🎅 Secret Santa 2022 – Over!

[rusins]

I’m kinda sad I can’t participate since I’m the one organizing
Well, unless someone drops out and I have to fill the gap.

[xsynatic]

There are no gaps to fill since it’s a circle.

5 participants for example

A - b
B - c
C - d
D - e
E - A

[rusins]

Last time there was a situation where A → B → C

person B had to step out, but person A had already bought a gift for B that did not match what C would have wanted, so @Grozniy stepped in to replace B. Something like that.

[xsynatic]

Yea that’s different.

In case someone drops out before gifts have been purchased then it doesn’t not matter, the circle will always close.

[ApproachCautiously]

Might be a good idea to post some information from last year. Stuff like how many people participated, how many dropped, etc… Just to give anyone new an idea on how well it went last time.

I like that you are taking a wishlist with the entries since it can be hard to look through people’s old posts depending on how many replies they have

Also for stuff that wasn’t purchased is there any sort of guides on how to classify the value? Specifically for if an item was made by the person since just counting the material cost would be lower than the actual value of the item. I’m specifically talking about well made handmade items that could easily be sold and not subpar items that you can only give as a gift

[xsynatic]

Secret Santa 2018 WORLDWIDE-COMPLETED

Secret Santa 2019 - Completed

The time has come to start the preparations for Christmas As @Youssless created in 2017, let’s continue it this year. I would like to organise it again but if the forum agrees on another person, I’m ok with that. If someone else will be appointed Head Santa, I’ll share the form and the message template to handle this event. @longhairedboy @BillGordon could you lift the 21pm’s limit from the Head Santa? Last year I couldn’t send more than 21pm’s in 24h and we had around 60 participants. Guidli…

Secret Easter 2021 - Awaiting gifts

Welcome to Awesome Gift Sharing Experience As 3rd year in row Santa of Esk8, i welcome you to participate in this event. This year we will change a little by taking into consideration your votes from here. Guidelines: 31 of January is to sign up. Draw of names will be at first week of February. 3 days reading time and 50 received likes to be able to participate or be a “Regular”. Preferred is tracked shipping. If sent untracked, sender is responsible for the missing gift and will have to so…

[rusins]

I believe 3 out of the 60 people from 2019 dropped out which is a 5% dropout rate. Hence why the participation fee is set to ~5% of the expected gift value.

[rusins]

@ApproachCautiously

Also for stuff that wasn’t purchased is there any sort of guides on how to classify the value? Specifically for if an item was made by the person since just counting the material cost would be lower than the actual value of the item.

I think you should compare to what similar such items sell for.

If it’s an enclosure then compare with other enclosures. A skinned deck, if done well, is usually well above 200$ so you should be good on that front. Then again, if the recipient dislikes the skin… then you’ve essentially just given them a deck, so consider what that would cost regularly.

If you’re unsure if the recipient will like the gift, then include some sweets so that at the very least they have that

[frame]

or just send them unobtainium, which value is practically out the window because u can’t even buy them anymore

edit: whoever get me will get some fresh unobtainium

[Evwan]

Whoever gets me is gonna get a buncha tires. All brand new, but tires nonetheless.

[ApproachCautiously]

I was thinking more than just sk8 parts but I had a feeling someone might immediately think of enclosures

When you custom make stuff that isn’t even available to buy it can be hard to put a price on it. Not saying I would do that but if something would work well as a gift and is not too hard to make then might as well

As an example, I made a pair of pants using a design that has been floating around online for a while but never actually made commercially. Some bad pants based on the design exist but the quality is crap. So you can’t even really say that the base price is what those pants cost since they’re just not comparable. With an item like that it would be hard to price unless you kept track of the hours it took and material cost.

@frame

just send them unobtainium

Only things I have that might be unobtainium are items that are also not desired You can’t buy them either though so it isn’t incorrect to call them unobtainium.

[frame]

@ApproachCautiously

not desired

one man’s trash is another man’s treasure

[ShutterShock]

Lol it really depends on the person, usually they seek out this treasure

[ApproachCautiously]

No, they’re truly trash that I only don’t throw out since I might want to take it apart for some project in the future. They’re not even any good for esk8 use. Some of the unobtainium I have is also almost fully dissembled. Chips, resistors, capacitors, etc… all removed.

[That_Jamie_S_Guy]

Not sure if I’ve been in the forum long enough to participate, but if I can count as a “regular” I’m in at standard tier!

[rusins]

Hey Jamie! Sorry, but you might be one of the forum’s latest members
Stick around with us and you’ll be able to participate next year

[jaykup]

@That_Jamie_S_Guy

if I can count as a “regular” I’m in

@rusins

Stick around with us and you’ll be able to participate next year

Yup! Rusins is just going off the status that the forum software “Discourse” gives users after they’ve viewed/liked/interacted with things over time. You’ve been a great addition for sure, and I’m sure you will hit level 3 “regular” status in 2-3 months or so. That also unlocks a new area of the forum!

To get to trust level 3, in the last 100 days…

• Must have visited at least 50% of days
• Must have replied to at least 10 different non-PM topics
• Of topics created in the last 100 days, must have viewed 25% (capped at 500)
• Of posts created in the last 100 days, must have read 25% (capped at 20k)
• Must have received 20 likes, and given 30 likes.*
• Must not have received more than 5 spam or offensive flags (with unique posts and unique users for each, confirmed by a moderator)
• Must not have been suspended or silenced in the last 6 months

[Nathraichean]

Would I qualify? Im not really participating much because my knowledge is limited to give insight, but I do check in with the forum.

[ShutterShock]

Unfortunately, no. If you look in your profile by clicking on yourself on this page, you can see that you are the role of “member”

Edit: It’s rusins ting so his word goes

[rusins]

You’ve been on the forum for over 2 years and I definitely recognize your face lol. I think you should be able to participate in the standard tier if you want

If anyone else is unsure, do ask!