Auction to benefit Haiti relief - AWESOME signed NASCAR helmet!

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As has recently been discussed elsewhere on the forums, the VCA encourages support of earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Besides our link on the home page, we chatted with our friends in Detroit and came up with a couple GREAT items that we would like to offer to help make additional donations to relief funds. We are posting this fantastic Dodge NASCAR drivers autographed helmet below, and an awesome "VCA Members Only" Comp Coupe piece in our Members Only Forum.

The rules are simple: This particular auction can be bid upon by any registered forum member, subject to verification by our moderator staff for newer registrants. The auctions end THIS Sunday, January 31st at midnight Eastern Standard Time time (11 PM CST, 10 PM MST, and 9 PM PST). The bids are in minimum $10 increments, but you can increase the current bid by any variation thereof as long as it ends in a zero - $20, $50, $100, etc. Upping the previous bid by a penny won't cut it this time. ;) The winning bid amount can be paid by check or any major credit card through PayPal. 100% of the winning bid amount will be donated to Hope For Haiti Now and shipping to the winner is being donated by an anonymous VCA member. Place your bids for this NASCAR autographed helmet on THIS thread right here.

Ready? Here we go!

You are bidding on an autographed helmet featuring original autographs from most of the 2008 Dodge NASCAR team drivers. This includes such greats as Kyle Petty, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Elliott Sadler, Dario Franchitti, Bobby Labonte, Sam Hornish, Jr., and more! It features the Dodge racing team numbers across the visor, Dodge Boys Racing graphics on the sides, Dodge Ram logo by the chin, and those famous twin racing stripes across the length of the helmet. This custom full-size replica Simpson helmet was originally given to one of our favorite Dodge executives, Ralph Gilles. It includes a cloth bag inside the original Simpson helmet box.

So here is your chance to own an awesome Dodge/NASCAR collectible that could easily be the centerpiece of any collection. We will start the bidding for this incredible piece at just $100.00.

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Oh, and one last note: We would ask that we keep all general commentary to a minimum and focus on the bids or the item itself. We already have political commentary elsewhere on the site, so we will remove any that is posted here. Now start that bidding and don't forget the starting bid is only $100! :2tu:
 

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Kevan, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

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A big THANK YOU to all the bidders for your support of Haiti!! We are very touched!!

Doris & Ralph Gilles
 

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Just one fact please. What size is the helmet? Thanks in advance for your answer.
 
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Just one fact please. What size is the helmet? Thanks in advance for your answer.
Alas, as noted above it is a "custom full-size replica Simpson helmet" and thus not safety rated. Full padding inside, but no size or Snell certification is noted. Thanks for your consideration! :2tu:
 

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Thanks for the data Chris. We will just give more to Project Medishare. It looks like the helmet will go for meaningful dollars. Does Ralph have any autographed real helmets he wants to part with? If so, how about another auction thread? I need a new helmet. Black with white or light grey lettering showing the signatures of Ralph and the entire SRT engineering staff would be great. Size XL please. If you post one, I will definitely bid.
 
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As has been suggested by a few folks and as we have done previously on similar auctions, every bid received after 11:50PM will extend the bidding window by another ten minutes. How does that work? Here is an example:

Burt bids $100 at 11:45 PM and nobody else bids - auction ends at midnight and Burt wins OR

Burt bids $100 at 11:45 PM and Harry bids $110 at 11:57 PM - auction is extended to end at 12:07 AM, ten minutes after Harry's bid. Nobody bids after Harry and the auction ends at 12:07 AM with Harry the winner OR

Burt bids $100 at 11:45 PM
Harry bids $110 at 11:57 PM - auction is extended by ten minutes to end at 12:07 AM
Burt bids $120 at 12:05 AM - auction is extended by ten minutes to end at 12:15 AM
Harry bids $150 at 12:12 AM - auction is extended by ten minutes to end at 12:22 AM
Dave bids $200 at 12:20 AM - auction is extended by ten minutes to end at 12:30 AM
Nobody else bids and the auction ends at 12:30 AM with Dave the winner.

Make sense? Of course the idea is to provide you folks with some great collectibles AND help the people of Haiti with additional funds for earthquake relief. So let's not lose sight of that fact. All posts are time stamped, including edits, so please realize that fact when placing your final bids. Happy bidding!
 
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Looks like Snake Oil is the winner at $850. Much as we appreciate the offer from onall4ours1, it came in after the deadline of midnight Eastern (11:00 Central) time. :(

Alan, we will be contacting you for payment and shipping information very soon. Congratulations!
 
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