online auctions for charity

kknight0506 · 11-11-2006, 02:07 AM

have heard people arranging online auctions for charity and stuff and not keeping anything for themselves. is it true that such kind of auctiosn are possible?

Penguin · 11-16-2006, 10:02 PM

I can't think of any reason why they wouldn't be possible. I think it's admirable.

SouthernGal · 11-22-2006, 02:16 PM

I have heard of that before, and I think it is fantastic!

In all honesty, I am not sure if I would trust the person to truly give all of the money to charity. Unless it is truly a authorized charity (sponsored by United Way or such).. I would be unsure. I have been burned too many times by 'scrooge' charities this time of year!

mamab · 11-22-2006, 04:56 PM

I'm with you SouthernGal. I would want to know about the charity and how reputable it is before "giving" at this time of year. Unfortunately, there are some people that take advantage of others' generosity at this time of year, worse than at any other time of year. :(

kknight0506 · 11-23-2006, 01:47 PM

well i am thinking of having a charity auction in associatioin with mother teresa's foundation for the children of slum dwellers. can anyone tell me how should i go about in arranging this charity

Penguin · 11-25-2006, 01:20 PM

I recommend that you contact them and see what they say; and then probably contact a lawyer to find out the legal ramifications.

Reverend · 11-30-2006, 10:59 PM

This has been going on for quite a while. There was quite a flood of it after Katrina. (Sorry, just realized the pun)

A lot of it from celebrities - many of them were auctioning off "spend a day with Britney Spears" type things, and donating to charity.

If you want to auction stuff for charity, eBay's page that tells you about it is at givingworks.ebay.com/sell/

longint45 · 01-01-2007, 08:29 PM

how i can make a charity auction?
please someone tell me...

Reverend · 01-02-2007, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by longint45

how i can make a charity auction?
please someone tell me...

If you had actually read the prior post, you would have noticed a URL

http://givingworks.ebay.com/sell/

Pete