Is it wrong to sell raffle prizes......

ognum

Raffle prizes seem to cause tension! We run a yearly raffle for a support group I volunteer with.

The prizes are donated by the members who also buy tickets, much like any small groups, it’s a fund raiser and some fun at Christmas. The prizes are all small, boxes of buiscuits, chocolates, smellies etc.

This year one lady tried to insist that this year each person was only allowed to win one prize and had to put the prize back it they won again. We explained that if someone had won we couldn’t make them give up a prize but if they kindly did that would be fab.

Another lady wanted the prizes given out in a strict order rather than each winner being able to choose which box of chocs or smellies they wanted.

The third wanted us to wrap them all so each person won a surprise!

The forth wanted us to change it to a tombola!

We all have opinions I guess.

tea_lover

Wow - could you pick some lottery numbers for me, you're clearly on a roll!
You don't need the prizes so personally I'd sell them. It makes no difference to the charity whether you use them, sell them, give them to someone else or shove them in a cupboard somewhere.
If you felt so inclined you could make a donation to the charity from the proceeds of the sale but there's certainly no obligation to do so.

Comms69

This is no different to complaining at someone winning the lottery - In fact the millionaire aspect of euro millions is a raffle.


So yes, do as you see fit

alk29

Agree with the majority - you won them, they're yours to do with whatever you want.

I assume for the charity raffle the people running the raffle thought they would make more in ticket sales then they could get by simply selling the items so they have achieved their goal, after that it's nothing to do with them. - Even more so for the work draw...

If people only enter raffles if they wanted to win any or all of the prizes (which is what some of these posts seem to be saying) then there would be a lot fewer tickets sold...

donnac2558

Agree, you gave your donation to the charity and won. The unwanted prizes are yours to do with what you want. Sell them.

TBagpuss

Attila_the_Bun wrote: »

I don't understand why someone would want to buy tickets to win something they don't want.

It's taking the chance away from someone else who genuinely did want to win it, which is a bit annoying.

Most raffles have more than one prize. And you don't necessarily get to pick your prize.

So you might buy tickets because you want a chance at (say) the tablet which is the top prize, but instead you win a smaller prize of some expensive make up, which you don't want.
Winning a prize you don't much want is part f the risk you take when you buy raffle tickets.

(and of course, sometimes you buy tickets because you want to support the charity, or you want to help out the person selling them, or (in a work context) feel you should be seen particapating.

OP, I think selling them is absolutely fine. I personally wouldn't mention it simply because what I do with my stuff is no one else's business.

lucyhope

I can't see a problem with selling raffle prizes, you bought the tickets the same as everyone else. The items now belong to you and you can do what you want to with them.