Re: Original Art Auction (Chapter 27: Randomosity + Commission)

[Amber Williams]

Heyo boys and girls!  It's time once again for Ambaaargh to embrace the glorious rounds of Capitalism!  

Basical Overview:I'll be selling off the original black and white artwork of Chapter 27: Randomosity.
Which is basically: http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1118.php  Strip 1118  all the way through http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1200.php  Strip 1200.    82 strips in total!  

On top of that, the winner gets a colour commission of their choosing. (More details on this will be below)

This auction will be for about a week, ending on 12AM (EST) Monday, June 6th.


So how do I do this auction thing?
Simple! Just email me at amber@mabsland.com with the subject "Auction Bid"  and give your current offer along with the name you'd like to go by on the listing.  I'll then update this page here to reflect the highest amount being offered currently.   If you'd rather have your name nondisclosed, feel free to mention and I'll put the name of the highest bidder as Anonymous(A) or Anonymous(B) in the event more than one person wants to not disclose their name.  At the end of the auction, whoever is the one with the highest bid wins.

So commission you say?
Yes!  As an added bonus, the winner will also get a full colour commission done by me.  It can either be done digitally or via real medium (coloured pencils/markers) and can contain up to 3 characters. (I may allow for more, but in that event it would need to be discussed)    As a disclaimer, I do hold the right to refuse the commission if it contains a subject matter I don't agree or approve of. (I somewhat doubt this will happen but I feel I should add it just on the offchance the person who wins tries to request hardcore porn or gore)  

The commission will be worked on right after Anthrocon (June 26th) and depending on what the winner prefers, I can either send the original art of the commission with the comics, or seperately.  If you go digital, I can give the hi-rez files as well, or create a print and mail that.

What's the point of this?
Well...besides the fact that money is delicious...the main goal of this auction is to actually raise funds for the DMFA store and for travel fees regarding conventions.   The big downside to not going with a place like cafepress or whatnot is that you often need to buy your stuff before you can sell it. And usually you have to buy it in bulk.  This auction is to help offset some of the initial costs so there can be more diversity and options in the near future regarding DMFA merchandise.  The more this auction makes, the more my mercentile overlords can put into making stuff like mugs, mousepads, GM-screens, print-exclusive side comics regarding what happened at Kria's party....etc.

It also helps get the ball rolling regarding convention stuff. Them cons be pricey beasts. And while my wonderful husband handles the rent and the food and most of the bills, we can't really afford to go willy nilly with cons and investing in products. It's my hope that once the store has momentum, it will basically help handle the costs of such things. Sort of a self-maintaining organism.  As such, this auction is to give it that initial boost.

Payment methods
As this auction is not going to have the money going to me but to my mercantile overlords who live in the states, the method of payment can probably be a bit more flexible.  Paypal is great, but if someone really wants to go money order or check or even possibly splitting the payments up, odds are something can be worked out. Just email to ask.

In the event the highest bidder cannot actually afford to pay, the second-highest bidder will be contacted and asked if they wish to buy it for the price they had offered.

Financial Goal
It is admittedly my sheepish wishful hope that this auction can make around $450, but I realize that is a pretty hefty number.  If it does by some means make it to or past that mark, I'll add in some special bonus thing as a way of saying thanks.  

So I think that just about covers it.  Auction Powers Activaaaate~
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CURRENT AMOUNT OFFERED:              $1150  
CURRENT HIGHEST BIDDER   Jim