Popular Post Ghent Posted June 28, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 So we’ve reached $1,000 in only a few days. That blows my mind, but we have 27 days left. What is this early 2000s internet relic of a message board capable of? Stay Tuned. It’s moon or bust 🚀 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient #48273 Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 For the prize draw, what I'm considering is, rather than have prizes assigned as first/second/third/whatever, whoever wins "first" prize gets to choose which prize(s)* they want, then the second person gets to choose from what's left and so on. How does everyone feel about that idea? *Depending on the final number of prizes and the final number of winners, some winners might end up receiving more than one prize. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted June 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 I think that is the best way to handle prizes. And for people who aren't members that win, they will get an e-mail saying they won and that they can claim their prize by registering and posting in this thread. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 It would have been cool if we could have scored a MH bass for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Depf said: unfortunately not my forté, but 100% agreed. Someone score a pink jazz bass and put a pbass pickguard on it with the pickup flipped. I've been wanting to pick one up for a while now. I play guitar but I suck at it, I've always had a knack for bass but never actually bought one. I do the bass on any recordings I make though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, Depf said: proof that no band sounds better than their bass player. come on folks, a playable bass is what? 150-200? let's step up together! We should define "playable" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Wasn't there a guy who makes Mark style basses that gave one to him? maybe he'd be into it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted June 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 $1,130. We've slowed down, but we're still moving 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted June 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Edit: I exposed an anonymous Thanks to two anonymous donators we just raked in another $150. Thanks! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient #48273 Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 40 minutes ago, Depf said: do the discord people know about this? tbh i wasn't aware this place has a bit of a reputation but my only other forum experiences were powerslide.net/late 2000s 4chan so what do i know. I don't think so. I'm not sure how much overlap there is between the two communities, at least not among regulars. If someone reading this is active on Discord, kindly spread the word! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 15 minutes ago, Patient #48273 said: I don't think so. I'm not sure how much overlap there is between the two communities, at least not among regulars. If someone reading this is active on Discord, kindly spread the word! @daveyjones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Coight Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 $1300! insane. So close. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 So behind the scenes, PayPal has ended up being an awful choice for this. First off, they are skimming cuts off the donations. I guess this is even standard practice for GoFundMe, but it's lame. Second, if the donation total gets too high or over 200 people donate, it exposes me to taxes where I have to claim it as personal income. I'm assuming this could fuck me pretty hard if I was unlucky with tax brackets and whatnot. So- what I'm going to do is cover personally what PayPal has skimmed with fees. I'll donate it all to Mark with a nice message from blink online. If we choose to continue this, which we should, we can find another avenue, or donate direct individually to Mark (send proof of donation to get entered for the prizes and be sure to reference blink online) So bottom line, I am going to end this at $1500 and donate it. But I don't want that to kill the whole thing. I never thought we'd actually reach $1,500 so none of this crossed my mind. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, Ghent said: So behind the scenes, PayPal has ended up being an awful choice for this. First off, they are skimming cuts off the donations. I guess this is even standard practice for GoFundMe, but it's lame. Second, if the donation total gets too high or over 200 people donate, it exposes me to taxes where I have to claim it as personal income. I'm assuming this could fuck me pretty hard if I was unlucky with tax brackets and whatnot. So- what I'm going to do is cover personally what PayPal has skimmed with fees. I'll donate it all to Mark with a nice message from blink online. If we choose to continue this, which we should, we can find another avenue, or donate direct individually to Mark (send proof of donation to get entered for the prizes and be sure to reference blink online) So bottom line, I am going to end this at $1500 and donate it. But I don't want that to kill the whole thing. I never thought we'd actually reach $1,500 so none of this crossed my mind. Tell him Speedo says "yo". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hit me up Jans ex Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Speedo said: Tell him Speedo says "yo". Don’t you have some diapers to go change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy030 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Ghent said: So behind the scenes, PayPal has ended up being an awful choice for this. First off, they are skimming cuts off the donations. I guess this is even standard practice for GoFundMe, but it's lame. Second, if the donation total gets too high or over 200 people donate, it exposes me to taxes where I have to claim it as personal income. I'm assuming this could fuck me pretty hard if I was unlucky with tax brackets and whatnot. So- what I'm going to do is cover personally what PayPal has skimmed with fees. I'll donate it all to Mark with a nice message from blink online. If we choose to continue this, which we should, we can find another avenue, or donate direct individually to Mark (send proof of donation to get entered for the prizes and be sure to reference blink online) So bottom line, I am going to end this at $1500 and donate it. But I don't want that to kill the whole thing. I never thought we'd actually reach $1,500 so none of this crossed my mind. Wonder if we should move to Venmo or do they do similar practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, Chewy030 said: Wonder if we should move to Venmo or do they do similar practice? I'm not sure. If anyone has any recommendations let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 LA children's hospital liked the last tweet 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brannigan Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 This was kinda funny. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy030 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 I can't help but feel super bummed for Mark. He was pry really pumped to get back out there again this year and now he's stuck at home in lockdown again. I truly hope he can kick this. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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