erika) - $60 - Thanks, April!
Beaded Necklaces (by Kim) - $15/each - Thanks, Karen & Allison!
Seashell Pillow (by Amy’s Mom) - $15 - Thanks, Summer!
The party’s on! We’re waiting for a few more folks and the the auction gets going!
In just a few hours, I’m going to have a bunch of rowdy people in my house, making final bids on these lovely auction items. There’s still time to partake in the $5 Phone Call Offer mentioned in the previous post.
Tune in at around 8:00ish central time tonight. We’re going to try to live blog the results!
Four hours left to bid.
$2126 raised so far.
My hair’s going pink. If we raise another $374, Wendy will go bald.
C’mon.
In an attempt to drum up more money and more bidding wars, I’ve trumped up another cheap little scheme:
You know we’re going to continue the bidding at a shindig Saturday night, right? A lot of you will be here. I’m guessing a lot of you, like the ones in London and Alaska and such, won’t.
If you’re not going to be here but you’d like one last chance to bid on your favorite item, make a $5 donation on Wendy’s 3-Day donation page. In the message section, write “call me!”, then email your phone number to poppymom@gmail.com. The auctioning will start around 8:00ish PM central time on Saturday night. We’ll call you during the auction and give you one last shot.
Four hours left to bid.
$2126 raised so far.
My hair’s going pink. If we raise another $374, Wendy will go bald.
C’mon.
In an attempt to drum up more money and more bidding wars, I’ve trumped up another cheap little scheme:
You know we’re going to continue the bidding at a shindig Saturday night, right? A lot of you will be here. I’m guessing a lot of you, like the ones in London and Alaska and such, won’t.
If you’re not going to be here but you’d like one last chance to bid on your favorite item, make a $5 donation on Wendy’s 3-Day donation page. In the message section, write “call me!”, then email your phone number to poppymom@gmail.com. The auctioning will start around 8:00ish PM central time on Saturday night.
Ah, the end is nigh. I bought vodka and beer party supplies today.
Current tally on bids: $1926. Not only are we nearly double the goal I set for the auction (and no, I won’t dye my hair pink twice if/when we hit $2000), but we’re just $574 away from getting The Cuz to her personal goal for all of her 3-Day fundraising. How awesome would it be if half of her donations came from this wee little auction stunt?
Bids have been updated yet again. I’ve confused some people with my updates, which shouldn’t surprise anyone because me? Running an auction? Something that requires organization and logic? Yeah, that’s going to work. Anyway, when I update the bids, you’ve probably noticed that the new minimum bid amount ends in a 1 or a 6. That’s the minimum price the next bidder has to pay in order to outbid the current winner.
Bidding will run through … I always get confused with midnight and dates. So let’s say that bidding will end at 12:01 AM on Saturday, July 14th. That’s one minute after midnight, not one minute after noon and my God, I’m confusing myself so I’m going to shut up and move on to something I know how to do.
I’m going to list another auction!
That’s right. I fooled you. Not everything was listed at the auction’s beginning on Monday. Actually, not because I’m being a merry prankster, but because this auction involves two people who’ve recently moved and one who was damn near knocked off the grid for a few days.
My other friend Kim just moved from Arizona to Utah, and yet she took the time to organize her bead collection so you can bid on two of her Custom-Beaded Necklaces! The top two bidders will pick one pendant from Kim’s collection:
(Click to see a bigger version.)
Then, you can tell her what tickles your fancy from her accent beads:
(Again, the photos are wee, but you can click to see them big).
Again, there will be two winners in this auction, which starts at $10 $15. So go bid! There are still three or four other items that haven’t gotten bids, or are still under $40. Drive ‘em up, already!
You’re all a bunch of bidding fiends. You know that, right?
It took less than 48 hours for you beasts to bid enough money to give me pink hair. That’s right. We raised over $1000 in the first 48 hours of bidding. Right now, on Day Three, we’re at $1172.
Wow!
Now, I don’t want to be alone in my hair weirdness at the family holidays this year. The Cuz is less than $2000 away from shaving her head. C’mon! Keep bidding so we can both look silly!
I’ve updated all the auctions to reflect the current high bids. Also, if you look to the right you’ll see I’ve put everything into categories. There are lots of really great items that still haven’t received bids. Bid on them!
As a sidenote, to all you readers of my regular blog, it’s broken. It’ll be fixed soon. Sometime. Probably not until this auction’s over.
It’s officially midnight central time, Monday, July 9th which means the auction is on!
Here’s the deal:
1. Browse the items. Find what you want. Check out the minimum bid amount.
2. Send an email to bids@boobhaha.com. Put the name of the item in the subject line (it’s in bold in the listing). In the body of the message, give your name and what you’d like to bid. And say hi to my husband, B., as he’ll be wrangling your bids.
3. You have until midnight central time, on Friday, July 13th to place your bids.
4. Bidding will continue at a soiree on Saturday, July 14th. We’re hoping to liveblog the event. If you win the auction, we’ll contact you the next day. Or possibly Monday, if we’re too busy getting tattooed and unhung-over on Sunday.
5. All payments need to be made directly to Wendy’s official, secure page on the 3-Day’s official site. But we’ll cover that if you win anything.
6. Every penny from these auction sales will benefit the The Susan G. Komen Foundation via The 3-Day.
If you have any questions, you can email me at robindawn@gmail.com.
Oh! And feel free to promote us! Steal these buttons for your blogs, Myspace, whatever and link them to www.boobhaha.com:
And most importantly, thank you! Thank all of you. I wish I could give you all great big kisses. Or let you feel my boobs, if that’s how you roll.
