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Hi everyone. I've been thinking a lot lately about ways I can do something positive for people in a difficult year. I recently remembered I had some test pressings (pre-production copies used for quality control before final retail production) of the Path of Fire vinyl soundtrack lying around, and now I'm auctioning them off. 100% of the proceeds will go to charity, specifically Direct Relief, to help in the little way I can with their Covid-19 relief efforts.
There are five copies of the test pressing, as well as one sealed copy of the final retail release from iam8bit. The soundtrack is sold out on their website, so this is possibly the only way to get a brand new copy! For the winning bidders, I'll gladly sign/personalize the sleeves (within tasteful boundaries, of course).
Thanks, as always, to this fantastic community of players. I genuinely appreciate the love you have for the game as well as the music. Thanks also to this subreddit's mods for allowing me to post this. Let's put some good out there in the world together!
Here are the direct links to the auctions:
TEST PRESSINGS
#1 (USA only): https://www.ebay.com/itm/143656642789 SOLD!
#2 (USA only): https://www.ebay.com/itm/143656643394 SOLD!
#3 (USA and international): https://www.ebay.com/itm/143656644004 SOLD!
#4 (USA only): https://www.ebay.com/itm/143656643688 SOLD!
#5 (USA and international): https://www.ebay.com/itm/143656645115 SOLD!
#6 (USA and international): https://www.ebay.com/itm/143657891862 SOLD
RETAIL VERSIONS
#Final retail version 1 (USA only): https://www.ebay.com/itm/143656643545 SOLD
#Final retail version 2 (USA and international): https://www.ebay.com/itm/143657891256 SOLD
More info on Direct Relief: https://www.directrelief.org
EDIT: Several people have asked about international shipping. I'm a noob to eBay selling, so I missed setting that up when I was creating each listing. I've tried fixing it now, but eBay's seller options are a nightmare and a mess. Some of the test pressing auctions randomly have international shipping available, but it still doesn't seem to be available on the retail version. I've changed every option and checked every box I can think of, but it still hasn't shown up. I'm going to keep working on it, so if you are not located in the US and are interested, please don't give up hope!
EDIT 2: Thanks for pinning this, mods!
For non-US people who would like to bid, I've got some good news! I added two new auctions that you can now bid on. The excellent people at iam8bit have provided me with another test pressing, and I found a second sealed retail release. So now there are four auctions for US people and four for international people, all for the same items. I've updated the links above with the relevant info. My apologies for the confusion about this, but I'm an eBay noob and didn't realize that international shipping wasn't on by default when setting up a new auction. You also can't add it to an auction once someone bids on it because eBay has dumb rules. Anyway...
Thanks to all the people who reached out about this and to the people who've bid so far! Keep it up!
EDIT 3: MONDAY, JULY 20TH
There has been an absolutely amazing response to this so far! Thanks so much to the Guild Wars 2 community for your generosity. There is less than 24 hours left on the initial 5 auctions, and two days left in the bonus international auctions. Let's finish strong!
EDIT 4: TUESDAY, JULY 21ST
The initial batch of auctions are now over and I'm amazed at how much money we've raised! The remaining two auctions end tomorrow, so there's still a chance to get a special version of the soundtrack and raise some more money for charity!
EDIT 5: WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND
Hello again for a final update. All the auctions are now over and we've raised over $1,300! I'm honestly blown away by how great the response has been to this! I'm going to be adding in a personal contribution so that the final donation can be an even $1,500. I have to wait for the funds to clear from eBay/PayPal, but I'll post something on Twitter once I make the donation.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO BID, RETWEETED, OR SAID SOMETHING NICE AND ENCOURAGIND. I hope I have an opportunity to do something like this again in the future.