2011 Auction (and 2010 Final Numbers)

Updated February 28, 2011: after this year's WisCon, Con or Bust will be expanding to help fans of color attend the SFF cons of their own choosing, not just WisCon or other cons picked by Con or Bust. Please see this post for more detail.

Last year, Con or Bust raised $6,183.89 and helped thirteen people of color attend WisCon. We weren't able to meet all the requests for assistance, however, so I'm tentatively setting this year's auction goal at $7,000. Bidding on the auction will start Monday, February 21, 2011, at 12:01 a.m. EST (GMT -5) and end Sunday, March 6, 2011, at 11:59 p.m. EST. You may post auction offers and make donations now.

For more details, please see these updated posts explaining how to:

More information about Con or Bust.

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( 9 comments — Leave a comment )

sinboy

2011-01-22 09:52 pm (UTC)

I am currently overworked, but would love to donate items for auction if someone else (NY people, help!) can handle the auctioning. I just don't have time and energy for it. If you know of anyone who can help, that'd be great.

kate_nepveu

2011-01-23 02:56 am (UTC)

Let's see what we can figure out. Do you need someone to list them and wrangle the bids, do you need someone to send the stuff to the winners in early March? If the latter, would you need someone to come get the stuff from you, or would you be able to mail it to me?

Feel free to mail me if you like, knepveu at steelypips dot org.

2011-01-23 07:55 pm (UTC)

I need someone to do pretty much everything auction wise. I wish it were otherwise. I can mail stuff to you, if that works.

2011-01-23 10:02 pm (UTC)

If you don't have my mailing address already on hand--you may, your household has mailed stuff to me before--drop me a line.

sairaali

2011-02-04 07:46 pm (UTC)

Would you be willing to do the same for me? The auctions end right around midterms for me, and I fear that I won't get them in the mail in a timely manner. If I could send you the yarn and pendant I offered now, and let you handle sending them to the winners in march, that would be lovely.

2011-02-04 09:54 pm (UTC)

Sure! I'll send you an e-mail.

sihaya09

2011-01-22 10:07 pm (UTC)

I will donate an item from my shop!

Hooray, thanks!

nojojojo

2011-01-23 03:25 am (UTC)

I still have mixed feelings about Wiscon itself, but Nisi Shawl is this year's guest of honor and that deserves to be supported, at least. And since

con_or_bust is thinking about supporting Arisia too, I'm definitely on board. Will offer something interesting shortly. :)

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