!!MOD NOTE: The Auction Is Over!

[heavenscalyx]

Thank you, everyone, for your incredible generosity! When we started debsliverlovers, we hoped to be able to cover at least Deb's brother's plane fare, and had $10,000 as our pie-in-the-sky hope. Given the activity here in the past couple of days, added to the numbers I ran last week, and an utterly stunning behind-the-scenes anonymous donation, I am relatively

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[ellen_kushner]

It was a magnificent auction -and you ran it brilliantly. Thank you for your time, compassion, energy and grace.

One question, now, as I go over final bids on my stuff: What's the proper timestamp for the auction's close? Is it
2010-05-24 04:00 am (UTC) ?

I had one bid come in at 04:03am -- should that disqualify it, or does it just get written off to the variables of LJ/internet?

[heavenscalyx]

Let's assume the variables of LJ -- I posted the closure announcement a little late, and it looks like that bid occurred at the same time as I posted the closure announcement.

[rm]

I have some auctions I'm managing where the time listed is "local" and I have no idea if it's my local time or their local time or how it sits with the auction local time. I suspect, STRONGLY, that these came in after the auction close, as I went to best after midnight EST and didn't see the emails until this morning, but knowing the vagaries of LJ, I like to be sure. Guidance?

[akycha]

Just went and commented to one of your bidders, will check your other auctions, since my LJ settings are UTC, which is what HC and Ellen are using here!

[comrade_cat]

Awesome, I'm so glad we all met the goal together! I hope everything goes well for Deb & her brother!!

[ellen_kushner]

In one of those weird synchronicity things, someone just posted on a FB friend's page:

"The ones among us surviving these dark times are the ones who are unafraid of interdependence. We need one another. Every day I am grateful for the network of arms holding me up. And I hope that I'm helping to hold up others."

Amen, brother.

[littlebuhnee]

I just want to make sure I pay the right way to avoid recipient fees with PayPal. Should I use "Personal" tab since "Purchase" incurs fees no matter how you pay, or does it not matter since Woman Earth and Spirit is a non-profit?

[heavenscalyx]

I believe the standard is to choose "Personal" and "Gift".

[littlebuhnee]

Awesome, thank you. :)

[elisem]

Eep. I sent payment, but forgot to add the note about what it's for. Yikes! What shall I do?

[heavenscalyx]

Are you worried about WE&S/Estrogeneration knowing that it's for Deb? If so, just drop Jae a note at JaeHaggard AT gmail DOT com and let her know that it's for Deb's liver.