Auctioning Autographed “Upgrading to PHP 5” for the EFF
Every since I started at eBay, I’ve been looking to sell more on the site. I’ve also been looking to donate more money to charity. So I decided to combine the two: I’m selling a copy of Upgrading to PHP 5 on eBay and donating everything to the EFF.
The EFF, short for Electronic Frontier Foundation, describes themselves as:
[A] group of passionate people — lawyers, technologists, volunteers, and visionaries — working in the trenches, battling to protect your rights and the rights of web surfers everywhere. The dedicated people of EFF challenge legislation that threatens to put a price on what is invaluable; to control what must remain boundless.
List priced at $29.99, the auction starts at $0.01, so you’re guaranteed to get a good value. As an extra special bonus, I will custom autograph the book to the winning bidder or a friend. Or, for an additional $5, I will not sully up your clean new book with my autograph. Your choice. Okay, just kidding about the $5.
If you’ve been looking to get up to speed on PHP 5, now’s the perfect chance to buy a book and give money to a great cause. Check out my listing and bid today.
Comment by Rod on 13 February 2006:
Thanks for pointing it out. OK. I am the first/high bidder. Hope I get it. Looking forward to reading it. I was wondering what charity the money will be going to (which may be taken into account when others start to out bid me)?
-Rod
Comment by Adam Trachtenberg on 13 February 2006:
Hello Rod. The charity is the EFF — or the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
The EFF fights against online censorship, DRM, and other restrictions of Internet freedoms.
I updated the blog post to include a link to their site and a blub describing what they do.
Thanks for bidding and good luck!
-adam
Comment by Jeffrey McManus on 13 February 2006:
I AER TEH HIGH BIDDAR!!!1!!!
Comment by Adam Trachtenberg on 13 February 2006:
YES! A++++
Comment by Rod on 20 February 2006:
I won … I won … !!! Yeeh, yah! I will pay my invoice now. Just wanted to say thanks!
-Rod
Comment by Rod on 2 March 2006:
Hi, Adam:
I just wanted to say thank you. I received my package today from you and was very, very surprised. Thank you for signing the book. I can’t wait to read it. AND, thank you very much for all of the additional *goodies* that you sent me. I was, and still am, thrilled, like a child on Christmas morning. You didn’t have to do that, but I am very grateful for your generosity….
Take care!
-Rod
Comment by Adam Trachtenberg on 3 March 2006:
Hi Rod —
I thought about tipping you off in advance, but then I decided it was better just to let the package arrive in the mail. :)
Thanks again and enjoy the books and shirts!