Every donation of the prize giveaway contest is a gift of great generosity from those participating sponsors/donors to support the UC DOTY event, contributed completely on their own free will and accord. With that said (and as stated in the official DOTY rules of participation and terms/conditions of the prize giveaway contest), the sponsors/donors of the offered prizes, as selected by winners, completely determine the terms and conditions in regards to shipping arrangements. Some donors take on any and all associated costs of shipping regardless of where in the world the prize is being recieved, which is
waaaay above and beyond, but an offer that should/can
not be expected in
every/any circumstance from
every donor as each and every prize donation is different and may have varying degrees of challenges/constraints regarding shipment of prizes and/or means of the donor by which to do so.
It is recommended and advised that winners personally reach out to donors through PM here at UC and discuss solutions to come to the best option by which arrangements can be mutually agreed upon by both parties. Whether or not details of shipping arrangements were stated prior to prize selection, as a winner, it is generally most courteous to offer what you can to help offset shipping costs whenever/wherever possible, especially in cases when shipping is exceptionally high as with international folks. Keep in mind, the prize(s) itself are being provided completely free of charge from the wholehearted kindness of the donors and offering to financially contribute and chip in towards the costs to ease the burden of shipping expenses is a gesture of goodwill and appreciated consideration from winners to receive their gifted prize(s).
Now, it's understandable if the prize winner/recipient also cannot contribute (or only contribute very little) to meet the costs of shipping expenses and/or the donor and prize winner cannot come to a mutually agreed upon solution by which to send/recieve the donated prize, as was the case expressed by others who then chose a different available prize from another donor. However, in this case, since this is the very last prize of the giveaway, there is no other available prize option from which the winner may select from, so, if shipping arrangements cannot be agreed upon by both parties, I regret to inform y'all that this particular last winner unfortunately has no other choice but to decline the prize as offered and forfeit their participation in the giveaway.
As someone who lives internationally and often has to absorb the extra high costs of shipping associated with this hobby, I understand that this may not/is not always fair but that's unfortunately the way it currently is and we hope everyone understands.
Hopefully, now that the winner, 'arjun1616' and our super awesome donor, 'hsbc', seem to be in contact (or perhaps will be shortly), y'all will be able to work something out between the two of you and come to an agreement that will be accomodating on both ends.
Best of luck and thank you both for your support and participation in this year's DOTYs. If there's any issues and/or concerns, please feel free to reach out, either privately by PM or publically here, and we'll be happy to help mediate wherever possible.
Thanks!
