For the metal heads, Ebay MATCHING charity auction prices...

[zoesam]

I heard the other day that Corey Taylor from Slipknot & Stone Sour is auctioning off a BUNCH of his guitars, both electric & acoustic as a charity endeavor, on Ebay.  30 or 40 of them, signed, many used & some signed by Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters.  All going to Covid-19 charities.  Here's an example: 


www.ebay.com/itm/Corey-Taylor-Used-and-Signed-Ibanez-Electric-Guitar-Case/254576786720?hash=item3b45f57d20:g:LdoAAOSwHzheoJ11

The really fascinating part is that Ebay is MATCHING the charitable donation!  I wonder how he got them to do that?  These are going to go for high prices, with many already in the $3000 range & 30-40 bids with 6 days left.  I could easily see the matching part of the donation being $1M.  While it's great for the charity, I sure am wondering how/why Ebay decided to match this particular set of auctions? 

Has anyone heard anything about the matching component of this?  I don't see it referenced in the auctions. 

[zoesam]

Oops, there we go, found it on Rolling Stone, they will match up to $1M. I wonder how/why they chose this particular charity auction to match?

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/slipknot-corey-taylor-auction-guitar-covid-19-relief-990513/

[Pantlandia]

I wish I had about $50k sitting around. Tanner would love one of those and I'd love to be wealthy enough to get him one

[val2525]

Ebay has matched on other celebrity auctions, but I don't remember who it was.

[Emerald_Door]

EBay is doing this for all sellers, through the end of May.
pages.ebay.com/dogood/

[zoesam]

May 3, 2020 14:11:47 GMT Emerald_Door said:

EBay is doing this for all sellers, through the end of May.
pages.ebay.com/dogood/

Oh wow, I had no idea, thanks for posting that! That explains it, as it was a surprising set of auctions for them to choose.

[zoesam]

Interesting update, I am listening to Corey Taylor being interviewed on a metal show, right now & he said that Ebay APPROACHED HIM to auction off the guitars & kind of sold him on using Ebay (he had always intended to auction or sell the guitars for charity) by matching the donation to his charity.

I found it interesting that they were plugged into this. I would think Ebay would be more into Taylor Swift or some such poppy stuff.

[chapeaunoir]

I'm surprised, too. eBay just isn't that hip lol.