Vs. Newton Charity Issues (2019)

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I did find this post which offers a competing timeline

@jrodriguez

9/23/2010 – Heath creates the Works charity thread
1/31/2011 – Heath says yo-yos are sent to the anodizer
1/31/2011 – Claims hedgehog had cancer/surgery.
8/2/2011 – Heath says the auctions will be delayed until after WYYC 2011
11/9/2011 – Heath says he will post the yo-yos on eBay on the 11/10/2011 – “The Works “works” yoyos are going on eBay. its really the best way to make sure it gets done at this point. i will start posting them tomorrow night and continue until they are all up”
12/3/2011 – Babbylonian says, “So Heath, just wondering, that moonwalker I won several months ago, will I ever be able to purchase it? If not, it’s cool. I’ll just wait until you’re not so busy and you’re making more yoyos.”
12/4/2011 – claims $615 raised pre-auctions
1/31/2012 – Second Skywalker Release
7/20/2012 – Heath ships Mitch Leake’s yo-yos from December 2011 auction. Claims he was waiting 7 months to see if Mitch also wanted to buy a SADR.
8/14/2012 – Heath posts additional works colored yo-yos in the name of charity. They eventually sell for $1130
8/16/2012 – Heath claims on the phone that ACS will give him one combined receipt for all charitable donations in the past 2 years…
8/27/2012 – SkyWalkers and other VsNYYC releases go on sale at YYE.
9/1/2012 – claims he needs to relist $311 modded yo-yos, even though $311 is the second highest bid… so at least 2 people bid that high. he never mentions 2nd chancing the items to the second highest bidder.
10/1/2012 – Claims hurricane Isaac preventing him from showing receipt

I have some questions about this. When did the auctions actually start?

8/2/2011 – Heath says the auctions will be delayed until after WYYC 2011
11/10/2011 – “The Works “works” yoyos are going on eBay.
12/4/2011 – claims $615 raised pre-auctions
9/1/2012 – claims he needs to relist $311 modded yo-yos, even though $311 is the second highest bid

We know that all money was paid as of October 2012, but I’m unclear when the auctions ran? From November 2011 to August 2012? That seems consistent if I match both topics?

Also, how much of the charity auctions were VsNYYC yo-yos, versus other people’s donated yo-yos? From the above post it looks like most of the ~$4073 was donated yo-yos from other people? That definitely helps me understand more of the outcry.