Fundraiser: cortex's Stained Glass MetaFilter Favicon up for auction

September 6, 2023 10:12 AM

Want to own this lovely Stained Glass MetaFilter Favicon created by cortex?

Last year, I purchased cortex's Stained Glass MetaFilter Favicon in the auction for the buy-it-now price of $150. I would like to offer it up to the highest bidder - starting bid of $50 to raise funds for the site. Folks can comment or memail me with a bid - and I'll stop taking bids on Sept 15 - 11:59 PM PST.

For simplicity - bidders in the United States only - please.

I'll reach out to the highest bidder on September 16 - that person can then make a donation to metafilter. Then I'll ship out the favicon to the lucky winner.

posted by skunk pig to MetaFilter-Related at 10:12 AM (24 comments total)

Damn, that's cool of you, skunk pig!
posted by wenestvedt at 10:21 AM on September 6, 2023

I'm not familiar with the term "flavicon"???

also, what are the dimensions please?
posted by supermedusa at 11:03 AM on September 6, 2023 [1 favorite]

6"x6", per the link; the page also says "favicon", but I do like the word "flavicon". Guy Fieri, for example, might be a Flavicon.
posted by sagc at 11:14 AM on September 6, 2023 [6 favorites]

Should be "favicon" (though for a moment I wondered if cortex had been exiled to Flavortown). It references the website icon that you likely see in the browser tab. Generally it's the site's logo.

Dimensions according to the linked post are 6 inches square.

ETA: Was too slow cooking up my Guy Fieri joke :(
posted by otsebyatina at 11:20 AM on September 6, 2023 [1 favorite]

Why on earth is there a Buy It Now price on a fundraiser? The literal goal here is to force people to bid absurd sums on something that isn't really worth that much. That's the entire point of a charity auction. Not to sell things. To spark dumb bidding wars.
posted by bowbeacon at 11:24 AM on September 6, 2023 [1 favorite]

Oh, I see, last year there was a buy-it-now. Still bad, but at least it's water under the bridge.
posted by bowbeacon at 11:25 AM on September 6, 2023 [1 favorite]

1. It's actually 12" x 12"
2. Here's a picture
3. I will continue to call it a flavicon, because I've misread it since last year - so I might as well stick with it. Perhaps this is a good chat filter question...
posted by skunk pig at 5:54 PM on September 6, 2023 [2 favorites]

Yes, Flava Flavicon is the hype image for the band.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 6:04 PM on September 6, 2023 [6 favorites]

skunk pig, this is mighty kind of you.
posted by mochapickle at 8:25 PM on September 6, 2023 [5 favorites]

This is v.cool.

How about using last year's auction site so that people can see how pricey it gets and get into bidding wars etc.? (this is more generally than just the flavicon!)

https://www.myminiauction.com/metafilter

Pls don't set BUY IT NOW prices unless they are ridiculous!
posted by lalochezia at 7:30 AM on September 7, 2023

We have our first bid at $250!!!

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I'll update this thread with the current price for anonymous bids. People are welcome to bid in thread too. Given the volume of bids so far (1), I'm thinking it's not necessary to pay $50 to set up the mini auction...
posted by skunk pig at 8:35 AM on September 7, 2023 [5 favorites]

Hey skunk pig, I'm not bidding this time but I'm going to toss in $25 as a bonus to whatever you get for the winning bid. So if the winning bid is, say, $300, the total impact of that person's winning bid would be $325. Sound good?
posted by mochapickle at 9:40 AM on September 7, 2023 [6 favorites]

Hey skunk pig, I'm not bidding this time but I'm going to toss in $25 as a bonus to whatever you get for the winning bid. So if the winning bid is, say, $300, the total impact of that person's winning bid would be $325. Sound good?

Ooh. I like that. Tell you what, if you make it past $420 I'll add an extra $42.69 because I'm a child.

Let's go!!!
posted by chasles at 6:03 PM on September 7, 2023 [5 favorites]

$50 bump to the winning bid. Great idea mochapickle.
posted by Mid at 9:29 AM on September 8, 2023 [3 favorites]

Would be kind of wild if this turns into an annual auction (like you really are bidding on holding the stained glass for the year - skunk pig being the current world champion holder). The winner should be announced in thread and the thread should then auto play "Eye of the Tiger" on load after that. Edit: Would also need a way to engrave the list of each year's winner on the site somewhere.
posted by inflatablekiwi at 8:07 AM on September 13, 2023 [1 favorite]

That's a fun idea, inflatablekiwi, but it would be up to the new owner. When I originally bought it, I intended it to be a gift, but that didn't go as planned... hence the re-auction. Hopefully the new owner will have better luck.

We still only have one bid at $250, so if anyone else is interested, please post here or send me a message.
posted by skunk pig at 9:08 AM on September 13, 2023 [1 favorite]

Oh I get it...was just idle chatter at my end. No pressure on the buyer
posted by inflatablekiwi at 10:09 AM on September 13, 2023

We just had one bid, but it was a good one, so impact will be $250 + $25 + $50. Thanks everyone!
posted by skunk pig at 9:21 AM on September 16, 2023 [1 favorite]

Hooray!!! Winning bidder here and im very excited! So much so that I upped my bid to $350 to put the total past the $420 mark to get chasles’ match too!
posted by slogger at 7:02 PM on September 16, 2023 [3 favorites]

Yay!!! That's totally amazing!

Used the edit window to say, payment made via venmo!!!
posted by chasles at 12:07 PM on September 17, 2023 [3 favorites]

Received. Thank you.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 12:17 PM on September 17, 2023 [3 favorites]

Payment on the way. Congrats on the bid, slogger! It’s such a cool piece.
posted by mochapickle at 12:18 PM on September 17, 2023 [1 favorite]

Payment just made on paypal. Hooray!
posted by Mid at 2:07 PM on September 17, 2023 [2 favorites]

I know I'm pretty off the radar but FYI I find this absolutely delightful and in the spirit of the original auction so, like, A++ on all of this and please carry on.
posted by cortex (retired) at 9:22 PM on September 17, 2023 [3 favorites]