Vibes & More for our friend, WhyWeigh

[justjezmund]

The address is here:

i have set up an email address and paypal account for donations:

whyweighfundraiser@gmail.com

You'll need a Paypal account to contribute.

ok i get it. 

[aphineday]

great to hear from you 4.5!

lets get this man an ipad, stat.

This.

[guyforget]

we should be able to reach the $500 or so for an ipad lickity split.

i agree.  i started the account w/ a donation from holly and i as well. 

donated.


we should be able to reach the $500 or so for an ipad lickity split.

i can still talk to my dad and then the rest of the money can go for something else like a computer, cause more cost effective = better

if your pops has an ipad sitting around that he's likely never going to use for much, you might as well mention to him that he could donate it to a great cause. 

donated.


we should be able to reach the $500 or so for an ipad lickity split.

i think im just slow, but is there a separate link for the paypal?  ive never used it before.

i think you can send money from your debit / credit card w/out having an account, but im not sure since ive had an account for many years...  start w/ the send money link on their page. 

[shoreline99]

done.

[Hicks]

Kicked in a little, updates with the current total would be cool.

[alcoholandcoffeebeans]

Kicked in a little, updates with the current total would be cool.

thought this, myself.

[rowjimmy]

I updated the first post with guy's recent notes...

[guyforget]

if people have things that theyd like to donate for auction, prints, posters, memorabilia, etc, i have set up an ebay account specifically for this cause.  i think we decided that for most things, the exposure of ebay is worth what we'd save in fees by hosting the auctions themselves. 

if you have an item that youd like to auction, get in touch w/ me.  i'll probably handle all of the listings but the people who donate the items will be responsible for following through w/ prompt and proper shipment. 

[PIE-GUY]

Kicked in a little, updates with the current total would be cool.

Me, too.

[willsteele]

Never know quite what to say for things like this....   just glad he's alive and on his way to getting well.  Scary stuff.  Feel better WW.

[guyforget]

i need mr charlie to get in touch so that we can edit that first post in the thread @ pp

Kicked in a little, updates with the current total would be cool.

Me, too.

last i checked we were @ $200. 

[guyforget]

new ebay user: auctionsforshawn


INFO ON HOW TO DONATE A PRINT / ITEM TO BE AUCTIONED:

you will email me at whyweighfundraiser@gmail.com

the subject of your email NEEDS to be the artist last name and the name of the print - for example: Stout Telluride or Danger And I Need Sunny Days.  this is important so that i can stay organized as i will need to forward the shipping info back to you so that you can send the print to the winning bidder. 

i am thinking that all auctions need to offer free DOMESTIC USA shipping.  this way i dont have to paypal money that i collect for shipping to the individuals who will actually be shipping the prints.  this means that the people who donate the prints will be resposible for the expense of shipping.  is this a bad idea?  how else could we handle it without having all prints sent to me for redistribution?  international winners should be charged and i will forward the funds to the person who donated to cover shipment. 

in any event, it will be YOUR responsibility to ship the print via USPS Priority Mail w/ insurance for the full purchase price as well as delivery confirmation. 

your email needs to contain the following information, plugged into my template so i can simple copy and paste from the email:

Print Title:
Artist:
Edition:
Signed / Numbered:
Dimensions:
Condition / Explain any damage:
Special Notes:


one or two photos of the print / item need to be attached to the email.  they should be sized appropriately for ebay, say 600 pixels on the long edge

[disco]

some people on pp are concerned that an ipad is frivolous in the face of all of his bills, so i'm going to crosspost my reply from there...


when i was there yesterday his mom was most concerned w/ keeping him busy / sane in that bed that he's confined to, and something w/ internet access would certainly help that.  when i asked what else he may need help with, she didnt say one word about all of the bills piling up.  i think that given all of the health issues that shawn has had over the past 7 years, he might have some kind of health plan or something that helps him out w/ these bills.  i honestly have no idea, its not something we've ever talked about and its probably none of my business - but he has had what im sure are huge medical bills for many years, and when asked what we should focus on, his mom said a computer would go a long way towards helping his boredom, etc.




i am going to set up a specific paypal account for this.  the password will be given to shawn so that he can monitor it and keep us honest. 

another pp member has offered to help out w/ some auction site code that he wrote for another purpose a while back.  i should be able to get it running @ week4paug.net and we can set up some auctions for the cause like that, hopefully next week.  this will keep us from having to pay fees while still keeping us honest. 

Does the hospital have wireless? otherwise a 3G iPad would have to include a data plan.

pretty sure the hospital here in denver has wireless, theyre already online using his dad's netbook and it didnt have any wireless cards or anything on it when i saw it yesterday.

99.9% of all medical stuff in a hospital is on a network (charting, meals, etc) so they have wifi

[mbw]

i am thinking that all auctions need to offer free DOMESTIC USA shipping.  this way i dont have to paypal money that i collect for shipping to the individuals who will actually be shipping the prints.  this means that the people who donate the prints will be resposible for the expense of shipping.  is this a bad idea?  how else could we handle it without having all prints sent to me for redistribution?  international winners should be charged and i will forward the funds to the person who donated to cover shipment. 

in any event, it will be YOUR responsibility to ship the print via USPS Priority Mail w/ insurance for the full purchase price as well as delivery confirmation. 

ive read about you poster d00ds and your hatred of UPS, but i can donate free shipping through them.

[justjezmund]

thanks guy, i figured out how to use it, but i gotta now wait for two-three days for paypal to confirm my bank.