TOPIC: Fred's Mary's Hands Auction Oct 22nd - Nov 2nd

Updated Oct 20th, 2026

I'm starting to set up the dates for the auction and set aside specific tokens for the fundraiser. The dates listed and are final.

We run the auction late October and early November to both capitalize on matching donations through coloradogives and to ensure we get our seed orders in on time for the next year.

I'll try to update frequently - at minimum daily then more frequently as we get near auction completion.

Ebay style bidding. Bidding up to $10 is in 25 cent increments, $1 increments from $10-$100, then $5 increments above $100. Shipping is $9.

First, an overview of what you’ll be helping…

Mary's Hands is a 501c3 Non-profit (non religious - Mary's Hands is named after my late mother) founded by my wife Isabelle and myself. It was named after my mother who tirelessly volunteered and helped others her whole life. We are fortunate enough to have land we can farm and built a program to grow food for who need it the most locally. The critical part of what we do is in delivering the food to affordable housing communities directly and helping them set up mercado-style markets where residents can come by and pick up whatever produce they need in a friendly and supportive environment. We grow what these communities are telling us they can't afford but would love to have. It's humbling to see people who can't afford high quality organic produce get restaurant-grade produce rather than cast-offs or seconds. You can find more information about our work at Mary's Hands

2025 ended with 2 tons of produce provided to the communities we serve along with several thousands of dollars in direct food aid while SNAP benefits were suspended. We provided starts (plants ready to be planted) for some communities as a test project and it went well. 2026 has us providing several hundred starts to the communities that have gardens at their request along with increasing the amount of produce we can grow and deliver.

As you know, produce prices have increased sharply and government programs assisting low income families have been greatly reduced. These communities are working families or elders that are hard pressed to make rent and basic costs - good quality food is well beyond their means. We're able to help and do it in a way that respects their dignity with the free mercado concept.

We have our tunnels set up to try and extend the growing season - 2025 we were able to keep growing from May to early November. 2026, we had plants in the ground for the tunnels in early April that succeeded. We expect, barring an exceptionally cold fall, to be able to grow into November again this year. Our hope is both to increase overall produce but also extend the season when people can benefit from it.

For the auction itself, bidding will be ebay style with the winning bids paying through our donation portal for Mary's Hands. All winning bids are tax deductible as a donation to our 501C(3) non profit Mary's Hands!

Thank you in advance!
-Fred

2026 Auction items - more will be added over the coming days!
The auction will be run through Alesiev's Auctions. The link to bid is:
alesievauctions.com/auctions/48

Auction Items for the 2026 Mary's Hands Auction:
Special items!:
Many thanks to Pat Rothfuss for two signed tokens:

UR Taborlin's Key - 1 of only 30 made - to my knowledge, the only one signed by Pat.
UR Shaed

Auri's Candle (unsigned)

Paragon
Elder Orb of Dragonkind

Eldritch
Kilt of Dungeonbane


Arcanum
Deathward Greaves
Ring of the Sacred Circle


Safehold
Safehold 5 with hirelings!
Sidekick Grunnel!

Trade goods
100K Mythic Ore Bar

Legendary
Gregor's Gladiator Gloves
Kilgore's +4 Savage Sword
Rune Giant Totem


Relic
2026 Ioun Stone Mystic Heroism (+1 level or +3 to saves w another leveling item)
Bead of the Lucky Traveller
Earcuff of Greater Glory
Orb of Annihilation
Ring of Psychic Mastery
Greater Ring of Havok


Ultra-Rare
2006 Woodie UR Arrow of Slaying!!! With the 2027 rare volunteer token, this can be used WITHOUT turning it in 1/game!
+2 Mug of Battle
Charm Bracelets
Eye Patch of the Aesir
3 Piece Triad Set (Sir Jason's Helm, Sir Andrew's Armor, and Lady Ashley's Shield) - grants +1 level plus each item ability
Ring of the Ioun - UR from Ringcon!
Cloak of the Accursed
Ghost Accelerator - patron UR
2027 TE Bead of Need


Enhanced/Exhalted
2026 Censer of Divine Aid w/ Incense of Might

Odds and Ends

TD Props:
10 saints puzzle props with all 10 saint rings (rare)
Mystic Ring of GRUNNEL! - small favor from grunnel*
*Grunnel will do most anything for TD... but he won't do that. - rules on discord page



Other items:
Dungeon! Board Game (1981 Version)

Extra items added 10/30 (Thank you to the generous donors of several of these):
Lot of 5 Golden Fleece
A second Auri's Candle!
Spirit Pet Eyebite
Bead of the Lucky Traveller
Ioun Stone Platinum Nugget

Milestones:
$2,500
2nd Mystic Ioun Stone (+1 level)
2nd Ring of the Ioun

$5,000
Orion's Belt
Ioun Stone Warden's Wrath 2027 Chase Token

$7,500
Legendary Bog's Medallion of Berserking
Dungeon Crawler Carl Unstoppable Card Game (pre-release/backerkit package): Dungeon Crawler Carl Unstoppable, Co-op Playmat, Unstoppable Playmat x2, Donut Strike Pack, Iron Tangle Expansion, Crawler Chaos Expansion plus backerkit bonus card, Mongo is Appalled Dice Bag, and Official Carl "Smush" dice set.

Complete 2026 Herald Set (20 tokens)
25K Gold Bar
Charm of Transmorph Set (all 10 charms) - lets your entire party get sub-races for a run!

$10,000
UR Hard to find! Charm of Quick Strike
UR Mongo's Miracle Bead
UR Libram of Looting
UR Death Knight Helm
5 piece Ghosts set - add extra slots for your next run!
9 piece Folio set - bonuses for a full run - includes the extremely rare Might Folio granting +1 level!
The REAVER SKULL! This is the TD prop used for the adventures where the Reaver was introduced and culminated with the Figurine Reaver Token. The skull was carefully crafted by the TD goblins and their overlord. I will include a UR Figurine Reaver along with the skull for whomever wins it.



$12,500
Unique GT Cog Necklace that allows user to ask Jeff for a hint on something 1/year!

Reserved!

The initial items have been listed. I may add a few more during the auction so keep checking in!

Fred

*bump* most items have no bids yet - lots of great deals available!

New bids are starting to come in - we're up to just over $900 raised and are hoping for $3K+. Most URs are still only 25 cents with others having no bid at all yet. Jump in while you can!

We're up to $1100 in bids so far!

Fantastic deals still out there.
Golden ticket high bid is only $505
8 UR's with no bids yet
A Relic with no bids
Enhanced token set including enchanter's whetstone with no bid
CURSED mirror of pride and fork of gluttony with no bid

A Relic with a high bid of $0.25
11 URs with high bids of $0.25

2023 VTD completion set high bid of $0.25
2023 Monster bit set high bid of $0.25

Let's get some more bids in there!

Fred

More new bids in - we just crossed $1,200 in bids so far!

Still amazing deals to be found:
3 URs with no bids yet
2 Relics at only 25 cents
13 URs at only 25 cents
2023 Monster bit set at only 25 cents
2023 VTD completion set only 25 cents

GT current bid is only $505
2024 URs that are common PYP picks are almost all going for less then $30!

Jump in - get great items and help a good cause!

Fred

We're up to $1460 in bids! All but 2 items have a bid now.

Great deals across the board. We have 12 URs and a package of Enhanced tokens (including enchanter's whetstone) all at 25 cents! We're below $30 on almost all URs, hirelings, monster bit set, and woodie 2005 UR necklace of fireballs.

The Golden Ticket is only at $505, The Spirit Pet Ducky is only $81, and 4 relics going for well under $100 (3 under $30!).

Take advantage of great deals and helping a good cause! Keep Bidding!

We're now over $1,750! Great start to the auction!

Still quite a few items well below 1/2 of market pricing:
Golden Ticket at $505
2005 UR Necklace of Fireballs at $51
Orion's Belt at $26
15 URs at less than $20!
Enhanced set with items valued at between $150 and $200 (total) is only at $25!

Bid early and bid often for great tokens and a great cause! (As an added perk, you get to learn about weird superheroes or supervillians with each new one added with new bidders!)

We're up to $2,350 in bids! Amazing progress!

Still great deals available:
Hireling Stewarts at only $21
Ancients set of 3 2024 UR ancient set tokens going for only $76
Set of 2023 monster bits going for $21
VTD completion set PLUS Grunnel's Hexed Fruitcake only $61
20 UR's under $30
All 5 relics under $110 (Boots of Protection for only $25)
Necklace of Fireballs only $51
Our spotlight item for this auction, the Golden Ticket, is still below market value - currently at $945.

Lots of great deals available while helping a great cause! Keep up the bids!

Fred

We added Dishman and Batmanuel to our lineup of high bidders!

We're now over $2,300! I am in awe of the TD community's generosity. Just wow everyone!

Still great deals to be found and you are helping a great cause. Less than a week left!