Troy Bayliss 1098R Charity Raffle!

[Pedro-bot]

I don't see 1098 tickets being sold any time soon without a definitive raffle date.

[DRKWNG]

I don't see 1098 tickets being sold any time soon without a definitive raffle date.

Or at all.

[thought]

lets say we average out 300 tickets every 5 months which is how long it took so far.  so that means it'll be around 18 months.  minus the 5 that has already passed, it'll be a year from this point before we see the drawing.

that is of course if ticket sales progress at the same rate.  it seems there were initially quick sales and now it's slowing down.

pedro is prob right, i think there has to be some kind of deadline... if you set it for a year after you started the raffle that will give until june to get tix sold.  what you will prob see then is a lot more sold quickly, esp as the deadline comes down.

[Raux]

lets say we average out 300 tickets every 5 months which is how long it took so far.  so that means it'll be around 18 months.  minus the 5 that has already passed, it'll be a year from this point before we see the drawing.

that is of course if ticket sales progress at the same rate.  it seems there were initially quick sales and now it's slowing down.

pedro is prob right, i think there has to be some kind of deadline... if you set it for a year after you started the raffle that will give until june to get tix sold.  what you will prob see then is a lot more sold quickly, esp as the deadline comes down.

question is what happens to the raffle at the deadline if all the tickets aren't sold?

[zooom]

question is what happens to the raffle at the deadline if all the tickets aren't sold?

traditionally, money is returned....

[thought]

traditionally, money is returned....

thats what i think should happen too.

[Pedro-bot]

But it's a charity raffle.

Money raised, big or small, is afteralll for charity. If the organization is banking on pulling in a certain dollar figure, maybe they need to avoid raffles all together and just do fundraising.

[zooom]

But it's a charity raffle.

Money raised, big or small, is afteralll for charity. If the organization is banking on pulling in a certain dollar figure, maybe they need to avoid raffles all together and just do fundraising.

CHARITY OR NOT...a raffle is for a prize...if you have a set # of tickets that have to be sold for the raffle to commence, and you haven't done it in an established timeframe or a reasonably extended timely manner that you completely inform the entire public of, then you need to cease the raffle and offer to return the monies taken in unless those folks choose to decline a return for it to be donated to the charity anyway....if you have a raffle with no specific number of tickets, then it is false advertising to have taken in money for an event that didn't transpire as advertised,then you are suiting up for fraud...

fundraising is an altogether different matter....

[OneWheelDrive]

How about an update?

[SwampMonster]

Yesterday my money was returned to my card with no explanation and after visiting the website I am un able to buy another tic. Anyone have any idea what is going on? An yes I did e-mail Horsepower charity's. No reply yet.

[DRKWNG]

Has anyone else received their money back?  This is starting to seem a bit off.

[thought]

Has anyone else received their money back?  This is starting to seem a bit off.

not for me, and yeah... it's getting a bit sketch

[extra330]

smells fishy to me.  I wonder what their legal requirements are regarding either refunding the  cash or simple drawing the lucky winner regardless of how many tickets were sold.  My guess is that the contest holder has the right to refund everyones $$$ ......kinda sucky though

[DucNaked]

Anyone ask for a refund yet? I'm about ready to. 

[thought]

anyone hear anything from them yet?  this is pretty sketch now... no updates on their fb page or twitter or anything.