The only thing I have to add that nobody else seemed to mention was that with Dark Bribe. You opponent doesn’t draw a card because it is part of the effect, not the cost of the card.

Another card I thought I should mention is Crush Card. It is the same thing. You must tribute a Dark monster, then your opponent gets the chance to negate it. So if you opponent uses Solemn Judgment, then you will lose the monster and not get the effect of Crush Card.

arg! i can’t get that song out of my head the song “myself” by “full moon”

even though the activation is negated, you still have to pay for the cost to even activate the card’s effect in the first place. The cost cannot be avoided even if your card’s effect is negated after you actives your card.

so pay the cost, the effect is activated, and then its negated.
it doesn’t matter if your card’s effect goes though, you pay the cast first, and it cannot be avoided either way.