Due to unforeseen circumstances, The Fundfax Fairraiser will be ending tonight at midnight PST instead of running through July 7th. If you were planning on making a donation but had not gotten around to it yet, now’s the time! My sincerest apologies for the inconvenience.
Posted by CrazedOne1988 on June 27, 2009 at 3:12 pm
I take it things didn’t work out with *jackass’s name here*
Oh well I gave a bit.
Posted by Marissa's Dad on June 27, 2009 at 3:39 pm
“They Who Shall Not Be Named” dropped the hammer, yes.
Thanks to everybody who’s been contributing, it all goes a long way! Don’t forget to keep stopping by to see how Marissa’s doing.
Posted by John Stvan on June 27, 2009 at 3:46 pm
OH NO! What happened?!
Posted by ElusiveEagle on June 27, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Those *insert jackass’s names here* are such hypocrites. Don’t let it get to you angel. You have done fabulously! :D
Posted by xX Prime x on June 27, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Who are the jackasses?
Posted by tru7h on June 27, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Bungie?
Posted by bs angel on June 27, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Oh goodness no. Bungie has been nothing but above and beyond supportive of these efforts.
Posted by tru7h on June 27, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Oh, good. That’s a relief.
…EA?
Posted by bs angel on June 27, 2009 at 4:45 pm
None of the people who were kind enough to donate to the cause, no. :)
Posted by TheChrisD on June 27, 2009 at 4:43 pm
I never thought in a million years that it would be ************* who would clamp down on it. :(
Epic, epic fail on their part.
Posted by bs angel on June 27, 2009 at 4:46 pm
It is what it is, and we’ll finish with a bang. Everybody made a tremendous difference. That’s all that matters in my book. :)
Posted by pittofdoom on June 27, 2009 at 5:26 pm
I’m confused… And a little upset that such a cool charity is getting shut down. Wish I could have donated something…
Posted by davyboy94 on June 27, 2009 at 5:38 pm
wait whats heppening? O.O im confuzzled
Posted by pikmingod on June 27, 2009 at 5:43 pm
I don’t get paid til the first….lets say i still want to make a donation to the cause even if it doesn’t enter me into this competition thing…is there a way?
Posted by bs angel on June 27, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Shoot me an email and we can discuss some alternatives. :)
Posted by marissa's dad on June 27, 2009 at 6:30 pm
If you want to make a donation to Marissa even after the auction closes, you can go to http://www.marissasbunny.com and hit the “donate” button.
Posted by LAZR Blade 14 on June 27, 2009 at 7:32 pm
A darn shame really; I wish I could contribute in some way.
Posted by Morpheus on June 27, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Wait, we CAN kill whoever stopped this, right?
I’ll put some money in, Angel–for all the bs that happened today.
;-)
Posted by Canis Firebrand on June 27, 2009 at 8:20 pm
I take it they didn’t like a ton of money coming in to an account in a very short time frame and were going to hold the money?
In any case, it’s sad that they are the one causing this issue.. Maybe some publicity into the ways of charitable contributions might cause them to revise their policies or at least draft ones that will allow future causes like this to not have any issues.
Posted by bs angel on June 27, 2009 at 8:37 pm
After expressing that I was willing to make absolutely any changes they requested in order to be compliant with their TOS and continue the fundraising effort, I was informed that “PayPal does not allow Fundraisers.” Not much I can do to appeal that one. At this point, I have prioritized meeting their demands in an attempt to not lose my account and the funds I have already acquired.
Posted by Dustin on June 28, 2009 at 10:02 pm
You should report this to http://consumerist.com/
This is absolute BS. This fundraiser is for a good cause and as my girlfriend pointed out, PayPal offers ‘Donate’ buttons for users to use on their sites…I’ve always equated donations with fundraisers and charities. Perhaps you should rename it a Charity?
“The Marissa Charity”
“Marissa’s Bunny Charity”
“The Fundfax Fairraiser Charity”
Posted by bs angel on June 28, 2009 at 10:17 pm
They do offer donate buttons. They also offer fundraising widgets and applications. It’s frustrating when they can make up rules as they go and you have to comply or risk having your account, and money, frozen indefinitely.
Posted by Dustin on June 29, 2009 at 9:00 am
Transfer the money elsewhere? Then call up and argue with a supervisor. I would DEFINITELY report this to http://consumerist.com/. PayPal NEEDS some bad publicity and closing down a fundraiser for this little girl Marissa is absolute bullshit.
Posted by bs angel on June 29, 2009 at 11:22 am
I have not ruled out taking action at a later date. As of right now, I stay focused on transferring the money and finishing up the fundraiser. Perhaps the ninjas will be released when that is completed. :)
Posted by Dustin on June 29, 2009 at 11:36 am
Please report if you do so, I would greatly enjoy seeing PayPal smeared, and by Ninjas none-the-less :D
Posted by Queen 0f Blades on June 27, 2009 at 9:23 pm
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
-.- I saw this too late.
Posted by OMGIts Renegade on June 27, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I am terribly sorry to hear about this I wish so much that I could help out in some way.
But, maybe I can, Is there any banners or anything like that that I could maybe have put on my Machinima website (looked on Marissasbunny.com, didnt see any)? Ill have to talk it over with Some of the other members, but maybe we could do something that way?
Again I wish I could do more/donate, I just don’t have anything to give at the moment.
Let me know Angel/Marissa’s Dad, and Ill get back to you once I hear from our Admin.
Posted by marissa's dad on June 28, 2009 at 7:12 am
We don’t have any banners per se, but on the right hand column under “help Marissa” there’s link graphics of the button variety. You’re welcome to use whatever you need from there to construct a banner, or I’ll talk to one of my people and have one custom made to your specifics.
Just let me know- contact info is over at http://www.marissasbunny.com
Posted by OMGIts Renegade on June 28, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Great, Im in talks with our web master and admin right now, So I should be contacting you asap with some info.
and also I was able to muster up some cash to donate last night before 12 pst, so I hope that will help a little as well.
Best wishes,
Renegade
Posted by spacemank on June 27, 2009 at 10:19 pm
aw that really sucks…I was definitely counting on donating sometime later this month, but oh well I’ll just go directly to the site
Posted by Das Kalk on June 28, 2009 at 1:35 pm
“paypal, we hate people, especially those in need”
Posted by angelofbacon on June 28, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I was reviewing Paypal’s policies and it only says for fundraisers you need prior permission, so I don’t understand why they are being such jerks about it :( Although you’re not allowed to use paypal for anything gaming related….not sure where that one came from…
Posted by bs angel on June 28, 2009 at 8:39 pm
I don’t know why either angelofbacon. I have worked hard to meet their demands only to have them create new ones each time. They have made it clear they aren’t willing to work with me on this so it is what it is. We managed to raise a lot of money in four days though so I’m very thankful for that. :)
Posted by pikmingod on June 29, 2009 at 2:23 am
So do it for four days, then take a day break, then do it for 4 more days! i know that won’t work, but this is weak sauce…paypal hates babies
Posted by angelofbacon on June 29, 2009 at 5:39 am
….Paypal owned by Caboose!?!?!
Posted by J on June 29, 2009 at 6:27 am
The paypal issue can be bypassed by having people make “donations” Its the same concept. I support an animal Rescue site and donate “x” amount a month. In return the post an animal that needs a home on their page. So same concept to have the fundraiser juct change the name to Donations etc… Should work.
Posted by SPOC on June 30, 2009 at 5:10 am
When will you be drawing the winners at random?
Posted by bs angel on June 30, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I’m in the process of sorting it out. I want to do it via a live video stream but I haven’t actually done that before. I was expecting to have a lot more time to figure it out. I’ll be posting an update either today or tomorrow so stay tuned for that. :)
Posted by Adam on July 1, 2009 at 1:54 am
Damn, Last time i checked this went till the 7th D=
Theres no possible way to re extend the date at all? =[ I was REALLY hoping to get into that contest!
Well, i will donate none the less, Im just a little disappointed also **** you paypal and your heartless, senseless make-up-the-rules-as-we-go-just-because-we-can attitude. Now that ive got that out, Prayers to the family and thanks a lot for organizing this angel, you are amazing
Posted by bs angel on July 1, 2009 at 2:17 am
I’m really, really sorry about that. It certainly wasn’t my choice to end it early, and I apologize you didn’t get a chance to donate before it had to be closed. Even though my fundraiser has ended, Marissa’s page is always open. :)