can you run a tombola at a car boot sale?

laurenjs88

Hiya,

I'm going to do a carboot in april and donate the money to the local foodbank, I was thinking I have some lovely but unwanted gift sets etc from christmas and thought I could possibly do a tombola?

So really I wanted to know can you so a tombola at a carboot and any ideas of how successful they are?

Thanks :beer:

McKneff

As far as I'm aware you can't,
Its a form of gambling and you have to have a licence for this sort of thing.

Its too open to abuse.
Sorry

But you could give it them to some Charit organisations who do have licences and have coffee mornings
etc who can indeed do tombola's

laurenjs88

No problem, It might be best to do it through the foodbank directly then rather than on my own with my bits and peices.

Thanks McKneff

Crestfallen

People go to carboots to buy cheap items, a raffle on a bootsale has to compete with 50p and 20p items that folk can just go and buy. I have seen plenty of raffles being held, but never see anyone buying tickets, if a stall's items have raffle tickets on them then the first thing that will enter the buyer's head is "these are not for sale", and they'll keep walking.

It's a nice thought but I wouldn't recommend going down that route with your items.

mumto2loves

Crestfallen wrote: »

People go to carboots to buy cheap items, a raffle on a bootsale has to compete with 50p and 20p items that folk can just go and buy. I have seen plenty of raffles being held, but never see anyone buying tickets, if a stall's items have raffle tickets on them then the first thing that will enter the buyer's head is "these are not for sale", and they'll keep walking.

It's a nice thought but I wouldn't recommend going down that route with your items.

totally agree! at our local bootsale there is a lady who does a tombola and i always think why would i spend 50p and not know what i might get when i can spend 50p and choose something i know i want? can't see the point myself!

Pembroke

Why not go to the boot fair of your choice the week before and track down the organisers and see if they will let you have a pitch the next week for free as you're selling for a charity. You then just put large signs on the front of the stall saying all proceeds go to charity, and name the charity you're supporting. If you sort it out early enough you may also be able to get the charity in question to provide you with leaflets and other merchandising goodies.

Vaila

No one looks at tombola stalls, you are better off just selling the giftsets and donating the money to your cause