Charity Auction for The Children's Defense Fund

[jmatt]

The auction begins on Wednesday, September 21st and ends at 10pm Eastern on Wednesday, September 28th. The cutoff will be 9:59:59pm Eastern time. Bids received after that are void.

Auction proceeds will be donated to The Children's Defense Fund. It was selected in a poll by forum members and is highly rated by Consumer Reports for making sure the money goes to the achieving the goal.

Greg Holland (board owner and moderator) will serve as the steward of the auction proceeds. Winners will remit payment via PayPal: greg@valiantfans.com Please wait until the winning bid is confirmed before sending money.

Please post your bids here in this thread. PM offers will not be honored for transparency. Clearly state the Lot number and dollar amount of your bid. In the event of any dispute, Greg Holland will be the final arbiter.

ALL BIDS MUST BE IN A NEW POST. EDITED BIDS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

Items will be shipped directly from the donor to the winner. Donors may choose to include free shipping or charge a shipping fee (flat fee, insured, international terms, etc). ValiantFans.com, myself and all donors are not responsible for the condition of the received item. If the item arrives damaged in any way, take it up with the shipper. All auction items are received "as is", there will be no returns or refunds. Hey, it's a charity auction. Donors, please pack items well.

Auction winners will be expected to pay for the item within 72 hours of confirmation via PayPal. In the event it is not paid for in the allotted time, the second highest bid will be declared the winner. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

Note that there is a timestamp at the top right of the board which now displays seconds (thanks, Greg!). Use that as you see fit, snipers.

Okay, now that all of the legal stuff is out of the way, let's have some fun and bid on great items.

Here's a pic from the Children's Defense Fund website, just for a little inspiration.

[jmatt]

Lot #1: Bloodshot: Reborn #10 (LaRosa 1:50 Variant) CBCS 9.8 SS (3x Signed)

Contributed by DBS.

Feast your eyes on this beauty. Since Jesse sent the book to me from overseas, I will pick up the tab for US shipping (others, please inquire).


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Lot #2: The Delinquents 9.8 and 9.4

Contributed by Intrepidxc.

Please add $6 when sending funds to defray shipping costs.




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Lot #3: Unity #1 9.8 1:100 SS signed by Neal Adams

Contributed by Intrepidxc.

Please add $6 when sending funds to defray shipping costs.


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Lot #4: Divinity #1A First Ptg CGC 9.8 SS (3x Signed)

Contributed by jmatt

Winner will also receive a set of three bookmarks signed by Jim Shooter!


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Lot #5: Divinity #1A First Ptg CGC 9.6

Contributed by jmatt

Winner will also receive a set of three bookmarks signed by Jim Shooter!


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Lot #6: Chaos Effect Alpha - Signed by Bob Layton and Bernard Chang

Contributed by jmatt

Winner will also receive a set of three bookmarks signed by Jim Shooter!


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Lot #7: Action Comics #339 and Adventure Comics #346 Signed by Jim Shooter with commemorative card

Contributed by magnusr

Note from the donor: 50 years ago Jim Shooter's first issues hit the stands. Here's the chance to bid on both of them and a postcard celebrating the occasion, all signed by the legend himself, as arranged by board members. Complete issues with normal wear and tear. Shipping anywhere in the world is included, just be aware that it will take slightly longer as they are shipped from Sweden.

[jmatt]

Lot #8: VEI Key Issue and First Appearance Whamma-Jamma

Contributed by jmatt

Here's your chance to scoop a boat load of Valiant goodness! These books were all purchased in NM condition from Midtown Comics and they sure do look it! Please add $12 when sending funds to defray shipping costs.

Winner will also receive a set of three bookmarks signed by Jim Shooter!

Imperium #1-4 NM Regular (First Sunlight on Snow, LV-99, Angela Peace Baingana, Gravedog, Other-dimensional creatures)
Divinity I #2 Cover A 1st Ptg Regular Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic Cover (Near Mint)
Divinity I #3 Cover E 2nd Ptg Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic Variant Cover (Near Mint) (First appearance of Sasha and Kazmir)
Ivar Timewalker #1 Cover A Regular Raul Allen Cover (Near Mint) (First Neela)
Archer & Armstrong #0 Regular Clayton Henry Cover (Near Mint) (First appearance of The Faraway)
Death-Defying Doctor Mirage #1 Cover C Plus Edition (Near Mint) (The Plus! First Hwen?)
Shadowman #1 Cover A Zircher Regular (Near Mint) (First VEI Shadowman)
Shadowman #1 Zircher Blackout (Near Mint) (Ditto)
Shadowman #5 Variant Patrick Zircher Blackout Pullbox Cover (Near Mint) (Wicked cover)
Harbinger Wars #1 Regular Lewis Larosa Cover (Near Mint) (First Cronos, first Morris Kozol)
The Valiant #4 Cover A Regular Paolo Rivera Cover (Near Mint) (First Tama)
Bloodshot #1 Variant Mico Suayan Pullbox Cover (Near Mint) (First VEI Bloodshot)
X-O Manowar #1 1st Ptg Regular Esad Ribic Cover (Near Mint) (First VEI X-O)
X-O Manowar #1 Variant Cary Nord Pullbox Cover (Near Mint) (Ditto)
Harbinger #1 1st Ptg Regular Arturo Lozzi Cover (Near Mint) (First VEI Harbinger and Harada, first Bleeding Monk)
Harbinger #1 Variant Mico Suayan Pullbox Cover (Near Mint) (Ditto!)
Harbinger Bleeding Monk #0.2014 Cover A Regular Clayton Henry Cover (Near Mint) (Key issue for everybody's favorite monk!)
Harbinger Bleeding Monk #0.2014 Cover B Variant Clayton Crain Pullbox Cover (Near Mint) (Ditto!)
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Lot #9: CGC 9.6 V1 Bloodshot #6 & CGC 9.6 V1 RAI #0 "Glossy" version (***NEWest-style CGC slab with inner wells)

Contributed by Bloodshot Stock photo.


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Contributed by Bloodshot Stock photo.


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Lot #10: Solar -- Alpha and Omega TPB signed by Jim Shooter

Contributed by Knob Row

[jmatt]

Lot #11: Divinity II #1 variant set of 7 including the 1:80 1:40 1:20 1:10, Blank, and Regular Cover A & B

Contributed by eschnit Stock photo



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Lot #12: A pair of Valiant's Annual Poker Game Lanyards

Contributed by Jace

[jmatt]

Lot #13: Sin City TPB signed 2x by Frank Miller with sleeve

Contributed by Knob Row

[jmatt]

Lot #14: Never-released VEI Promo Trading Card

Contributed by cmixer

Donor's note: In 2013, these were intended to be distributed at the Heroes Convention (Charlotte, NC). It became apparent the card set would not be made, as described on the promo. (Instead, only 500 preview packs were ever produced).

So the promos were pulled from distribution; and very very few ever surfaced (maybe less than 20 copies). None are currently on eBay (live or completed auction).

[jmatt]

ALL BIDS MUST BE IN A NEW POST. EDITED BIDS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

If you make a mistake when posting, simply nuke the post by editing it with a note stating such and post again in a new post.

If you hit Ctrl-F, it will allow you to search a page for text. You could enter "12" and cycle through all of the occurrences of that string on the page. Perhaps that will help locate Lot bids.

I may attempt to keep some kind of a daily update as to highest bid but since I cannot update in real-time, this is strictly unofficial. To find the highest bid for a given lot, please search below.

As of 10:00pm on 9/28:

Lot #1: Bloodshot: Reborn #10 (LaRosa 1:50 Variant) CBCS 9.8 SS (3x Signed) $190 jaden_sai
Lot #2: The Delinquents 9.8 and 9.4 $45 jeremycoe
Lot #3: Unity #1 9.8 1:100 SS signed by Neal Adams $80 TheeBaldMoose
Lot #4: Divinity #1A CGC 9.8 SS (3x Signed) $115 Nairbe
Lot #5: Divinity #1A CGC 9.6 $35 mrwoogieman
Lot #6: Chaos Effect Alpha - Signed by Bob Layton and Bernard Chang $25 mrwoogieman
Lot #7: Action Comics #339 and Adventure Comics #346 Signed by Jim Shooter with commemorative card $60 eschnit with the first bid of $60 PAID
Lot #8: VEI Key Issue and First Appearance Whamma-Jamma $55 Nairbe
Lot #9: CGC 9.6 V1 Bloodshot #6 & CGC 9.6 V1 RAI #0 "Glossy" version $65 jmatt PAID
Lot #10: Solar -- Alpha and Omega TPB signed by Jim Shooter $50 magnusr PAID
Lot #11: Divinity II #1 variant set of 7 including the 1:80 1:40 1:20 1:10, Blank, and Regular Cover A & B $100 corey
Lot #12: A pair of Valiant's Annual Poker Game Lanyards $20 jmatt PAID
Lot #13: Sin City TPB signed 2x by Frank Miller with sleeve $60 mrwoogieman
Lot #14: Never-released VEI Promo Trading Card $100 magnusr PAID

Running Tally: $1,000!

If there are no objections, I will volunteer to increase my winning bid on Lot #12 by $5 to make it an even $1,000.

I just did a quick run through to confirm Lot winners (you guys got some great deals!) and have noted them here. If you feel that I have indicated the winning bidder incorrectly, please bring it to my attention asap. I will double check tomorrow and if there are no corrections to be made, begin sending confirmations and payment info via PM.

And thank you all, once again, for participating in this endeavor.

[jmatt]

I'll get this party started.

Lot #1: Bloodshot: Reborn #10 (LaRosa 1:50 Variant) CBCS 9.8 SS (3x Signed) $100
Lot #2: The Delinquents 9.8 and 9.4 $25
Lot #3: Unity #1 9.8 1:100 SS signed by Neal Adams $35
Lot #7: Action Comics #339 and Adventure Comics #346 Signed by Jim Shooter $50
Lot #9: CGC 9.6 V1 Bloodshot #6 & CGC 9.6 V1 RAI #0 "Glossy" version $50
Lot #10: Solar -- Alpha and Omega TPB signed by Jim Shooter $20
Lot #11: Divinity II #1 variant set of 7 including the 1:80 1:40 1:20 1:10, Blank, and Regular Cover A & B $50
Lot #12: A pair of Valiant's Annual Poker Game Lanyards $15
Lot #13: Sin City TPB signed 2x by Frank Miller with sleeve $15
Lot #14: Never-released VEI Promo Trading Card $15

[doodlebird]

Bid
Lot #1 $125
Lot #14 $20

(I think I bid the correct way ? )

[iggy101us]

Here are my bids:

Lot 10: $25
Lot 13: $20

[TheeBaldMoose]

Lot #1 - $130
Lot #4 - $50
Lot #14 - $25

[Nairbe]

Lot #14 $30.00

[magnusr]

Lot #3 $40.00
Lot #14 $40.00

Plus costs for international shipping

/Magnus

[jeremycoe]

Lot #2 $30

[Nairbe]

Lot #14 $50.00

[jaden_sai]

Lot #1: $150

[eschnit]

Lot 7 $60
Lot 10 $30
Lot 13 $30

[TheeBaldMoose]

Lot #11 - $60

[Nairbe]

Lot #8 - $20.00 (first bid?)

[Nairbe]

Lot #4 - $60.00

[TheeBaldMoose]

Lot#4 $70

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[TheeBaldMoose]

NOOOO! Was I too late?

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[jmatt]

Runs until the 28th, my friend.

[mrwoogieman]

Lot 5 - $25
Lot 6 - $25
Lot 13 - $50

[Nairbe]

Lot #4 $90.00