Thank You for the Amazing donations!!!
+1 I agree...I just think it would save a lot of time and energy if we just donate money or we auction off the pins....What about those of us still waiting patiently for Option 4: Donate money directly to the forum?
I don't have traders. I buy pins off ebay (or occasionally off the forum). Rather than spend money on shipping costs both to me and then to whoever I'd be sending a pin to in options 1-3, I'd like to just donate that money directly to fixing the server.
Please don't assume that anyone who hasn't sent a pin yet isn't interested in helping the forum.
+ 1,000. We have overloaded the forum with auctions & games. Just look at page 1, there are more auctions and games then anything else.+1 I agree...I just think it would save a lot of time and energy if we just donate money or we auction off the pins....
+1 I agree...I just think it would save a lot of time and energy if we just donate money or we auction off the pins....
+ 1,000. We have overloaded the forum with auctions & games. Just look at page 1, there are more auctions and games then anything else.
What about those of us still waiting patiently for Option 4: Donate money directly to the forum?
Rather than spend money on shipping costs both to me and then to whoever I'd be sending a pin to in options 1-3, I'd like to just donate that money directly to fixing the server.
Please don't assume that anyone who hasn't sent a pin yet isn't interested in helping the forum.
Throwing my thoughts into this one. I personally think that if you straight up sold the pins individually it would be a better way to raise money. Not sure what the difference between "games" and "auctions" for money would be, be they buy it now prices or a certain amount of time till it ended with the highest bidder winning the pin. If there is something preventing an auction style thing, there clearly isn't something stopping flat out sales as they are on the site daily.
I am fairly new to collecting and do not have much in the way of donating, especially if in fact I am then being asked to buy pins to raise money which is in essence a double donation to the site. That said I have money to spend and would gladly do so to support the site ...BUT the thought of spending more money on yet another "game" which I have personally spent hundreds of dollars on, to end up getting pins that I could buy for substantially less is not something I will do. The unknown has become a danger to my wallet and russian roulette with my money is over.
I love the effort you are putting in Moe as it is surely a large commitment and you are a great guy to step up. I also genuinely enjoy using this forum and would be happy to support the much needed improvements. As it was never tabled to the group as to what the consensus would be most comfortable doing to raise money the outcome is of course unknown. Would there be more money raised asking for a donation straight to the site? Would more people be willing to send $5,10,50 etc before they would spend the same money on a game? I have personally noticed that the people playing the games tend to be the same group of people, not everyone can spend what the entry fees are and still more are simply not prone to gamble or take chances with their money. Would there be more interest to bid on pins or purchase them straight out? If in fact the goal here is to raise the most money possible all of those questions should be asked. Yes you may get a few games with a full list of players depending on the cost but I do not see the $1500 games selling out over and over as more games die unfilled than actually go forward.
Just my two cents, not trying to be negative just throwing out suggestions. I would really appreciate that if anyone has something nasty to say about my opinion, keep it to yourself. It would be really nice for people to be able to join in a conversation without the fear of being attacked.
I also still really like the idea of a paying membership.
You should never feel any fear of bad comments for putting your two cents in... We are all one big family and everyone's opinions are important...
Whoa, Moe. I think this thread is asking for trouble. As much as we all commend you for organizing this fundraiser... There is no way you should be pointing fingers at anyone who doesn't choose to contribute, no matter how much time they spend on this site. It is their choice whether they want to send a pin to your fundraiser, donate money straight to the source, or do nothing of the kind.
I personally have sent in a couple of pins already. I'm one of the people who opted for option #1, but that was before I knew there would be an option #2. I only have 50-75 traders at any given time and most of them are relatively "easy" pins - pins from mystery packs and booster sets. I sent in a few of my better traders, and I was happy to do it, but I was a little crestfallen to realize afterward I could have sent a few of my usual pins out as condolence prizes instead of getting rid of most of my "better" pins, which are still probably nowhere near grail status for anyone.
Also, please keep in mind that even though your fundraiser is the only one currently helping DPF itself, there is more than one pin fundraiser going right now on the forum. Danny (Stitch2814) is currently collecting pins for a very worthy cause, as well, and has been collecting them for a while before your fundraiser got started. I contributed pins to that cause, and I know several other members have as well. Keep in mind that although a lot of us would like to help a lot of causes, we don't all have means to do it, and sometimes we have to pick and choose who to help.
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