Should I call the donations off?

Okay. I’m a street musician. Funds are low at the moment. My accordion strap broke. I need a new one, usually like $30. I had this idea of setting up a contest where folks can chip in $1 towards straps and guess the date when the safety pin currently being employed gives out.

I posted this online on my Facebook fan page, and so far three people have made generous contributions: $5, $5, and $24!!! I am completely blown away by these people’s generosity. Pass the Kleenex.

Anyway, now I have a moral question: I didn’t expect to get the necessary amount of money so soon, and it’s still really early in the day in the US where most people are! By the time more people see this post and react, I could have WAY more than $30.

Should I be honest and post something saying that I’d reached my goal, or should I just let it happen and rake in the dough? I do have a lot of general accordion-related expenses (especially since I keep playing in the winter and freezing valves and having to replace them), so it’s not like these extra people’s donations would be going to drugs and prostitutes, for example.

What do you think, moral of moral Jellies?