Trad Gang

Hey guys, if you are using PayPal to pay for your items please read the instructions in "How the Auction Works" at the top of each Forum.

This St Jude  account is used to receive donations from many different sources not just us. If you don't include info referring to Trad Gang St Jude Auction the folks sending me the reports will not know it is supposed to come to me. If I don't get it I can't post your payments then you get excited and wonder where it went...

If you put in the wrong "Pay too" address once again it will never get to ST Jude or be forwarded to me so once again it will be just hanging out there in Cyber Space...

Catch my drift?

Best to all and thanks for the help!

Thanks, Doug, for all you guys do to make this happen.

Quick question: How often does St Jude's send you a list of payments?  I paid late last week via Paypal and believe I did everything correctly but haven't seen anything updated in the auction threads I won.   Not worrying yet but just thought I'd ask if there is a lag sometimes.

Thanks

I am with dnurk. I sent on Thursday but no update, really dont want the money hanging out there in cyberspace. There are a lot of children counting on it.

My wife and I give to St. Judes often this is a great thing this site does for the children. I wont worry till Thursday then it will have been one week.

You guys have a lot on your plate so if it doesnt show send me a PM and I will contact Paypal and hunt it down.

Thanks Mr. Campbell

THANK YOU DOUG....(now...if we can only get folks to READ this)

I paid last friday, put the Tradgang Auction and it said it went to the right place being stjude acls or something or another foundation. Havent seen an update, i saved the emails showing the payment overview proving purchase, but i was wondering if there is something else i need to do? Mainly just hoping i havent done something wrong. Thanks for all you guys do, i know this would have to be a headache. I am glad to see i am not the only one. Thanks,
Dalton

I can probably toss in some helpful info. I had trouble with my PayPal holding the payment as "pending" tried it twice and it did that for over 24 hours both times. Doug told me to check the address I sent it to. At first I saw nothing but then lo and behold it seems I was a bone head after all. I sent it to paypal@stjude  S  not paypal@stjude (with no S) like I was supposed to. After I corrected it, the payment went through right away. If anyone else is having this problem that should fix it.

Now truth be told I still sent him another pm even though his in of had to be flooded. I just want to make sure they get their money and this is the first time I've used PayPal for it so the idea of it somehow just floating I cyber space makes me nervous I can't help it. Sorry, I hate the idea of anyone thinking I didn't pay up for the kids.

I'm right with ya Husky and Jake. I payed on the 8th and it says it went also put in the note tradgang St  Judes auction also put prize, donor, my name and handle. The other thing I won was posted on the auction forum that it was payed and I did,this one the same way. I hope the money went through.

Snail mail for me.... TTT EITHER WAY

Got a pm from Doug. He posted mine late last night. Now I don't have to worry anymore about if I sent correctly.

Thanks everyone putting on the St Judes auction

Mike

Yep....mine got updated last night as well.  Glad it's all correct and squared away.

Thanks again to Terry, Doug, Walt, and everyone who puts so much energy into this every year.

I read and re-read the paypal instructions.  Then copy and paste the address right from Doug's address.  so far all my payments were processed and posted within a few Days.

Thank you Doug!  I know the behind the scenes stuff isn't usually known but I can imagine the time and frustrations you probably endure. So Thank You again!!

Charlie

It kinda depends on how busy the girls at St Jude and myself are but typically I get updated every couple days. Excepting the weekends if you don't see your payments posted in two or three days you better be checking on something.

Please check your PP account first and see if the payment shows "completed" if not something is wrong on your end. Cancel the payment, read the instructions on the forum and start over.

Thanks again!

Checked both of mine, they now say paid. Thanks so much for your hard work, Mr. Campbell!

Did you get mine ok?

Thanks again for all your hard work Doug!

Husky... it would be nice if you were the only one.

I have been paying with PayPal since this started and this year I think I was one of the culprits.Not sure what I did.

Had an issue with mina as well but I think it is in there correctly now. Maybe I should use PayPal more often    :bigsmyl:    :goldtooth:    
Hopefully it will be updated soon. Thanks to all the donators, bidders and the admin that works so hard to make this a great thing for the kids.

Mine just got posted, happy to see - for the Kids. Thanks to all who do turn the wheels to make the auction work!

A FYI for folks sending checks and money orders through me.  My current project has me in Yellowstone National Park, I only get home once or twice a week.  So, if it has been a week or so since you sent your payment there is no need to fret (at least yet, you should see the condition of some of the envelopes I receive after traveling through the USPS), I will process them the next time I am home.

I concur about what Walt mentions.  One year I sent payment and he had not received it after 4 or 5 weeks.  So I sent another check, then after my second check arrived, then did the first a few days after that.  

USPS handles things in bulk, so its not surprising things get lost or damaged from time to time.

Thank you Walt!

Sorry. I totally missed winning the Badlands pack. PPed  yesterday. Received? Please rsvp so I can remedy if necessary. Thanks.

Did you email Doug????

He checks them daily.  Posting here is not 'how the auction works'.

Again....please read How the Auction works at the top of every bid forum.

Thanks.

I paid for my items via check. I use paypal all the time but did not want to risk a mistake on my end on my St. Jude purchases. After reading this I'm glad I did it the old fashioned way. Thanks to the mods and everyone who participated in this years St. Jude auction. Job well done.   :thumbsup:

Monk, yes you are marked paid.
Sent you private message to get your mailing address.
Ill get the pack you won to ya as soon as I get your address.

Thanks, Eric

esprick@att.net

Thanks Monk!