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godzilla lampshades box label Tonight (Saturday night, May 25th), 7:30pm to about 9pm, is the Tiptree Auction at WisCon, where I auction off 15+ items live from the stage, you can bid on 50+ items quietly via the Silent Auction, and you can buy any of about a hundred things right away at Direct Sale. And I will probably do a stunt or two, and there will be costume changes and special guests.

It's completely fine to stop by for two minutes or to stay for the whole show. It's completely fine to bid or not bid, to combine into teams so you and your friends can collectively bid on something, to use cash or a credit card.

Two-headed battleaxe Photos of stuff you'll get to bid on, such as silly lampshades, a shawl, a battle-axe (labrys), and candles:











(That USB stick with a participatory/interactive story by Alexandra Erin is SO EXCITING and I'm really curious to see what the winner chooses to do with it!)

Also up for auction: advance reader's copies of Rebecca Solnit's debut children’s book, ani difranco's memoir No Walls And The Recurring Dream, and two Welcome to Night Vale collections, all of which were just published this month. A first edition of Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots by Seanan McGuire. A copper chainmaille bracelet, Byzantine weave, with Czech glass beads, and a set of two copper chainmaille earrings with 6-sided dice pendants. An uncorrected proof of The Beginning Place by Ursula K. Le Guin. Star Trek communicator insignia. Ursula K. Le Guin & Vonda N. McIntyre's A Winter Solstice Ritual from the Pacific Northwest (signed by both). A knitted triceratops hat. Some tech industry freebies I will make acerbic remarks about. And more.

several items wrapped in brown paper And Direct Sale includes a lot of books, art, and some MYSTERY ITEMS where you pay a few bucks to get a brown paper package! Might be a gem! Might be a dud! One of them is labelled "Do Not Shake" so please do not shake it!

And there will be free stuff I give away, plus a stunt where if the crowd puts at least, say, $250 in the hat then I'll call my mom live on stage to ask her about something weird she told me when I was a kid. (I've checked ahead of time and she's fine with the concept.)

So if you're at WisCon, consider swinging by! I aim to wrap up by 9pm or a little after, so people have time to pay up at the cashier while volunteers and hotel staff re-set the room for The Floomp dance party.

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Date: 2019-05-25 03:37 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] casimirian
I don't go to WisCon, but I love Madtown. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy badger town. :^)
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