VGCollect 2024 Secret Santa!

[dhaabi]

Information has been forwarded to all participants! If you have any questions, feel free to send me a PM.

Also, I will bring the matter of when we should try to mail out packages. Obviously, more time will be needed if packages are needing to be mailed internationally and less time for mailing domestically. So, perhaps a better way to think about the issue is if there is a preferred window of time we'd all like for packages to be received. Should the deadline be by Christmas Day? The first week of December? Some other time? Last year, most gifts were received by the first week of December, and that was mostly in consideration for a gift-opening event. What do you think?

[NickAwesome]

I would be in favor of a later deadline such as- needs to be delivered to the recipient by Christmas-

It's also nice to be able to shop for my recipient on black friday- usually the best deals of the year both online and at my local game stores- so I can maximize their gift. 

[ferraroso]

I'll try send the package to my giftee so that they'll receive it by mid-December as mail tends to become a little bit chaotic as we get closer to Christmas.

As for my wishlist. It's not very long and I'll try adding some stuff to it soon, but as always, I appreciate all Sega games from any region (no need to be Japanese). Also, PlayStation 1〜5 struff is always very welcome!

Looking forward to shopping for this person this year!

[koemo1]

Let the hunt begin!

[BinaryMessiah]

Shoot I missed out this year! I didn't realize it was done so early in the year. I just missed the deadline. Oh well, I mark it on my calendar next year for October.

[Cartagia]

Shoot I missed out this year! I didn't realize it was done so early in the year. I just missed the deadline. Oh well, I mark it on my calendar next year for October.

Just an FYI, this is pretty late for us.  It's generally been done in September in the past.

[dhaabi]

Shoot I missed out this year! I didn't realize it was done so early in the year. I just missed the deadline. Oh well, I mark it on my calendar next year for October.

It's good to know you're interested in the possibility of future events. Hopefully next year you'll be able to join!

[dhaabi]

Anybody out there getting an early start now that the weekend's here?

[telly]

I've got some good ideas goin', hopefully can find them at a local game store; I have some stuff I was going to trade in anyway so that would be the best case scenario! 

[dhaabi]

I've been informed that the first parcel (presumably) has been shipped!

Like last year, I'll be managing shipping and tracking information privately to maintain greater anonymity since the number of participants is small and we generally know where we all live. However, once received, I will be checking tracking information each day, so I'll be sending private updates to each recipient when their gift parcel is projected to arrive.

[dhaabi]

More gifts are being sent! When tracking information becomes available, please be sure to forward it to me privately.

Also, there wasn't much feedback as to when we should try to have parcels arrive to their final destination, so I decided December 15 should be the target deadline.

Like with other major updates, the topic post has been modified.

October 17 Update
The expected budget should be around $60 USD.

October 21 Update
Giftee wish list and shipping information has been forwarded to each participant's Santa. Please plan ahead to have all shipped items reach their final destination by December 15.

November 05 Update
After items have been mailed, tracking and shipment information should be forwarded to me via PM so I can ensure everything is running smoothly.

[koemo1]

Collected everything and ready to prepare for shipping out.

With kind regards

[dhaabi]

Collected everything and ready to prepare for shipping out.

Thanks for the update! It's good to know international items are being shipped with plenty of time in advance.

Be sure to forward shipping information to me via PM once it's mailed out.

[dhaabi]

Oh, and just so everyone else knows: I also mailed out my parcel! I got an early start in securing gifts and have been done for a while, but I waited until more time had passed before actually mailing.