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  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Saturday, January 29th, 2011

    Bid on 4 tickets to Super Bowl XLV thanks to @ebaymobile and @tpolamalu. Proceeds go to @OOIAL 

    Super Bowl XLV Charity Auction

    eBay Mobile and Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers have launched a charity auction on eBay.com offering four tickets to Super Bowl XLV in Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX, Sunday, February 6th at 6:30pm ET. The four seats are located in section 127, lower level, end zone corner.

    100% of the final sale price will support OPERATION ONCE IN A LIFETIME.

    How can YOU help OPERATION ONCE IN A LIFETIME and US Soldiers?

    Operation Once in a Lifetime’s mission is to make the dreams of U.S. Soldiers and their families come true by providing free financial and morale support to U.S Service members, their families and veterans regardless of rank, deployment, physical condition or branch or service. You Serve, You Qualify.

    Operation Once in a lifetime is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization created to make the dreams of U.S. soldiers come true. The dream of a soldier is to come home alive, unwounded, to train safe, to love their country, their unit and their family. However being a soldier is not easy; it is filled with hardship, not just physically or emotionally, but financially.

    Operation Once in a Lifetime was created by a soldier to help other soldiers; a soldier knows what a soldier needs and a soldier knows what a soldier does not need. A soldier does not need to worry about providing beds for their kids, worrying if their electricity will still be on when he goes home or if their house will be foreclosed on when serving his/her country. A soldier needs a program that will provide free financial assistance regardless of their rank, race, religion, orientation, branch of service, physical condition or deployment status. A soldier needs a program that can help make a life altering contribution when they are in their greatest need; Operation Once in a Lifetime is that program.

    I believe the four tickets are valued at $5,000 each and the current highest bid is $6,000 for all four. If my Dolphins were in the Super Bowl (man… it has become a joke to even type that sentence) I would definitely be tempted to put in a bid myself.

    Cheers!
    RBH

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Thursday, January 15th, 2009

    Barack Obama Making History on eBay too 

    No one ever thought it would happen in our life time. There was speculation that this country was even ready for it. Now, after months of anticipation, deliberation and pontification we are a few days away from a moment years in the making. A moment that some would have thought impossible just a few years ago. In just a few days, we’ll be privileged to be a part of something that only a small minority in U.S. history dared dream of. That’s right folks, on Sunday, the Arizona Cardinals will be hosting an NFC Championship game with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.

    There’s also the matter of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama two days later and according to the PR team here at eBay, the media want to know how “Obama sales” are going on eBay.com. It’s no surprise really. As the world’s largest marketplace we tend to act as a barometer for things like this. I managed to get some fast facts:

    In the past 90 days alone:
    • listings of Barack Obama Inauguration-related items have increased 413%.

    • 134,926 Obama-related items have sold on eBay for an average selling price of $23.20.

    Currently there are more than 20,000 Obama-related listings on the site.

    High-ticket items, such as a lot of 620 copies of the Chicago Tribune from Wednesday, November 5, 2008 (the day Obama was officially announced as the 44th President of the United States), sold on eBay for $1,799. Also, a signed, first-edition copy of Dreams of my Father sold for $8,500.

    You can track more real-time statistics and data at Terapeak.com (subscription required).

    Cheers,
    RBH

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Thursday, December 18th, 2008

    StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” for the NFL Playoffs 


    StubHub launched a pretty cool program earlier today with its “Tickets for Trees”, an effort to plant a tree for every ticket purchased on StubHub for the 2008-09 NFL post-season. According to the press release, StubHub has partnered with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and will plant trees in National Forests across the U.S. in the closest proximity to cities hosting playoff games, as well as in the Ocala National Forest near Tampa, Florida, site of Super Bowl XLIII. For example, when the Tennessee Titans host their divisional playoff game in Nashville, StubHub will plant a tree in the Cherokee National Forest in Eastern Tennessee for each ticket purchased through StubHub for that event and any subsequent home games at LP Field. StubHub expects to plant tens of thousands of trees early in 2009 in up to eleven National Forests across the country, based on transaction volume coupled with individual fan donations.

    Okay, I’ve been writing this blog for a little over 8 months now and I seem to expose a little bit more about myself each time. One thing I don’t think I’ve addressed before is how much of a sports fanatic I truly am. I have been a Miami Dolphins fan since I first moved to the country back in 1984 (we lived in Fort Lauderdale for a little over two years) and I’ve stuck with them through thick and thin (I watched all 15 losses last season and the lone win) so I’ve been getting more and more excited as this season progresses as the Dolphins, somehow, someway, have a shot at making the playoffs. Believe me, if I lived closer (budget is tight right now) I would totally be responsible for the planting of at least one tree near the Dolphins Stadium in South Florida if they were to win their next two games and secure the AFC East title.

    StubHub’s “Tickets for Trees” initiative for the NFL Playoffs kicks-off a joint effort to restore National Forests across the country. More information can be found on StubHub.com/TicketsForTrees, as well as NationalForests.org. Fans have two ways to participate:

    1. Buy an NFL playoff ticket or Super Bowl XLIII ticket on StubHub

    2. Donate directly to your team’s National Forest — every dollar plants another tree.

    National Forests will be designated to each hosting playoff team on Monday, December 29th.
    https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/NationalForestFoundation/StubHub.html "> https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/NationalForestFoundation/StubHub.html

    Cheers,
    RBH


    GO FINS!

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