TOPIC: Fred and Friends 2022 pre-order auction COMPLETE!

Some of the tokens have come in! Some are still wandering via USPS trying to find creative ways to go from St Louis to Denver (one year, part of my TD order went from St. Louis to Philadelphia to Atlanta to Denver.) I will be packing up what I have for the auction orders and shipping as they come in. I will message or email you as your order is prepped. The box with the random URs should be arriving today - I’ll do the random drawings from that for the 3 random URs being given out.)

For the random drawing, everyone got 1 entry (max 5) for each $50 spent. I assigned numbers to your monikers and used Random.org. I like them because they use a true random number generator not using Monte Carlo method or the various pseudo random generators derived from mathematical models that are only somewhat random (given a period of time, you can predict what those generators will present as “random numbers.”) Random.org uses real world physical phenomena that science has not yet advanced enough to accurately predict to generate the numbers. In their case, it is atmospheric sound samplings pulled in real time - that data translates to a numeric designation for each element of the sound that has substantial amplitude without definable repetition. That allows for random numbers up to several digits to be derived. It is really useful - not as cool as the University that used to do it using lava lamps, but alas, the old lava lamp random number generator is no more.

Sorry - whenever I use their tool, I geek out about it.

There were 78 entries (1 for each $50 up to 5 entries per auction winner), the winners were:
Beholder, Gorgon, and Kobold! I’ll draw the random URs when they arrive (could be today - might be early next week.)

I’ll be reaching out to all of you about your orders soon as they are put together!

Fred

Still waiting on delivery of the last box with all the trade goods and some of the URs. I'll go to the post office today and ask to manually trace it. I'll advise as any progress. Thanks!

Fred

It looks like the last box (that contains lol the trade goods and random URs (long with a few other items) is still “in transit.” This will be the longest that USPS has delayed a priority mail package from TD in nearly 1p years.

I’m just going to take what I have in stock of my own trade goods along with what has shown up already and start shipping orders out Friday and Saturday. For the random URs, I will just randomly draw tokens out of my own order and send those for the random UR winners.

Sorry for the delays folks. Hopefully, I have enough in stock to fill all the orders. If I run out, I’ll email anyone affected directly and make it right by them.

Fred

The box arrived today! I am packing out shipments today and tomorrow. I will email people for any questions tomorrow as well.

Fred