TOPIC: Fred's Mary's HandsAuction - Oct 26-Nov 14 2025

Updated October 26, 2025
Hello all! It's time for our 2026 season auction benefitting Mary's Hands! The auction is now live!

With farm orders for seeds and amendments moving earlier and earlier, I'm moving the auction to be just before our seed and amendment orders (we're hoping to place the orders Nov 15th for our 2026 season.)

Our new auction starts at noon MST October 26th and runs to noon mst on November 14th. I'm still working on a theme for monikers and am open to ideas!

Please send bids via PM

I'll try to update frequently - at minimum daily then more frequently as we get near auction completion.

Ebay style bidding. Bidding up to $10 is in 25 cent increments, $1 increments from $10-$100, then $5 increments above $100. Shipping is $9.

First, an overview of what you’ll be helping…

Mary's Hands is a 501c3 Non-profit (non religious - Mary's Hands is named after my late mother) founded by my wife Isabelle and myself. It was named after my mother who tirelessly volunteered and helped others her whole life. We are fortunate enough to have land we can farm and built a program to grow food for who need it the most locally. The critical part of what we do is in delivering the food to affordable housing communities directly and helping them set up mercado-style markets where residents can come by and pick up whatever produce they need in a friendly and supportive environment. We grow what these communities are telling us they can't afford but would love to have. It's humbling to see people who can't afford high quality organic produce get restaurant-grade produce rather than cast-offs or seconds. You can find more information about our work at Mary's Hands

Although our 2025 season isn't done yet, it will definitely be a record for total volume and value of produce provided to low income communities. Last year, we did $20,000 worth of produce - this year will be at least 50% higher, maybe as much as 100% higher.

As you know, produce prices have increased sharply (more than 50% in 2025) and government programs assisting low income families have been greatly reduced. These communities are working families or elders that are hard pressed to make rent and basic costs - good quality food is well beyond their means. We're able to help and do it in a way that respects their dignity with the free mercado concept.

We have our tunnels set up to try and extend the growing season so we might be providing produce well into October and maybe November so we likely won't have final 2025 figures until December sometime.

Bidding will be ebay style with the winning bids paying through our donation portal for Mary's Hands. All winning bids are tax deductible as a donation to our 501C(3) non profit Mary's Hands!

Thank you in advance!
-Fred

Updated 11/14 1230p MST FINAL RESULTS
Auction Items for the 2025 Mary's Hands Auction:
Paragon
Path of Enlightenment Fragment 1 Vera (Firefly) $400

Arcanum
Ring of the Sacred Circle (completed! - a second will be made available under stretch goals) Kuiil the Ugnaught (The Mandalorian) $500
-Note: The rings also include the codes for the rings for RingCon.
Ring of the Sacred Circle #2 (completed! - a second will be made available under stretch goals) Kuiil the Ugnaught (The Mandalorian) $500
Deathward Greaves (completed! - a second will be made available under stretch goals) Kuiil the Ugnaught (The Mandalorian) $455
Deathward Greaves #2 (completed! - a second will be made available under stretch goals) Kuiil the Ugnaught (The Mandalorian) $455

Safehold
Safehold 5 with 8 hireling stewarts plus hireling Baker Annie Shapiro (Project Hail Mary) $155

Trade goods
100K in 25k gold bars (for your 100K mythic ore bar this January!) - all 4 25K bars are in 1 lot (ie 1 bid for the set) - Krennic (Andor/Rogue One) $1025
50K in 25K gold bars lot (ie two 25k bars in a single lot) Krennic (Andor/Rogue One) $510

50K in 25K gold bars lot #2 Krennic (Andor/Rogue One) $510

Legendary
Totem of Wonder (Slotless wonder effect - changes each year) - Wash (Firefly) $400

Totem of Heroism (+1 level slotless) - Duck Dodgers $405

Relic
Mark of the Tenets (complete!) - Obi Wan $305
Greater Eyepatch of the Aesir - Annie Shapiro (Project Hail Mary)$155
Ioun Stone Sapphire Trilliant - Ein (Cowboy BeBop) $195
Greater Bead Bracelet - Ein (Cowboy Bebop) $200
Ioun Stone Elfstone Shard - Ein (Cowboy Bebop) $155
Ioun Stone Elfstone Shard #2 - Annie Shapiro (Project Hail Mary)$155
Greater Gloves of the Gladiator Bender $76

Bead of Asgard - Krennic (Andor/Rogue One) $160
Bifrost Charm - Rocket Raccoon $210
+3 Throwing Hammer of Smiting - Chewbacca $105

Ultra-Rare
Triad Set (+1 Level) Shield, Armor, Helm (great items and grants +1 level!) - Garak (DS 9) $150
+2 Branding Mace Ming the Merciless $37
Figurine of Power: Pilgrim Ivanova (Babylon 5) $41
Mongo's Miracle Bead Karis Nemik (Andor) $46
+2 Darkbane Crossbow Scotty $45
Bead Bracelets Edward (Cowboy BeBop) $36
+2 Rod of Focus Garak (DS9) $35
Ioun Stone Mystic Orb Bender $40
Greaves of Diffusion (2026) - Kuiil the Ugnaught (The Mandalorian) $76
Greaves of Deflection (2025) - Odo (DS9) $56
Greaves of the Stalwart (2024) - Odo (DS9) $91

Death Knight Boots (UR 2021) - Simon Tam $155
Death Knight Armor (UR 2021) - Karis Nemik (Andor) $76
+4 Rod of the Meek (UR 2021) - Rocky (Project Hail Mary) $30
Butterfly Cloak (UR 2022) Ein (Cowboy Bebop) $46
Cloak of Blending (UR 2016) Rocket Raccoon $25

UR 2006 Savior Stone $56 Duck Dodgers

UR Mark of the 2nd Tenet - Garrus (Mass Effects) $75
UR Mark of the 3rd Tenet - Wash (firefly) $84
Ring of the 3rd Circle - Garak (DS9) $66
Ring of the 4th Circle - Rocky (PHM) $41
Ring of the 5th Circle - Garak (DS9) $81



Enhanced/Exhalted
Silver Ship Passage Set (Melonbrandt, Mirthwood, Outpost Nil, and Pemberton) (additional passage tokens may become available in stretch goals) - Rocket Raccoon $310
Silver Ship Passage Set #2(Melonbrandt, Mirthwood, Outpost Nil, and Pemberton) (additional passage tokens may become available in stretch goals) - Rocket Raccoon $310
Light Blue lot: Enchanter's Whetstone, Eldritch Runestone, Chalice of Chugging, Bead of Horus, Lenses of Sage Sight, Bracers of the Inferno, Shirt of Modest luck, and Charm of the fire newt - Seven of Nine $40

Odds and Ends
2005 True Dungeon Token Binder (with inserts for tokens but only the bag of holding token included) (3 pages of token insert pages) - Yoda $63

Complete set of Monsters Bits of all bits from 2023, 2024 (excepting Skull of Batterak), and 2025 (for the 2026 transmuted Earcuff of Glory!) - Odo (DS 9) $175

Huge Rare 23 Token Lot: Complete Set of 9 Folios Brawn/Deftness/Fitness/Focus/Fortitude/Might (+1 level) /Reflexes/Vitality/Wisdom), Complete set of 5 Ghosts (hitchiking Ghost: Bog/Flog/Gog/Mog/Shog), and 9 rare appreciation tokens (+1 Turkey Leg, Averon's +3 Cherry Bomb, Averon's +3 Cherry Wine, Averon's +5 Healing Cherry, Averon's Cherry Ale, Averon's Cherry Mead, Drake's Draught, Gib Gub's Handy Acorn, and Potion of Re-Pete Healing) ! Ming the Merciless $43

Spirit Pet: Homonculus - Syril Karn $150

Spirit Pet: Gargoyle - Syril Karn $150

Shirt of Shielding - Original Exhalted 2013 version (immunity to retribution) Ivanova (Bablylon 5) $35

Stack of 1st edition/Ad&d modules, etc (Modules: B5 Horror on the Hill, D1-2 Descent into the depths of the earth, N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile Lord, U1 The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, X1 Isle of Dread - also AD&D character record sheets, AD&D Greyhawk Player's Guide) - Annie Shapiro (Project Hail Mary) $105

Small Favor From Grunnel Scroll - These rare scrolls allow for everyone's favorite goblin to lend a hand in-game in a variety of ways. Cool powers but mostly there to be goofy and fun. - Olesya (Project Hail Mary) $200

Hardcover True Dungeon Player's Guide, Coach's Guide, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Underwater combat rules collated together - Syril Karn $150

The PUN GUN!!! UC 2025 Pun Gun - until 2026, it is cursed to force you to tell a bad pun whenever you use it. After 2026, you should tell the puns because it's an excuse to tell puns! - Saffron (Firefly) $6

TD Props:
Gib Gub Puzzle Acorn - Saffron(Firefly) $135
The Original Sling Bullet of Dividing puzzle prop - Saffron(Firefly) $66

$2500 Milestone Goal HIT!!!
Items Added:
Ring of the Sacred Circle #2 (complete ring - just second in this auction) (Items and bids shown above)
Deathward Greaves #2 (complete greaves - just second in this auction) (items and bids shown above)
Complete set of ships' passage #2
Stack of 1st edition/Ad&d modules, etc (Modules: B5 Horror on the Hill, D1-2 Descent into the depths of the earth, N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile Lord, U1 The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, X1 Isle of Dread - also AD&D character record sheets, AD&D Greyhawk Player's Guide)
Death Knight Boots (UR 2021)
Death Knight Armor (UR 2021)
+4 Rod of the Meek (UR 2021)

$4,000 Milestone Goal HIT!!!
Savior Stone Snowball (acted as a Savior Stone during 2025 for in-person, not usable anymore) from 2025 Golden Ticket Runs
Original shirt of shielding from 2013 (no retribution damage)
2nd Ioun Stone Elfstone Shard (relic 2021)
Butterfly Cloak (UR 2022)
Cloak of Blending (UR 2016)

Unscheduled addition to the auction - a generous player has donated a Path of Enlightenment Fragment 1 to the auction. It is available now for bidding! (10/29)

Unschedule addition to the auction - generous donations of: Bifrost Charm and Bead of Asgard
Grunnel donated a Small Favor from Grunnel Scroll! - all 3 items have been made available for bidding 11/5!

$5,500 Milestone Goal Hit!!!
This unlocked the following items:
Totem of Heroism
+3 Throwing Hammer of Smiting
Lot of 100K gold #2
Spirit Pet Gargoyle

Surprise donation of a hardback TD Player's Handbook! Now listed in the auction!


Milestone goals will include:
1st edition, AD&D, and 2nd edition modules/books haul!
Ring of the Sacred Circle #2
Deathward Greaves #2
Ship's Passage Set #2
2006 Wooden Token UR Savior Stone
Original shirt of shielding from 2013 (no retribution damage)
Totem of Heroism
+3 Throwing Hammer of Smiting
Another hard to find spirit pet
50K gold bar lot (2 25K bars)
Onyx Spirit Pet Gargoyle

10K Stretch goal items that will be made available (if we don't hit it this year, the items will be set aside for stretch goals for next year)
100K more in gold
2006 UR Arrow of Slaying
Golden Ticket Cog/physical necklace that allows the bearer to ask Jeff directly for a clue 1/year

Milestone goal milestones:
$2,500 - Achieved!
$4,000 - Achieved!
$5,500 - Achieved!
$10,000 - Unique TD item + more

If we hit $10K, I will include a unique TD item that is usable both in game and out of game that quite a few people may want!
Item Images:

Reserved!

The initial items have been listed. I may add a few more during the auction so keep checking in!

Fred

*bump* most items have no bids yet - lots of great deals available!

New bids are starting to come in - we're up to just over $900 raised and are hoping for $3K+. Most URs are still only 25 cents with others having no bid at all yet. Jump in while you can!

We're up to $1100 in bids so far!

Fantastic deals still out there.
Golden ticket high bid is only $505
8 UR's with no bids yet
A Relic with no bids
Enhanced token set including enchanter's whetstone with no bid
CURSED mirror of pride and fork of gluttony with no bid

A Relic with a high bid of $0.25
11 URs with high bids of $0.25

2023 VTD completion set high bid of $0.25
2023 Monster bit set high bid of $0.25

Let's get some more bids in there!

Fred

More new bids in - we just crossed $1,200 in bids so far!

Still amazing deals to be found:
3 URs with no bids yet
2 Relics at only 25 cents
13 URs at only 25 cents
2023 Monster bit set at only 25 cents
2023 VTD completion set only 25 cents

GT current bid is only $505
2024 URs that are common PYP picks are almost all going for less then $30!

Jump in - get great items and help a good cause!

Fred

We're up to $1460 in bids! All but 2 items have a bid now.

Great deals across the board. We have 12 URs and a package of Enhanced tokens (including enchanter's whetstone) all at 25 cents! We're below $30 on almost all URs, hirelings, monster bit set, and woodie 2005 UR necklace of fireballs.

The Golden Ticket is only at $505, The Spirit Pet Ducky is only $81, and 4 relics going for well under $100 (3 under $30!).

Take advantage of great deals and helping a good cause! Keep Bidding!

We're now over $1,750! Great start to the auction!

Still quite a few items well below 1/2 of market pricing:
Golden Ticket at $505
2005 UR Necklace of Fireballs at $51
Orion's Belt at $26
15 URs at less than $20!
Enhanced set with items valued at between $150 and $200 (total) is only at $25!

Bid early and bid often for great tokens and a great cause! (As an added perk, you get to learn about weird superheroes or supervillians with each new one added with new bidders!)

We're up to $2,350 in bids! Amazing progress!

Still great deals available:
Hireling Stewarts at only $21
Ancients set of 3 2024 UR ancient set tokens going for only $76
Set of 2023 monster bits going for $21
VTD completion set PLUS Grunnel's Hexed Fruitcake only $61
20 UR's under $30
All 5 relics under $110 (Boots of Protection for only $25)
Necklace of Fireballs only $51
Our spotlight item for this auction, the Golden Ticket, is still below market value - currently at $945.

Lots of great deals available while helping a great cause! Keep up the bids!

Fred

We added Dishman and Batmanuel to our lineup of high bidders!

We're now over $2,300! I am in awe of the TD community's generosity. Just wow everyone!

Still great deals to be found and you are helping a great cause. Less than a week left!