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Hello Cats and Kittens! Thanks for taking the time to read us. As you know, OC.com is a labor of love. Unfortunately for us, no matter how often we offer our love to web hosts and software developers, they insist on cold hard cash.
As all good things do, OC costs money to keep up. Translating, editing, coding, twiddling with knobs and pulling levers, as always, remain free, but we're hoping with your help that we can cover the hosting, and the software the web pixies need to maintain the wonderful resource we've built. Now, I know what you're thinking. "I didn't even donate to that blind, homeless orphaned waif with a lisp and a limp last Tuesday." I get you, man, I get you. We don't really want to beg money either, and I'm a girl who likes value for her yen. So here's the deal. For the month of September we're going to do a donation drive. The system will be tiered. For every donation of a set amount, we will mail off a present. You, us, Japan Post, EVERYBODY WINS! Callou callay! 5 Levels there are. The levels are five. There are five and no more. Tier 1: GDS Donation: $5 Gift: A banner! Yes, a banner! Stick it on your facebook, lj, webpage, or whatever the cool kids are using these days. Show to the world that you contributed to the care and feeding of OC.com! Tier 2: Mode of Adam Donation: $10 Gift: A sticker! Dir en grey has produced many stickers over the years to sell to their hoards of adoring fans. We'll send one winging your way. Tier 3: Raspberry Jam Donation: $25 Gift: An issue of Haiiro no ginka. Don't be one of those people who only look at scans! Be one of those people who look at scans BUT HAVE A REAL LIVE COPY OF THEIR OWN! Oh yes. Tier 4: Clever Sleazoid Donation: $70 Gift: A T-shirt OR pamphlet. Now we're into the heavy hitters, I tell you what. Here's the sad truth: Most t-shirts that show up in Japan in the aftermarket are in mint or near-mint, beautiful condition, and are M size. Most are men's M, but we're not talking robust figures here. A random example: Mint, unworn Japanese Fucker Family t-shirt is 54cms (about 21") measured flat across the front, from armpit to armpit. T-shirts also depend entirely on availability. I couldn't guarantee one mint-in-bag, one from a particular tour, or even that some old fan is going to sell one off. At this gift level, you will receive a t-shirt OR SOME MERCHANDISE OF A COMPARABLE VALUE to a t-shirt. Pamphlets, for example, or a hat, or whatever I can get my mitts on. This is the level with the most wiggle room regarding accommodating your needs. We'll do our best, but the likelihood of a mint-in-bag, XL size Type of Diety tour t-shirt showing up is vanishing small. Tier 5: The Final Donation: $150 Gift: A wonderful surprise for the person who donates such a completely outlandish amount. We were toying with sending along a member of the band but we had a few problems with that, among them the fact that we don't know the band, and would therefore have trouble convincing them of the righteousness of our cause. Also, Japan Post told us shipping Die by seamail was right out. THE FINER DETAILS Some caveats apply. Remember that the presents are used goods. I get the best that I can, but when we're looking at 10-year-old stickers or 7-year-old t-shirts, some irregularities are going to pop up. Also, some things will depend on availability. We're going to be as fair as possible, but someone will end up with the code of vulgar[ism] sticker where the boys became inexplicably shy, and had photos done of their feet. The point is that the presents are going to be chosen based on a range of value in the aftermarket here in Japan, and we'll try to give a good value for the dollar. Our ability to accomodate requests is extremely limited. (An example of a possible exception: if you have 5 copies of Haiiro no ginka #37 and are fresh out of relatives to give yet another copy to.) READY TO DONATE? You can also see a list of donations in our Donor List page. AUCTIONS! Also during the month of September we're going to be running some auctions on ebay to raise money. We'll let you know the details when the items go up. By all means bid! But if you're poor (like me) or don't have an ebay account (like me) or can't stand this damn capitalist "buyBuyBUY" lifestyle (like m-- oh wait) we would love you forever if you would put out the word in any comms you're a part of, or to any friends who might be interested. We survive and thrive on word-of-mouth. Available Auctions:
DEADCRAFT DOLLS! Support OC by purchasing your very own Dir en grey deadcraft doll!
REMEMBER! This will be for donations sent during the month of September only! Naturally we'll take donations at any time. But the gift tiers are only applicable during September. SPREAD THE WORD You can also help us by spreading the word about our Donation Drive project! Copy & paste the following code to your profile, blog or website!
 Thanks for reading. May all your chihuahuas be housebroken.
mbear
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