> eBay would be one good choice, but they'll take a
> percentage of our
> donation and then paypal will take their fee (and so on).
>
> Another option is to create a world-commentable wiki page
> describing the
> auction and let people leave a comment and their name and
> bid on the
> page, which would be the virtual equivalent of the holiday
> party "Silent
> Auction" events.
>
> Nancy Powell wrote:
> > We have only done auctions in person at the Holiday
> Party, so we'd
> > have to chart new territory with this. I'm
> cc'ing Matt in case he has
> > ideas about how we could do this through the website.
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Pamela Lee
> <
pambudgie@yahoo.com
> > <mailto:
pambudgie@yahoo.com>> wrote:
> >
> > As to the spare seat...
> > please talk to me about how we've done
> auctions before (if we have
> > before) where not everyone is present in person at
> a single place.
> > Are you thinking ebay?
> >
> >
> > More background on the poster, please:
> > 1 - who is leading the effort? I'm not sure I
> understand
> > Josette's role, vs Patty's role.
> > 2 - It's a laminated sorta poster? Not a
> watercolor or oil?
> > 3 - "suitable for collection" meaning..?
> >
> > Thanks for keeping me in the loop! - Pam
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Tue, 8/19/08, Nancy Powell
> <
nancyp2@gmail.com
> > <mailto:
nancyp2@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Nancy Powell <
nancyp2@gmail.com
> <mailto:
nancyp2@gmail.com>>
> > > Subject: A couple of fundraising things
> > > To: "Pamela Lee"
> <
pambudgie@yahoo.com
> <mailto:
pambudgie@yahoo.com>>
> > > Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 8:59 AM
> > > Hi Pam--
> > > Just wanted to be sure both these things are
> on your radar:
> > >
> > > 1) We are transporting Madison, the macaw,
> to the Oasis in
> > > September. At
> > > last word, Mal Raff was going to be flying
> Madison there.
> > > The tab would be
> > > picked up by a student of his who wants that
> kind of flight
> > > experience.
> > > Mal's plane would have room for an
> additional
> > > passenger. We thought we
> > > might raffle off, or auction off, that seat
> --- I would
> > > definitely bid on
> > > it! I think auctioning may be the way to go.
> > >
> > > 2) Patty Blau is designing a poster for
> Mickaboo that
> > > would be suitable for
> > > collection. It will be a sort of stylized
> grouping of
> > > birds, with lettering
> > > under it that says "Mickaboo Companion
> Bird
> > > Rescue." I'll send you her
> > > latest draft. This is a project that Josette
> started and
> > > is quite invested
> > > in.
> > >
> > > --N
> >
> >
> >
> >