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Charity auctions
Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS
Orange County, CA (PR) December 31, 2008 - ChaseTheChuckwagon.com the Premier Video Gaming Auction Site has named Child's Play Charity their official website charity. Periodically, ChaseTheChuckwagon.com and its members will be running auctions for rare, exclusive or special gaming items with all proceeds going to support this exceptional gaming charity. Mike Kennedy, Owner of ChaseTheChuckwagon.com, mentions, "owning this auction site brings many rewards, one of which is using the auction format to support one of the most deserving gaming charities on the planet".
For anyone wanting to support this cause by running an auction, ChaseTheChuckwagon.com waives all auction fees. In addition, charity auctions run for 30-days to extend the bidding window, while also bringing more exposure to the charity. And even though the Child s Play Charity is the official website charity, members can run auctions in support of any other charity of their choice while paying no auction fees whatsoever.
Starting January 1st, 2008, ChaseTheChuckwagon.com is running their first Child's Play Charity Auction. This auction is for an autographed copy of Super Fighter Team's exclusive Sega Genesis title, Beggar Prince. This item was graciously donated by Mr. Brandon Cobb, President of SFT. Here is a link to this auction:
http://www.chasethechuckwagon.com/item.cgi?show_item=0000056144
For information about donating an item to auction off for this cause, please email: socalmike@chasethechuckwagon.com.
ChaseTheChuckwagon.com was launched on March 24th, 2008 and has quickly become a significant destination for buying and selling classic and modern video games.
http://www.childsplaycharity.org
http://www.ChaseTheChuckwagon.com
http://www.BeggarPrince.com
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