[ FINAL TALLY: $2594 ] 2ND ANNUAL HOLIDAY CHARITY THREAD - Let's cap off an Amazing (Spider-Man 33), Sensation...(Comics 87)...al year in style!! 6 6

[gunsmokin]

On 12/14/2021 at 6:27 PM, SkOw said:

Noble effort!

And now…….

181! 

2nd appearance of Wolverine. Cool

[SkOw]

On 12/14/2021 at 8:21 PM, gunsmokin said:

2nd appearance of Wolverine. Cool

+1. I’m always on your side of this argument. 180 first appearance.  181 first cover (and classic cover IMO) 

[gunsmokin]

Molly and Maple are down for $50 each. A Jack Russell and the prettiest Pittie ever.

[SkOw]

On 12/14/2021 at 8:32 PM, gunsmokin said:

Molly and Maple are down for $50 each. A Jack Russell and the prettiest Pittie ever.

Gorgeous! 

[DavidTheDavid]

Tybee is committed to doing 100 zooms in the back yard for $10.00.

[mattn792]

So a fun fact -- we're a little over 12 hours into this, and I've already tallied up $926 in pledged donations (nearly 2/3 of last year's total already).  We're on a pace to shatter last year's total.  

Who rules?  O'Doyle...I mean...each and every one of you rules!!  

And if some of you start colluding, you might drive @SkOw up to $1500 by himself!  

 

Edited December 15, 2021 by mattn792

[AustinReece_GRRC]

Matt, Kona and I would like to pledge $50. Please text me when you are collecting the money as I am not super active not the boards.

 

[BuscemasAvengers]

mattn792 said:

"I will ship my book insured USPS priority to the winner, and I will cover the shipping cost.  @BuscemasAvengers - please feel free to chime in with your shipping details as well."

Chime: I'll cover shipping as well, via Canada Post.

[mattn792]

Lately me and Elsa seem to be competing for the same spot on the couch, so this is my current view of the football pregame show…

 

[SkOw]

On 12/16/2021 at 9:46 AM, AustinReece_GRRC said:

Matt, Kona and I would like to pledge $50. Please text me when you are collecting the money as I am not super active not the boards.

 

Beautiful.  Good seeing you guys at C2E2 too. 

[mattn792]

Sorry for not posting a recap and leaderboard last night, work parties and Chargers/Chiefs and such.  As of now I have us at $976, and since I like round numbers, I'll toss in the $24 to bring us to $1000.  

Our top three currently stands as:

@jbpez is on top with the $200 from his Kull #1 sale -- (CLOSED) Avengers 47 CGC 9.4 1st Black Knight Dane Whitman Big Apple Pedigree!!! JBPEZ...Schomburg WWII Nazi cover, Edgar Church, Weird Mysteries 7 Classic Baily PCH Cover, **** KULL 1 CGC 9.6...CHARITY ITEM!! ONLY $200 and SHIPS FREE!! - Page 2 - Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only - CGC Comic Book Collectors Chat Boards (cgccomics.com)

@SkOw is in a very competitive second at $181

@topofthetotem's $180 got Price is Right'd but is still sitting in a comfy third.

Maybe, possibly we can surpass last year's total of $1522 by COB tomorrow...  

[SkOw]

202!

 

[mattn792]

I’ll do another summary tally a little later tonight, but first I wanted to share a few photos of Elsa in the holiday spirit.

Before I get to the pictures though, a brief little interlude about the title of the thread.  Some may think the use of the words “amazing” and “sensational” only apply because of the books being offered up.  But in reality, despite all the trials that I dealt with this year with the divorce, ultimately I came away with far more to be thankful for in 2021 than to be bitter about.

It would’ve been very easy to just call this year a wash and write it off.  And there was a stretch of my life many years ago where I would’ve done just that.  Fortunately I had discarded that mindset a long while back, otherwise I likely would’ve missed out on so many subsequent blessings.  Just to name a few - my new house in a great neighborhood, my promotion at work, my Elsa puppy, and most recently a new relationship that kicked off this month.  The Grinch doll you’ll see was a gift to Elsa, and despite removing the head in relatively short order (which she does to all of her toys), the rest of it is intact so far.

She's brought it to breakfast the past couple days, so I'm guessing this particular Grinch is atop her favorite toys list at the moment.

 

Edited February 27, 2022 by mattn792

[Comcav]

ok, I'm in for $200 thanks to the @jbpez mini special thread.  So what else do I need to do to beat up on @SkOw ?

[topofthetotem]

When does this end btw. 
 

[DavidTheDavid]

On 12/19/2021 at 5:19 PM, topofthetotem said:

When does this end btw. 
 

Tuesday. It's in the "How does this thread work" section.

[topofthetotem]

On 12/19/2021 at 6:17 PM, DavidTheDavid said:

Tuesday. It's in the "How does this thread work" section.

Miigwetch! 

[A.K. - SilverAgeComicsUK]

I am not exactly flush myself but can you message me on the right way to go about this. I’d love to do something similar. I have books I can put out for my cause but it seems you have a real handle on things. Might wait to do mine next year as I don’t want to rush it but super cause my friend. 
 

Congratulations . 

[mattn792]

On 12/19/2021 at 5:19 PM, topofthetotem said:

When does this end btw. 
 

 

On 12/19/2021 at 6:17 PM, DavidTheDavid said:

Tuesday. It's in the "How does this thread work" section.

Tuesday at 8 pm central to be exact 

[mattn792]

On 12/19/2021 at 4:58 PM, Comcav said:

ok, I'm in for $200 thanks to the @jbpez mini special thread.  So what else do I need to do to beat up on @SkOw ?

Well at the moment, @SkOw is on top at $202, while @Comcav & @jbpez are tied at $200 each.

My suggestion would be just add another 0 to your current pledge total, @SkOw seems pretty committed this year 

Our current overall total is palendromic (spell check says that isn't a word, but I say nuts to that!) - $1221