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GU ComicsBLOG: Child's Play Charity Auction, year 2: I actually launched my blog (separate from the news feeds) one year ago right after the first Penny Arcade Charity Auction. Last night, we attended the second. This one was even bigger than the last. Inside the big live auction, things got crazy fast. The first item was a mystery box, which went for a few hundred dollars over its stated value of $1,000. It contained a treasure trove of games, game books, collectibles and a PS2 console. This set the stage, and the majority of items that followed went for $1,000 or more. A few jumped into the $3-4K range. Then the unthinkable happened: someone bid $20,000 for an appearance in a Penny Arcade strip. As each bidder upped the ante above $5,000, the audience gasps underscored the impressiveness of the gestures.

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