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Topic   secret santa High Roller Secret Santa 2023 - Partners Assigned!

Frank
GameTZ Subscriber 800 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (13) Has Written 11 Reviews Secret Santa
* 15-Nov(#1)
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Better late than never, it's time for another High Roller Secret Santa gift exchange! This is still technically an unofficial gift exchange, so please keep that in mind!

Any subscriber without a current BTR that has earned a Gold Silver Star (Silver Star) is eligible to sign up (I know the official Secret Santa allows bronze, but since this is a higher value exchange, I’m being pickier with who gets in!)

How to participate:
check Post here in the thread that you would like to participate!
check Send me a PM titled "High Roller Secret Santa 2023 – Registration"
check The context of the PM must include your address and want list. Please send me your want list ASAP, as that will ensure your partner receives it in a timely manner.
check Update all of your Wanted lists (on the site here) and send me that list of wants through the same PM titled "High Roller Secret Santa 2023"
check After you ship your gift, go back to the same PM titled "High Roller Secret Santa 2023" and provide any needed tracking information. You can optionally also send your partner anonymous subtime with a message.
check After you receive your gift, go back to the PM "High Roller Secret Santa 2023" and say "received" and then be sure to thank your Santa in this topic!


Details:
check Signups are open now and will continue until Thursday November 30th. Partners will then be assigned and PM'd out within the following couple of days. Gifts must be received by Saturday, December 30th
checkThe target gift value for this exchange is $50 USD. Gifts MUST be worth a minimum of $50 US not including shipping.
check Every effort should be made to send a complete item. If you are sending something used, it should be complete and in at least "very good" condition. This is not a way to unload your unwanted crap. That said, if the recipient is okay with cartridge/disc only, so be it!
check Unfortunately, because it is too difficult to manage, I will not be allowing international users. If we develop a better management system in the future, I’d love to include everybody!


Tips/Additional Rules:
check Look at your partner's wants and check his/her lists and posts. Put the same effort into selecting a gift for your partner that you would want someone else to put into yours.
check If your partner has inadequate "wants", don't give up! Try to figure it out. If you really get stuck, try a gift card or something like that!
check Make sure you provide adequate "wants" for your Santa. There should be at least 4-5 things on your list that fit in the target price/value range.
check When you get assigned a partner, start figuring out what you are going to get them! Immediately. Don't wait until the last minute!
check In most cases, the person that you are assigned to is NOT the same person that is assigned to you. In other words, you aren't just making a 1-to-1 exchange with someone. You're buying a gift for someone that, most likely, is buying a gift for someone else entirely.
check After you've received your gift, post in this thread thanking your Santa for what you received -- just so they know you appreciate whatever it was! (Or, if you've figured out who your Santa is somehow, you can just thank them privately if you'd rather.) Don't leave your Santa hanging without acknowledging their gift!
check Problematic users will NOT be allowed to participate. Please keep this a drama-free gift exchange raspberry
check Keep in touch throughout. Communication is key!



WARNING
Some people suck. Despite our best efforts, people might still get stiffed. If you don't intend to follow through on your commitment here, please do not sign up.


This will track who has signed up:



Not Received

Received

BluesideL
BloodPuppetX
Dsbaum454
Frank
gameremporium
Gypsy
Heavyd814life
HEHEHATE
HybridCRoW
Jeff
KamenRIderVulcan
loztdogs
MegaNesMan
picklenickel
ryanflucas
Shadowrunner
sinnie
willyum


Jeff
GameTZ Subscriber 450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (8) This user is on the site NOW (5 minutes ago)
4-Jan(#121)
Sounds good to me! Wanted to make sure that it was OK or not :)

Thank you everyone for an awesome SS! Looking forward to this year!

willyum
GameTZ Gold Subscriber Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (17)
4-Jan(#122)
bill wrote:
> ...
> If Frank says I allowed it, I guess I did. I can't find where I said that. I wonder
> what I was thinking at the time.
> ...
>

It was during one of the past Secret Santas that John organized. I can't remember the reasoning, but I think it came about because some users were able to tell who their Santas were, and they really liked their gifts and wanted to commemorate the event. Checking my trades it looks like I've got a couple of them, with one from as far back as 2011.

Wow...I barely remember any of them...

loztdogs
GameTZ Gold Subscriber 250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader This user is on the site NOW (2 minutes ago)
5-Jan(#123)
Thanks for the sub time mystery person!

sinnie
GameTZ Subscriber 600 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
5-Jan(#124)
Another 4 weeks subtime! Thank you! love

gameremporium
550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
5-Jan(#125)
Thank you subtime santa!🥰
picklenickel
GameTZ Gold Subscriber Gold Good Trader
5-Jan(#126)
Another 4 weeks here too! Thank you!
Jeff
GameTZ Subscriber 450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (8) This user is on the site NOW (5 minutes ago)
5-Jan(#127)
Thank you so much Santa for the 4 weeks!! love

Shadowrunner
GameTZ Subscriber 400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
5-Jan(#128)
Thanks for the 3 weeks Santa.

Topic   secret santa High Roller Secret Santa 2023 - Partners Assigned!