UPDATE: SALE CLOSED!! Thank you guys for all your support! Please give me a few days to get things organized and I shall contact all your lovely donors via pm, or livejournal and email if that's what you've requested.
I hope this is the correct forum to post this, since it's about BL and it involves real money and not points (so I don't think it fits into One Stop Shop). Japan is a country that has brought so much love and enjoyment to our lives, and I think it's time we give something back. I'd like to open a GARAGE SALE of books from my collection, and I'll only charge shipping fee for them (I'm currently residing in Hong Kong, and shipping will be calculated based on Surface Post at Hongkong Post - Postage Calculator + box/envelope. Please note that the website uses Hong Kong Dollar as unit).
UPDATE: Thanks to awesome resources from Nakama, I now know the easiest way for me to donate to Japanese Red Cross Society is actually VIA GOOGLE, which is what I'll use for this project.
Okay so that covers the "Donate to Japan" and "Get Goodies" part, so what about "Spread the LOVE"?? In the list you'll find some items with the word Scan! next to it, and they are titles that are currently not scanned and shared, as far as I know. If you've successfully acquired the item, please scan and share the book and thus spread and promote our LOVE for these artists.Please be aware, however, that not all titles are suitable for sharing at Aarinfantasy, so please check the community rules before you do so (but PM me a copy anyway PLEASE!! I LOVE collecting Japanese raws
If some books marked "scan!" are actually scanned already, please show me the way!!!).
How to Donate:
1. Choose available items shown in the list (First-come-first-serve basis, I'll try update the status of each item as quickly as possible but please check the latest comments as well. I apologize in advance if I'm asleep when you're awake due to time difference)
2. Comment to the thread stating how much you're donating for each item. Please write it as "donation + shipping". (e.g. USD10.00 + shipping) Shipping will be calculated AFTER sale closes. Please do NOT PM me about wanting an item from the list. PMs will be ignored. (but I'll send PMs out AFTER the sale to organizing shipping etc.)
3. While I'm not setting a minimum amount on how much you need to donate, please don't give $0.50 and request a bunch of books because it's a 'good deal'. ^_^;; Nor should you feel the need to match the price of a new book, but since everything goes to Red Cross, a decent sum would be very much appreciated. :3 The books were owned and read by me, so they are all second-hand, but in good condition.
3. You can choose multiple items, and shipping will be done in a bundle. That's why I'll start calculating shipping and everything else after every item is sold out, so I know exactly how many books each person is getting (I'm just one person working on this, so it'll take time). If the sale didn't successfully go through and the person won't respond to me with a valid reason, the books will either go to the next person who requested them on the thread, or they will be put up for sale again.
4. All payment will be done by PayPal. Since it cost a little money to receive payment, actual donation may not be the exact amount paid by donors (but if it's not too much, I'll top it up from my own pocket ^_^).
5. All donors and the amount of their donations will be updated and shown in the list. Final donation from all of us will be calculated after sale closes and I've received all the donations. The sum will go to (JAPANESE RED CROSS SOCIETY) and I will update this thread with the payment receipt, etc.
Here's THE LIST…
SPECIAL DONOR: sef (USD 25) (THANK YOU SO MUCH!)
!!!!ITEM 1-10 ARE ALL CLAIMED!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
MANGA:
Scan! 1. Mishima Kazuhiko - Baby I Love You (Amazon.co.jp)
claimed by Mitzi (USD 10)
2. Honjou Rie - Himitsu no Yoruasobi (Amazon.co.jp)
claimed by ponytaline (USD 10)
3. Okuda Nanao - Toriko ni Narimashita (Amazon.co.jp)
claimed by Mitzi (USD 10)
4. Narazaki Souta - Yuuwaku Recipe 3 (Amazon.co.jp)
claimed by Rangiku (USD 8)
scan! 5. Narazaki Souta - Yuuwaku Recipe 4 (Amazon.co.jp)
claimed by Rangiku (USD 8)
6. Shimizu YUki - Ze 8 (Amazon.co.jp)
claimed by TragicKingdom (USD 5)
7. Shimizu Yuki - Ze 9 (Amazon.co.jp)
claimed by TragicKingdom (USD 5)
8. Kamo Nabako - Uranaishi no Yuu-utsu (Amazon.co.jp)
claimed by TragicKingdom (USD 5)
9. Matsumoto Kazura - Mitsu no Oukoku 1 (Amazon.co.jp)
claimed by superpiggygirl (USD 5)
10. Chrono Nanae - Shinsen-gumi Imon Peace Maker 1-5 (link shows the 1st volume of the series) (Amazon.co.jp)
claimed by superpiggygirl (USD 20)