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YDC (Your Donation Counts) is the monthly round of charity auctions on eBid.net.
YDC has two aspects.
- General fund-raising for good causes.
- Competition to win the right to select the next month's nominated charity.
The rules, therefore, also have two parts. The first part applies to all auctions which are to be part of YDC. The second part applies only to those auctions which are to be considered part of the competition.
If joining in with the YDC monthly charity auctions you must follow the rules in part one. If you would like a chance of winning the competition, you are required to also follow the rules in part two. If you do not wish to compete, you can ignore part 2.
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Part One: Rules for All.
- Auctions must run from the 24th to the 28th of the month.
- Auctions must be listed in the Your Donation Counts sub-category of the Charity Auctions category.
- Your items must be listed on eBid.net and must comply with all eBid's listing rules.
- Your auction(s) must be for a charity or good cause.
- YDC nnn (the number of the current YDC) must be included in the auction title.
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Part Two: Rules for the Competition.
- Auctions should have a start price of 99p or less (or local equivalent.) The website xe.com is a good place to check currency exchanges
- No item should have an expected value of more than £20.00 (or local equivalent). Higher value items are still welcome in YDC but should not be considered competition entries.
- No reserve or Buy Now price should be used, nor should any listing enhancements such as Featured.
- Make sure your end time on the 28th matches your start time on the 24th, so that your auction only runs for exactly four days - no extending from very early on the 24th to late on the 28th.
- Your auction(s) description must include the following text:
This auction is an entry in the YDC nnn charity auction competition. All money raised by this auction will go to charity name.
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Recommendations, Notes and Requests:
- You can list as many items as you wish.
- You do not have to support the nominated charity. You are free to support any cause you wish.
- Please try to offer your auctions to as many international destinations as possible for maximum YDC visibility.
- Please do not charge more than cost price for shipping / postage.
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