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Today, we’d like to offer a chance to help out at a time when that help matters most. To support the relief efforts currently underway in Japan, we’re introducing three limited edition hats and two special noisemakers to the Mann Co. store. The “Humanitarian’s Hachimaki” ($7.99), the “Benefactor’s Kanmuri” ($19.99) and the most prestigious “Magnanimous Monarch” ($99.99) will be available from now through April 6. All proceeds (net of applicable taxes) will go directly towards the Japanese disaster relief fund that the American Red Cross has set up. The hats can be equipped by all classes; however, they cannot be traded or used for crafting.

I wonder how much cash that will bring in. :) http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/24/team-fortress-2-selling-100-20-7-hats-for-japan-aid/

The rare hat club did this first, damn valve giving no credit the their community

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japan is one of the richest countrys. send the money to haiti

So what if they have a good economy? Does that mean just forget about helping a country in dire need in it?

Have you even actually bothered to see the amount of damage done? But as above, just because a country has a good economy doesn’t mean its going to be forked out instantly to aid the recovery and anyway its not like the money is going straight into Japan’s oh so big piggy bank. Its going to the American Red Cross, which last time I checked was a volunteer based company/org or whatever you want to call it. So every little helps imo.

but man. 100 bucks for a hat. thats alot. I guess if you were gonna donate 100$ anyways you might as well take the hat too? :P not that I know anyone who would o.o

Quoted from dauk

buy hats now, wait month, sell for triple price

they cannot be traded or used for crafting
You’d have to sell your whole steam account ;-)

I’ve said this last time, but any money that is beyond the estimate of what the red cross needs for a region (Japan and surrounding Islands in this case) goes to another charity goal (pakistan for example).

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japan is one of the richest countrys. send the money to haiti