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Baltimore Retailer Summit Charity Auction Nabs $5K for CBLDF, ProLiteracy & Hero Initiative
In addition to numerous opportunities to interact and learn from each other in an educational, entertaining and professional atmosphere, the 2009 Diamond/Alliance Retailer Summit in Baltimore saw attending retailers help three important,industry-related causes by raising $5,000 through Charity Auctions!
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This year, the top item was an extremely rare copy of Miracleman #1 Gold Edition, signed by Alan Moore and donated by Fantasy Books & Games, which sold for $600 to Bret Parks of Winston-Salem, NC's Ssalefish Comics.
Other top-selling items included an uncut sheet of Magic the Gathering cards ($538) donated by Wizards of the Coast; a 1000% Lost Be@rbrick ($460) signed by the cast, producers and creator of Lost, donated by Medicom Toys; a Game Color Complete Range Display Unit ($275), donated by Acrylicos Vallejo; and a 1:1 scale replica of Mjolnir, Hammer of Thor ($255), donated by Windlass Studios. See below for a list of items auctioned for charity at the Baltimore Summit.
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While bidding for the charity auctions ended following Monday night's dinner, the fun and fundraising continued at Tuesday's breakfast, when Diamond Vice-President of Operations Cindy Fournier auctioned herself off for a visit to the winning bidder's store on a TBD Wednesday (new comics day, naturally). The lucky (and generous) winner was Calum Johnston, owner of Halifax, Nova Scotia's Strange Adventures, who donated $500 to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund for the right to "employ" Fournier for a day.
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Proceeds from the Baltimore Summit Charity Auctions will go to one of three charities selected by the winning bidder:
● The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of First Amendment rights for members of the comic community;
● ProLiteracy Worldwide, the oldest and largest non-governmental literacy organization in the world, which sponsors educational programs that help adults and their families acquire necessary literacy practices and skills; and
● The Hero Initiative, the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need.
Thanks to everyone who helped make the 2009 Retailer Summit Charity Auctions a success, especially the donating suppliers and all of the generous bidders and winners!
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Charity Auction Item(s)
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Abrams ComicArts
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Kirby: King of Comics HC – Value $40
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Abstract Studio
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Page of Echo art by Terry Moore
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Acrylicos Vallejo
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Display unit -Game Color Complete Range
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Alliance Game Distributors
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Magic The Gathering: Countdown Clock w/ Zendikar overlay
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Archaia Studios Press
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Five (5) signed copies of Mouse Guard B/W Limited Edition
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Aspen MLT
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Fathom HC Set Vol.1 & 2; Soulfire: Dying of the Light #0 & #1 Signed by Michael Turner
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BlackBart
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Robert E. Howard's Conan "And their memory was a bitter tree" Deluxe HC in Traycase – Value $150; Telling Stories: The Comic Art of Frank Frazetta Deluxe Leather Ed. HC, # "S" of 26 Lettered Copies –Value $250
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Bucephalus Games
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Signed games
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DC Comics
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Superman Returns Deluxe Photo Book by David James – Value $200 SRP
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DeAgostini
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Hannah Montana: Dazzle & Sparkle/Make & Create with Creativity Box (not available in US) – Value $50
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Diamond Select Toys
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Stargate: Atlantis Garrison Uniform Jack O’Neill
Battlestar Galactica T1 Unpainted Six Figure
Battlestar Galactica Signed T1 Unpainted Chief Tyrel Figure
Serenity Signed T1 Jayne Cobb Figure
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Fantasy Books & Games
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Miracleman #1 Gold Ed. Signed by Alan Moore #55 of 400 (1985)-Value $1500
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Hugh Lauter Levin Assoc.
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Marvel: The Characters and Their Universe HC – Value $75
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Mayfair Games
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Martin Wallace's Totally Renamed Train Game™ Limited Edition
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Medicom Toys
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1000% Lost Be@rbrick signed by the cast, producers and creator of Lost
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Patch Products
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Farkle, What’s Yours Like
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Sideshow Collectibles
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Iron Man Animation Giclee by Joe Quesada #2 of 750 – Value $215
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Steve Jackson Games
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Autographed Frag, Revolution!, & Munchkin Quest
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United Cutlery Brands, Inc.
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Heroes: Hiro's Sword
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Van Eaton Galleries
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Villains of Gotham Sericel – Est. value $325; SNL's TV Funhouse Giclee Signed – Value $60; SNL's X-Presidents Giclee Signed – Value $60; SNL's Ambiguously Gay Duo Giclee Signed – Value $60; Set of 5 Hanna-Barbera Reference Books (never commercially offered, for studio use only) – Value $100; Bill Justice Disney Characters Print #589 of 1200 – Value $250
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Wells Expedition
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Arcane Legions Starter & Arcane Legions Booster Bundle, both signed by Jordan Weisman
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Wizard Entertainment
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Wolverine: Origins #1 Wizard World Exclusive Philadelphia Variant Sketch Cover signed by Michael Turner CGC Signature 9.8
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Wizards of the Coast
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Magic the Gathering Uncut sheet of cards; MTG: From the Vault - Exiled
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