UPDATE: From Ebay…Opening Day is now set for Monday, so the first pint is Monday at 5pm. We have looked for a way to work with a 501(c)3 to make this donation tax deductible, but have been advised that is not going to happen. We can issue a letter saying this is charitable giving, but that the recipient does not have non-profit status. You would have to work with your accountant/tax professional and decide how to proceed on your own.

In the last 10 minutes of bidding, the price for the honor of downing the first pint at Leon’s Full Service jumped $1,000 and ended at an impressive $2,650.

Two bidders, r***7 and p***a, drove the price skyward in the final minutes of the auction, with r***7 taking it in the end.

Who is r***7? Leon’s is scheduled to open to the public Monday, so we shall soon know. If/when I get details on the event, I will post here.

Congrats to r***7! And to Daren Wang and the BSP boys, who came up with an ingenious way of raising additional funds for Trackside/5th Earl employees.

Cheers all!