Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Lauren Faust's Derpy Hooves Up On Ebay!

The auction for the hand-drawn Derpy Hooves from Lauren Faust has finally begun! So far it looks like she is already exceeding 1825 bucks...which is nuts considering the auction still has 6 days left!

As was mentioned in previous posts, all proceeds are going to the Give2Asia Charity.  I have a feeling it's going to be huge by the end.

You can find a link to the auction below!

Derpy Hooves Auction

208 comments:

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Titanosaurus said...

I was outbid ... TWICE! Someone better beat that a***r mutha farker!

Anonymous said...

i think it's important to note it's officially listed as "Derpy Hooves".

BronieBrown said...

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.
I have no money to get this piece of art.
300 USD are way to much for me!
We bronies are really crazy.

Anonymous said...

Dang, I was only going to bid 2 hundred for it.

Anonymous said...

Bet it goes over five hundred.

Anonymous said...

What the... it just went up by 200, in the time it took for me to read the comments !

Anonymous said...

I bet it will sell for around 3000$.

Anonymous said...

I have a pretty penny I could drop on this, but $300 already?! Living expenses/emergency fund or Pony Art... this is going to be harder than I thought.

Anonymous said...

Three thousands a good number, but who would have that kind of money for a drawing? Maybe a pony hating Billionaire?

Anonymous said...

A pony loving Billionaire.

Batty Gloom said...

Man, I wish I had the kind of money to bid on stuff! Well, technically I do but I'm on borrowed funds so to speak, so I got to be mature about this kind of stuff.

Go Derpy Hooves! Raise that charity money!

$510 dollars so far; I wonder how high it will go?

(Seriously, though, Derpy Hooves listed in the auction? Could this mean that might be her actual name if she's brought into the show proper?)

Anonymous said...

Good God look at those two guys fighting over it!

Anonymous said...

wow really..? Christ I wouldn't even pay 50 bucks for it, not that it isn't nice.. but I mean I can look at it right now... hell I could print off a copy if I really wanted.. I guess it's to a good cause, I wish I could throw my money around like that..

Anonymous said...

Check out the other Give2Asia entries, their bids aren't even exceed 100$ at the moment.

Anonymous said...

$560.00

Wow.

Anonymous said...

1:42 there are two reasons to bid on it.

1. Your an extreme Derpy fan.
2. ?????
3. Derp.

crazyredemu said...

I WANTS ME A DERPY!!!!

Anonymous said...

a***r and 2***u are really determined.

Anonymous said...

Currently in the lead. Who are you, other brony that's always bidding in increments of $50? I hate you. :p

Anonymous said...

760$ Some die hard fans are putting any other character auction that don't seem to exist to shame.

If it was a auction to own the rights to said character I would put the force of the earth behind winning that auction. Because millions of dollars will be spent to make sure Derpy exists in all forms of media.

DragonInside said...

760$... Holy Moly that's a lot of mony!!

crazyredemu said...

That would be me HAHAHAHAHA I WANTS ME A DERPY!

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous

Are you 2***u or a***r. Nice bidding duel you've got there.

Anonymous said...

Come at me, brony. Let's see how ridiculously high we can get this thing together before one of us gives up.

Anonymous said...

He's got to be a***r as I have a 2 and a U in my ebay name.

Anonymous said...

Wait, vice versa; it's the other way around. Derp. derpyyyyyyyyy

crazyredemu said...

I have a nice tax return coming hehehehe and the money I saved wile deployed to Qatar. (I think I am a***r)

Anonymous said...

810$ now. Derpy if you were the only pegasus in all of existence you would be pampered beyond belief by everyone and their grandma.

We'd also figure out a way to clone you from normal ponies and horse, we almost have the technology for it.

(It probably went up to 900 and beyond by the time I post this)

Anonymous said...

Deployed? Are you in the military?

crazyredemu said...

The sad part is I could see us both geting sniped right at the last minute :(

crazyredemu said...

Was, not anymore, wasn't for me but I did my duty, went all over the world...meh Indiana is better

crazyredemu said...

When I win I'll be sure to send you a photo copy of it Muhahahahahahaha! lol

Anonymous said...

Doesn't bother me if I get beat by a Hoosier. Wyoming brony here, man(one of like 3 total). I just beat your bid again.

I wouldn't be surprised if we got sniped either given how wide the fanbase is. Somepony rich has gotta be watching and biding their time.

You are a***r. I'm 2***u or w/e.

Good luck

rann

Daffodil said...

This simple event has given me so much hope for the future of humanity.

Celestia bless all of you.

Delc17 said...

This does not bode well for other auctions

Anonymous said...

6 days left and we are already nearing 1000$. Do you think it will be on the news if it's sells for an atrociously humongous price?
How come everything pony related is amazing?

Anonymous said...

I hope these guys are serious birders. Would suck if they were just horsing around.

Pacce said...

This is SO GREAT.
Derpy's a hit and (MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH more importanly) money for a good cause!

Anonymous said...

$930. Ah. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Damn it a***r/crazyredemu. How am I gonna eat for the next month?

rann

Anonymous said...

Er, bidders. Serious bidders. Damn iPad auto spell check

crazyredemu said...

It'd be ponying around I am as serious as Twilight is about studying!!!

Anonymous said...

I wonder what Lauren will say when she sees this.

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous

I'm completely serious. My savings account has been emptied into Paypal.

rann

Bid watching anonymous. said...

This is actually exciting to watch for some reason. Over the next six days the bids will probably slow down until the very end and then bam the sniper gets a improbable quadruple headshot in Team Fortress 2.

What were we talking about again? Just so you realize no matter who wins someone loses a lot of money and a charity is made happier because of Derpy Muffin Hooves. Yes I just added Muffin as a middle name for her.

Anonymous said...

I doubt very seriously it'll go for more much more than 1000 bucks. They've already slowed down and reduced their war from 50 buck increments to 20

Anonymous said...

I'm ready in case it does go over a thousand.

Time for a cigarette. I expect a new bid when I come back, brony.

rann

Anonymous said...

Tactical retreat.

crazyredemu said...

I need to find a brony that's smoking and knock him out for the next 6 days and 18 hours! No time to ask any one smoking is a target! HAMMER TIME!

Batty Gloom said...

@Anonymous

With any luck, it'll be "Well, looks like I have to make Derpy the 7th main character now in second 2 and onwards."

Seriously, we f**king love Derpy Hooves.

Metacritter said...

You guys are amazing! Thank you!

Bid watching anonymous said...

I wonder how the winged Pinkie will go when it comes to bidding.

Anonymous said...

@crazyredemu

Old dirt road.

Gillette, Wyoming.

Newport 100's and an iPod G4 playing ep. 23.

Let's do this.

rann

Lupinator said...

Wow. I really hope those two people in that bidding war are just really generous instead of just being really sad.

I'm also gonna lul when some first time bidder waits until the last second to sneak a bid under their asses and win the thing. haha.

crazyredemu said...

Generous?!? HELL NO! Im a sad sack of pony loving weirdo basement dwelling man-child!!!

Anonymous said...

Sad?
If I had 1000s of dollars to blow on a drawing without repercussions I would be pretty happy.

Anonymous said...

Whoever wins has to frame this and out it next to the us constitution in Washington d.c. Just to ensure it stays safe :)

Anonymous said...

Seth, can I request a running tally? When you first posted these, you put up $200, now it's at $800 (no doubt due to it being posted here), so when you update the post, can you put what the previous amount you had listed was?

This post would probably warrant being stickied at the top or having a small link of 'watch what Derpy Hooves is going for' until the auction is over.

Anonymous said...

I think it should be displayed in the Louvre.

Anonymous said...

I'd hardly survive a thousand bucks to the face from a pony(Applejack comes to mind) much less bidding that much.

The two bidders are bidding for Derpy's affection! This can only end in tears.

crazyredemu said...

I spent over 2000 to complete my Beast Wars collection (only toys from the show)

crazyredemu said...

If it puts any of you to ease Im not bidding on any of the others (unless I lose this one)

Anonymous said...

It won't go over 1000. Look it's slowed to a trickle

chinlamp said...

Wow, this has gone from $300 at 1:08 am (when Seth posted this) to $970 in the space of an hour and a half. I have no doubt that this is mostly due to ED. This a***r person must have set a very high bar though, they're consistently outbidding.

Hell, this is gonna crack $1000 within the six hours it was posted from by the looks of it.

Anonymous said...

Awesome!

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous

6 more days. I wouldn't be surprised if this breaks $2k.

rann

chinlamp said...

This is gonna break the $1000 mark while I go off to have dinner. Dammit, I wanted to see that.

Seriously, good luck guys, and for my two cents, I'm pretty sure it's only labelled as 'Derpy Hooves' because this is a sketch of the one with the animation error eyes. If it had normal eyes, I'm sure it would be being sold as Ditzy Doo.

Batty Gloom said...

$990!

Behold the power of Derpy.

Anonymous said...

Aw come on guys just 10 more dollars, let it hit a 1000 so I can celebrate.

Anonymous said...

For the record: http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4555/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad.png

This isn't current but it's close enough.

rann

crazyredemu said...

You bid then mister 10 more dollars! lol

Don_ko said...

800% ? Holy mother of corn! Derp is expensive this days.
well, At least it's for helping stuff.

Mojo said...

Derpy truly is mighty!

Anonymous said...

And for those that wanted to see it: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1205/auction2c.png

rann

Anonymous said...

@Lupinator Doesn't matter, it's the winner's loss really. It's still charity, somewhat.

Anonymous said...

$1125! Holy christ, I was expecting $500 at the end of this thing.

Anonymous said...

It will sell for 5000$

crazyredemu said...

Well Im off to bed, I am just not going to look at it until the last day and then bid like a mad man!

Anonymous said...

This is getting nuts, don't go over 2000 or bob barker will be wrong.

Anonymous said...

I think that's my gameplan too. Maybe we'll get more competitors in the meantime. See you then.

rann

Anonymous said...

Only ships to the U.S.?

;___;

chinlamp said...

Wow, hit $1000 then started jumping in 50's again. I'm sad to see the two mains retiring for the next 6 days, but that may give some others a chance to win it if they forget XD

Seriously though, $1200 in under 6 hours, Ms. Faust must be loving this.

Batty Gloom said...

$1,200!

Move over, Trixie, Derpy is the Great and Powerful one here!

Anonymous said...

I see that bid.

GO TO BED CRAZYREDEMU

GAWD

rann

Anonymous said...

HAHA! I right clicked and saved image!

U JELLY?

chinlamp said...

Also, for those interested, this went up by 1633% in the six hours since it was posted (the last bid being exactly on the 6 hour mark).

Goddamn ponies, they drive people to spend huge amounts on drawings.

Anonymous said...

Fighting to be the top bidder on the first day of a seven day auction does seem a bit... silly.

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous

It would have saved us money to hold back on it, sure, but the more money for Japan the better. That's the whole point.

rann

Anonymous said...

$1225 already? Well done, bronies. Make Derpy proud . . .

Batty Gloom said...

"Who's the mare that can walk on a storm cloud?"
"Turn a frown into a smile for free?"
"Who's the mare with a heart full of magic?"
"Everypony knows it's Derpy!"

"That's Me!"

"Who's the mare with eyes full of wonder?"
"Who’s never late when delivering Ponyville’s mail?"
"Who's that filly with the muffins in her saddle?"
"Everyone knows it's Derpy!"

"That's Me!"

"Rolling in the hay." "Flying through the rainbows."
"Always hanging out with her friends." "She has Derpy Eyes."

"LAZY eyes you-!"

"Who's the little mare with the cutest little smiles?"
"Batting her eyes at every pony she sees?"
"If you look inside yourself you might be surprised to see,"
"A little mare named Derpy!"

"That's Me! *Giggle*."

Putuk said...

Good thing I can draw for myself.

But, yay money for a good cause.

purpletrauma said...

The only thing I know for certain is that we have to get some kind of reaction comment from Lauren Faust when all is said and done. Even though I can already guess what nice words she has to say, I still would like to hear it.

It's still got a ways to go, and the price is already incredible.

Background Pony said...

Well on one hand I am disappointed @ no derpy for me, but on the other hand, I wont have to eat ramen for a month @_@

Maybe Pinky wont go as high *crosses fingers*

Anonymous said...

HA HA HA, OH WOW.

$1225 IS OUTRAGEOUS, EVEN FOR DERPY HOOVES.

I HOPE THE PERSON WHO GETS IT THINKS IT WAS WORTH THE COST

CAPS LOCK

Anonymous said...

Wow, that's a lot of love for Derpy. The winner better take good care of her.

Anonymous said...

Well, it just goes to show how seriously devoted we fans are. Nothing sad about being passionate about something.

The winner will have to SMILE FOREEEVER OuO

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous

It's about more than Derpy. The money goes to charity for Japan, remember?

Anonymous said...

Holy Guacamole Batman that's already an insane amount of money ! I really hope that in the end it goes to a serious buyer who is going to pay that amount.

Anonymous said...

Charity auctions.

It's all about finding the right thing to sell to the right group of people.

And, Ye Gods! Has the sweet spot been struck, or what?

Winner deserves a big thank you note from Lauren Faust, and a giant hug from the people in Japan.

Right now? I'm damn proud to be a brony.

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous

Oh yeah, forgot about that.

ZAquanimus said...

Heheh, I will pride myself on being the first bid x3

BronieBrown said...

Wouldn't be a lottery better? Everypony would have the same probability to get the art. If everypony donated $10 or so the sum would be over 9000!!!!!! Just sayan.

Rohit Eligeti said...

Some rich guy will come out of nowhere and surely buy that!

Anonymous said...

@BronieBrown

That's a helluva good idea. It doesn't exclude people who can't bid $1225. I admit I feel bad about the auction getting out of reach for other people(CPUSA ftw), but then I remember that whichever of us wins, Japan wins too.

I'm also pretty sure it would raise more money. I wish the idea had sprung up earlier but it seems to be too late now.

It's still a possibility for the winner to run a raffle/lottery.

rann

Anonymous said...

I hope the person who buy it scan it in a good resolution and post it

Anonymous said...

inb4:
Once upon a time a wise man said:
Shut up and take my money!

Anonymous said...

There comes a time in everyones life where an important decision comes up.

Which is more important. My car, or a signed picture of Derpy Hooves?

~Scratch

Sandman said...

@Anonymous Cars come and go, but Derpy is forever.

Anonymous said...

@Sandman

I see what you did there...

Aquaman52 said...

@Anonymous

Derpy is a brony's best friend.

crazyredemu said...

Wake up, increase max bid, MFW I realize Im still highest bider

Roy G. Biv said...

@crazyredemu

Wow, congrats fellow brony! Think if it reaches a point Lauren might color it for you, even?

Anonymous said...

I just WOULD have to be buying a house now, wouldn't I?

If this were only a few months from now, I'd SO have that Derpy!

Hopefully the Applejack won't go for quite so much (so that I can buy it).

But the worst part is that AFTER THESE SKETCHES ARE GONE, THEY'LL NEVER LET THEM GO AGAIN! I'LL NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE! AAAAAAARRRRRRGGG!

Anonymous said...

More money for Japan!

Let's get this ball rolling again, brony.

rann

Anonymous said...

1350! Holy shit, your guys are really awesome!
All hail the bidders!

Simbaro said...

Wow wow..oh my god. Im so glad i do my own arts.

This is already more than the 1900s gold bullion coin i paid for last month.

Salutes*

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous
Hey now, you don't know that. I think it's entirely possible that the winners of the auctions may do a lottery with them or something to raise even more money for japan.

crazyredemu said...

Not I! It's going on my wall, and I want it buried with me when I die!!!

Anonymous said...

@crazyredemu Thats the spirit!

Sandman said...

@crazyredemuProof that you can take it with you when you die.

crazyredemu said...

And for any of you thinking about grave robbing, Im going to be cremated...I will be one with the Derpy FOREVER!!!

Isoraqathedh said...

If this was an apartment, it'd be one of the most expensive ones in history.

WolframAlpha says: HK$10666.40 per square foot (Hong Kong dollars per foot squared) (at current quoted rate)

Anonymous said...

10,666.40 CNY = 1,633.04 USD
Chinese Yuan Renminbi US Dollar
1 CNY = 0.153102 USD 1 USD = 6.53161 CNY

So, 1,633.04 USD per sq. ft. for this awesome piece of paper and graphite created by our Lord and Saviour, Lauren Faust, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Thee do we worship and thee do we beseech for help.

emu, I want to buy you a beer(but only if you stop bidding!).

rann

crazyredemu said...

Sorry I don't drink...or smoke...or do much of anything, that's why I have so much money, plus I already eat ramen all the time, but it's ramen I steal from my parents when Im at their house. Muhahahahaha!

crazyredemu said...

And Lauren Faust just sent me a comment on DA........SQUEEEEEEEEE! My life now has meaning! My existence has been verified! I feeling like singing, TIME FOR A PONY SONG MARATHON!!!

Anonymous said...

Here's hoping she replies to me too.

Get set, bronies, we're breaking the $1400 barrier.

rann

Anonymous said...

And now $1500 if things are as usual.

Anonymous said...

Okay, man, I maxed out. If you can get past my new max bid, you've got me beat unless they'll let me use multiple payment methods.

rann

Anonymous said...

EIGHTEEN HUNDRED

rann

crazyredemu said...

DANG! what did you put on it?!? 2000? crap...hmmmmm I wonder if I could get a loan from the bank

Anonymous said...

Here's my last bid unless they'll let me dig into BillMeLater.

Anonymous said...

I concede.

Well, that was fun! Good luck, emu!

rann

Anonymous said...

1850$ how is this even posibble?
I swear to God if a year ago someone would have told me that a sketch of a wall-eye pegasus from My Little Pony would sell for 2000$ I would have laughed for a whole week.

Sheepdog said...

What the hay! 0.o
*checks his saddlebags to see how much oats he can spare*

Anonymous said...

Dude... They can always mine more Gold. And the price of Gold always drops when the world calms down.

There will never be another Laurens first Derpy.

The history of the piece as a Fan made character drawn by the shows creator and auctioned to charity in response to the largest earthquake ever recorded, means that this piece will remain relevant and interesting for your entire lifetime.

Also it's more portable then an equal value of Gold.

crazyredemu said...

I made a nerdy rap video that's 8 seconds long about this auction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k92nw-4ZpTw

Anonymous said...

hahahahahahahahahahaha

Ever have anyone give you crap about your choice of apparel?

rann

Anonymous said...

Pinkie Pie goes up for auction tonight

Anonymous said...

@crazyredemu "..I'll have Derpy on my wall!"

I really hope you don't put it just on the wall, it must be preserved!

crazyredemu said...

I'll put it in a frame! geez you think I'd spend that much and just stick it on the wall with tape?!?

Batty Gloom said...

$1875...I think the auction is capped at this point.

Anonymous said...

@Batty Gloom

THere are still 6 days left...

Anonymous said...

Crazyredemu, if I may ask, how are you getting the money for this?

crazyredemu said...

I already answered above, but it's from the money I saved wile I was deployed to Qatar, also my tax return, if it wasn't for my tax return I'd of stopped at 1000

Anonymous said...

Wow....

Anonymous said...

Do you think the others will go for as much?

Anonymous said...

That depends on who's bidding. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to bid again on the other 3, but if I do it's going to get p. high stakes. If I win an auction, I'm going to do the most FRIENDSHIP thing I can and put it back up for more charity dollars, just like Metacritter. I wanted to say that now before I could change my mind like a selfish bastard. Hold me to it.

As far as the auction being capped, it is, at least temporarily. Don't forget about the possibility of someone sniping the auction at the last second. emu, I'd recommend increasing your max bid just in case.

Congratulations again to emu. I'll be having a Bitch Creek(gotta love Wyoming) FSB beer later tonight in your honor as I cry over the loss of Derpy.

derpy... nooo...

Nah, really, I'm happy for you, man. Your youtube vid above tells me you're going to enjoy the drawing a lot more than I would have. I'm a much bigger Rainbow Dash fan.

rann

Anonymous said...

I sold my entire collection of stuff for one of these auctions ._. and even then it didn't reach what Derpy is at now..why do I feel I sold it all and still have zero chance...

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous

You do still have a chance. Which sketch are you going for?

Chances are it won't fetch as much as Derpy. My competitor and I are just nuts, that's all. :p

rann

Anonymous said...

I'd prefer to keep it secret but if you have aim or msn I could tell you privately XD

Anonymous said...

At some point we'll find out that the Derpy sketch is the final component to some kind of muffin ray.

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous

Would Steam work? I'm RPRannoch on there if you want to add me.

I don't have AIM or MSN.

I wanted to know so I could choose not to bid on the pony you're going for.

rann

Anonymous said...

Ok I'm on Steam but I can't figure out how to add people on it, I haven't used it before. AubadePrism is my steam account name if you wanna add me ^^

Anonymous said...

Added you. I'll talk to you shortly. I've just gotta get out of this chair for a few.

Anonymous said...

It says functions will be available when you have games in your Steam account. I have Spacewar and Moonbase Alpha...

Anonymous said...

I wish I was rich like that X_X

Anonymous said...

You're going to have to buy or receive a game. I'll help you with that here in a bit. I just have a few things to do first. Remember, we have over a week left to get this sorted out, so don't sweat it.

rann

Anonymous said...

I got on :3 Bought a cheap game to unlock it. A well spent £1 haha

Anonymous said...

most expensive piece of fan-art ever...

Display Name said...

@Anonymous:

>Winner deserves a big thank you note from Lauren Faust, and a giant hug from the people in Japan.

The thank-you note will, of course, be delivered by Derpy.

The box full of friendly Japanese people might be a bit difficult to fit in the mailbox though.

...In the doggy door it goes!

Display Name said...

@Other anonymous:

>most expensive piece of fan-art ever...

Except it's not fanart, it's OFFICIAL art.

Alexstrazsa said...

I wish I could dig into my College fund for this. Or win a small lottery in the next few days.

Anonymous said...

Noticed that there are some pretty hefty fees attached to the eBay charity thing.

http://www.ebaygivingworks.com/about-donationamount.html#deductions

Let's say the final price remains at $1875... then $523.75 of that cash would go to MissionFish, not Japan. "20% of the initial $49.99 donated ($10) + 15% of the initial $50-$199.99 donated ($32.50) + 10% of initial $200-$999.99 ($112.50) + 5% of remaining donation".

But actually "only" $375 because there's that part about a max of 20% ("MissionFish will never deduct more than 20% of any donation.). Still, quite the ripoff.

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous
Argh, I should have double-checked that math. Fees would be $181.25. I multiplied 1875 x 3%, but that was not correct (should have been $875.01 x 3%). Still a lot, but not as much as I originally claimed.

Anonymous said...

1925. A challenger appears!

Bobbyzero said...

Yeah, thats me^. Call me crazy, but I wouldn't have given it a second thought if this wasn't for a good cause. Members in my military unit got short term deployed to Japan for relief efforts. I wanted to go, but hey, this is the next best thing in my book. Don't think I'll win though, 6 days left and there has to be someone more eccentric then me.

fixman88 said...

Wow, the price is incredible! It's kind of a good thing it isn't Luna because I would sell my soul for her!

crazyredemu said...

I...I've been outbid...and Im at my limit. Im sorry Derpy I've failed you, we could of been something you and I but alas your going to a guy with more money, isn't that always the way *sniff*
To save my honor I shall throw myself upon my sword! Goodbye cruel world!

chinlamp said...

N-N-N-N-NEW CHALLENGER.

...Which I wish was me...

Seriously, I could outbid to about double the amount it's at now, but the fact that it's only going to people in the U.S. is heartbreaking. I wanted me my Pinkie Pie. ;__;

crazyredemu said...

WAIT!!!! I can still bid on Pinkie Pie MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Crazyredemu, much like the phenix, rises again!!!!

Anonymous said...

-_- and now I feel my selling my stuff will be for no point...

Anonymous said...

Even though I sold everything I can't compete with someone that has 2 grand T_T

Anonymous said...

I was gonna say "A New Challenger Appears!" but you guys beat me to it. Oh wait, I just said it anyway. Hmmmmm . . .

I wonder how high Derpy can fly?

crazyredemu said...

Ok people are guilting me into not bidding on Pinkie...tell you what I will leave it alone but if it goes over what you can pay let me know and I'll crush the dreams of whom ever does have the high bid.
Maybe, I might loose control when I see it, like I did with Derpy...starting bid 1000! lol kidding!

crazyredemu said...

"How high Derpy can fly?" you ask, To the moon baby, TO THE MOON!

chinlamp said...

I wonder if I can trust a brony in the U.S. with my money to bid on the Pinkie Pie sketch for me...

Then again, they may just keep it...

Damn it all, I want it so bad.

Anonymous said...

As much as you'd sell off everything just to try for it? Because that's what I did..

Anonymous said...

Metacritter says it can be shipped internationaly in this thread
http://www.ponychan.net/chan/oat/res/2310471.html

Metacritter said...

@chinlamp

Here's the word on INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING:

I just spoke to Chris at Q POP and he says he WILL ship internationally. It will likely cost a bit more to ship, but he will work out details with you.

If there are any problems (like you're blocked from bidding or something... this shouldn't happen) let him know immediately!

Good luck!

Metacritter said...

Oh, and by the way,

crazyredemu, rann, and now Bobbyzero: You all are crazy wonderful. Thanks so much for jumping in like you did! I'm proud to be a part of what's happening here.

What I've seen today boggles my mind. I can't wait to see what happens with the other three auctions!

Anonymous said...

damn over 1900 thats outragious been outbid damn someone wants it bad!

Alexis said...

Rising ever higher, closer and closer to 2k...

This is so strangely amazing to watch.

Anonymous said...

>2001 dollars before the first 12 hours of bidding are over
>By Celestia's beard what CAN'T this fandom do

~Display Name

Anonymous said...

2001 Dollars. It gives me shivers!
Your guy are AWESOME!

Anonymous said...

2001?

My God, it's full of friendship.

Batty Gloom said...

$2,026.00?!?

$2,026.00.

Think this will break $2,500 before the auction is over?

BlitzWing00 said...

Probably....there's got to be those last day/minute snipers out there.

I'm just curious if our beloved Derpy will outdo the other Pony Auctions.

WizardWannabe said...

My flatmate is the one who bid $2,026.
He only wanted to bid on it (and screencap), not actually win it, he technically has the money, but that's savings money. Someone needs to outbid him, it's freaking him out. To top it off, if he does win it, we live in the UK, which apparently they don't ship to!

Anonymous said...

@WizardWannabe
Kinda sad that a brony is playing games with the relief money. He should withdraw his dishonest bid and delete the screencap.

Anonymous said...

@WizardWannabe

Not even slightly okay.

Your flatmate should retract his bid or call the auction guy to get it cancelled.

Seriously. This is for charity. What was he thinking?

Anonymous said...

That is what we call a DICK MOVE. Why would he even do that? This is for charity, for people who are suffering.

This is fraud. Plain and simple and we should call him on it.

Anonymous said...

@WizardWannabe
Does he not know how to retract the bid? You should probably work with him to try and do that.

WizardWannabe said...

@Anonymous It was a spur of the moment action, little thought had gone into it. I was telling him the auction had reached over $2000, and later he tells me he had bid on it, but had expected a bot to outbid him instantly, which surpised me because I was unaware such a thing existed on eBay.
If he could retract the bid he'd do it immediately.
He's not here right now, but I'm going to make him look into it asap.

Metacritter said...

@WizardWannabe
I wish he hadn't at all, but thank you for owning up on here.

On behalf of myself, Lauren, and Chris: Please get that bid retracted as quickly as possible.

False bids mess with the integrity of the auction and make it hard for the generous bronies (giving to CHARITY for an extremely worthy cause) to feel secure in bidding. Some bidders also have a hard budget limit, and it is very, very unfriendly to toy with that.


tl;dr
Thanks for coming forward.
Please, PLEASE retract this quickly.

vertmb said...

I'm wizardwannabe's flatmate, just ignore everything he says I think he's freaking out more than me, I am not going to retract my bid, I never considered retracting the bid and I am going to pay for it.

My one and only genuine problem is that I'm nervous about finding a way to ship it to the UK, I'm going to attempt to ship it to a US internet friend who I'm hoping is honest enough to ship it to me, (I hope he is, if he doesn't he's a jerk) once I have found a way to get it to the UK I am going to have it framed and hang the frame above my bed, (or my computer I can't decide where I want it yet) I am in fact actually rather excited about owning this, yes it is the most expensive item I have ever purchased off ebay in my entire life but it is defiantly the coolest.

This all came about from bizarre miscommunication which got really exaggerated and totally out of hand, I don't really know what to say as I was out all day and I wasn't even responsible for making people all worried and stuff, it was just one massive conversation derp.

WizardWannabe said...

I am hugely apologetic for causing trouble. My flatmate has more money than I thought he did.

I didn't think he wanted to actually go through with it, and I misconstrued the 'bot' comment thing. I should have kept it all to myself.

In my belief that he did not want to win, I came here to find out if someone else was going to bid on it further to save him from spending what I consider to be a lot of money, and made a huge mess of everything. I only found out the truth when he came back home earlier, and told him what I had done. I should have just asked if anyone was going to continue bidding, like a sensible person.
Please don't hold my stupidity against him.

Again, my apologies to all for causing confusion and anger, it was not intentional.

Anonymous said...

Dear Princess Celestia,

Today I learned that over-reacting to a friend's remarks may over-complicate a situations and lead to needless strife when really you believe you are only doing your best to help that friend.

In the end, it's a good thing to talk to that friend first before acting on a misconstrued instinct.

Your faithful student,
Twilight Sparkle

Metacritter said...

@vertmb
Oh good, I'm glad to hear that!

There's good reason to be excited... these sketches are breathtaking in person. Good luck to you!

Chris at Q POP -will- ship internationally. There's just no automatic rate calculation. You can contact him either before or after the auction to work out the details.

vertmb said...

He does ship internationally? That's such a relief.

Don't worry about me and my housemate, we're already laughing at the irony of derping with derpy hooves.

WizardWannabe said...

@Anonymous Haha! And my day of irl episode is complete, thank you!
This is why I love this fandom, and this site.

Anonymous said...

vertmb and WizardWannabe, I dare you to show the $2026 you claim to have for the sketch to the people responsible for the auction. And then repost the confirmation in this post.

Sorry, I am not convinced

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