Print donation sign up sheet - all proceeds go to charity!

[terri]

Just a thought, if the print costs say $2, matting for under $20 *assumes $15 for an acid free matte*, and then shipping for $5 and packaging material for another $1 *rough figures*, thats $23.

If the auction is for $20 then your spending more than whats being given to the charity. May as well give the $23 directly to the charity in the first place. Unless thats a $20 starting bid hoping that it will go for alot more.

And thats not including the ebay listing fees, gallery fee, final value fee, and paypal fee. Thats roughly $0.60us + $0.35 *I think*, + $1.05us + $0.88 respectivly. Thats an additional $2.53us just to sell it.

This is a great cause, and I was thinking of doing the same thing, but something local to cut the ebay and shipping fees out of the equation. Also no idea what picture to use for it.

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Thought of something else.

You could start it off with $9.99 for opening bid plus $10 for s&h. This way it would reduce the listing fee to $0.35 or something, and you would end up paying less for the final value fee as well. But it may make people wonder if the s&h fee is going to charity as well or people may assume its not. The money could be sent to people who participate via paypal to help make this a more affordable venture for them or they can choose to donate that money as well.

Wow, what a lot of well thought out information. Thanks for contributing.

I'm happy to leave the arrangements in the hands of Karalee and Chase.

Charity means giving. If you're going to overthink it you are right not to participate.

 

[GerryDavid]

Charity means giving. If you're going to overthink it you are right not to participate.

I think you misunderstood what I was getting at. My point was if its going to cost $25 to get $20 for charity, may as well give the $25 directly to charity, so in the end they get more, and faster.

But ive read more of this thread and it seems people can get the mattes for less than $15 *but are they acid free?*, and the charity organization saves on the ebay selling fee's, directing that to the charity as well. So perhaps the expenses will be less than whats going to the charity.

 

[terri]

I think you misunderstood what I was getting at. My point was if its going to cost $25 to get $20 for charity, may as well give the $25 directly to charity, so in the end they get more, and faster.

But ive read more of this thread and it seems people can get the mattes for less than $15 *but are they acid free?*, and the charity organization saves on the ebay selling fee's, directing that to the charity as well. So perhaps the expenses will be less than whats going to the charity.

I fully appreciate what you're getting at. Using ebay makes it more international than what we could otherwise do, and we're an international forum. It's good exposure for all involved, but there is a cost associated with that exposure. In my view, it's minimal, and the bottom line is that money will find its way to the charitable organizations of our choice. :thumbup:

 

[Karalee]

Well being as there are no listing fees for charity donations.... and everyone knows theyre giving to charity with their print donations, those who purchase the prints will also be donating, just in a different way. My metallic prints cost me $2.50 each, and the mattes (acid free) were $1.99 I added them in with a large order from a customer, so the shipping to me was free :mrgreen: just fyi .

 

[hobbes28]

Today, Kara...today. I will set aside some time and get you pictures today.

 

[photogoddess]

My prints just showed up. Now I just need to matte them.

 

[hobbes28]

I've got the frame for my three shot series and I just manipulated my polaroid but need to frame everything and take pictures of them all and we'll be done.

 

[darin3200]

Ok, I buy cheap mattes at wal-mart for about $2. The problems is the back doesn't stay on without a frame and it can't be hung up without a frame. Should I be trying to get a frame?

 

[Jeff Canes]

Darin3200 - I am just going to matte mine. IMO You need cut your backing matte. Then tape or glue it in place to hold print in also place.

The way I do my matte is to. Cut a backing matte, about 1-1/2 larger that the print. Next apply spray adhesive to the backing matte. Put the print on backing matte face up. Them apply the front matte.

 

[darin3200]

Darin3200 - I am just going to matte mine. IMO You need cut your backing matte. Then tape or glue it in place to hold print in also place.

The way I do my matte is to. Cut a backing matte, about 1-1/2 larger that the print. Next apply spray adhesive to the backing matte. Put the print on backing matte face up. Them apply the front matte.

That should work, thanks!

 

[Meysha]

Just a thought. If the buyer is from the states, and the photographer is from Australia or some place that will make the postage expensive, you could send the file to an American to have it printed there and shipped there, and send them the money via paypal to cover the printing/shipping costs. This way with the reduced shipping fee, more money is going to charity. But then theres that whole copyright issue with some places that will only let the owner print it, perhaps you can email a release or something with the picture.

Ohhh!! I really really like this idea. I mean, not everyone has to do it, but it could really help Arty out and other people who are struggling to pay for the postage!! And you could send it to a person that you trust in that country to do a good job of getting it printed/matted.
Good idea!

 

[Artemis]

Has it still not started? if so I think I may be able to carry on now and even pay postage, thanks for thinking about me though meysha

 

[Chase]

Kara just forwarded me a ton of info, so I will try listing those which I have all of the info for sometime tomorrow evening! Damn work!

 

[Jeff Canes]

I do not really like how my color IR prints for Adorama came out. So took them to Costco tonight got new ones. The color was right on one of them, but not both. When to rework the one I did not like. And some how I ripped envelope and the good print. Hopefully thinks go better tomorrow. I may end up going with the Adorama prints.

 

[LizM]

I think you misunderstood what I was getting at. My point was if its going to cost $25 to get $20 for charity, may as well give the $25 directly to charity, so in the end they get more, and faster.

But ive read more of this thread and it seems people can get the mattes for less than $15 *but are they acid free?*, and the charity organization saves on the ebay selling fee's, directing that to the charity as well. So perhaps the expenses will be less than whats going to the charity.

That's all I was trying to say earlier too. But I think things will work out. Just gotta jump in with both feet sometimes.