mattn792

Hello all and an early happy holidays! About a week ago, the idea for this thread came to me as it grew out of a gentleman's bet I had made with @jaybuck43. Hopefully this thread goes well and we can make it an annual occurrence! A little background first - our bet was based upon our opinions in regard to what we thought the outcome of a particular recent event would be. The winner of our bet got to name the charity, and the runner-up would make a $25 donation to that charity. Suffice to say, I won the silver medal in this one. However, I did turn out to be almost correct on a secondary aspect of said bet, albeit I had it backwards. So I figured, backward near 100% accuracy should earn the charity I would've chosen a little something too. So as of right now, my total donation stands at $50 - $25 to each charity. But then I thought, "Why stop there? Let's see if some more board members want to get involved, and we can send that total further north." Who get's the money? jaybuck has chosen the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah (https://bestfriends.org/sanctuary/about-sanctuary). This is a charity I've also donated to in the past, and there probably isn't a whole lot I can say that their website already doesn't. As for me, I've chosen the Greater Chicago Ferret Association, an all volunteer, no-kill shelter located in Lyons, IL (http://www.gcfa.com). If you're unfamiliar with ferrets, they're charming little weasely looking critters that bring a blend of cute and mischief to any home. Unfortunately, they are also prone to be whimsical pet store purchases that end up abandoned not long after the buyer realizes they aren't a substitute for a hamster, or some low maintenance pet to keep the kids occupied. Luckily, the GCFA is there to take in almost any cast away in the area (most shelters won't take in ferrets), with volunteers willing to drive several hours to pick up the latest resident. And their adoption process does its best to screen out the potential deadbeat owners. How does this thread work? I'll be accepting donation pledges from anyone who wishes to contribute, starting from the time this thread goes live until closing next Sunday, 12/13, at 7 PM. No money is due until the thread closes. Pledges can be anonymous or public. Anonymous pledges should be sent to me via PM with the subject line "2020 Holiday Charity Thread." The only way a PM donation will not remain anonymous is if I receive the highest and/or 2nd and/or 3rd highest pledge via PM (more on that later). Public pledges, please just post in this thread. I will post the current top pledge amount and the overall tally on a daily basis. I consider any pledge binding, so please Please PLEASE don't put up but not come through. Is there a minimum? - No! Please pledge whatever you'd like. This is meant to be a fun little event to raise a few bucks for two great charitable organizations, any amount is appreciated. Also, the amount pledged is the amount expected. No fine print about "this pledge is per charity, or per mile" or anything like that. A $10 pledge means $5 goes to each charity. How do I send you my pledge money? - Fee free method would be appreciated by either PayPal F/F (no one is making money here, so this shouldn't violate their rules), Zelle, or even paper instrument through snail mail. However, I will take PayPal G/S too, and I'll cover any fees. Do you have references? - Absolutely! PM me if you need any. Will you post proof of donation? - You better believe it. Spots will be reserved on page 1 to post donation receipts. You mentioned "later" and "Strange Tales", what's that about? Yes indeed. I've set a little something aside for the person who puts up the biggest pledge...a 5.5 blue label, CR/OW copy of Strange Tales 105. ComicLink shows a 5.5 OW/W recently selling for over $100, so there's some nice FMV available here. Photos of the book will be posted in the spot reserved for the top pledge announcement. The book will be shipped insured USPS priority to the top pledger, and I will cover the shipping cost. The top pledging member will be tagged and the amount pledged posted at the conclusion of the pledge period. AND AN UPDATE - thanks to @Jginsberg79, a second book has been added to the prize portion - a blue label 8.5 copy of X-Men 100. Info has been added to the book winner post. AND ANOTHER UPDATE - @wombat has also contributed to the prize pool, info has been added to the winner post. So now, top pledge gets their choice of book to take home, runner-up pledge will choose between the remaining two, and the third will go to our bronze medal pledge! Note: me and jaybuck ARE NOT eligible for the books. And because this is a charity thread, I see no reason not to allow pledges to be increased should someone desire to do so. If you feel like chasing any of the books, go for it! Just no pledge decreases please I believe I have covered everything, but if there's any questions about this thread, please PM me. I will post any Q&A that will benefit the thread as a whole. Also, if anyone has any suggestions, comments, or anything else for this thread or possible future ones, please send those along as well. Now let's get the tally climbing!

I send all the "CGC IT!" books that I buy to PGX, because

Maybe a late April date in 2022?

Beautiful 5.0!

What, no love for MCP #84?? Regardless, that movie definitely claims a spot on any "10 top worst movies" list I'd compile. So much rich source material, yet such poor execution.

The truths you speak are many

You appear to be missing 0.2's worth of book. Hopefully he doesn't hesitate in making things right.

"Dear eBay rubes" would be a good title for a buying tutorial thread. Sadly, none of those rubes would have the wherewithal to actually find that thread and benefit from it though.

That "9.6" GSX #1 looks like it used to be about an 8.0 (at least on my phone it does).

Don't be so sure, those 9.2 Maximum Carnage books he had must be worth $7-$8 apiece by now. That's like half way there. In his mind anyway.

I thought he was chasing the 1st apperence of Magento, or was that just me mocking him?

I'm with the majority opinion - 3.0.

I thought someone did previously.

Well, all you can do is try to take someone’s shovel away...

I can understand that, jshaffer was certainly cavalier and snarky about trying to renege on the sale. However, since he has since re-offered to honor the sale, I think that takes the PL out of the equation. I wouldn’t blame you for not wanting to go through with the purchase anymore, but if jshaffer is sincere in the new offer to sell, the ball is back in your court.

@SkOw - looks like a solution is on the table

You’re 100% in the wrong in this, @Jshaffer7390.

I wish the guy would join us here and chime in. He'd probably put BITCOINSWAMI to shame.

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The way our governor and the mayor of our largest city are handling things, I wouldn't be too optimistic about WW happening in June. C2E2 has already bumped to December of '21.

And still...