VisibleGifts+FAQs

media type="custom" key="28805424"      **//Where your treasure is,//** **//there your heart will be also.//** Matthew 6:21 || ** We are accepting donations through ** ** April 22, 2018 ** ** In keeping with our mission of making visible God's love, **** 10% of proceeds will be given to a designated charity. ** ||  ||  |||||| St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was founded in 1860 by forward-thinking pioneers who wanted to create a holy space where all would be welcome. Because of their generosity and vision, St. Paul’s has endured for over 150 years as the oldest church in continuous operation in Owatonna. St. Paul’s has lasted so long because of the people who love and support it and who work to spread God’s message of love in tangible ways.
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 * [[image:Red Wing butter crock.JPG width="237" height="199" align="right" caption="Rare Red Wing 20-lb butter crock - SOLD $530" link="@Buttercrock"]] ** Our next [[image:Screen Shot 2018-03-08 at 3.30.29 PM.png width="75" height="29" link="https://www.ebay.com/usr/visiblegifts"]] auction will run from **
 * April 29 to May 6, 2018 to allow shopping for Mother's Day. **
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 * **Visible Gifts page on** || [[image:Screen Shot 2018-03-08 at 3.30.29 PM.png width="82" height="31" align="right" link="https://www.ebay.com/usr/visiblegifts"]] || **Email us** || [[image:email-button.gif width="49" height="50" link="mailto:mailto:saintpaulsonline@yahoo.com"]] || [[image:Screen Shot 2016-03-11 at 7.59.31 PM.png width="162" height="41" align="right" link="@https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/149505"]] ||
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From time to time, people seeking to support our mission donate items of value which are not appropriate for sale at our rummage sale or holiday bazaar. St. Paul’s wants to make the most of these generous gifts and put the money to use in the community. To help us in that endeavor, we are turning to eBay to sell the items in a campaign we call “Visible Gifts.”

Earnings from the auction will support the operation and maintenance of our historic church and our work outside the church. The organizations we work with and support include: Transitional Housing of Steele County, Hospitality House, Steele County Free Clinic, the Food Shelf, the Clothesline, the Crisis Resource Center and others.

If you have questions or need further information, you can email the Visible Gifts team at SaintPaulsOnline@yahoo.com. Thank you for your interest in St. Paul’s Visible Gifts eBay auction, and for your support of St. Paul’s church. It is through the efforts of people like you that St. Paul’s is truly able to be // A Visible Sign of God’s Love. // . . || How can I participate in  St. Paul's Visible Gifts eBay auction?

Follow the Visible Gifts eBay page. If you register for an eBay account today, you can be ready to bid when the auction goes live. The auction will go live on the evening of April 29 and run through the evening of May 6.

The most valuable help you can give is to donate items that will sell well on eBay. You can also help by asking family, friends, or businesses to donate items.

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 * In addition to bidding, you can help by spreading the word. Tell friends, family and colleagues. Send a personal note about the auction to your contacts. Include a link to this page. The more people who bid, the more funds we can raise!** ||  ||

By all means, and that will save shipping costs. If you have a winning bid when the auction closes, and if you need different shipping arrangements, please DO NOT PAY until Visible Gifts has sent you an invoice. Then, if you want to make any changes, you can message VG and we will send a NEW invoice, reflecting for example, one shipment for multiple items, or removing shipping charges for local pickup in some cases. || How can I donate items to St. Paul's Visible Gifts eBay auction?

We are accepting items for auction until April 22, 2018. We are seeking items that will sell better on eBay than at our rummage sale or Bazaar, and that are not difficult to ship.

Donating is easy! Have a look at our, and download a copy of our. You can email the Visible Gifts auction team at our separate Visible Gifts email at saintpaulsonline@yahoo.com.

If you missed our deadline for donations, please remember us next year. ||  ||   ||  || .  How do I arrange local pickup and remove shipping charges at checkout?

If you have a winning bid when the auction closes, you may arrange local pickup for some items**. Do not pay the invoice that eBay sends you automatically. Send Visiblegifts a note via eBay to discuss local pickup, or send an email now to SaintPaulsOnline@yahoo.com to be added to the No-Ship list. We will send you a NEW invoice, which will allow you to check “local pickup” and remove the shipping charges before you checkout. Local pickup items must be fully paid in advance. If there is any mistake in shipping charges, not to worry—we can easily and quickly issue a refund.** || Will my donations be tax deductible?

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is recognized as a tax-exempt public charity, but we are not able to give legal or tax advice. Contributions are deductible to the extent allowed by law. See our, and consult your own tax advisor for information and personal guidance.

I am not on eBay. Could you bid for me?

No — that would be problematic. But we bet you have other friends who would be excited to help. ||  ||   ||  ||  I want to BUY IT NOW, but shipping charges are included. How do I remove them?

If you use BUY IT NOW, you must pay immediately, and you will be charged shipping automatically by eBay. But if you are local and do not need shipping, do not worry. We will offer local pickup on some items. We can quickly refund your shipping charges. Just send a message that you want local pickup, and we can issue a refund. || If I can't bid, or am outbid, can I still donate online?

There is a Donate Now button on the charity.ebay page and another one here. You can donate any amount via PayPal by clicking on that button, and St. Paul's will receive 100% of your donation. I want to donate, but I am unable to bid online. How can I participate? If you write a check instead of purchasing, and put "VG Auction" in the memo line, we will still donate 10% to charity. The Donate Now button will outlive our auction. But our acknowledgement may be delayed; the Paypal Giving Fund does not notify us of these donations until they are disbursed to us on the 25th of the following month. ||  ||  <span style="color: #265393; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">

||  ||  Will you auction other items? When?

We have aspirations to continue our auctions, once or twice a year. We cannot run continuous actions because our Minnesota tax-exempt status limits our tax-free selling days. If you follow the Visible Gifts eBay page, you will know when we launch our next auction, or you can email our Visible Gifts address to be added to our email notification list. <span style="color: #265393; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">

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 * //● **Donor Form**// ||  ||= //● **Donation Acceptance Policy **// ||   ||> //● **Tax Deductibility Handout **// ||
 * //● **Visible Gifts eBay page **// ||  ||= //● **Donate Now**// ||   ||> //●** Email SaintPaulsOnline@yahoo.com// ||
 * //● **Donor Form**// ||  ||= //● **Donation Acceptance Policy **// ||   ||> //● **Tax Deductibility Handout **// ||
 * //● **Visible Gifts eBay page **// ||  ||= //● **Donate Now**// ||   ||> //●** Email SaintPaulsOnline@yahoo.com// ||