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[Karalee]

Thanks, ill put your little part together once I have your jpegs etc.

 

[LizM]

Okay so current roll call stands as follows:

LizM (1) 8x10 matted to 11x14 Just waiting on bio blurb and jpegs *hint hint*

Been at work - have it to you in a second or five

 

[Meysha]

That'll be $10 corry!

hehe Nah... you're welcome!

 

[fadingaway1986]

I like the idea.

But on the note of payment, I thought I should add:

Here in Australia, you can get a paypal account, however, you cannot put money into it without a credit card. I think maybe there should also be somewhere they can post the money to in this case? Someone in America would probably be the best option.

 

[Karalee]

I believe there is somewhere to collect from, being as missionfish collects the funds and redirects them to the charity. Ill ask them anyway.

 

[LizM]

What are we going to do about shipping? Just curious how we're going to handle it for international shipping and such.

 

[terri]

Oh pfft! Write yer own bio's you can do it!

Yeah! What she said! :mrgreen: Seriously, if anyone really wants me to, pm me with an outline of themselves and I'll be glad to help. But really, if you just write it in third person and stick to the facts, you'll end up with something very effective.

And Karalee rocks, fo shizzle! :thumbup:

 

[BlackDog's]

What are we going to do about shipping?

I'll be happy to pay for my own shipping. Besides I'd prefer to package it myself that way I know it's safe.

Dammit, reading you guys bios I think I'm gonna have to re-write mine!

 

[Karalee]

Yours is fine Vinnie! Sheesh everyones all freaking out about their bio's see what youve started here Terri! :lmao:

Still waiting to hear back from missionfish about the whole shipping fee, one thing I am worried about though, is if we get the money redirected to us via paypal, and then try to direct it back to you so you can pay for shipping and such, I worry that after paypal has taken their cut that many times there wont be much left.

 

[Meysha]

Or the buyer could make 2 payments? one to missionfish and the other to the seller for postage. Or if people don't have a problem paying for postage they don't need to make the second payment.

I'm just a bit worried about how much the postage is going to be from Australia.

Oh and Kara. I've changed the photo I'm going to donate. I printed a copy of that rainforest one and it looks awful! So I'm going to do this one instead:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/Meysha/MontmatreDuo.jpg

(I just really hope I can reedit the original to look like that again. I did one and printed it this morning and it looks good printed, but it's not exactly the same as this one. I'll keep trying.)

But you can lock me in for this one as a 6x8 matted to 8x10. Title can be "Montmatre".
If you need me to send you a PM so you can keep it all organised or whatever, let me know.

Sorry!! - please don't take my rep points away now. :-( Infact, I should get more for being so careful to make sure my photo looks good printed! hehe... I made 3 trips to the photo lab today! :mrgreen:

 

[LizM]

Still waiting to hear back from missionfish about the whole shipping fee, one thing I am worried about though, is if we get the money redirected to us via paypal, and then try to direct it back to you so you can pay for shipping and such, I worry that after paypal has taken their cut that many times there wont be much left.

I think I read on Missionfish that Ebay donates the listing and final % of sale fees so that nothing is taken out of what the charity should get.

I don't mind paying shipping as such, I'd just prefer the shipping method be air post. Even that can add up a bit since I think we'll probably all want to send it registered to protect ourselves against the post office's stupidity. Just for example, a 6 oz air post from USA to Australia - registered with return receipt - is $14.55.

 

[terri]

Yours is fine Vinnie! Sheesh everyones all freaking out about their bio's see what youve started here Terri! :lmao:

Still waiting to hear back from missionfish about the whole shipping fee, one thing I am worried about though, is if we get the money redirected to us via paypal, and then try to direct it back to you so you can pay for shipping and such, I worry that after paypal has taken their cut that many times there wont be much left.

Sure. Blame me.

I'm not overly concerned about shipping costs. One thing I don't want, is a single penny taken away from the charity to cover shipping. Sheesh, I will gladly cover my own shipping costs for this event; in my view, it's part of the donation. Not a biggie.

I'd rather not see any funds directed personally to me. The way I am understanding it, if someone bids on my stuff, they pay via paypal, who collects their hosting fee, then directs the funds to missionfish for disbursement to the charity (Red Cross). I will be notified I am to ship my print(s) to such-and-such address, and that's the end of it. Am I correct in this line of thinking?

 

[Artemis]

Im beggining to think this is going to cost a lot more than I can afford...I may need to back out...sorry...

 

[Corry]

I wouldn't be too terribly worried about it, Arty.

Hey people...is there someway we can all go and find out how much it is to ship to different places? And for Arty...couldn't he have a provision that says 'only ships to the UK', or something..or would that be too much of a pain in the butt.

I'm not too worried anymore about the costs either, though I am pretty curious how much it will cost for me to ship. What I've figured up so far...it cost me about $5 to have my shot printed and shipped (though I have not yet recieved it to tell the quality), and under $2 for the matte. I'm gonna have to find me an 11x14 mailer somewhere, but I'm sure that's not more than a couple bucks, either. So all that leaves is shipping.

 

[terri]

I wouldn't be too terribly worried about it, Arty.

Hey people...is there someway we can all go and find out how much it is to ship to different places? And for Arty...couldn't he have a provision that says 'only ships to the UK', or something..or would that be too much of a pain in the butt.

I'm not too worried anymore about the costs either, though I am pretty curious how much it will cost for me to ship. What I've figured up so far...it cost me about $5 to have my shot printed and shipped (though I have not yet recieved it to tell the quality), and under $2 for the matte. I'm gonna have to find me an 11x14 mailer somewhere, but I'm sure that's not more than a couple bucks, either. So all that leaves is shipping.

I've not had to ship anything overseas; should that happen it will obviously bump up my costs. But again, it's for the Red Cross and this is how I am donating. I've shipped all over the US and don't think I've ever paid more than $5-6, including several images for print exchanges.

Corry, when you go pick out your mat, pick up a sheet of foam core to use for backing. It's dirt cheap (30x32 board for $2) and you use a razor knife to cut a piece to size. It's lightweight and will also protect your photo. Slip it all into a padded envelope and you're done.