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Attend the film premerie of Three and Out

buyoncegivetwice — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:07:45 +0000

A rare chance for you and three friends to enjoy the full red carpet film premiere experience at The Odeon Leicester Square, and a post-show party.

The film is the long-awaited “Three and Out” brit-com starring the great comedic talent that is Mackenzie Crook (“The Office”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”), alongside stars including Colin Meaney, Gemma Arterton (the next Bond girl), and Imelda Staunton. Oh, and Kerry Katona makes her film debut.

The party promises to be the usual glitzy event, and if you get your shoulders in the right position, you’ll be able to rub them against the stars.

This is a very time-critical lot: the event takes place on Monday 21st April. Bid fast, bid soon. http://www.buyoncegivetwice.co.uk/lots/three_and_out_premiere

Lots and Lots of Auction Lots

buyoncegivetwice — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:29:55 +0000

www.buyoncegivetwice.co.uk has got some amazing new lots up for Get Connected, the charity that runs a helpline for young people. Check out the site 4 VIP tickets for Kylie, an Executive Box for 15 at the Eagles Concert, a 42″ plasma TV, and tickets to see Arsenal play to name but a few. The auction is now live and ends on 6th March.

Amazing Chalet available in Val d’Isere

buyoncegivetwice — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:50:49 +0000

A chalet that sleeps 14 is available from 26^th February for four nights in Le Rocher, Val d’Isere. The Chalet features an Indoor Swimming Pool, Cinema room, large open plan sitting and dining room with open fire, TV, DVD and music system, there are 7 double or twin bedrooms all ensuite. All rooms are suitable for twin use with separate beds and linen. The booking price includes exclusive use of the chalet and its facilities, four nights luxury accommodation, dedicated service from the chalet staff, vintage Champagne Reception, tea or coffee in bed each morning, breakfast and afternoon tea daily, champagne and canapés each night, dinner on four nights, an open spirits bar and a range of soft drinks, six pairs of selected wines, daily housekeeping, mid week towel change, resort driving service 8am – 8pm, fresh flowers and daily newspapers and use of DSL connection. Treehouse is the charity that will benefit from the sale of this auction lot.

Men’s Ski World Cup Final

buyoncegivetwice — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:25:28 +0000

Our first lot is now live on the site ….. This lot comes from JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), one of the partner charities of BuyOnceGiveTwice and consists of a three day trip to the Italian Alps to watch World Cup Skiing, complete with stylish accommodation and flights for two. However, this lot is unique as it is in the company of Hothouse Productions who are filming for Channel Four. The trip is to watch the Men’s Finals between March 13^th – March 16^thand the winning bidder will also have the opportunity to ski. As this lot comes straight from the charity JDRF receives 90% of the resale value. To bid on this lot visit www.buyoncegivetwice.co.uk/lots/search.html

Welcome to BuyOnceGiveTwice

buyoncegivetwice — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:16:13 +0000

www.buyoncegivetwice.co.uk is a new and unique online auction site urging charities to maximise their fundraising from auctions. The site helps organisations by simply recycling luxury auction lot ‘waste’ at no cost to the charity. Generally when a charity holds an auction, its supporters pay thousands of pounds for a luxurious and often unique prize. However, frequently the supporter is busy and does not have time to redeem their prize. This prize simply doesn’t get used but through BuyOnceGiveTwice it is recycled making more money for charity. With the launch of BuyOnceGiveTwice, the purchaser can contact the site and re-auction the lot for the charity. The original charity will receive 60% of the resale value and once re-sold, the new purchaser nominates their favourite charity to receive the other 30%.

In other cases, where charities contact BuyOnceGiveTwice directly with lots that are returned to them by the purchaser to re-sell, lots that don’t sell at auction, or cases where the purchaser defaults, the charity will receive 90% of the re-sale value. This is philanthropic recycling for 21^st Century!

On this blog we will also be listing any last minute amazing lots that come through and are time sensitive.