possible raffle of my bike?

[liamsimpson]

So anybody that has seen my bike for sale tread will have seen a fellow orgers idea of offering it up for raffle, so this thread is to see how much interest there is.

So the idea is that the tickets would cost £10 each and when my asking price is reached i will have a independent person to draw it whoevers ticket comes out wins her simple as that!

I could do with some ideas as to the legal side of it (think its all legit)

so i will enclose a photo of the prize and a link to the for sale thread so you can see what you are getting.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/eileenesimpson/bike.jpg
there is no mot or tax but i have no worries that it will go straight through and the mirrors need finishing but that was my last job.

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=148278

Cheers

Liam

[Stu]

Where's the poll?
At £10 when are you going to say that's enough?
How do we know you'll return the money if the draw is not made?

[speedplay]

Wasn't the asking price 1700?

I guess you would have to post on more forums than just here to be able to sell 170 tickets.

Good idea though.

[Tim in Belgium]

My Grandpa once did this with an old Ford V8 Drop Head Coupe when he left Egypt in the '50s, I could ask him for tips if you want ;)

[amnesia]

Some people sold tickets to raffle their house after having trouble selling it in the normal way.

The understanding was that if the asking price wasn't reached by a certain date then the raffle would be drawn for another prize. My addled memory is telling me that it was all the cash from ticket sales minus running costs of the raffle.

They set up a website with all the competition details on it and appeared on breakfast TV.

[Mike2165]

Check out the legalities, there might be something to do with the gaming act and requiring a licence

[simesb]

Some people sold tickets to raffle their house after having trouble selling it in the normal way.

The understanding was that if the asking price wasn't reached by a certain date then the raffle would be drawn for another prize. My addled memory is telling me that it was all the cash from ticket sales minus running costs of the raffle.

They set up a website with all the competition details on it and appeared on breakfast TV.

Is that actually legal? If I entered to win a house, and the organisers changed the prize which I won, I'd be miffed. May as well do the scratchcards from magazines...

[amnesia]

It was in the rules up front so everyone knew what the deal was when they bought the tickets. The house was only up for grabs if the target ticket sales were met.

I am sure that they had solicitors involved due to legalities of raffling things like houses!

[sunshine]

if you need a gambling licence i can arrange the draw from my local casino making it legal, if that was a problem.
as for number of people put the raffle on ebay im sure that would draw in the people.

[kellyjo]

If you can manage to arrange it, count me in :-)!!

[SUPERSTARDJ01]

If your after another bike then just trade it in I got £1750 for my 2000 curvey as a trade in.

[lee67]

what i wanna know is, why should 170 people pay £10 each, for a slight chance of winning an old curvy( granted the polishing looks well, but not 100% feasbale in the uk, well for 3 months it is lol)...lets be honest here it aint nowt special, just sell or trade in, and good luck with selling it

just to add, ive got 250 tickets here for mine at £20 a pop':smt047 :smt002

[squirrel_hunter]

Don't do it. I've seen this fail massively on another biking forum; it really isn't worth the hassle either for you, the fourm, or any of the participants.

Just sell the bike in the normal way.

[ty_uk]

what i wanna know is, why should 170 people pay £10 each, for a slight chance of winning an old curvy( granted the polishing looks well, but not 100% feasbale in the uk, well for 3 months it is lol)...lets be honest here it aint nowt special, just sell or trade in, and good luck with selling it

just to add, ive got 250 tickets here for mine at £20 a pop':smt047 :smt002

£20 it nowt special:rolleyes:

[hindle8907]

I think its a good idea,
The seller gets his money and some one grabs a bargain.

[simesb]

The seller gets his money and some one grabs a bargain.

It's only a bargain if you win. Otherwise you've wasted a tank of petrol.

[liamsimpson]

just to end this its not happening now due to the hassle but thanks for the interest.

[DarrenSV650S]

edit.... nevermind

[yorkie_chris]

Don't do it. I've seen this fail massively on another biking forum; it really isn't worth the hassle either for you, the fourm, or any of the participants.

Just sell the bike in the normal way.

Why what happened?

[squirrel_hunter]

People moaning basically. Turning something that was intended to be a bit of fun into something that by the end no one wanted to be a part of. It was probably a case of planning from the start but the whole thing just dragged on and on. In the end it was far more hassle then it was worth.

[lee67]

£20 it nowt special:rolleyes:
what?..best one on here:smt002...£1000 of extra's on a mint low mileage k4:p

[Speedy]

what i wanna know is, why should 170 people pay £10 each, for a slight chance of winning an old curvy( granted the polishing looks well, but not 100% feasbale in the uk, well for 3 months it is lol)...lets be honest here it aint nowt special, just sell or trade in, and good luck with selling it

I beg to differ.

Everyones bike is something special to its respective owner.

And in Liams' case even more so with the amount of time and effort thats gone into it.

Good luck with the sale, the person that buys it will be VERY lucky!

[Taipan]

49 tickets (numbered 1- 49) at £35 each. First ticket drawn from the lottery on a saturday night wins it!:cool: