First Inspire Gala Auction Ended, how'd you do?

Anyone successful in the FIRST gala auction? I’m expecting a pleasant zoom call with Collin.

At the end there were still several no bid items it seemed like. The Lego kits seemed popular as did the Dean Kamen signed spark fun kits.

I’m curious who won the Crystal C-3PO… That is awesome

Anyone else have a win they wanna share?

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Wish I had the funds to bid on something this year :pensive:

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who’s having dinner date with dean and what will it take for you to let me ninth wheel?

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I think many of the Gala items weren’t really intended for FRC students/mentors to bid on as much as the Business Owners, Politicians, etc that attend charity events like this usually. Hence the minimum bid on many of the items being inflated. If someone’s gonna spend 25K on dinner with Dean they are probably willing to donate more money after that dinner too once they learn more about it.

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Got what I wanted. :smiley:
Very excited for worlds.

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I lost my bid for a chat with Chris. Someone sniped me at the last like 15s and I narrowly missed getting it upped.

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He’s been responsive to emails before, might be worth a shot if you have a specific question (granted, i did email from the “captain@ teamname .org” email because at the time i was captain of a team so that may have been a factor in the timely response lol)
Edit: that’s a fake email, don’t email it XD

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I appreciate the tactical suggestion of changing my email address to get a response. LOL! I’m imagining using [email protected] now.

Seriously though, more interested in the novelty of the donation and item than the actual meeting.

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VIP pass?

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I won one of the Experiential Robotics Kits. I like the products from SparkFun, I like FIRST. Seems like a good combination to me!

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Yup! Very excited to be a “cool kid” in the VIP lounge. I am not sure what they will think of a person that looks like a student wearing a cape in the lounge… :laughing:

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let me know if you need a guest to split the cost with

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Myself and a homie already did a split going into the bid. I appreciate the hustle though!

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Just in case you weren’t aware, SparkFun will give a $50 discount for the XRP to FIRST teams if you email them.

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Y’all do understand the point in a charity auction right?

Absolutely. Just sharing in case they wanted more

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I wish i had the funds to bid higher on the FWEP :frowning:

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In case people didn’t know what FWEP is (I didn’t)

front wing end plate (FWEP) of a Formula 1 Car

That definitely would be a cool show piece

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I did an auto bid for the interview with Collin, that saved me near the end definitely, but I was almost outbid at the last minute as well.

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If I had the money for it, I would totally bid on meeting the game design committee. Or the gear signed by Dean Kamen, I love steamworks.

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