Kreindler Raffle, all paid

[billyb]

Sale of entries ends tomorrow (saturday), at 8pm (est)

don't be a bench warmer, get in the game.

[Forever Young]

5 please

[billyb]

BEN!!!!!!!

I was worried about you big guy. I wanted to send someone over to your house to untie you, because that would be the only way to keep you from a chance at winning a Kreindler.

5 it is, the very best of luck to you.

billyb

[tcornett]

Payment sent for my 3 entries, now to pick out the Clemente for the painting

Tim

[billyb]

Thanks Tim,
Should have you marked paid soon.

Billyb

[whitehse]

Payment sent for my one entry!

Now time to go to church and pray endlessly until the drawing is actually made and a winner is named!

[billyb]

Tim,
Yours came through, you are good to go.

Andrew,
Waiting for Graig to send confirmation.

billyb

[vwtdi]

one more for me billyb, payment sent.

[billyb]

Keith,
One more it is, payment already confirmed

Billyb

[billyb]

Last call, sales of entries ends at 8pm, est

[4815162342]

One for me please.

[thecatspajamas]

Better get me one more, under the wire as it were.

[billyb]

Darryl and Lance, you are in for one each.

[Lordstan]

one more for me.

[shernan30]

I'm in for 2 more.


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[billyb]

Mark, good for one more

[billyb]

Steven,
Good for 2

[Lordstan]

Payment sent

[billyb]

Raffle sales over

[billyb]

That's it, Final tally is 303 entries, I will enter everyones two additional numbers ASAP, lot of numbers to type in, give me a short period of time.

Mark and Steven, I still have to put your names on the list, will do that now.

billyb

All Right, next step, get in all the payments, we only have about 25 entries still unpaid, that is not that many at all. As soon as they are all paid, THE ball games will be picked.

Good luck to all.

[billyb]

All the numbers are now posted. Everyone gets three chances with each entry purchased. Deadline for payments on your entries, is April 23, 2016, at 8PM, EST.

Because our final winning number stopped at 909, numbers 910 - 000 are voided, and if winning attendance numbers falls onto one of the voided numbers, the backup gamed will then be used. Also, an additional backup game will also be secected.

We just have to wait until all entries are purchased, as you can see, we are fairly close. Once all entries are paid for, Graig will again, pick which games he wishes to use to obtain a winner.

Good luck to all.

billyb

Now that most of the work is over, I am going to sit back and enjoy this.

[thecatspajamas]

Thanks again for all your work on this Bill. Payment sent for my final entry.

[billyb]

Gotcha Lance

[familytoad]

Hi Bill,
I just submitted my payment.
Time to win!

[Dewey]

Thanks, Bill! Appreciate your efforts. Good luck everyone, but not too much luck.

[billyb]

Thanks for the Kind words Dewey. Best of luck to you.

Brian,
Thanks for the heads up.

Tomorrow I have a family event going on, and will be busy most of the day. But will look in and try to update any payments when I can.


Billyb

[Scott Garner]

Bill,
I would also like to thank you for all of the time and energy that you put into these Kreindler auctions. They definitely were a great idea from the onset as the eager participation has indicate.
C'mon, who wouldn't love to own one (or two) of Graig's terrific masterpieces.
Scott

[billyb]

Scott,
Thank you so much for the kind words. The best of luck to you.

With all the work, as we near the point where we can select the games to determine the winner, is where it is a lot of fun. I enjoy all of it actually, but now is the time we, and I mean Graig, Lance and myself, is when we can relax and let this happen.
As spoken years ago by Jimmy Durante when he use to entertain his audience, playing his piano and singing in his gruff voice, he would stop in the middle of a song and say "I love this stuff"...............................Me Too.

With that said, we are down to 12 unpaid members, so it wont be long.

[pawpawdiv9]

Just sent my payment for my 3 entires (60.00)
Sent it Paypal f/f to: gkreindler@gmail.com

[billyb]

Chris,
Confirmation came thru, you are paid, will mark you as same. Good luck and thank you

billyb

[sbfinley]

Bill,

Found my payment sitting in my outbound box that obviously didn't get outbound before the weekend. To expedite, I just sent the payment via F/F to the email listed above by Chris.

Thanks
Steven Finley

[billyb]

Steve,
Your payment just came thru. Good to go.

Good luck

Billyb

[7nohitter]

Hi Bill,

Just made payment thru PP to Graig's email.

Thanks,

Andrew

[billyb]

Thank You Andrew, will mark you paid when Graig confirms entries received.

Good Luck

billyb

[Bpm0014]

Sent mine this morning cashiers check via mail. Should arrive in a day or 2.

Brendan

[billyb]

Brendan,
Thank You for the heads up on that

billyb

[billyb]

Not counting the payments still enroute by postal route, we are down to 9 persons yet to pay. Still have 5 days till deadline. We are doing well.

Billyb

[billyb]

To All,
Payments are coming in, I had sent out friendly reminders about the raffle, and as the past two raffles, some just simply forgot about making a payment.
More common then you think.
We still have at least a couple of days, as some payments are still in the mail. But we are getting much closer.
I will start a countdown on Wednesday evening as to how many more payments are remaining to give everyone an idea how close we are.

billyb

[billyb]

I was going to start the countdown tomorrow, but thought, what the heck, let's get the ball rolling now.

Countdown is at 8, two of which are in the mail.

[billyb]

Countdown 7

[GKreindler]

Color me excited!!

[billyb]

Graig,
I get excited thinking of about what decisions the winner has to make. We see the size of the winning painting as it stands, and by adding just a few hundred dollars, the size gets very interesting.
Imagine adding $1000 or two to the $6000 and wow. The decisions are more then the subject, as what the winner decides, it could open up a multitude of great photos.
Personally, if I were lucky enough, I would increase the size, then, my subject, or subjects in the same painting, means more then one hall of famer in the same painting.
Anyone else contemplating increasing the size if they win???

[Dewey]

Heck yeah!

Originally Posted by billyb

Anyone else contemplating increasing the size if they win???

[billyb]

Now down to 6, of which two are in the mail.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by billyb

Graig,
I get excited thinking of about what decisions the winner has to make. We see the size of the winning painting as it stands, and by adding just a few hundred dollars, the size gets very interesting.
Imagine adding $1000 or two to the $6000 and wow. The decisions are more then the subject, as what the winner decides, it could open up a multitude of great photos.
Personally, if I were lucky enough, I would increase the size, then, my subject, or subjects in the same painting, means more then one hall of famer in the same painting.
Anyone else contemplating increasing the size if they win???

I will be the weird guy here. If I am lucky enough to win I would much rather have several of his amazing 5"X7" "studies" paintings. I would like to get a few of my favorite players done with the different teams they played on. I even have a nice spot picked out to display them if I win and what I want is possible.

I can't explain it but I really have no interest in a full size painting. If I won and had to choose that option I would have something either Mantle or Ruth painted and sell it.

[LOUCARDFAN]

Payment was sent directly to Graig's account.

[billyb]

Bnorth,
I can't explain it but I really have no interest in a full size painting. If I won and had to choose that option I would have something either Mantle or Ruth painted and sell it............................................WHAA AAT???? Sell a Kreindler???????

I am not sure, you may just have committed a Net54 sin.

[billyb]

LOUCARDFAN,
Super, thanks for the quick response, Graig should be sending me a confirmation shortly, I will then mark you as paid.

[billyb]

I will be away from the computer until about 10:30pm. Will do all updates at that time.

billyb

[billyb]

Alright, we are now down to 4 payments to go, and two are in the mail.

Closing in.