INGO AR-15 Lower Serial Number INGO23-001: Silent Auction

[KellyinAvon]

@Aszerigan

Hello All -

This is a silent auction for the family of BigTanker. Please read below for details, and the INGO community appreciates your support.

You can participate by sending me the following information:

Username:
Bid Amount:
Anonymous or not?
Bids will be updated by the hour.

As all of you know, BigTanker was a great man. He was a moderator and friend we could all approach for help. He was cordial and smart and a damn good guy. His passing, whether you knew him or not, saddened all of us and poured a dark cloud over the forum.

Many of us donated to his funeral, and there is immeasurable thanks for everyone who did. This is one more chance to help his family.

I'm donating a receiver from the INGO group buy, serial INGO23-001, the un-reservable serial number. I'll build the receiver out with a full Magpul parts kit, stock and grip, and will engrave it for you with your handle or SBR markings. I'll cover the cost of the receiver, build out kit, shipping and transfer to your FFL, as well as processing cost if you pay with a card. Absolutely 100% of the final silent auction payment will go to BT's family.

Let's honor BigTanker's memory one more time for his family, and let this gift help lift the darkness we all feel from his passing.


EDIT: A lot of people have been asking about donations rather than buying the receiver. I can take donations and will keep the donation totals up-to-date on this thread also.

So much generosity here on INGO, you are all very good people.

Thanks, folks.

From @Aszerigan

 

[indyblue]

In

 

[Mgderf]

I "need" another lower.

 

[JGIBSON]

This is an absolutely fantastic idea. It's wonderful to see a community come together, and support a brother and his family.

 

[mom45]

Many thanks to @Aszerigan for doing this. This is what this community is all about.

 

[Aszerigan]

Ditcherman has a bid of $250. A very solid donation. Thank you, sir.

 

[Aszerigan]

Jagee has bid...

 

[Aszerigan]

Indianapail has upped the game to:

 

[mom45]

If someone wants to donate to the cause without bidding, is there a way we can send you funds to add to the total received from the auction? Just wondering as there are some who didn't see the news in time to donate to the fund that was set up thru the funeral home or weren't able to donate at that time, but maybe could now.

 

[Creedmoor]

My bids in Andy, like Michael Jackson says.

 

[TJ Kackowski]

If someone wants to donate to the cause without bidding, is there a way we can send you funds to add to the total received from the auction? Just wondering as there are some who didn't see the news in time to donate to the fund that was set up thru the funeral home or weren't able to donate at that time, but maybe could now.

^^^^ THIS ^^^^

If I do bid and win, I'd only have the receiver engraved "Dustin "Big Tanker" Marshall - March 26, 1977 ~ January 9, 2023", then present it to his widow.

But being able to donate funds that get put into two 529 accounts (one each for his kids) is more of what I'd like to do.

 

[Mgderf]

If someone wants to donate to the cause without bidding, is there a way we can send you funds to add to the total received from the auction? Just wondering as there are some who didn't see the news in time to donate to the fund that was set up thru the funeral home or weren't able to donate at that time, but maybe could now.

Great minds think alike.

 

[d.kaufman]

 

[ditcherman]

Great minds think alike.

I'll third that motion, kinda my plan from the beginning to just send in my bid, winner or not and hope maybe the lower goes to Little Tanker when he's old enough.
No pressure on the winner though, that's totally up to them.

 

[jerrob]

To anyone and everyone who wants this receiver to go to Bigtanker's family,
Who's interested in pooling our bids together and blowing this up?
If interested, PM me and let's get a bid placed.

 

[Aszerigan]

Creedmoor has $500 and corn.

 

[Aszerigan]

About the donations - yes. Give me a few hours to figure out the best way to do that, and I'll update the thread.

There has been a LOT of generosity around INGO today. You are all good people.

 

[Aszerigan]

Fire Lord has it at...

 

[Aszerigan]

Current bid on the lower is $550.

Donations total is sitting at $200.

 

[ditcherman]

My bids in Andy, like Michael Jackson says.

That's a puny ear of corn you sent in for the picture! That's pitiful! That's Michael Jackson size pitiful!