Bidding Instructions
Okay the
time has come 60% of the items are going up shortly! The rest will all be
uploaded in the coming days. Thank you all for being so patient! The vendors’
donations are amazing! The auction will take place on this blog.
Okay
only a “few rules”:
- Read
every item description carefully. Some have a minimum starting bid and some do
not include S & H. Please do not bid
unless you can truly pay for the item. I do not need any more stress with
travel to China just 4 weeks away…! Payment for the item, should you win, will
be required within 48 hrs from the time you receive the invoice unless you have
requested otherwise via e-mail to me (AKA you need to transfer funds). If
payment is not received within the timeframe and I have sent (3 reminder
e-mails) it will go to the next highest bidder.
- Payment-
Should you win an item there will be a few ways to pay and I am still
finalizing those details now. We are waiting to hear back from one more grant
foundation and should that come through all of the items you win would be tax deductible
and you would be provided a tax receipt for your donation. Otherwise PayPal
will be the method of payment and quite possibly another foundation that will
take the donations for me. Hold tight on that and I promise to update the
payment information by next Tuesday if not sooner! If you win just wait to hear
from me. I will send you a confirmation e-mail but since it is just me doing
this it may take 1-3 days!
- Please
be respectful to the businesses and other bidders. Any negative comment will be deleted on my
blog. In the comments section under each post please only use that area to place
a bid.
- Bid Mindfully! Remember this is a silent
auction to save a child’s life. Talia
has a heart condition and blood disorder and we want to bring her home as soon
as possible so that she can receive medical treatment. The amount raised will go towards our final
required fees in China.
- Most of the items do not have minimum
bids and the only increment rule is that it can not be any less $1 under the
current bid. For
example if the current bid is $10 you can’t bid $10.25 it would have to be $11
or more.
- How to place a bid: You can bid
on as many items as you want and there is no limit on the amount of bids. There are 2 ways but no matter
which way you do it you need to e-mail me at mjpost32@gmail.com
with your name and e-mail address with your first bid so that I know who you
are or you can post your full name with your e-mail address under the
comment. If you just write “Julie” and
win I have no clue who you are so you need to have an e-mail address with the
bid or you need to e-mail me with it.
1. Each
item has its own post. Just hit the comment button and you will see another person’s bid unless you are the first person to bid on an item. You need to bid
higher than the current bid or minimum bid if there is one noted.
2. Should
you want to be an anonymous bidder e-mail me at mjpost32@gmail.com with your name and the
amount of your current bid. You will then see a comment come through under the
post with anonymous and a current bid. No one will know who you are! Some
people have already asked me to be a private bidder so you can’t be private to
me since I am running it but you can be “private” to everyone else!
You
can find the item by item number on the side of my blog. They may not all be in
numerical order due to various reasons but it is an easy way to keep up with an
item without having to scroll to each page. Each post will have a title and in
my blog post history you can view them all.
Vendors
have 2 weeks to get the items to you unless they are custom. If there is a
delay it is noted in the item description.
7. The auction will run until Thursday, May 24th at 9:00 Eastern time. This
is a real time auction and the comments and bids should post within seconds.
Once we are 30 minutes out of closing time I will post and let you know what
time my clock says and then I will do another 2 minute warning before the
auction ends
8. Should
you have any questions or want detailed items on an item I can do my best to
answer them or at least contact the vendor for you and get an answer. Please be
patient. E-mail me at mjpost32@gmail.com
9. Have
fun! Sit back, relax and shop! Help spread the word as much as you can! If you
haven’t shared any of our fundraisers yet this is the one to share! Things will continue to be uploaded the next several days.
