On 3/4/08, Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net> wrote:
If the clothing is not hers to sell, disposing of it
this way could be
considered theft by conversion. If the price were consistent with the
usual price of such items it would be a petty theft, but a price of
$15,000 or more could upgrade the offence. The auction should be
allowed to run its full course. At that point a suggestion that she
donate the proceeds to WMF (for which she would get a proper tax receipt
to offset the capital gain) might be an offer she can't refuse.
For another approach:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
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—C.W.