Buy a watch, help save the world? #12 (Seiko SPB091 Blue Enamel Dial)

Winter is coming!

More specifically, Christmas.  

[Aside:  While walking the dogs, my 9 year-old asked me which was my favorite holiday.  I said, “Christmas, because we get to spend lots of time visiting with family.”  She said, “Honestly, Christmas is my least favorite holiday.”  I was shocked.  I thought maybe she was turning into a truculent teenager before her time.  But, she then said, “It’s really creepy.  Think about it.  A fat guy enslaves a bunch of animals and elves, and forces them to make toys for kids.  Then, he literally breaks and enters into your home!  Why doesn’t he just knock?”  God, I love that kid sooooooo much!]

This is your chance to get a loved one a truly beautiful enamel-dial watch.  Or, let’s be honest, get yourself a truly beautiful enamel-dial watch!

All proceeds go to GiveDirectly.org.  GiveDirectly.org DIRECTLY sends on funds to recipients in some of the poorest countries on Earth, with an incredible track record to-date.  The effort sprang out of the Effective Altruism movement.

https://www.givedirectly.org/beta/

https://www.givedirectly.org/financials/

The first 11 auctions worked out spectacularly, in which our esteemed colleagues, @Bessio @Robcollects @Ichibunz @Deeperblue @Edge168n @Jklotz @CliveC @laurik @tempus @Al_Ra_Ra and @TimeJunkie have helped to raise $18,242 for Kenyan families living under the global poverty line of $1.90 / day.  All of the auction proceeds went directly to them, and the funds from the 11 auctions thus far will effectively double the incomes of 50 families for a year!

Previous auction:

https://www.watchcrunch.com/HotWatchChick69/posts/buy-a-watch-help-save-the-world-team-up-edition-11-yema-navygraf-marine-nationale-18302

Here's what I propose:

• Let's open up bidding at, say, $20

• Please post your bid by commenting below

• The highest bid by Friday, November 11, 12pm PT wins the watch

• Here’s where we do some real good for charity:  If you are the winning bidder, please then Paypal or Venmo me the winning bid amount.  I will make the donation of your winning bid, plus match that amount!  Thus, every $1 of the winning bid will get doubled!!!

• Let me say that again - every $1 of the winning bid will turn into $2 donated to GiveDirectly!!!

• I will then post the screen shot of the full donated amount! *

So, in summary:

• Win the Seiko SPB091 Blue Enamel

• Have the entirety of the proceeds go towards lifting a family out of extreme poverty

• DOUBLE the size of your charitable contribution

Whaddya say?  

[If winning bidder is continental U.S., then it'll ship ground UPS for free.  If outside the continental U.S., then it'll ship US Postal, and I would ask that winning bidder cover the cost of shipping - which will get included into the charitable donation.]

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The one caveat to all of this is that I have already maxed out my employer's matching charitable contributions for the 2021 calendar year.  Thus, I will need to hold onto the cash until January 1, 2023.  On January 1, 2023, I will then make then charitable contribution through my employer's matching funds portal.

I hope I've conducted enough of these charitable auctions that folks won't suspect me of trying to pull a heist of some sort!  Doing 10 other charitable auctions, only to try and pull a fast one on #11 would truly be an admirable "long con" though!