Trad Gang

@225 members and guests cirling on the St Judes site.  Not a lot of bidding going on.  Must be about $5000 worth of last minute subterfuge about to be unleashead.  Be sure your computer time is matched to the server time.  Let the real games begin!

Hmmmmmm, still have a few minutes to peruse here before the last minute fireworks....


David

Greg,
Just sitting here getting ready to smoke a couple of cigars.  :bigsmyl:

What are you smokin Walt? I've got a mini Macanudo Maduro cut and ready to go at 8:01.  :bigsmyl:

I don't know about you guys, but I got locked out in the last 5 minutes. I think that new server Terry just bought is smoking right about now. LOL

Hope everyone bid their limit for the kids. It was a lot of fun.

Thanks Terry, Doug and crew for another great event.

Yeah I was shut out for the last ten. Could see the listings but couldn't get into any. It was fun and a new record was born.

the system went down here with about 10 minutes left and i lost the opportunity to spend a bunch of money sniping. hey i ask for it. the problem is what the heck am i going to do now that the auction is over. i've been glued to this site for the past week.good times.....

I was off for the last 15 min couldn't even get on the site at all..
 It was fun!

Best auction since I've been a member...  :readit:  
This is the best site on the web  
Some awesome people here, I'm  glad just to be apart of it   :clapper:

Yep, it took me a couple of minutes to figure out what was about - but it didn't surprise me much. Still a great effort all around. If anyone didn't get to spend what they wanted to you can always donate to it via the TGMM thingie for a couple of days , or make cash donations in the open as spelled out on the forum. Right, Doug?

I was on dial up. I knew I wasnt going anywhere..

bbassi, I bet your right on that server justa smokin

Same here!  Lesson learned!  Bid high early because the system is going to be overloaded!  

I never got back to some items that I wanted to, but it looks like I outbid myself on the coolest item on the auction block!  That plains quiver/bow design of Shell's is going to look great!  Now I just have to learn how to build a self-bow and arrows that will touch it off.


Walt, I had fun bidding against you and Tim on those cigars!  You get down to Florida or Georgia and I will buy us some fine cigars to compliment an evening of lying and storytelling.

Tried to do some last minute shopping myself. Can't believe what the Dougherty, Lee and Grayson arrows went for.      Great auction!!

I got shut out for the last 7 minutes too, but, I did get away with some real good "goodys"
I can not complain, allthough, there was a thing or two I was going to sneak in on, but it was not to be. Any way, this was my first auction here and I can tell you now, I will deffenitly be putting a few bucks away for the next one. I had fun and it was all for the best cause !!
Thanks to the TradGang folks for put'n this on and giving us all an oppertunity to help out. A very special thanks to all those that donated for the cause, you folks are tops !! My hat is off to all of you, HUZZAH HUZZAH HUZZAH!!!!
Jerald

I got shut out also. I gotta know if I won the plates from ferret! Got a place in my back window of my truck and one in the car already for them. Ya think he and dianne would sign them?    :bigsmyl:     Great job guys. thanks terry and rob and doug.<><

Man I couldn't get in for the last 15 minutes either. Heck of a job guys and gals.

I'm thinking you got them Frank, thanks for the donation. If you want them signed it would be our pleasure.

I could not get on for the last 5 min and lost out on some I was going to snipe.LOL It sure was fun and I got some neat stuff.

look's like we all got shut out, had a ball and got a few things. hope we broke 70+ it would be great. The children need everything they can get. God bless all

it worked out great for me... other than I couldn't see if some one had slipped in on me at the last minute

Looks like my little girl is getting a couple new bows for her birthday...  :)  Glad I was able to get my bids in this morning.

Yeaho boys,

Looks like I am headed for Pike County, IL to hunt bruiser bucks with my new obsidian knives!! And the best part is the kids win too! Thanks for waiting till the last minute guys, I thought it was just my slow land lines not the server. That was FUN!!

Folks who still wish to contribute can still get in on the TGMM offer until 8PM Tuesday. Just PM me and then send your $150 donation to Doug.

This was fun as all get out. Need a year to recover!

Hmmm. I saw where a certain Green Mountain Reptile  could  have saved Bernies undies at 7:58, butt didn't. Coulda saved me beggin' scraps from the husbandly one here too!

Killdeer  :mad:

I posted that at quarter of and then couldn't get back in. Besides it is funny.

Yep, lost the connection here too. looks like I was able to donate to the kids for a DC/Skyler neck knife.Cool!!

:banghead:    Missed again ...   ;)

Very cool auction and idea to raise money for St Judes. May we still make cash donations through the week ?

Yep it's cut throat . Dang Rowans out bid me on all the cool hats and shirts! looks like I will have to start saving up now or lose weight so I can bid on Xl instead of xxl. Danny ROWAN your new silvertip bolts are now $ 100.00! LOL<><

PM DOug, but I'm pretty sure he'll take cash donations up until the last of the regular auctions get paid off.

Is it OVER did we WIN  :knothead:  Think I may have contributed to the FRIED WIRES. Didn't even need one. LOL

I know what ya mean Stickshooter, I just could not come up with enuff for that "do rag", man I wanted that thing  ;) . It was a hoot though !!!

Had a great time thanks to the admin that makes this possible. Can't wait to see the total $$ raised for the kids.

Shadow Hunter

LOL, Frank, my dear Friend. Those bolts are well worth $100. Say, do ya want a couple of Guam Tshirts,LOL.

Danny

Guam tshirts? Suppose they are just a little used and broken in? LOL  :scared:    :biglaugh:  <><

Oh yeah, VTm - it's  REAL  funny! Oh well, at least I don't have to do anything 'til it's paid for - maybe I can get Clark to say, "No," to Killie. Naw, he most never says no to her, besides it wouldn't be fair to the kids. Gotta run - need to start haunting the 2nd hand stores for some kind of Pom-poms and a pink skirt   :rolleyes:  

Oh yeah - Thanks a lot, Brother Bill!   :biglaugh:  (I'm still laughing!)

I got locked out early too. I wasn't able to get an item that I was waiting till the last minute to bid on. Oh well it was my own fault, I will know better next year. I did get one item on my list though. I sure had a great time.
Jack

We were lucky that we got home 30 minutes before the end and got our bids in on two items before the big crash.  Had a few more that I would have liked to bid on but should have stayed home I guess.

Mike

Well I too got caught in the meltdown----however I did get one thing I really wanted---first time for me-----but definitely not the last----Elf.

I had been afraid of the meltdown - too many people being too quiet on the last day.  I had two items I wanted to do a last minute bid on and opened up seperate sessions for each of them plus one to watch the action.  The minute I saw things start to slow down a little I hit submit on my sniping items.  Went slow, but they made it!

What a great auction!  The quality of the items made it very tough to decide what to put the money on, and I for one went WAY over my limit!  Oh well, just glad to be a part of it all.

Joe, it sure was fun goin back and forth on a couple items with you. Next year I'll hafta get in on Miss Kim's cookies. That's a hoot!!

Yep it was a BLAST! I got 2 things I wanted real bad.<><

It was certainly a great auction.  The meltdown saved one of my bows from snipers, but kept me from sniping another that I wanted.  It was a blast, though.  I never cease to be amazed at the quality of folks here.

I got three things I really wanted and was going after one of Killie's beaded feathers when the lock-out occurred.  Bummer!  Oh well, there's always next year   :D    :D  !

Claudia

I was busy trying to snipe that quilt during the meltdown. I got it, but JC was having a fit because he was worried about his feather painting. I got distracted by a new item, while scrolling to the feather, and it locked down. We never could get back to see it or make another bid. He was chomping at the bit, I tell ya. He did win it and I am very thankful. Had he not, I don't think I would have heard the end of it! Wheew....what a blast though.

I think of all the time I have spent running to this laptop every chance I got. What are we going to do now? It's like a big void....not that we don't have other things we NEED to do...it was just so much fun. I guess I have to go back to cleaning house, cooking and cleaning  stalls, and all other chores...dang.   :rolleyes:

Great auction. Thanks to Terry, Doug and anyone else who participated in this event. Lost my arrows but got some snake boots. If they fit great. If not you'll see'um next year. Would love to have been in the room with Terry when the server went down. Bet that was a sight to see and hear.   :banghead:    :banghead:    :banghead:

Did some damage but would have done more if the server did'nt crash. Great auction for a great cause!

I've, "Just been suh proud," to be assosiated and interact with you all!  :goldtooth:    :jumper:

Coooooooo  Keeeeeeeeeeeeee ..................

I'm a lucky man, got all 5 things that I went after and got out bid on a few things that I didn't want.
Thanks to my loving wife the list of things that I wanted got smaller LOL.......stabow

Yea Miss Kim, shouldn't you be baking some cookies er something  :D  Thanks by the way   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  

Awesome Auction!!!!

Got shut out also. I was ready to do a bid on an item that I'd been talking myself out of the last 3 days, oh well. This morning found out I lost an item at the last minute, dang! To all you guys and gals who donated, to all who bought and to all who worked to make this happen a great big thank you. Your the best, on the best dang Trad site!!!!!

I got shut out as well, and I have never been as figgity in a seat as those 15 mins....lol.  I know Woody was getting ready to block my emails,,lol, but I won what I really wanted.  Thanks for all the fun and great job.

I had a blast! Great job by all that participated, and the mods! Could'nt think of a better cause to support.
Guess we have a year to figure out what we're all going to do for St. Judes 2008. It will take alot of donations to hit the magical hundred grand!!!!!!!
 :eek:

dern  biggie i wished that wouldnt have happened i was looking foward ta locking horns on that feather..
now i gotta get a TGMM what ever that is