Snead Adoption Auction

2009-11-30T22:02:00.000-08:00

We want to thank everyone for your participation in the Snead Adoption Auction. Thanks to the auction and your support, we have been able to raise over $3000 towards our adoption expenses, immeasurably more than we could have ever asked or imagined! Because there was so much participation, it is going to take us a couple of days to email each of you individually to confirm your purchases and shipping addresses.

A few last items of business. Please read everything as something may pertain to you.

1) We are able to get more pearls donated. There was a lot of interest in the solitaire pearl necklaces and earrings. If you bid on something, but were outbid and would still like a necklace or earrings (or if you simply want to order more than you already have), please email to let us know. In order to be fair to those who have bid, we will set a minimum donation for these items based on the minimum winning bid prices.

1) Solitaire pearl necklaces--$25 each, specify color
2) Pearl Earrings (as pictured in auction)--$30, specify color
3) NEW ITEM -- We are also able to get stud pearl earrings (as pictured in the sets)--$15, specify color
4) If there are any other pearl items that interest you (full strands in any length, color, or quality) please email and we can talk about the options. Price will depend on quality as I may have to purchase the strands.

If you would like to add any of these items in any quantity to your order, please email by Thursday at noon EST to let me know. I will be going on Friday morning (China time) to order the additional items so that we can get them before heading to the US next week.

2) If you bid on a Christmas ornament but were outbid, I am able to get similar ornaments for a minimum donation of $15. For example, if you wanted a panda ornament, I can get another panda ornament, but because each one is hand painted, no two are identical. I will get the next closest ornament to the ones pictured in the auction. Again, I must know by Thursday at noon EST.

3) Lastly, if you are interested in any items that have not been bid on, please email with a donation price. All remaining items are first come first serve, no minimum donation, no bidding required. As some of you may email while we are asleep, we will "sell" these based on the order in which we receive your emails.

Again, than you so much for participating! We will be in touch with each of you very soon.

Blessings,
Matt and Michelle

FAQ's

2009-11-04T16:33:00.000-08:00

How do I place a bid?

All you need to do is leave a comment anywhere on this site or send an email to sneadadoptionauction@gmail.com. Tell us which item you are bidding on (preferably using the item number) and we'll update the site with the most current bid.

How much do I bid?

Almost every single item on this page has been donated. Whether your bid is $5, $50, or $500, the total of your purchase goes directly towards our adoption expenses. Your bid is a way to help us cover some of our adoption expenses while getting something nice in return.

How long will the items be available?

That really depends on the item. For example, if someone bids $150 on a hair bow, it's obvious that the $150 is not for the bow but for our adoption. We'll post the highest bid on that item for a couple of days and then remove it if no one bids higher. Fair? Maybe not, but this isn't eBay. It's to help with adoption expenses. :-) If someone bids $150 on the leather bag, we'll wait it out until the end of the auction. We plan to leave the items up through NOVEMBER 30 with all items that have been bid on going to the highest bidder. If anything is left, we'll keep it on the site for the first bidder until everything is gone.

Any other questions?

Welcome to the Snead Adoption Auction!

2009-10-28T18:13:00.000-07:00

Hello! We are Matt and Michelle Snead. Welcome to our Adoption Auction. We are the parents of two wonderful children - Vera is 4 years old, and Kai is 16 months old. Lord willing, we will soon be parents to two more wonderful children. We are currently in the process of adopting two children from Ethiopia and hope to have them home before the end of the year! “Little Eden W” is a 3 year old girl and “Littler Tobias A” just celebrated his 2^nd birthday! Yes, in just a couple of months, we will have a 1 year old, a 2 year old, a 3 year old, and a 4 year old!!! Some may call us crazy. We just love kids and are excited to be adding two more.

In 1999 we met while teaching English in China. In 2002 we got married, and in 2004 we returned to China. We have been living here ever since! We are working with a Chinese NGO that provides special education, physical therapy, medical care, and foster care to China’s special needs orphans. Our income is 100% support based, so when we started the process to adopt from Ethiopia, we knew it was going to be a financial step of faith. We have estimated that the total cost of this adoption will be around $35,000.

This auction is just one way that we are working towards raising money to help offset some of the costs. 100% of your bid/purchase goes towards our adoption costs. Many of the things available through this auction were donated to us by family, friends, and local Chinese Christians who heard that we were adopting and wanted to do something to help.

The leather products were donated by Barrington, the company here in China who has hired Matt and enabled him to work with the NGO. They have donated several items, including an “Obama bag” that retails at $700! We are so thankful for the support they have provided to us as we expand our family through adoption! There are several other donated items you will see in the auction post coming soon.

We are so thankful to everyone who has given their time and resources to make this adoption auction possible!

If you would like to know more about the upcoming adoption, you can follow our journey at somemoresneads.blogspot.com.

Blessings,
Matt, Michelle, Vera, Kai, and soon “Little Eden W” and “Littler Tobias A" a

Auction Items are HERE!

2009-10-28T07:09:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Snead Adoption Auction! You'll find a wide variety of items below including fine leather products, beautiful Chinese pearls, cute hair bows, China silk zippered bags, gift certificates, and more. Please scroll down through the auction items and enjoy! If you choose to bid, please include the item number or numbers and your bid in a comment on this auction blog or in an email to sneadadoptionauction@gmail.com

Bids will be checked and updated daily. We will leave the auction items online for three weeks. At that time, we will award items to the highest bidder. Items remaining will stay online and can still be bid on...til they're gone!

1. Barrington leather has kindly donated several fine quality leather items. To learn more about Barrington, visit their website.
http://www.barringtongifts.com/
http://www.barringtongifts.com/family/family.html

1a. Barrington "Croc Key Tag"
Highest Bid--$15

1b. Barrington men's "Snap Valet"
A useful piece for storing keys, wallet, keys, and jewelry together on your dresser or bedside table. Packs easily into a briefcase or overnight bag.
Highest Bid--$50

1c. Barrington leather "Pocket Jotter"
Take notes on-the-go utilizing a hard surface and 3" x 5" note cards for writing. On the reverse side the Pocket Jotter keeps business cards handy to ensure that you are prepared to seize an opportunity.
Highest Bid--$25

1d. Barrington "Luggage Tag"
Highest Bid--$15

e. Barrington "Captain's Bag"
Highest Bid--$750

President Obama was given one of these bags as a gift from the University of Mississippi as a debate gift. He has been pictured in Time Magazine using this bag as his Air Force One carry-on. Barrington will provide one of these presidential carry-on bags in the color of choice to the high bidder in the auction. The winner can choose between British Tan, Black, or Chocolate Brown. The bag includes a personalization deboss of the winner's initials on the bag's luggage tag. Barrington will include shipping to any address within China or the United States. These bags retail for $700.00!

2. Pearls

2a and b. Solitaire pearl necklaces on 18 inch sterling silver chains in white
2a Highest Bid--$25
2b Highest Bid--$25

2 c and d. Solitaire pearl necklaces on 18 inch sterling silver chains in black
2c Highest Bid--$25
2d Highest Bid--$25

2 e. and f. Solitaire pearl necklaces on 18 inch sterling silver chains in cream rose
2e Highest bid--$25
2f Higest Bid--$30

2 g. pearl earrings, white
2 h. pearl earrings, black
2g Highest Bid--$30
2h Highest Bid--$35

Each necklace or pair of earrings comes in a small gift box.

3. More pearls in sets!

3a. matched set of dark cream rose pearls with necklace, earrings, and ring, bid on the set, please
Highest Bid--$50

3 b. Black pearl necklace and earrings, bid on the set, please
Highest Bid--$200

Please note - if you are interested in purchasing Chinese pearls, Michelle is able to get them directly from the supplier and can obtain pearl jewelery in a variety of colors, styles, and qualitites. If you have something specific in mind, email Michelle at sneadadoptionauction@gmail.com with your request and she can get just about any kind of pearls you can imagine! If you are interested in this option, you must contact Michelle, ASAP so she can get pearls before leaving China in mid-November!

4. Jade and stone bead bracelets - an assortment of jade and other stone bracelets. Each comes in it's own gold drawstring bag!

Choose 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e (note the letters are NOT on the bracelets, just on the photo!)

4a Highest Bid--$5
4b Highest Bid--$10
4c Sold Post Auction--$5
4d Highest Bid--$10
4e Highest Bid--$10

5. Table runner or wall hanging. Each of these is 12x25 inches, Chinese silk with embroidered pictures of 100 children at the dragon boat races.

5a. Darker color on top of photo
5a Highest Bid--$50

5b. Lighter color on bottom of photo
5b Highest Bid--$500

fabric and embroidery details

6. Five sets of "nesting" China silk zippered bags in a variety of colors. Each set has 5 bags that fit one inside the other. The larger sizes in the set are wonderful for toiletries travel bags and the smaller ones for change purses or jewelry. Keep as a set or give individual bags as gifts. Very nicely made.

6a. red bags - (5 bags in the set)
Highest Bid--$10

6b. green bags - (5 bags in the set)
Highest Bid--$30

6c. light yellow-green with dragonfly motif (5 bags in the set)
Highest Bid--$20

6d and e. dark brown bags (also 5 in the set)
2 bag sets available in brown
6d Highest Bid--$10
6e Highest Bid--$10

7. Set of 12 postcards with lovely images of the architecture of the island of Gulangu. 2 sets available.

7 a. and b. postcard sets
7a Highest Bid--$0
7b Sold Post Auction--$5

8. A bouquet of headbands, all wrapped in ribbon and dressed with bows, 4 in all. Bid on 1 or more.

8a. wrapped in peach with spring green/white/and gingham bow
Highest Bid--$5

8b. wrapped in blue with red, white, and pink/khaki gingham bow
Highest Bid--$2

8c. wrapped in lavender with lavender and lavender/fuchsia/green gingham
Highest Bid--$5

8d. wrapped in green with pink, white and pink/coral/green gingham
Highest Bid--$6

9. A garden of hair clips

9a and b. Flowers, 2 1/2 inches across, 2 sets of 2
9a Highest Bid--$3
9b Highest Bid--$3

9 c,d,e. Flower pots with pink polka dotted flowers, 2 1/2 inches tall, 3 sets of 2
9c Highest Bid--$6
9d Highest Bid--$3
9e Highest Bid--$5

9 f,g,h,i Cherries! 1 1/2 inches, 4 sets of 2
9f Highest Bid--$3
9g Highest Bid--$3
9h Highest Bid--$0
9i Highest Bid--$0

9 j. Yellow daffodils, 2 inches, 1 set of 2 bows
Sold Post Auction

9k. Lavender flowers, 2 inches, 1 set of 2 bows
9k Highest Bid--$2

10. Bows, bows, bows for pony-tails. Each bow in this set is attached to a covered elastic.

10 a,b,c,d,e Red with white polka dots, 1 3/4 inches across, 5 sets of 2.
10a Highest Bid--$3
10b Highest Bid--$10
10c Sold Post Auction
10d Highest Bid--$0
10e Highest Bid--$0

10 f. Mauvey pink, 2 1/2 inches across, 1 set of 2
10f Highest Bid--$2

10 g. Sage green with white polka dots, 3 1/2 inches across, 1 set of 2
Highest Bid--$0

10 h. Light pink with brown polka dots, 3 1/2 inches across, 1 set
10h Highest Bid--$10

11. Tiny bows with clips

11a. Light pink with dark pink polka dots, 1 3/4 inch bow on 1 inch clip
Highest Bid--$10

11b. Light pink lace, 1 1/4 inch bow on small alligator clip
Highest Bid--$10

11c. same as above but white lace bow
Highest Bid--$10

1 3/4 inch bows with white ribbon and various colors of gingham
11 d. orange gingham - set of 2
11 d Highest Bid--$0
11 e. pink gingham- set of 2
11e Highest Bid--$10
11 f. black gingham- set of 2
11f Highest Bid--$0
11 g. aqua gingham- set of 2
11g Highest Bid--$0
11 h. red gingham- set of 2
11h Sold Post Auction
11 i. yellow gingham - set of 2
11i Highest Bid--$0

11 j. and this cute little girl clip, 2 1/2 inches tall
Highest Bid--$0

12. Little critters hair clips

Snails
these are soooooo cute!
Bid on one or more, all have polka dots

12 a. purple
12a Highest Bid--$5
12 b. green
12b Highest Bid--$0
12 c. orange
12c Highest Bid--$0
12 d. brown with pink dots
12d Highest Bid--$5
12 e. black with pink dots
Sold Post Auction
12 f. tan
12f Sold Post Auction
12 g. brown with blue dots
12g Highest Bid--$3

Turtles
Bid on one or more, 5 total
one each of12 h. lavender/green
12h Highest Bid--$2
12 i. peach/yellow
12i Highest Bid--$0
12 j. brown/blue
12j Sold Post Auction
12 k. light green/dark green
12k Highest Bid--$0
12 l. light pink/dark pink
12l Sold Post Auction

13. Hand painted Christmas ornaments

13a. House with snow and evergreens
Highest Bid--$11

13b. happy snowmen
Current bid: $10

13c. Panda
Highest Bid--$1000

13d. Christmas village
Highest Bid $10

14. Two gift certificates for $50 from Baby Uniques. Please visit their website to see the types of products they carry and then bid on a gift certificate! (14 a and b)

14a Highest Bid--$25
14b Sold Post Auction