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Post by nkforster on May 14, 2017 17:42:40 GMT
Someone whom I knew rather well in my 20’s has breast cancer. She has stage 4 breast cancer. Despite this, she is getting and responding well to treatment. The treatment she is getting is not available on the UK health service so she has to pay. So my wife and I have decided to auction off a guitar to raise some funds. Beth is a school teacher, a wife, and a mother. She’s in her early 40’s. You can read more about Beth HERE. Often we get so wrapped up in our lives we forget. We forget that about the reality – that one minute we can be fit and well, the next we can be facing serious illness. My wife and I were discussing this, and thought the best thing we could do to help is to raise some money for Beth’s treatment. So I’d like to auction a guitar. You can read more about it all here: www.nkforsterguitars.com/blog/raising-money-beths-cancer-treatment/Best, Nigel
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Post by cottonopolis on May 14, 2017 19:27:52 GMT
Nigel, I have just followed the link to the ebay listing. Your guitar is listed in Art- photographs section, so it will not show up in Musical Instruments- Acoustic Guitars section. Anybody doing a random guitar search will not see your guitar. You will need to revise your listing and change the sale category, this will give you a much wider audience for the auction. Good luck, Steve.
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Post by nkforster on May 14, 2017 19:41:31 GMT
Nigel, I have just followed the link to the ebay listing. Your guitar is listed in Art- photographs section, so it will not show up in Musical Instruments- Acoustic Guitars section. Anybody doing a random guitar search will not see your guitar. You will need to revise your listing and change the sale category, this will give you a much wider audience for the auction. Good luck, Steve. I wondered why it asked if I was a "self representing artist"! I've added a second catagory. Can't do anything about the wrong one. The bidding has got off to a good start. If it hadn't reached over a grand, I'd have bought it myself! Thanks. n
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Post by Martin on May 14, 2017 20:54:19 GMT
Lovely thing you're doing, Nigel. I fancy a wee bid myself, although I reckon the auction will do very well going by how it's started
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Post by ocarolan on May 14, 2017 21:55:41 GMT
All the best with this Nige - excellent idea. Keith
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Post by nkforster on May 15, 2017 4:59:55 GMT
Lovely thing you're doing, Nigel. I fancy a wee bid myself, although I reckon the auction will do very well going by how it's started Ta. Bid what you can, you might get it, and if you don't you'll help push the price up. It's 1/3 the regular price today without the 18-month wait. Bargain! Nigel www.nkforsterguitars.com/blog/raising-money-beths-cancer-treatment/
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Post by sweyne1 on May 16, 2017 17:23:06 GMT
A lovely sounding guitar and tremendously generous of you Nigel. It's at £1650 now so I daren't bid in case I won it. My wife would kill me (even though it would be a real bargain).
John
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Post by 007 on May 17, 2017 14:56:23 GMT
Well done a very generous gesture
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Post by nkforster on May 21, 2017 8:41:26 GMT
Auction ends this evening folks. So far Beth will receive £2150 towards her treatment. That's great news for Beth and a bargain for whoever is leading the bidding. This'll be your last chance to get a "relic" Session King, so bid now or forever hold your peace!
n
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Post by nkforster on May 23, 2017 16:20:32 GMT
Well, it went for a decent price - £2755! Very good. And it went to a customer of mine in the USA, I hope he'll be very happy with his new Model C-SK. Thanks to everyone who helped - by sharing the news, by bidding and by donating. Beth and family are very happy with the result. Great stuff! Best, Nigel www.nkforsterguitars.com/
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