I just wanted to start this as an interest thread. But since everyone seems to have questions, lets see ..
Game related? Doesnt HAVE to be game related. If you are eyeing something else and would love to get it as a gift instead, thats cool.
Location restriction? Thats up to the group as a whole. Most likely if someone is overseas and wants to participate, they are going to have to 1) realize that its going to cost them a few bucks more to ship something and 2) most likely will end up with a bit smaller of a gift if their Santa can only spend the recommended limit. And since I just mentioned it ...
Spending limit? Yeah we will have one. Dont really want to be on the complaining end of someone who bought a $100 gift for their person only to receive a $10 gift in return. I would love to hear some limit suggestions (The one Im doing on Sega8bit.com is $25 limit. I just happened to make my person happy by finding a lot of the stuff on his list a whole lot cheaper than normal so Im filling his gift all the way up. Obviously shipping will need to be part of the limit but if you can squeeze a little more, there is no complaints).
How pairing will happen? I can handle the emails if thats how it goes and do the pairing myself or if someone else wants to do it, thats cool too. We should have a time limit as to how long to sign up and get your name in and a time by when all the gifts should be mailed out. Whoever is in charge of the list should get emails from everyone a few times. First email will be their wish list. Second will be when the item ships. Third will be when they receive their item. Only the person receiving the emails will know who is getting what for who. I dont want the list to be public. That could open a weird can of worms.