Buy a watch, help save the world? #17 (Wolf Heritage 2-Slot Winder)
Friends!
Up for auction today is the Wolf Heritage 2-Slot Winder!
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 15 auctions worked out spectacularly, in which our esteemed colleagues @Bessio @Robcollects @Ichibunz @Deeperblue @Edge168n @Jklotz @CliveC @laurik @tempus @Al_Ra_Ra @TimeJunkie @tuanvinh2000 @UtahExplorer @biglove @whitesalmon @JapanExclusive have helped to raise $22,876 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 16 auctions thus far will effectively double the incomes of 63 families for a year!
Previous auction:
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, February 3, 12pm PT wins the auction
- 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 get a match for 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 auction
- Have the entirety of the proceeds go towards lifting a family out of extreme poverty
- DOUBLE the size of your charitable contribution
Whaddya say?
* Due to the size and weight of the package, I suspect this only makes sense for Continental U.S.!
The Artist formerly known as @HotWatchChick69 and formerly-formerly @Omeganut
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Well you can’t be a 🪨 without being a 🪨. $100
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Ha! You're almost always the first one to bid!
For your GS'es...
@Edge168n, whoever wins this auction, I promise to actually package it properly... as opposed to what happened to yours!!! Apologies again!
Ha! You finally ran out of watches!
Ha! You finally ran out of watches!
No, man! I got a few more to auction in the coming weeks! I just thought I would mix it up a bit!
When I do run out of watches, I think I'll start to auction my other collection...
I'm officially back 🥸... $125
I'm officially back 🥸... $125
Dude! Where you been hiding out all this time???
How I imagine beautiful watches look in this...
How my watches will look in this...
Nice offering for a great cause
No, man! I got a few more to auction in the coming weeks! I just thought I would mix it up a bit!
When I do run out of watches, I think I'll start to auction my other collection...
DON’T SPLIT UP THE FAMILY!
I have two manual-wind watches; coincidence? Would be nice to watch them spin, $150.
I have two manual-wind watches; coincidence? Would be nice to watch them spin, $150.
I kinda feel like unless you got a perpetual calendar, winders are like this, in terms of real world utility!
Bumpin'
Everyone should have a watch winder on their desk to distract them.
Dude! Where you been hiding out all this time???
You just revealed my hiding place to everyone 😂😂
160
160
The winder will be as mesmerizing to watch spinning as this...
175 🤫
175 🤫
It's mesmerizing to watch... almost as good as this movie...
300
The conflicting feelings of being outbid past my limit, but knowing folks in need will benefit more from it
300
I ll make you feel better for the people street.cedor
325
I ll make you feel better for the people street.cedor
325
Well I'll pitch in another $25 to bring MoeMoe to 350, in their honor
Well I'll pitch in another $25 to bring MoeMoe to 350, in their honor
Amazing!!!
I would use a gif to express gratitude, but it seems that we are no longer able to upload gifs!
@WatchCrunch, no more gifs allowed?
In the meantime, here's an image expressing gratitude...
I ll make you feel better for the people street.cedor
325
We have a winner!!!
Thank you so much to @moemoe, who also included $50 for shipping, so total bid ends up being $375!!!
And then, add another $25 donation from @street.credor and that brings us up to $400 total!
With match, we get to $800!!!
Well done all! 🥳
Amazing!!!
I would use a gif to express gratitude, but it seems that we are no longer able to upload gifs!
@WatchCrunch, no more gifs allowed?
In the meantime, here's an image expressing gratitude...
Thanks for the heads up @HotWatchChick69 , working on resolving this 👍