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Update 1: 11/19/19 - Signups are closed and all letters received.  Matching users right now and you should receive your match in the next few days

Update 2: 11/21/29 - All letters have been sent.  Send a PM to WildBil52 if you did not receive a letter or  if you have any questions

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST, PEOPLE MISS DETAILS EVERY YEAR AND IT LEADS TO QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO TRACK BITS OF INFO FROM A DOZEN OR SO PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T READ THE POST

If you were looking for Zagnorch's NOT So Secret Santa 2019, you can find it here:  http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=19215.0

It's Secret Santa time again! Here is how it works:

Step 1 Reply to this thread with something like "I'm in" and I will add your name to the list

The cutoff for signing up is Saturday, November 16th

Step 2 Send an email to rfgensanta@gmail.com The subject line should look EXACTLY like this:

User Name-Your Country-Country or Countries you are willing to ship to

EXAMPLE If I am in the USA and I am willing to ship to the USA and Canada:

Wildbil52-USA- Will Ship to USA, Canada

Copy and paste the text below for the body of your email and fill in the blanks:

Dear Santa
I’ve been a VERY ___________ boy/girl (choose one) this year, so I feel like I have earned all of the __________ that I will probably get for Christmas from all my family and friends.

But I also want video games.

If I could get just one box of video games and/or video game related items with a total combined value of at least $20 before shipping costs, I would hope that the box would have___________ in it.

And I would prefer that it didn’t have any __________ in it.

Since I am a responsible collector, my entire collection has been meticulously entered on rfgeneration.com (OR i is entered at this location: [link to your collection here]) so that you can see what I already have.  You can also check my RFGeneration wishlist to see what I really want more than anything in the whole wide __________.

Please remember to send out my domestic package by December 9th or my international package by December 1st so that I don’t receive my package late and have to resort to _________________ on Christmas morning.

Thank you, Santa!

Sincerely
(RFGen User Name)
(Real Name and Shipping address here)

A note on writing your letter

As far as your wishlist goes, Be as specific as you want or as general as you want just remember that the more options you give your Santa, the easier you will be to shop for.  Say things like:

I would like any NES carts not already in my collection

or

I would love to get some spare controllers for NES, SNES, Genesis, or Saturn.

or

I would really like to get any of the following SNES games: x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, etc.

Add as much room as you need, you don't have to say what you would like to get in just a few words.

Step 3
Once your package arrives, or on Christmas morning, post pics of your Secret Santa package here (and in Small Scores if you like)

The MINIMUM value of the items you must send to your Secret Santa is $20. You may give more if you choose, but $20 is the minimum. There have been issues in years past with people feeling a little short changed so if you are unsure about what you are sending, give a little more, after all, it’s Christmas!

Due to the scams of years past, The RFGen Secret Santa 2019 is available to established RFGen members OR to anyone who has an established member vouch for them.  If you are unsure if you are an established member, shoot me a PM.


Participating Members

bickman2k package received
crabmaster2000 package received
DisposedHero package received
douglie007 package received
EZ Racer package received
Fleabitten package received
Fokakis package received
Ikariniku package received
MetalFRO package received
Russlyman package received
shaggy package received
singlebanana package received
SirPsycho package received
slackur package received
Wemspter package received
wildbil52 package received

a bold member name signifies that Santa has received and reviewed your letter and no further action is necessary.  Please allow a few days from when you send your letter for your name to turn bold.

I'm in!

I'm in.  It's the most wonderful time of the year, after all.

In as always :D

Count me in!

I'm in, as usual!

Me

I'm in

Sign me up

Yes Please

In again!

I'm in

I'm In!

The letter is in!

Hey now! While I'm not gonna be a participant myself, I'd like to thank WildBil52 for promoting the 2019 NOT-So-Secret Santa Give-Away. I added a link to this event on the official 2019 NSSS thread so we can get some nice cross-traffic goin'.

Thank you for your attention...

Letter sent!  Thanks for organizing this again Bil.

Great response, as always!  I'll be going through Santa's email today and marking letters received and sending reminders today and tomorrow so we can start shopping this weekend.

I'd like to get in this if still possible.

I'm in.  That makes and even 14

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:laugh:  That makes 15, EZ Racer was never added to the list.

Well crap...

Ok letter sent

Letter sent!

Sent my letter earlier this weekend.

Letter sent. Thanks Santa....whoever you are.

Just waiting on a couple of letters...Keep an eye on your inbox

Mine's sent!

ok I responded to the wrong post on here ha. Finishing up my letter now and I need to update my collection some :0)

Sorry the matches are a touch late, I put in a little extra effort to make sure that no one was matched with anyone they have  been matched with since 2015.  Starting to send emails now..

Thanks for the extra work, Bil! 

Got my partner!

Got your wife?  Bummer dude, hope you don't get a copy of Cliffhanger on the SNES....

I understood that reference

My copy still needs a box and manual though

All letters have been sent, let me know if you do not see yours

Got my secret Santa gift planned out.  Just waiting to see if a Black Friday sale helps me out.

The plan got better.  I hope my recipient is ready...

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Got my letter.... o buddy, they gave me free reign on gifts... bad move...

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Man, I can't believe I missed this.  Been hectic at home and work the past few weeks and I totally forgot to sign up.   Hope Santa is good to you all!  :)

Got my gift purchased. Will get to the post office on Monday.

I just shipped my gift out today, so the recipient should have it by the end of the week.

My gift was shipped out today.  I hope you enjoy it!

My package from my Santa came in today!!

I shipped out my gift. I hope they enjoy it.

Shipped my gift

Shipped today, on time for once! :D
Wait, why is the Christmas card still sitting on the couch...

I'll be getting mine out tomorrow, I've had a sick kid for 2 weeks

Received mine today and I shipped mine today as well.


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To be clear I didn’t just take my package and out a new address on it and shipped that one.
Two different boxes lol 😂


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Because you're a slacker???.....

Yeah, I'm a little late in getting mine out as well, but it shipped today. I received mine from Santa a few days ago, so it came early. I'm torn as to whether or not to open it now, or wait until Christmas day...

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Shipped mine out this afternoon. Recepient should have it by the end of the week, if not early next week.

The link doesn't seem to be working.

After a very busy post-Thanksgiving week, my Secret Santa gift is on the way.  I really hope the recipient... appreciates it.

You couldn't wait, huh?  :laugh:

My other option was open it now and post the video on Christmas. I'm tearing it open if it's in my possession. Haha.

Ha ha, well you got some well needed games.  Closer to completing your set.

Well, I'm done shopping... Just need to ship. It'll definitely be there by Christmas though!

My gift just came! Thank you Santa you were awesome, why more than I expected.  And I will be sending mine out soon! So sorry it's going out so late, holiday's and sick kids.

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Images are being strange so I'm not sure this will post correctly, but my SS box came in!
Thanks so much, I know it can be tough hunting.  If the pic doesn't work we got Lego Star Wars II for PSP, Cate West: The Vanishing Files for DS, Sonic Unleashed and Bard's Tale for PS2, and my favorite, an awesome custom Glitch Corp Castlevania NES controller that is totally going to be my main from now on.

Thanks a ton Santa! :)

(https://imgur.com/gallery/wro5w5k)

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Gotta get the address of the image file, not the album page. :)

Thanks!
Believe it or not, that's what I kept trying but in the preview it would revert to something else. My phone and imgur are not talking to each other very well. Tried just copying the image address directly and it seemed to get different results from the same process.

Anyway, appreciate the help :)

I'm waiting until Christmas to open my package.

Got my gift.  Never seen ANYONE take me up on my challenge like this.  Kudos, good sir.

Welcome! I also took 2 out of my collection to give you some of your wishlist.

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Package received

Very much appreciated.  When I saw your earlier posts in this thread, I guessed you had me, and when that huge box showed up on the steps, I knew I was right.

Got my package last week. Opened it up to find some awesome goodies.

So awesome!  I need Vigilante!  I'm down to 21 SMS games to go!

Here's my Secret Santa goodies! I revealed each game to the camera, so I didn't know what I was holding up until it shows there, so the reactions are legit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk7T5JQCD3c

A lot of really cool gifts so far! I just received my Secret Santa gift today and hope to do an unboxing video soon!

Stepping outside my comfort zone for the second year in a row. Special thanks to Crabmaster2000 for the awesome gift this year! I also wasn't aware that my cat was bathing herself in the background for the entire video, haha!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjlyf_Hp-gk

Steven, you are very handsome.

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Good stuff! "Where Moth And Rust Destroy" is not Tourniquet's best, but that album definitely has some great tunes. Solid prog/thrash going on there. And Power Blade is indeed awesome, so that's a really nice gift!

Glad you liked the gift Steven. Awesome to see you crack that smile when you saw Power Blade! Let me know what you think of the lead guitar on Healing Waters of the Tigris, it always gives me chills.

Updated the first post with packages received.

Also, I'm super late in shipping, but USPS says it will be there before Christmas, so it should still make it!

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Received mine today!

I've listened through the album a couple of times while driving, and I feel like Healing Waters of the Tigris is one of the standout tracks. That is definitely an epic solo! I've mostly only heard Marty Friedman through Megadeth and a little of his Cacophony stuff years ago, but his style is so distinctive that it's very easy to recognize.

He's one of my favorite players. Love his Cacophony stuff as well and his new instrumental stuff is pretty great.

Just a reminder to PLEASE record a video when you open your gift.  The community really enjoys them and it makes the whole Secret Santa a lot more fun when we can see the joy on your faces.

Been loving the videos so far this year.  Someone should gather then into one vid on the RFGen YouTube Page...

I know someone who could probably do that. If anyone would prefer I not include their video, please let me know.

Got my gift in the mail today!! Got a really great laugh at "Santa knows you enjoy the Shump Club". Nothing like a little holiday self promotion! Thanks so much for filling a few holes in my PlayStation library. And I absolutely LOVE this Mega Man figure, look at those abs!! Thanks so much Josh and Merry Christmas!

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Package came today.

https://youtu.be/qIqMk2bZJdM

Thanks! I've been eagerly awaiting my gift, and Santa didn't disappoint. (Even though I probably didn't make myself the easiest to buy for)

You're very welcome! Was dealing with some stuff and wasn't able to get to the guides early enough to ship back out on time.

I went looking for Mario Golf at a local chain. They told me another store would have it on hold. Showed up, looked around a bit, saw Sky Kid in the case.

Glad you enjoyed it! Not sure if you saw yet, but there's a little extra in the Mario Golf case...

Glad you like your gifts, Crabby! I figured you'd dig that Mega Man figure, and I was really hoping you didn't already have one, so I'm glad that you like it.

My package arrived today! I am honestly still in shock about it... I can't possibly thank you all enough for this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr5khXt-V9Q

Incredible reaction! Congrats on finishing the set Adam. Well deserved!

So cool, man! Congrats on completing the set!  Can't wait to see it framed!

That is so awesome!

And I helped!

hooray!

Couldn't happen to a better guy. Enjoy!

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Congrats!! Glad to see you finish a set off!!

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Got some really awesome stuff from my Secret Santa this year! Shawn had talked about The Girl and the Robot on a previous show and it's a game I really wanted to try out. Awesome Mega Man variant for GB, and a Corecast shirt!  Thanks Racer Santa!

Another Core-cast shirt! Now I know where that other sale came from  :slick:

Ok here's my unboxing video.  When I added the games to my collection, i found out that I had received a Snowboard Kids manual from my secret Santa back in 2016.  So now if i get the box from Santa next year i can complete the whole set from Santa. 

https://youtu.be/1mWNFAjtVNg

Nice! It wasn't easy finding N64 or Zelda games you didn't already own, but I hope you like what I picked out. Happy holidays!

Here's my Secret Santa gift:

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Thanks so much!  That's puts me at 630 NES games and Baroque was a nice surprise!  Thanks Santa!

Here's my mandatory Secret Santa gift opening video. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDgyiaAOLec

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Thank you secret Santa. Adding to my VB collection. ‘‘Tis the season to see in red 😂


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All this VB love does my heart good for the holidays.

No kidding, a lot of VB love!  I should go for that one next?  I think I only need 8 or 9 games for it.

Wow looks like this was a better year for virtual Boy as Christmas gifts than 1995 was

How could it possibly have failed?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17euo2DzBZI

It totally doesn't look like the origins of Skynet or anything...

sorry my video is a little late, guys, my wife took it in a weird format and as a video editing novice it took me some time to figure out how to edit it in Vegas.

AMAZING gift from my SS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6NiNJrmdk0

Hoping my Secret Santa got his gift. Haven't seen a post yet...

I was so excite for my gift, I got them in my collection on RFGen and put them up, forgetting to take a picture. This, I believe is everything, if I missed something let me know, I dont want to short change my awesome gift.[img width=687 height=467]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200110/e388de7ca17c059dfea1ec04f8015446.jpg[/img]

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Nice gift!  Awesome job, Secret Santa!

Yeah that's a wicked haul