MIAMI437 Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 This auction is for a new HyperFirm MG-34. Just received today! Thanks to JB and slavefive at SCI-FIRE for their generous donation for this auction! It is being auctioned off to raise money for Shane Gordan and family. Please refer to THIS thread on the 501st boards. All money from the auction will be given to Shane. You can post a bid here or if you want to remain anonymous, PM me. I will update this post with current bids. The auction will close on Aug 1st at midnight. Good Luck! BIDS Miami437-$400 Once bidding is over, payment instructions will be sent to the winner. The MG-34 will be shipped via UPS once payment is received. I will cover shipping costs. Moderators-Seth allowed me to post the auction here in the Barracks. This auction is announced on 501st boards and some may not be members here. Please don't move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkalenFehl Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 That's a beauty! Good luck to all bidders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGreatSot Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 My thoughts and prayers go out to Sane and his sons. Very cool that Sci-Fire made this donation for the family. I'm proud to be a part of the 501st. We're all family even if we've never met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIAMI437 Posted August 1, 2007 Author Share Posted August 1, 2007 Just a little over 26 hours left. It will end tomorrow at midnight(mountain time)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIAMI437 Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 Auction over. Looks like I won! It didn't go as well as I had hoped. Seth, thanks for letting me host it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkalenFehl Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Don, I'm sorry to hear it didn't work out. I know Shane will appreciate what you've done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I think the way auctions work is that you start the bidding low. This entices the people to bid because they think that they'll get a deal and help someone else out in the process. I also think that the fact that someone here was just selling these for $375 didn't help much either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkalenFehl Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I can see where Don is coming from, but starting a bid too low on something of this calibre would not have done what was intended, which was to help a friend in need with a maximum benefit. I think if the series one trading card set can go for $600, there is no reason this couldn't have sold for much higher. Alas, it didn't and as you said, others were available recently for less. Had this not been a special situation, there would have been no need to create this auction. Although he already owns one of these beauties, Don spent another $400 of his own money to do this. In any event the Gordon family still wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 I agree, I commend him on his effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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