Mini Fundraising Auction Olga De Polga

[VickiA]

Hi all
The Potteries GPR needs to raise funds to pay vets bills incurred (and yet to come) for a now permanent resident Melody. Here is the link to her story: https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/potteries-gpr-appeal-for-funds-for-melody.158026/

We are auctioning these 5 original ?1st edition 1975 Olga de Polga books by Michael Bond and illustrated by Hans Helweg which have been generously donated to the rescue. Covers have been marked as shown but the internal pages and illustrations are unmarked.

The auction is only running here on the forum. The auction will end at 8.00pm on Sunday 22nd April

If you wish to bid please comment below. Starting bids at £5 please. Bidding in Increments of whole pounds please. Postage within UK will be free. Postage outside UK will be charged in addition to winning bid.

Please be aware that the rescue does have a reserve on these books. If the reserve is not met the auction will close without a sale. either I or @The Potteries Guinea Pig Rescue will comment when the reserve has been met.

Happy bidding and thank you for supporting.

 

[Claire W]

I’ll start the bidding £5

 

[VickiA]

I’ll start the bidding £5

Thank you @Claire W

 

[piggieminder]

I've got these books they are lovely stories, hope they make lots of money for lovely Melody.

 

[KathT]

Never read any of these - £10 bid.

 

[Reenie]

I'll bid £12.

 

[Flutterby]

£15

 

[Danielle Smith]

£17

 

[VickiA]

Thank you all for your bids - reserve not quite met yet.....

 

[Toots33]

£20

 

[VickiA]

Thank you @Toots33 - reserve has now been met

 

[Reenie]

£22

 

[VickiA]

Thank you @Reenie x

 

[Cavy Kung-Fu]

£25

 

[VickiA]

Thank you @Cavy Kung-Fu

 

[Flutterby]

£30

 

[VickiA]

Wow @Flutterby thank you

 

[Pound Shilling & Pig]

Oooo, I cant resist an auction! £31

 

[VickiA]

Thank you @Pound Shilling & Pig

 

[karenben]

£35.00 For a very worthy cause

 

[Pound Shilling & Pig]

£36

 

[VickiA]

£36

Thank you @karenben and @Pound Shilling & Pig. Little Melody sends you gummy kisses

 

[karenben]

£40.00.

 

[Pound Shilling & Pig]

I don't think I can bid any higher. Or maybe I will come in with a late sneaky bid

 

[The Potteries Guinea Pig Rescue]

Wow guys this is amazing ! Thanks so much x

 

[Pound Shilling & Pig]

 

[piggieminder]

Go on - you know it makes sense!

 

[PigglePuggle]

£45 in memory of my first guinea pig Boris who was named after Olga's boyfriend (35 years ago ouch thats a long time)

 

[VickiA]

Thank you @PigglePuggle

 

[Pound Shilling & Pig]

£45 in memory of my first guinea pig Boris who was named after Olga's boyfriend (35 years ago ouch thats a long time)

One of my first two piggies was called Boris too for that exact same reason!