UPDATE: If you would like to add another fandom or want more flexibility in some other way, please post below. If people are game then we can alter the exchange. Right now I am considering doing an exchange pairing with US/UK matches. That way our UK buddies can send over real UK items and we could send US based items from 3 different US TV/FILM fandoms. Please post any ideas/suggestions below. Thanks!
The theme for this year is We Love Britain! Primarily I'd like to keep this a love fest for Harry Potter, Doctor Who and Sherlock. If people wanted to branch out and add other British things, then please let me know and we'll possibly alter the fandoms or expand them.
Geeky Gift Exchange 1 (Non-Craft): Start time would be now, due to your exchange buddy by April
If you want to participate in this exchange, your item(s) will need to be something purchased, i.e. something that is mass produced. I will allow items that are produced on CafePress, TeeFury, etc. I also will allow Comic Con items as they can be purchased on ebay and other sites.
The item(s) need to be worth $10-15 original retail price. Please do not send someone items that do not equal this amount and please do not send items that are over this amount. Last time we had people who went overboard and spent double what they were supposed to and then other people received half of what they were supposed to. I want this to be as fair as possible for everyone, so PLEASE abide by this $10-15 ONLY rule.
If you want to participate, please post the following information in the comments below:
1) Put the three fandoms in order of your favorite to least favorite.
2) Please list your favorite characters, locations, books, stories, villians, etc. - The more detailed you are, the easier it will be for your exchange partner to tailor your present to you.
OPTIONAL:
3) Please list anything you do NOT like from any of the fandoms (i.e. characters, books, movies, school houses, etc.). - If you don't care and would generally be happy with anything from the fandom, then please post that as well.
4) What do you collect (if you collect a lot of different things from the fandoms, then please list your favorites or maybe things you don't have a lot of).
Geeky Gift Exchange 2 (Craft Only): start time would be now, due to your exchange buddy by July
If you want to participate in this exchange, your item(s) will need to be something handmade, i.e. something that either you made yourself, or someone else handcrafted. It cannot be something sold in stores, with the exception being etsy and other craft sites.
The item(s) need to be worth $10-15 original retail price. Please do not send someone items that do not equal this amount and please do not send items that are over this amount. Last time we had people who went overboard and spent double what they were supposed to and then other people received half of what they were supposed to. I want this to be as fair as possible for everyone, so PLEASE abide by this $10-15 ONLY rule.
I am giving a much longer time frame for this exchange as I want to be sure people who are crafting the items themselves have enough time to finish.
If you want to participate, please post the following information in the comments below:
1) Put the three fandoms in order of your favorite to least favorite.
2) Please list your favorite characters, locations, books, stories, villians, etc. - The more detailed you are, the easier it will be for your exchange partner to tailor your present to you.
OPTIONAL:
3) Please list anything you do NOT like from any of the fandoms (i.e. characters, books, movies, school houses, etc.). - If you don't care and would generally be happy with anything from the fandom, then please post that as well.
4) Please list anything in particular you might be interested in getting/stuff you like to collect or buy off etsy for the fandoms (for example, prop replicas, jewelry, etc.)
I am going to do both of the exchanges.
ReplyDeleteGeeky Gift Exchange 1:
1) I'm interested in all three fandoms, but since I have less Sherlock and Doctor Who items, I would prefer those.
2) I love Moriarty best from Sherlock, and my favorite eps are from Season 2 where there is much more of him, but I love the whole series and like all the characters.
I love the Tenth Doctor best from Doctor Who. I like all the companions. Favorite eps are Blink, Turn Left, Vincent and the Doctor, Father's Day and Christmas Carol special, but I honestly love the entire series, so anything is fine.
3) For Sherlock and Doctor Who I like the villians as well as the good guys so anything is fine.
4) My favorite things to collect are promotional items and/or replicas of stuff (i.e. props, tie-ins) from the series/films, etc.
Geeky Gift Exchange 2:
1) I'm interested in all three fandoms, especially Sherlock and Doctor Who items (since I don't have as many), but I am totally happy with Potter stuff as well. Especially if you base it around my favorite characters.
2) Potter - Sirius Black is my favorite character, Snape is pretty much tied with that or a very close second. Hermione is a more distant third. Favorite book is Order of the Phoenix, Deathly Hallows is 2nd. Love the Marauders, Hogwarts, Mirror of Erised, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, Hogwarts Express, Platform 9 3/4.
Sherlock: Anything is fine, I like Moriarty best. Like all eps and characters though.
Doctor Who: Favorite Doctor is the 10th Doctor. I go back and forth over which companions I love best. Favorite eps are Blink, Turn Left, Vincent and the Doctor, Christmas Carol special, and Father's Day, but I honestly love the entire series, so anything is fine.
3) For Potter there are a lot of characters so to list them all would be hard. Basically I hate the obvious ones though; Umbridge, Bellatrix, etc.
For Sherlock and Doctor Who I like the villians as well as the good guys so anything is fine.
4) I would love anything that was tongue in cheek or tie ins to any of the fandoms. I love geeky in jokes that only the fans get.